yes , there was a shortlisting procedure, as it was a elimination round. ours was a group discussion round. topic was :is coal the best alternative to mitigate energy crisis in india?..

to be specific, no hr questions were asked by me. in the technical round, mostly i was asked from the training i received during holidays..

have a deep knowledge of the subjects if appearing for a good company, u need to speak good english only if u r going to appear for softwares, and dnt try anything if u r in iits coz u'll get job on ur own..

selection process: 1.group discussion 2.interview
total candidates applied: 70
selected : 18
rank : not disclosed by company..
yes,,,,,, there is huge scarcity of mining engineers in coal india ..