Round: Test Experience: In quantitative aptitude i dont remember the questing exactly but alsomost all questings are similer to the questions in RS Agarwaal.. In reasoning and analytical section they will ask puzzles and if u read shakuntala devi and jimmers puzzle book it is more than sufficient.. In verbal section they have given around 2 passages and 5 questions for each passage dont waste more time in this section because it is time consuming.. they have given some fill in the blanks questions where we have to search for synonyms and antonyms No technical section was there Total Questions: 75
Round: Technical Interview Experience: Basically i am from Mechanical back ground they dint asked any questions related to software.... They asked questions like how do you update your self regarding your technical knowledge... have you thought of any innovative ideas recent past..
Round: HR Interview Experience: In HR they asked 2 situation reaction tests. 1)she asked my hobbies and replied playing cricket... she posed a question to me that if i was appointed as cricket team captain for M-Tech mech team how i select my team.... i answered purely by performance no partiality like that.. but she asked to think more then she answered for the questions as... I alone cannot select the team because in M-Tech there may be more that 500 students so i have to take help from some of my friends and this shows attitude towards team work.... 2) She asked one more question like if i am a boss and there are 5 peoples working under me.. my boss given me one work that has to be completed in with in a month... now it is the last day of month and still 25% of work is remaining how i handle that situation... I answered that I will answer to the boss that from next time i will finish 1 months work in 20 days itself so that we will not be facing this kind of problems next time.. then she told ok....
General Tips: Infosys recruitment wont concentrate too much on technical side... they concentrate on logical and analytical thinking and situation reactions etc... so go through puzzles from shankuntala devi and jimmers... and some analytical and logical sections from RS agarwaal Dont concentrate on technical questions because they wont ask any technical questions... you must prepare well for the written test and Interview will depend on your logical and analytical thinking and situation reactions.. all the best.. hope i will see you in Infosys next year.... College Name: NIT WARANGAL
Round: Resume Shortlist Experience: The resume was as per the norms of our institute’s placement office. One should mention only relevant points in the resume because if they ask you something from the resume and you are unable to answer then they will reject you bluntly.
Round: Test Experience: In the written test the questions asked were mainly aptitude based. The company had sent us some sample question papers before the written test. The questions in the test appeared from those sample papers only. Most of the questions were tricky – questions were framed in a very lengthy manner and the answers or the data required to solve the question was hidden in the last few lines. Many students wasted their time analysing such questions completely. Out of the 80 odd students who appeared for the test only 11 qualified for the next round.
Round: Technical Interview Experience: In the technical interview he asked me whether I knew programming, I replied in the negative. He asked me to suggest an algorithm to a problem. The problem was based on swapping of numbers. At first I gave a very bland reply. The interviewer wasn’t convinced by my reply and gave me another opportunity to explain me the process. This time I managed to answer appropriately. The interviewer then enquired about my internship and my projects.
Round: HR Interview Experience: The HR interview was taken by some top company official. He asked me to narrate any challenging incident in my life that I had to struggle through to emerge out of it. One important thing to note here is that your CGPA would speak for you – if you have a good CGPA half the battle is won.
College Name: IIT ROORKEE Motivation: TCS recruits a large number of students from various colleges across the country. Knowing this fact beforehand I was not much interested in joining the company. I appeared for its process as a last resort. The company had organized a pre-placement talk. I attended the talk and before appearing for the first round I went through the brochure that was given out during the pre-placement talk.
You do not require any specific information regarding the company to ace the interviews or any questionnaire.
Round: Test Experience: Shortlist is done based on the result of the test conducted. The test consists of two parts basic quantitative skills and a short essay to test your English Tips: Math and Puzzle solving skills are useful They were looking for people with good math skills and team player
Round: Interview Experience: Interview was held in two rounds. No technical round is held. One should be prepared for basic HR questions, your understanding of your projects etc. Tips: There is no technical round and no emphasis on technical background Prepare for all the basic HR questions beforehand, write them down Get to know your resume very well
Round: Test Experience: There were two parts : Aptitude and English. The Aptitude part consisted of questions related to Maths which were quite easy. The English section consisted of reading comprehensions. Tips: Read the questions carefully because some of them might be lengthy. Apply quick formulas so that you save time on each question. Duration: 90 minutes
Round: Group Activity Experience: We were asked to write an essay on a topic. My topic was "Global Warming". This was not an elimination round. Tips: Writing essay requires a good fair of English and also thinking capability. Divide your essay into paragraphs and don't forget to assign a title to your essay.
