BARC Interview Guidance

How to prepare for BARC Interview

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, then the weightage of 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 BARC are also 20 times which is highest compared to other organisations. The interviews conducted by BARC are very gruelling, in depth, exhaustive and long. Average duration of BARC interviews is approximately 45 min. It may stretch up to 1.5 hr in case of some candidates. Interview conducted by BARC are supposed to be the toughest.
Following are the points which differentiate the interviews conducted by BARC from others:
1. Very long duration approximately 45 min to 1 hour
2. Asking in depth concepts
3. You need to tell your 5 favourite subjects
4. Questions can be asked beyond these subjects too
5. You need to use the board and derive some expression if required
6. Approach is checked instead of the knowledge
7. Even if you give wrong answer but have correct approach, you may get selected
8. Simple question is asked where thinking is required.
9. Difficulty level of the questions keep on increasing and you need to have divergent thinking for answering the question.
10. You need to follow the approach instead of bothering about the answer
11. Sometime you will be asked only two questions in entire one hour of interview but related questions will be asked.
How to prepare for the BARC interview?
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.

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