No such shortlisting procedure,only basic technical knowledge. . .

No HR question were asked only technical question were asked. All question were asked from the very basic of drilling, production, and reservoir. No question from project.If there are ten point in any answer you need not to answer all that but at least three or four. Some exam.

1: what are component of drill string from top to bottom.
2: why drill collar is used.
3:what are different kind of drilling fluid and what are its function.
4:what is formation damage and how it is caused.
5:About pipe sticking.
6:well control, and BOP.
7:Gas lift, SRP, ESP
8:GGS
9:Workover operation
10:HF Job
11:porosity, permeability.
12:Drive mechanism and its related graph
13:PVT
14:MBE Equation, and its use
15:saturation, capillary pressure.







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No HR question were asked.

Two, cairn india, Essar oil.

1) Maintain your ogpa above 8.00. Rank doesn't matter after that.
2)Work on a good project during your second and third year. It is not the no. of projects that matter but the quality of projects that matter.
3)Work on your English efficiency.
4)When in interview do not try to fool the interviewers by answering out of track as they may not show any expression on their face but they will know it in their heart.

Tow interview. 36 students had applied and 28 got selected.
My rank was 9 in GEN. category.
confidence, technical knowledge and luck which is above all this.