Round: Interview Experience: The technical round was quite simple for me as the interviewer asked me few simple questions related to basic programming. I am not well versed with programming but then I managed because I did study the previous day. I was not nervous since I knew I would be able to crack the interview in one go. After waiting for hours and hours, my turn came and finally I went up to the interviewer. Tips: Be confident and communicate well. The interviewers are more interested in how you communicate to them. Learn the basics and revise a little before you go to the interview .
Round: Interview Experience: This was the most simple and funniest round for me as the interviewer asked me only a single question . The question goes like " Which place are you from?" Tips: When you get selected for the HR round, just relax. This is not an elimination round . The HR's won't ask questions related to your subjects or any academics. They would only ask some basic information regarding your life experiences and or will you be able to work in a corporate environment.
General Tips: 1. You need to be confident. 2. Drink lots of water. 3. Dont discuss anything with your neighbours during the interview process. 4. Dont overthink. 5. Be positive. Skill Tips: You should well versed with english and try to communicate well with the interviewer. Skills: COMMUNCATION SKILLS, PROGRAMMING SKILLS, TECHNICAL SKILLS, WRITING SKILLS College Name: SRM UNIVERSITY Motivation: A highly-motivated, productive and customer-focused team player with strong communication, interpersonal,organizational, time management, analytical and problem solving skills. Reliable and dedicated with the ability to grasp and apply new procedures quickly; organize and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines and adapt readily to new challenges.
Round: Interview Experience: Quizzed on opinions of the Construction Industry.
General Tips: 1. Be prepared on the courses and project works that you mention in your resume2. Read newspapers, blogs about the construction industry and keep yourself updated Skill Tips: """" Skills: Infrastructure Planning, Infrastructure Management, Construction Management, Project Management College Name: VIT Chennai
Q10. Tell me a special quality of yours which is not mentioned in your resume? ---Told
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Round: Test Experience: 4 modules : 1. Computer Programing :- Code is given,we need to find output, basic questions in Java, C, Data Structures, DBMS. 2. Quantitative Aptitude :- Easy, Basics in Simple Interest, Profit&Loss, Numbers, Logs, Time and Work, Time Speed Distance, Prob, Perm&Comb. 3. Logical Reasoning :- Blood relations, Directions, Data sufficiency, Puzzle, Arrangements (circular & linear). 4. English :- Fill in appropriate meaning, Antonyms, Synonyms, Arrange the sentences, and 2 huge paragraphs (4+4=8 questions).
Out of 2000 members 400 were selected. I'm one among them.
Round: HR Interview Experience: After 2 days I received mail from HCL (offer letter and letter of intent). Tips: HR round is to test our communication only..
Round: Test Experience: The online test was of an average difficulty level. There was sufficient time to complete all the questions on time. and there was a negative marking of 0.25. Tips: One should be thorough with the basics of english, and quantitative ability. Reasoning section needed a lot of practice so as to save time. Duration: 60 minutes Total Questions: 50
Round: Technical Interview Experience: I had a very good experience answering the aforementioned questions as i was confident in all my answers. i did not have a thorough knowledge of c language, So i told the interviewer that i am not adept with programming but i can still try. Hence the interviewer told me that even if i go wrong in programming, he won't be marking me on that basis. Tips: Always speak the truth whether you know a particular subject or not. This helps the interviewer form an overall idea about you.Put forward your views in a soft and gentle but assertive tone.
Round: HR Interview Experience: The HR round of interviews was a more general round concerned in knowing the candidate as a person, irrespective of his/ her merits and achievements. It focussed on forming an idea about our personality as an individual Tips: Be calm, composed and patient in front of the interviewer.
General Tips: One should not be scared or nervous about placements. Patience and confidence should be maintained throughout the recruitment process. Practice placement papers from various websites and also keep yourself updated with current affairs. Skill Tips: A lot of practice is required to gain speed in doing calculations. Skills: Speed, Knowledge , Communication Skills College Name: SRM UNIVERSITY Motivation: The main motivation for applying to iGATE was the company is a major IT service provider and had been listed in the 100 fastest growing companies by Fortune magazine. Since i had been rejected in companies like Wipro, CTS, Infosys, i applied to this company in the hope of getting selected. Other motivations were my college seniors and teachers. Funny Moments: When the technical interviewer asked me to explain any topic from my area of interest, I was shocked for a minute because i could not believe that i had been granted so much liberty of choosing any topic from my subject.To crosscheck what i had hear was true or not, i reassured myself by asking him whether he was sure or not. Then the interviewer smiled and told me to proceed.
