Guidelines

 for fresh recruits , questions about their college projects is a must.

 Investigation should also be done about their extra-curricular activities and their relevance in
context of Coal India.
 Candidate is Mechanical Engineer from IIT- BHU.

Questions

a. Tell me about yourself in 1 / 2 min.

Purpose---To determine candidate’s sales pitch and know about 2-3 crucial achievements of the
candidate . Some more questions can be framed based on his replies.

b. What do you know about Coal India?

c. Coal India provides positions in field generally. Are you comfortable with this ?
d. Why you want to join coal India ?
e. What is your undergraduate project ? Explain the same.
f. What is your greatest professional strength and your weakness ?
g. What is Operations research ?
h. Name some Heavy Equipment Mining Machinery.
i. Enumerate some failure analysis techniques used in the industry.
j. What is the law of gearing ?
k. Define machine. What is statics and dynamics ?
l. What are the important criteria for design of dynamic loading ?
m. What are the important parameters as regards testing of IC engines …both SI AND CI ?
n. Explain impulse and reaction principles with regard to turbines.
o. What are different grades of coal ? Which amongst them has highest calorific value and which
has the lowest ?
p. Can you name some innovations being implemented in various mines of Coal India which has
made mining much safer and more efficient?
q. What are your views on contractual mining ? Are state monopolies good for the country ?