Caterpillar Interview Experience for Intern

Caterpillar came to Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology in the 3rd week of August 2023 for on-campus hiring for interns in Chennai, India.

For a 6-month internship duration with the location as Caterpillar RIOP Manufacturing facility, Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu, India.

This opportunity was offered to the final year students of B.E. and B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Electronics and Computer Engineering (ECE), Mechatronics, Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE), and Information Technology (IT), with the eligibility of minimum 7.5 CGPA and no standing arrears.

Note: This article is written from the viewpoint of a CSE student.

The entire drive consisted of 4 rounds:

• Online aptitude round
• Online coding round
• Group discussion
• Final interview

Online Aptitude Round:

The first round of online aptitude consisted of general quantitative aptitude questions, verbal, and a few technical questions. The overall difficulty of this round was easy.

Online Coding Round:

The second round consisted of two coding questions of difficulty. Both the aptitude and coding tests were taken on the AMCAT portal.

Group Discussion Round:

The third round consisted of an offline group discussion. We were assembled in our college auditorium and briefed about the company, its roles, impact, etc. This was the pre-placement talk following which the GD round started.

Each group consisted of 8 students.

Being upcoming engineers, we were asked to discuss general technology-related topics such as the rise in cyber threats and ensuring cyber security on a national level, digital revolution – pros and cons, etc. After giving the topic 2 minutes were given to come up with ideas after which the discussion began. Each GD lasted for 15–20 minutes and 2 rounds were taken simultaneously.

Final Interview:

• The final interview was held shortly after the GD round.
• The shortlisted students were segregated based on their branches and summoned individually to be interviewed by a panel of two members from the company.
• The questions asked were entirely based on the projects mentioned in the resume and the topics relating to their projects.
• Some of the general topics that were asked of CSE students were OOPS and DBMS for which a basic understanding and knowledge of the terms were enough.
• The interview lasted from somewhere around 20–30 min based on the student.