🚀 Siemens Internship Interview Experience | PICT Pune | On-Campus | 2028 Batch

Hey everyone!

I recently went through the on-campus internship hiring process for Siemens, and I wanted to share my complete interview experience. Hopefully, this helps anyone preparing for internship interviews.

👨‍💻 About Me
I’m Harshwardhan Patil from PICT, Pune (2028 batch).

📌 Eligibility Criteria

• 10th Percentage: 60% and above

• 12th Percentage: 60% and above

• CGPA: 8 and above

• No active backlogs

📌 Hiring Process
The process consisted of:
✅ Resume Shortlisting
✅ Online Assessment
✅ 2 Technical Interview Rounds
❌ No HR Round

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📝 Resume Shortlisting

On April 7, 2026, a Google Form was circulated for applications. Students were shortlisted based on their resumes.

I tried to keep my resume project-oriented and focused on:

• DSA

• Web Development

• Problem Solving

• Programming Languages

A total of 59 students were shortlisted for the OA round.

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💻 Online Assessment (OA) – April 9, 2026

📌 Platform: HackerEarth Smart Browser
📌 Webcam: ON throughout the test
📌 Negative Marking: No
📌 Total Questions: 27

Breakdown:
🔹 13 Technical Questions
Topics included:

• DSA

• C++

• OOP

• DBMS

• General CS Fundamentals

🔹 14 Aptitude Questions

• Logical Reasoning

• Quantitative Aptitude

• Analytical Thinking

The overall difficulty was Easy to Medium.

After the OA, only 13 students were shortlisted for interviews.

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🎯 Technical Interview Round 1 – April 10, 2026
⏳ Duration: Around 25–30 Minutes

The interview started with:
“Tell me about yourself.”

After the introduction, the interviewer started discussing my resume and projects.

The round was very interactive and discussion-based instead of rapid-fire questioning.

Some of the topics discussed were:

🔹 OOP Concepts
All four pillars of OOP were discussed:

• Encapsulation

• Abstraction

• Inheritance

• Polymorphism

Among these, inheritance was discussed in much more detail, including:

• Types of inheritance

• Real-life examples

• Advantages of inheritance

• How inheritance works in different programming languages

🔹 DBMS

• What is Relational Integrity?

• Difference between Primary Key and Foreign Key

• How foreign keys help maintain consistency between tables

We also discussed how relational integrity ensures that relationships between tables remain valid and prevents invalid data entries.

🔹 Programming Languages

• Difference between C++ and JavaScript

The interviewer mainly focused on logical thinking and clarity of explanation rather than memorized answers.

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🔥 Technical Interview Round 2 – April 10, 2026
⏳ Duration: Around 25–30 Minutes

The second round was also technical and included more coding-oriented discussions.

Topics discussed included:

🔹 DSA & Coding

• Add a node at the head of a Linked List

• Find duplicate elements in an array without using extra space

The coding was done in Notepad instead of an IDE, so the focus was more on approach and problem-solving.

🔹 Python

• How is inheritance implemented in Python?

🔹 Puzzle Question
One interesting puzzle asked was:
“Calculate the angle between the hour and minute hand of a clock.”

🔹 Project Discussion
Questions were also asked from the projects mentioned on my resume, along with discussions about the technologies used.

The interviewer was more interested in understanding:
✅ My approach to solving problems
✅ Concept clarity
✅ Confidence while explaining solutions

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⏳ The Waiting Period

The interviews got over quickly, but the waiting period felt much longer 😅

Finally, on April 21, the results were announced.

And fortunately, I got selected! 🎉

Only 3 students were finally selected.

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📚 Preparation Strategy

For preparation, I mainly focused on:

• DSA fundamentals

• OOP concepts

• DBMS basics

• C++ fundamentals

• Resume preparation

• Project explanation

One important lesson I learned:
👉 Whatever you mention in your resume should be something you can confidently explain.

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💡 Key Takeaways

✅ Strong fundamentals matter a lot
✅ Communication skills are very important
✅ Projects should be explained clearly
✅ Practice writing code without relying on IDE suggestions
✅ Interviews are often discussion-based, not just theory questions

Overall, the Siemens interview process was an amazing learning experience and gave me a better understanding of technical interviews.

Best of luck to everyone preparing for internships and placements! 🚀