Micron

INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE

Name

Pragna Katragadda

College Name

National Institute of Technology Warangal

Branch

Electronics and Communication Engineering

Company's Name

Micron

Role

SSD Validation(Hardware), (Internship only)

Eligible branches

ECE and EEE

Eligibility Criteria

CGPA - 7

Selection Procedure

Round 1- Online Test, Round 2- Technical interview, Round 3- HR round

Description of Online Test

The test pattern is mcqs. Aptitude section, Software section(Data structures and some 3rd year concepts), Hardware section(Digital System Design topics, Cmos topics, Signals and systems topics)

Description of Technical interview

The interviewer first started from my resume. He asked about the courses I did. He is asked about my project. As I did a project in databases he asked "What is a database?" and "Where is the database stored?". Then he asked to show what programs i did recently. Next question is "what is IC with number 7486 IC?" Then he asked what is NAND gate and its outputs, function and uses.

Description of HR round

He was very approachable and comfortable while asking questions. Firstly he asked about 2 basic hardware questions then he asked about software questions. He asked me to type the code for either of the programs ``stack using queues" or "queue using stacks" and also asked me to write a program to a string question which he dictated. He asked me to give the approach to solve the program and then asked me to write code.

What should be the preparation strategy for an aspiring candidate?

Decide on what you want to do whether software job or hardware. Practice coding more. Data structures and dynamic programming are important even if it is a hardware profile. Reflect on your mistakes and improve. Start from day 1 of 1st year. Every small step will add up to the final output whether it is intern or placement. Stay focused and motivated. Do a project during 2nd year or before 3rd year. And be confident about the topics in the project. Prior knowledge on your project is very important.

Resources for Preparation

Geeks for Geeks for practise, Codechef contests, Leetcode contests

For starters learning data structures : https://youtube.com/user/mycodeschool

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdo5W4Nhv31bbKJzrsKfMpo_grxuLl8LU