I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Hindustan Petroleum (Mumbai) in Jun 2020
Interview
Recruitment was done basis Gate exam qualification.
There was initially a Group Discussion session.
Later shortlisted candidates were given a group task to come up with a solution to a set of problems.
Final stage was Personal Interview.
The structure is 7 years old at my time of recruitment.
Today the same is different and keeps evolving every few years.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are your weaknesses that you believe you should have improved upon earlier in life.
Round 1 : Group Discussion
Round 2: Personal Interview
Candidates were shortlisted based on scorecards of 10+2+4. It was one of our campus recruiters. GD was among 8-10 candidates. While GD, we were being observed by 7-8 panelists. Same panel was continued for interview process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Most of the questions were based on resume.
2. They asked for some practical cases.
The recruitment was through gate 2015. First they shortlisted candidates and then called 1:7 Ratio for gd,gt and pi. Gate score weightage was 85%, gt, and gt weightage was5% and 10% for the interview.
