Do you support anna hazare and janlokpal bill..compare it with government draft bill....give a real circumstance of your life where you did corruption or fought corruption...
No elimination in gd but points were there for good performance...

higher cgpa preffered but it doesnt matter if anybody have good technical and communication skills with charming personality.

No favorite subjects asked..they jumped to random questions first from thermodynamics then heat tranfer and fluid mechanics..

1)limitation of first law?
2)difference between first law and second law?
3)difference between refrigerator and heat pump?
4)what is refrigeration and refrigeration cycle and name its components?
5)what is cop of refrigerator and heat pump?
6)third law?
7)second law efficiency?
8)joule kelvin experiment?
9)rankine , otto and diesel cycle?
10)components of steam power plant?
11)draw T-S diagram of rankine cycle?
12)what is ntu and lmtd method?which is more effective for fins?
13)what is reynold number and its importance?
14)laminar and turbulent flow?
15)how reaction turbine works?
16)name some reaction turbine power project in your state?

1)tell me about your family background?
2)what are your hobbies?
3)strength and weakness?
4)why we want to hire you?
5)are you introvert or extrovert?
6)do you have any girlfriend?
7)do you want marry her or just time pass?
8)what kind of person are you?
9)what is your image in your friend circle?
10)how many languages you speak?
11)what kinds of friend you make?

1)during whole process of gd and personal interview body language,speaking skills is very important...
2)for mechanical interview thermodynamics , fluid mechanics and heat transfer is very important. and answers should be at tip of tongue.
3)if they ask about favorite subject dont jump to subjects like automobile engineering or ic engine or machine design...you will be killing yourself..eventhough you know these subjects clearly...just tell them about thermodynamics or fluids or heat tranfer..
4)In hr interview dont try to bluff and boast about your self..be natural..

14 applied and finally 7 selected..
For me self confidence,personality, communication and technical skills worked..