JOHN DEERE [INTERNSHIP INTERVIEW]
ELECTRONICS | Contributor: Anwesha Pradhan [B Tech, EC Engineering 2023’]
SUBJECTS TO FOCUS ON:
Aptitude:
Practice from sites like Indiabix regularly. Instead of practising topic wise, try to give as many mock
tests as possible. Based on the results of these mock tests, focus more on the topics where you are
weak.
Digital electronics:
Read Morris Mano thoroughly from chapters 1 to 7 and practice questions from the exercises. The
book would be enough, there is no need for referring to extra video lectures, etc.
Interviewers and OTs mostly like to ask from Multiplexers in combinational logic and from the entire
sequential logic part.
Some useful interview questions: https://youtu.be/m5obJgx5m3M
Analog Electronics:
Op Amps, Diodes, MOSFETS, Current mirror circuits, amplifiers are some of the important topics to
focus on. Practising questions is very important, either from Sedra Smith, or GATE questions.
Recommended playlists: Behzad Razavi, Analog Electronics by Diptanshu Sir (Gate Academy)
Network Analysis:
Be thorough with RLC circuits.
Recommended playlist: Network Theory by Umesh Dhande (Gate Academy)
General programming knowledge:
For core companies, the coding questions are relatively easier. There would usually be MCQs based
on given code snippets. Frequently asked topics are arrays, pointers, and the basics (if-else, for,
while loops, difference between i++ & ++i, etc.).
DSA is a must because most of the companies will ask something or the other, either in OT or in
interviews. (From what I have observed, trees is a very frequently asked topic in DSA).
ONLINE TEST:
60 min, 60 Questions
Marking Scheme: 1 for correct answer, No Negative Marking
2 sections (30 mins, 30 questions each):
Aptitude Test: Quantitative aptitude, comprehension, reasoning, etc.
Electronics: Topics included RLC Circuits, diodes, digital electronics, etc.
OT for John Deere is relatively easier than the other core companies, provided you have prepared
well.
INTERVIEW:
It was majorly based on what was written on my CV. Not many technical questions were asked.
They asked about the project that I did for a hackathon, what was my contribution in it, and some
basic technical questions related to Arduino (because my project was based on it).
I mentioned programming languages as C/C++ in my CV, so they asked me the difference between
these 2 languages.
I had also mentioned MATLAB, so they asked how much of MATLAB do I know. They wanted to know
if I could do signal processing using MATLAB.
If you hold a position of responsibility in a club or a fest, they would ask about it.