ESSAR OIL

CGPA Cut Off: 6.0

1. Technical Round: Comprising of 170 MCQ questions, it was divided into

4 sections:i.
Quantitative Reasoning- 40ques
ii.
Technical questions- 50ques
iii.
Analytical Reasoning- 40ques
iv.
English- 40ques
Quant reasoning questions were apparently easy (as per d reviews given)
English was the simplest of all as it had questions related to PREPOSITIONS!!
Few of the questions asked in the quiz:
Total reflux ratio and its effect on distillation column
Distillation column asked in detail
Constant Numbers- Prandlt, Reynold, peclet, Nusselt, Mach No etc
Heat Exchangers, shell side, pressure drop effects on heat exchanger
venturi meter
bernoulli's equation, its applications, significance of the equation
Application of continuity equation
Dryers (around 4-5 different questions were asked)
Liquid-Liquid extraction & Solid-liquid extraction (arnd 4-5ques)
In which type of packing is max surface area available?
Humidification, Relative Humidity, dew point
Conveyors, which type is used for sand/ asphalt
rittinger's law, types of grinding
Pumps: centrifugal & reciprocating pump
Size reduction techniques
Pumps, Blowers, Valves and Compressors: different types available, its
applications, which type of a pump is more relevant in what situation..
Most of the technical questions were based on subjects MTO(25), HTO(5),
FFO(10) and MO(10)
2. Group Discussion: Obamas visit to India helping the Indian
Economy

Entire batch of 17 people were asked to speak on the

same topic

Around 20mins were given to prepare..

3. Personal Interview: around 20mins/person. Few general
questions apart from the questions based on the training/project
Distillation Column
Types of trays, which tray used in laminar/ turbulent flow.
Type of flow used in packed & tray column
What is Cross-current, counter flow

 Questions about the equilibrium curve, determining the no.of theoretical

trays from the curve
Heat Exchanger Design, what are the characteristics of fluids to be used?
Which fluid goes in shell and which in tube? Fouling factor, what causes
fouling factor
Significance of LMTD method
Significance of laminar/ turbulent flow
Pumps- centrifugal pump, any hands on experience operating a Pump?
Valves and blowers types and usage.
What is an orifice meter? Whats its usage?
Working of an Air Conditioner
Difference between Gas and vapor
Dew point, flash point
Why is sulfur removed from every process? (** Major Pollutant, deactivates
catalyst)
Activity of an catalyst
Joule-Thompson effect
Types of reboiler, tray you would use on the situation given by them
Affinity law
Thermodynamics 2nd law
How to operate a control valve?
On what principle does a pressure cooker works?
Le chatelier principle
Components of crude oil (*as it was an oil company)
How would you separate the crude oil components
Major components of LPG
Bernoullis equation, its applications
HR questions:

Describe yourself.. why did u take chemical engineering

Are you willing to be in the refinery as the Jamnagar city is 45km away..
Any problems of homesickness
Whats the work of chemical engineer in a refinery
Are u willing to work in shifts? working hours
Will you be a field operator?

Seniors advice:

Know your training report & project very well..

Play safe, dont mention anything about the report that you dont know
because they grill you with questions based on what you have said!
Go through http://www.indiabix.com/ for aptitude, technical round questions
Distillation Column, Pumps, Blowers, Valves, compressors: know at
least these few topics thoroughly