I applied through university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Applied Materials (Bengaluru) in Jan 2008
Interview
The interview consisted of a Written Round, In which around 2000 members participated.
Out of which around 200 were shortlisted for a 1to1 Technical interview followed by a round of HR interview.
Written round N Tech interview had some questions on C, C++ and some aspects of Engineering specific to one's branch of specialization.
HR consisted of basic questions on Educational Background and career goals.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why would you join our company when u have a better offer else where ?
Started with HR call for like 30 minutes where the HR explain about the role, ask about my background etc. Tehn technical revivew with 2 leetcode questions where the first one was basick and the second was medium
3 rounds
1 coding round where you need to solve the problem in paper
2 Technical interview asked based on whether you were getting hired as Dev or QA
3 Managerial round
I applied through university. I interviewed at Applied Materials in Oct 2025
Interview
Campus interview process included online aptitude test, C programming questions, basic networking discussion, and technical interview. Difficulty moderate, interviewers professional, feedback clear, overall fair experience with reasonable timelines and expectations.