I applied in-person. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Indian Institute of Science (Bengaluru) in Jan 2017
Interview
Mailed the respective professor.
Interview- general question on research topic
Trail period to judge your research aptitude.
Work with Ph.D. students and pick on certain fundamentals to execute the project.
Weekly interview to see progress and then the final decision is made after one month of work in the respective lab
I interviewed at Indian Institute of Science (Bangalore Rural)
Interview
It was a straightforward question about the projects I worked on. I explained dhow my project is aligned to professor work and how I would contribute for the advertised project using my transferable skills
It was an informal session. I was late for the session but they were not angry, just asked why was I late?
I was asked about my interests, future plans? Why this lab? Why this field? My skills and other relevant things.
Good it was very lengthy with multiple questions on science fundamental and control engineering
It lasted for 2 hrs with quantitative analysis and design of the control system
It was very nice and helpful to know about the project and the best way to get the latest understanding of the control system
