Had applied online was shortlisted for the phone interview. There were 3 phone interviews:
1 st round : It is done to check if you fit the bill. It was simple Q and A with most questions being about the education and some personal questions. I cleared this round.
2nd round : It's a managerial phone round. There were no technical questions just a normal talk about your interest and was briefed about what the company was into.
3rd round: This was a technical round. Was grilled for close to 1 hr. Everything which is on your resume should be known. Was asked 9 questions and I answered 7 of those. Didn't think would clear the round as I thought it wasn't convincing enough but was told I have cleared the round and was invited to their office for face to face round.
Had a total of 8 rounds in the office for 2 days:
1st round : Was with India head HR. Went well and he seemed to be impressed
2nd round : This was a case study round wherein I was asked 4 questions on some image processing problem. Hadn't done image processing anytime before but was briefed about it and told that it was enough knowledge to solve the given problems. I could only solve 2 questions and my other two answers were pretty close. Though not convinced they let me into the next round
3rd round : Its was a technical presentation. I was grilled by a panel of close to 8 people for 2.5 hrs.
4th round: They asked me to re-do the 2 problems on image processing case study which I couldn't complete previously. I cleared this round as I was given a few hints.
5th and 6th : It was a telephonic conference with people in USA. It was a behavioral and leadership round. I cleared both the rounds.
7th round : Was given a problem and asked to solve which had an open solution. The question asked was "Estimate the number of petrol banks in Bangalore city".
I was taken aback by the question and gave some dumb answers but after getting some clues I gave them a solution which they said was the right one. As they were not completely convinced, decided to hold another round.
8th round: Again an open ended question : "Estimate the number of baby diapers used in India /day".
Though I gave them a decent solution but I was shabby. The intense pressure I was put under for 2 days had its toll on me as I cracked and wasn't confident enough. So was told I hadn't made it!
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The following metrics were computed from 5 interview experiences for the KLA Applications Engineer role in Chennai, India.
KLA's interview process for their Applications Engineer roles in Chennai, India is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Candidates reported having very good feelings for KLA's Applications Engineer interview process in Chennai, India.