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I will share my interview for ISRO!Name- Dinesh R BajajVenue : SAC AhmedabadInterview reporting time : 8 AMInterview happened at : 8 PMDATE: 23 DEC 2016After filling some forms we all aspirants were made to sit in a meeting hall. Slowly one by one people were called for interview. My turn came after 12 long hours . I was second last person to enter the cabin.Upon entering I saw 7-8 people seated on a oval table all facing a board. I was asked to sit on a chair near the board. My certificate Folder was in my hand but they didn't even ask for it.M1- So Mr. Bajaj you come from Maharashtra, is Rahul bajaj your distant relative ?Me- No sir ( all laughed )M1- Ok. Very briefly, can you tell us about your project in college?Me- Explained him.( He did not go in details)M1- Ok. What subjects do u like?Me- Som, FM , HT, tom.M1- Ok.Draw a beam on board with both ends fixed. And show me what reactions will be there if u load it with UDL..!Me- Drew. Moments on both sides. Vertical and horizontal reaction on both. ( Ma,Mb, Va, Vb, Ha, Hb)M1- Now tell me is this beam determinate or indeterminate?Me- Indeterminate sir.M1- Why?Me- sir we have three equilibrium equation..( i wrote them on board, Fx, Fy and M = 0)But unknowns are 6.. hence Indeterminate problem.M1 - Good. Now how will u proceed.Me - i will bring in more equations sir.Deflection at centre is maximum hence slope is zero, beam changes curvature... , and slope and each fixed end is zero.M1- Good . 3+2 now we have 5 equations. U need one more what do u do?Me- Sir, we can imagine to remove fixed support on right side. Now imagine the deflection δ due to UDL on this end. Now apply Vb on right side imagining that this CAN reaction is countering the deflection δ and bringing it to zero. Hence we get a deflection equation in terms of δ and Vb. Total 6 equation now.M1- Very good. Just write all equations on board so that we can see.Me- (did..)M1- Ok fineM2-Do u know about dynamic loading and design?Me- Yes sir.M2- Explain how u design for dynamic loadsMe- Sir we use endurance limit for designing such components. (Stress amplitude, Mean stress was explained).M2- Draw a graph and explain usMe- Drew Soderberg line, Gerber's parabola, etc but I committed a blunder. (X and Y axis got interchanged mistakenly)M2- Do u think the graph is correct?Me - Yes sirM2- No it's not correct. Plz correct it.Me-( I was silent for two minutes. Then he corrected me).. I was like- ok..ok… sir my mistake.M2- Ok.M3- Write down the 3 dimensional heat conditional equation.Me- ( wrote it down)M3- For a plane slab how will you apply this equation.Me-(used only one dimensional terms)M3- For different boundary conditions how will the equation vary?Me- (I wrote for insulated boundary, convective boundary, boundary with radiation, then heat generation, without heat generation etc. All such cases I explained)M3- In internal heat generation , what is the temperature profile in slab?Me- Parabolic sirM3- how did u get it?Me- One dimensional heat conduction with internal heat generation equation if solved gives T² term proportional to thickness X. Hence parabolic.M3- That's correctM4- Okay so what is difference between refrigeration and air conditioning..Me- Sir refrigeration means maintaining Temp below ambient. Whereas air conditioning can be used to either have cooler or hotter temp. Refrigeration does not speak about quality of air, but air conditioning speaks about humidity velocity, draft of air.M4- What is humidity?Me- I explained as kg vap/ kg of airM4- Air coolers , what is the principle, would they work in Ahmedabad?Me- Yes sir. Evaporation causes cooling. Can work in dry environment. Not in a coastal region.M4- Ok. What is dehumidification?Me- Removal of water vapour from airM5- Ok. I see u have been into business previously . What was it?Me- Paints sir.M5- can u tell me difference between Paints and Coating?Me- Paints are for decoration purposes. They might cause protection of surface also. Whereas coating has main purpose of protecting or surface enhancing, shining, non corrosion,etc. Paints are subset of Coating.M6- What is cruising speed of an automobile?Me- (I was totally not having stamina to explain) sir, it's the speed with which automobile moves most of the time..All started laughing..(Actual answer- was most economical speed 35-40kmph)M1- Ok Mr. Bajaj u can go now.Me- thanks sir.In short my interview was purely tech and went on for 30 mins.. main key was being confident and my experience in teaching helped me to be confident on explaining on board.The Key is-To the point answers and not being scared. They help you, if you go wrong. Hence just never panic inside interview hall.I got 81 mks in interview and topper was of 83.My AIR in list was 7th out of 800 people interviewed for mech.Share this so it helps maximum aspirants. All the best!

