RIL GET Interview Review
Overall Rating: 8.5/10 | Technical: 7/10
What went well
Strong overall presentation and communication came through — the interviewers responded well to how you carried the conversation.
Your NTPC Farakka training experience and project work gave you concrete, relevant talking points.
Technical gaps identified
Seebeck effect / thermoelectric principles — this came up and you weren't able to explain it confidently. Worth a quick refresher: thermoelectric generation, how temperature gradients produce voltage, and where it's used in industrial instrumentation (e.g., thermocouples).
PID feedback loop fundamentals — you missed explicitly mentioning the feedback loop when explaining PID control. This is a core concept, so make sure your explanation always closes the loop: error → controller → actuator → process → sensor → back to comparator.
Bode plots — flagged as an area to shore up. Focus on: what magnitude/phase plots represent, how to read gain/phase margins, and their link to system stability.
Key behavioral lesson
Never volunteer unrequested personal information. This was the standout takeaway from the interview — stick to answering exactly what's asked, don't over-elaborate into territory that wasn't asked for.
For GET 2027
Since this feeds directly into your GET 2027 prep, it'd be worth:
Building a tight one-page refresher on Seebeck effect, PID loops (with the feedback path explicit), and Bode plot fundamentals — these are exactly the kind of control-systems/instrumentation basics likely to resurface.
Doing a couple of mock interviews where you practice concise, boundary-respecting answers to test the "don't over-share" discipline under pressure.
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My RIL GET Interview Experience (Instrumentation)
I appeared for the Reliance GET interview for the Instrumentation stream. Overall, it was a solid experience — I'd rate my performance around 8.5/10 for presentation and communication, though technically I'd put myself closer to 7/10.
How it went:
The panel covered a mix of technical fundamentals and general engineering concepts. I was able to draw on my NTPC Farakka vocational training — especially the air/flue gas circuit work (FD fan to chimney) and my FGD pH control simulation — to give concrete, project-backed answers rather than just textbook responses. That seemed to land well.
Where I stumbled:
I was asked about the Seebeck effect and thermoelectric principles, and I couldn't explain it confidently on the spot.
When explaining PID control, I missed explicitly walking through the feedback loop — I described the controller action but didn't close the loop back to the sensor/comparator, which is the part that actually makes it a feedback system.
I got a bit shaky on Bode plots — reading gain/phase margins and connecting them to stability wasn't as sharp as it should've been.
Biggest lesson learned:
The one thing I'll carry forward — don't volunteer information that wasn't asked for. At one point I over-elaborated into territory the interviewer hadn't probed, and in hindsight it would've been better to answer precisely and stop.
Outcome:
Didn't convert this time, but it was a useful dry run — it's shaped exactly how I'm approaching GET 2027 prep now (tightening up control systems fundamentals and being more disciplined about scope in my answers).