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Indian Institute of Science Research Interview Questions
& Process

Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.

Based on 8 interview experiences · FREE TO READ

2.4 Rounds average
Average Typical difficulty
87.5% Positive experience

Candidate interview experiences

First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Indian Institute of Science.

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Research Assistant

Research · a year ago

Entry Average Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Presentation
Interview formats
Behavioral Coding Presentation

The interview process will include an initial self-introduction, a deep dive into your resume, live coding sessions where you'll demonstrate your skills in real-time, and in-depth explanations. This will be conducted with a postdoc and a research assistant.

Confirmed questions4 questions
  • Can you elaborate on all the projects and experiences detailed in your CV?
  • Walk me through your resume and explain your background.
  • Show me your coding skills with a live demonstration.
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Research Assistant

Research · a year ago

Entry Average Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Recruiter call
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral

For MTech by Research, there was a technical round before the interview. In that round, they asked 3 aptitude questions and one coding question. After that, they shortlisted candidates and called them one by one.

Confirmed questions2 questions
  • Can you give me a basic introduction?
  • Could you please explain the DSF and BSF algorithms and write their pseudocode?
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Undergraduate Research Assistant

Research · more than a year ago

Intern Average Negative experience Accept offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral

First, we had to submit a research proposal for preliminary selection. Then, there was an online interview about the proposal, which included review and technical questions related to it. After that, we moved to an offline interview which had a technical round about the project and a non-technical round focusing on soft skills.

Confirmed questions2 questions
  • Can you describe your undergraduate project?
  • Could you explain how robotics is applied in industry?

Indian Institute of Science Research Interview Questions

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Could you please explain the DSF and BSF algorithms and write their pseudocode?

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Can you elaborate on the fundamental concepts of neural networks?

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Could you explain how robotics is applied in industry?

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What were your takeaways from the research papers we asked you to read?

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Do you have knowledge of Data Structures and Algorithms?

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Formats, difficulty and experience

Across all 8 Indian Institute of Science interview reports.

Interview formats

Technical 36.8%
Behavioral 26.3%
Coding 21.1%
Presentation 15.8%

Interview difficulty

Easy 0%
Average 75%
Difficult 25%

Candidate experience

Positive 87.5%
Negative 12.5%