1. CEH is a very basic certification. It will familiarize you with the process of Ethical Hacking, popular tools , legal regulations and provide a start point in information security.2. If you have spend over 1000$ (500 + 100=600$ for self study track), it means you are serious about getting a job in this field (else you are a super rich guy with loads of money to blow up :P), so its definitely a good certification on your resume.3. After CEH or some other ethical hacking course, you should look for a job in Vulnerability Assessment/ Penetration Testing field. It will get you a good experience about security and so will start getting comfortable with auditing process and the general compliance standards of Infosec industry.4. You can look for other jobs like Information Security Analyst or Security Engineer also, but that will require some additional qualifications.5. Last, Certificates only get you a job interview, so make sure you back it up with sound knowledge. Internet has plenty of resources, so make sure you read a lot. Also, lot of good books are available, written by very experienced people, so make sure to make use of it.6. Cyber Security as a good career oriented industry has recently emerged (not even 10-15 Yrs actually). Even all the Govt's including Military have jobs related to Cyber Security. The game changer was stuxnet (2010) , which proved the world that even high level destruction can be achieved by a writing a good piece (or rather excellent) of malware. So presently there is plenty of scope in this field. For the commercial world, information means money, so as far as people have information, there will always be requirement of security. Following are some points to be considered if you are looking for a job in Cyber Sec:-* Most Important, please decide which field in Cyber Sec you want to work. There are lot of options, Securing Web Apps, software security audits, Ethical Hacking/Vulnerability Assessment/ Penetration Testing, PCI DSS/ISO/ BS Audits, Incident Response, Threat Intelligence, Network Security, Forensics and so on...* Start building the expertise in that field. For eg, If you want VA/PT then OS internals for both Windows and Linux, Basic Networking, Protocol and Packet Analysis, Firewalls/VPN/encryption technologies, Web App and Database, standards like OWASP Top 10, Pen Testing standards, Programming basics + Perl/Python/Ruby, Legal compliance PCI DSS, HIPAA etc* Get used to black and white console/ terminal (ie Command Prompt and CLI), Kali/ Backtrack, Metasploit, Web Proxy, Nmap, Netcat, Nessus etc. Build a test lab in VM and start practising. Nothing beats real hands on.I hope you would like my answer…Thank You…

Thanks for A2A...Although, I agree with Kim Guldberg regarding CEH (EC Council) certification process but there is more to it than what Kim feels about it.Certifications like CEH, ECSA | LPT etc are actually required... How to do you expect an HR guy to short list people for a job profile? By asking questions on Cyber Security (which he himself know nothing about???) or schedule an interview for every candidate with a seasoned expert (who will not have so much of time to do so). So, the answer is as follows:-1. CEH is a very basic certification. It will familiarize you with the process of Ethical Hacking, popular tools , legal regulations and provide a start point in information security.2. If you have spend over 1000$ (500 + 100=600$ for self study track), it means you are serious about getting a job in this field (else you are a super rich guy with loads of money to blow up :P), so its definitely a good certification on your resume. (even I have both CEH and ECSA ...)3. After CEH or some other ethical hacking course, you should look for a job in Vulnerability Assessment/ Penetration Testing field. It will get you a good experience about security and so will start getting comfortable with auditing process and the general compliance standards of Infosec industry.4. You can look for other jobs like Information Security Analyst or Security Engineer also, but that will require some additional qualifications.5. Last, Certificates only get you a job interview, so make sure you back it up with sound knowledge. Internet has plenty of resources, so make sure you read a lot. Also, lot of good books are available, written by very experienced people, so make sure to make use of it.6. Cyber Security as a good career oriented industry has recently emerged (not even 10-15 Yrs actually). Even all the Govt's including Military have jobs related to Cyber Security. The game changer was stuxnet (2010) , which proved the world that even high level destruction can be achieved by a writing a good piece (or rather excellent) of malware. So presently there is plenty of scope in this field. For the commercial world, information means money, so as far as people have information, there will always be requirement of security. Following are some points to be considered if you are looking for a job in Cyber Sec:-* Most Important, please decide which field in Cyber Sec you want to work. There are lot of options, Securing Web Apps, software security audits, Ethical Hacking/Vulnerability Assessment/ Penetration Testing, PCI DSS/ISO/ BS Audits, Incident Response, Threat Intelligence, Network Security, Forensics and so on...* Start building the expertise in that field. For eg, If you want VA/PT then OS internals for both Windows and Linux, Basic Networking, Protocol and Packet Analysis, Firewalls/VPN/encryption technologies, Web App and Database, standards like OWASP Top 10, Pen Testing standards, Programming basics + Perl/Python/Ruby, Legal compliance PCI DSS, HIPAA etc* Get used to black and white console/ terminal (ie Command Prompt and CLI), Kali/ Backtrack, Metasploit, Web Proxy, Nmap, Netcat, Nessus etc. Build a test lab in VM and start practising. Nothing beats real hands on.Best of luck.....