Postgraduate engineering scholarship practice interview
Engineering preparation, technical judgement, a credible study plan and the practical value of the proposed postgraduate degree. Practise the 5 questions selection panels ask with follow-ups. Paid plans add scored feedback on every answer.
Free with an Intaviu account: 320 credits a month, at 10 credits a minute of practice. Private: interview creators never see them.
- 20 minutes
- 5 questions
- Scored feedback on paid plans
About the award
This interview considers whether your engineering record, technical thinking and postgraduate plan justify scholarship support. The panel wants evidence that you can make sound engineering choices and turn advanced study into useful practice.
How to prepare
- Review the official scholarship site for current eligibility, selection rules and dates.
- Refresh the engineering principles behind your proposed specialism and prepare to explain them in plain language.
- Study the course structure, facilities and research strengths that directly support your goal.
- Prepare one example of balancing safety, cost, reliability and maintainability in an engineering decision.
- Define a realistic way to apply the training to an engineering need after graduation.
Common mistakes
- Listing technical terms without showing how you used the underlying principles.
- Choosing a course for its reputation without connecting its content to your engineering goal.
- Ignoring cost, safety or local maintenance constraints when proposing a solution.
What to expect
A real selection interview
5 questions the way selection panels ask, with follow-ups when an answer needs more.
Spoken, like the real thing
Speak your answers in your browser or the free desktop app, with live captions. You can ask the interviewer to repeat anything.
Scored on 4 areas
The things this interview weighs most. With a paid plan, your report shows how you did on each one.
A private report
On Plus, Pro and Premium: every answer scored, your strongest lines quoted and what to say differently next time. Interview creators never see it.
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