I applied online. I interviewed at Cisco (West Lafayette, IN) in Oct 2012
Interview
Applied through an online portal and was called for a face to face interview. It was a one round process which had only 30 minutes. Technical stuffs was only been asked. Interview did not go as expected. Technical question from the area of requirement was being asked. Eg: How can D-flip flop used to measure frequency.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain the working of a clock in D-flip flop which can be used to measure variable frequency from the crank shaft.
I applied through university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Cisco (Manipal) in Aug 2025
Interview
The interview happens in 4 stages; group discussion and 3 rounds of interview. It has one technical, one managerial and one HR round. The main focus is on your resume and work experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Group discussion was an Extempore, each individual was given a topic, 30sec for thinking and then have to speak on it for the next 90 seconds.
Technical Rounds focus more on your resume and projects, you must have a complete understanding about your project and your contribution. Managerial Round is a mix of Technical and Scenario based questions where your ethics and professionalism are checked.
HR round is somewhat similar to other companies.
1st Round
-> Written test(Aptitude and Technical Questions from DIgital , analog, )
2nd Round
-> TR+MR+HR
TR - 25 minutes(Intro, differeence between sequential and combinational
MR - 15mins
HR - 10 mins
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basic to meduium questions what you have mentioned in resume
It was easy and they asked basic questions about Hardware , filters and op-amps and the interview process was smooth consists of 5 rounds , 3 tech rounds and one phone call and one HR