Akash Kumar: Placed at Qualcomm

27th August 2024

Name Akash Kumar Roll. No. 22104005 Dept. Electrical Engineering Program M.Tech (SPCOM), studying in IIT Kanpur will be joining Qualcomm Modem Systems. Here are some brief insights.

Shortlisted Profiles & Companies:

Samsung (Communication)

Selection Process of the Company you are selected in 1) Resume Shortlist, 2) GD, 3)Test

Written Test followed by interview.

Insights on the interview process

There were two interview rounds. In the first round, candidates fundamental knowledge of digital communication, random variables and aptitude skill was assessed, and in the second, their proficiency with MATLAB coding was tested along with basics of Detection and estimation theory.

Sample Interview Questions?

1). Write a MATLAB code to determine the DFT without using inbuilt FFT function. 2). Explain your thesis and term projects. 3). Why the channel is sparse in beam-space domain. 4). If X and Y are IID random variables then determine cov(X,Y).

Preparation Resources

  1. NPTEL lectures by prof. Aditya K. Jagannathan for Signals and systems, Digital communication, Estimation theory, Bayesian estimation and wireless communication. 2) Geeks for geeks, for aptitude and logical question.

Advice for students (do's and don'ts)

lways be consistent with the preparation.

Contact

Students' Placement office
109, outreach building
IIT Kanpur, Kanpur-208016
Phone no.: +91 512 259 44 33/34
Email:spo@iitk.ac.in

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