Round: Test Experience: This was a simpler round, concentrating on basic questions like- 1. Deleting last 'n' nodes of a linked list 2. Check out the given tree is a BST or not. 3. If an array a[i] is a then a[i+1] would be either a+1, a-1 or a so in this array how do you search an element 4. write a ship quality code Total Questions: Online
Round: Test Experience: The questions were of this type-
1. Given a tree and all the leaf nodes form a double linked list ( complete tree is given ). How do you find the height of the tree? 2. an array of negative and positive numbers are given. find all contiguous subsets whose sum is equal to zero.
Round: Test Experience: The difficulty level went up, with questions like-
1. Find Longest Increasing sequence subject to some constraints. 2. An array is given of size n and the elements are in the range 1 to n. Some elements are missing and some are repeated. Find the missing elements and find frequency of all the repeated elements. 3. Three arrays A, B, C. find subset a in A, b in B, c in C such that a + b + c = 0
Round: Test Experience: Really tough test, with questions like-
1. A tree is given, make a linked list of leaves. 2. for amazon online store what data-structure is used. That is hierarchical structure 3. Asked about make file. How do you club into a single object file.
General Tips: Before making the shortlist, you'll have to sit for an Online written test. The test consists of two parts. One part will concentrate on aptitude and output of C programs. 1. aptitude, 2. C aptitude, 3. Operating Systems and Time complexities etc., Second part will be coding Questions 1. One Question on Trees - definitely 2. One more simple questions on string manipulation Skills: Algorithms, Puzzles, Data Structures College Name: IIT ROORKEE
Q10. Basic knowledge of Insurance sector
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Round: HR Interview Experience: The process is a little different. It started with a Group interview in batches of 4 —- (total shortlisted – 28)
Round: Technical Interview Experience: 1.Clear regarding the profile
2.Impressed with my Group Interview and was called for the next round before GIs got over
3. Justification for the profile is good Tips: (Be careful with the financial terms you use)
General Tips: They will start with a specific question and they dig deeper. Stay calm, chill panel. Prepare the HR given above Skills: Economics, Banking College Name: NA
Round: Test Experience: Counter, types, difference, synchronous vs asynchronous Various designs using logic gates like full adder, multiplexer, XOR, XNOR, D-FF etc. Design of inverter with different rise and fall times. Anything invented by company or any big achievement of company must be known. eg- for IBM they asked me Who designed RISC microprocessor as it was designed by IBM. Tips: Just practice from any book available in market for aptitude and reasoning book by R.S.Aggarwal is sufficient. try to solve some question papers. Be calm. Don’t be nervous when questions are hard because the level of questions will be same for everyone.
Round: Interview Experience: Questions on Favorite Subject(at least 2), Project and Internships. Tips: Be confident If you don’t know say NO. However if possible try to answer something and you may say that you forgot and if time will be given you can solve. After getting the question, think and then reply. At the end ask some questions which will show your enthusiasm to for them. Smile. Sell yourself. Don’t be nervous and get rejected by underperforming.
Round: Interview Experience: Introduction About Company, PPT etc. About your hobbies/interests/home/paren’ts/previous places you visited or stayed. Your extra curricular activities. Tips: Say about your strengths, use the usual ones like hardworking, honest and so on.Substantiate with examples which happened in your life and you handled it properly. Any social activity will add much advantage.
General Tips: For written test R S Agarwaal aptitude and reasoning is sufficient. For Technical, whatever is studied in curriculum is sufficient. Also project and internship parts should be well known. At last One thing one should keep in mind that one has to sell oneself so do whatever you think can describe yourself and that will be beneficial for your customer(company). All the best for all the participants from my heart and soul. Skill Tips: CGPA Greater than 8 is a positive point. Mine is 7.8 so i got 1.75 lack less salary than my colleagues. Tell about Social activity Any group activity in college. Projects are required because it teaches us how to use our knowledge. Also we get practical experience of theories. Internships, if done will be much more beneficial. One has to sell oneself so show them that you are better than others in some fields and that will be beneficial for the company. How company can utilize your strengths. Skills: Math, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning, Cadence/ verilog College Name: IIT KHARAGPUR