The Bhabha Atomic Research Center conducted an examination for the posts of Category-I Stipendiary Trainee (Mechanical) for Units of Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and shortlisted 1439 candidates for interviews to fill 329 posts. A Category-I Stipendiary Trainee is a junior-level position at BARC. The salary for this position includes Dearness Allowance (DA), House Rent Allowance (HRA), and other allowances as determined by BARC rules. Securing a position at BARC is a significant achievement, and preparing for the interview of BARC is a critical step towards making your dream a reality.
Interviews conducted by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) are different from any other research or academic organisation. These are certainly different from the interviews conducted by PSU or Govt departments. Once candidate is shortlisted for interview in BARC, the weight of the written exam is not there and interview is decisive factor.
Hence, interviews become very important for selection in BARC. The number of students called for interview in BARCfor the Posts of Category-I Stipendiary Trainee (Mechanical) are 4 times. The interviews conducted by BARC are very gruelling, in depth, exhaustive and long. Average duration of BARC interviews is approximately 25 min. Interview conducted by BARC are supposed to be the toughest.
• Very long duration approximately 25 min to 30 min.
• Asking in depth concepts
• You need to tell your 5 favourite subjects
• Questions can be asked beyond these subjects too
• You need to use the board and derive some expression if required
• Approach is checked instead of the knowledge
• Even if you give wrong answer but have correct approach, you may get selected
• Simple question is asked where thinking is required.
• Difficulty level of the questions keep on increasing and you need to have divergent thinking for answering the question.
• You need to follow the approach instead of bothering about the answer
• Sometime you will be asked only two questions in entire one hour of interview but related questions will be asked.
BARC Interview Strategy
Many students ask this question. Students think that reading some different books will help them developing the concepts being asked in the BARC interview. Actually, it is not true. Concepts learned from any book will be sufficient if you have done these properly. Questions asked will be simple but requiring the thinking. So, the best way to learn the swimming is start swimming. Similarly, best way to master the art of interview is start facing these. Start going for the mock interviews of BARC for the Posts of Category-I Stipendiary Trainee (Mechanical).
The interview questions for BARC Stipendiary Trainee (Category-I) will focus on assessing your knowledge, skills, and suitability for the specific post. There will no HR round, only technical questions will be asked. While the exact questions will vary depending on the specific research area, here are some sample questions to give you an idea:
Introduce yourself.
• Explain the concept of moment of inertia and its significance in engineering design.
• Derive the equation for the moment of inertia of a rectangular section about its centroidal axis.
• Explain the working principle of a Carnot engine and derive its efficiency equation.
• Discuss the factors affecting the efficiency of a real engine compared to a Carnot engine.
• Explain the different types of stresses and strains experienced by machine components.
• Design a simple shaft to transmit a given torque, considering fatigue strength and deflection.
• Explain the concept of Bernoulli's equation and its applications in fluid flow analysis.
• Derive the equation for the flow rate through a pipe using Bernoulli's equation.
• Explain the difference between casting and forging processes.
• Discuss the advantages and limitations of each process.
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