NS Arcus Interview Questions and Answers for Freshers

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Confidence is the main ingredient to any interview. And domain knowledge is must, because on your field knowledge you'll be judges. Do well research about the company you're interviewing for. Try to answer all questions, don't sit blank if you don't know the answer.

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Candidates selected under Undergraduate.

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: About credit card.
Features and criteria


General Tips: Always keep smile in face n be happy .dont be hesitate infront of Hr.
Dont be oversmart behave gently.
Skills: Communication, Body Language, Presentation Skills, Decision Making Skills

Round: Test
Experience: In email writing one question was given describing the situation and maximum word limit. It has the keywords given to be used. 1 question, 10 minutes.This section is generally used to check your verbal ability. Make sure to use all the keywords given and complete it within time, with no spelling mistakes of course. Missing a keyword or a spelling mistake could be your goodbye to qualified list.The second section had 30 questions of quantitative aptitude. Duration 70 mins. There are questions from various sections, such as Time and speed, Time and distance, Data interpretation,etc.There are 2-3 star marked questions which have more weight-age. There my also be a dummy question who doesn't have any matching answer. Make sure uh don't attempt these questions.26-27 questions is the cut-off for qualified list.But you have to do the email writing part correctly.
Tips: Practice email writing online from various websites such as technicalbaba.com, indiageeks.comPractice quantitative aptitude as it is a must in any interview you will face. you can use R.S.Agarwal or CAT material.
Duration: 90 minutes
Total Questions: 30 + 1

Round: Interview
Experience: Greeting the interviewer is a must. Be confident and enthusiastic. Have your resume properly ready. Technical questions from your subject will be asked. Not a must that you should know any programming language like C, C++, JAVA.
Tips: Prepare 3-4 subjects of your core branch. Never try to flatter the interviewer. Be confident and answer the questions appropriately. Dont say directly " I DON'T KNOW". Atleast try even if you dont know the answer.

Round: Interview
Experience: There are certain questions which doesnt have direct answers. You have to be diplomatic about them. You should be able to see all the possible situation when a question like that is asked.

Round: Interview
Experience: The HR head may manipulate you, try to stress you, etc. Be calm and confident.Think before you speak. Prepare your answers before hand for general questions. Write your introduction on a paper and prepare it well so that you speak it confidently...
Tips: Be yourself. Be confident. Never argue with the interviewer.All the best

General Tips: Be presentable in the interview. Wear a watch. Show respect to the interviewer. Prepare 3-4 technical subjects well. Read last 15 days newspaper. Be confident when you speak. Improve your English if you are weak in it.
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Skills: Verbal ability, Attitude, Technical knowledge, General knowledge
College Name: IMS ENGINEERING COLLEGE, GHAZIABAD
Motivation: TCS is a semi government company with a decent package and high job security.

Round: Test
Experience: aptitude were from RS Aggrawal(Simple maths and anlytical (figure based)).In English two passage and correct/incorrect sentences.
Duration: 105 minutes

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Since there are different panel members,to some students they asked some simple c/c++ basic questions and to some non technical .

Round: HR Interview
Experience: Questions like where are you from,tell me about yourself , there are many bulk companies why you choose cognizant,your future plan.
Tips: In all these questions be confident.

Skill Tips: Prepare aptitude from R.S.Aggrawal it is easy. English was tough ,it has very long two passages.so first avoid this because if u try this you wont get time in remaining questions .At last if time permits attempt that. ALL the best.
College Name: NIT WARANGAL

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: I've gone through some model resumes available in freshersworld.com.

Round: Test
Experience: There were three rounds- Written, Technical & HR   Out of 100 students 20 students are selected for Tech & HR round after written test.   But finally 7 students were made final offers.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: In interview they asked-   what do u mean by quality, array, pointer, data structures etc . Hr questions, they asked  (i) why u r interested in joining our company this is a standard question..   (ii)Why u r leaving ur core branch and joining software company, r u doing any justice to ur studies??   (iii) Since I was married, in most of the HR rounds they are a bit cynical, my advice to married people, if u r prompted to tell abt ur maritial status, then tell otherwise not.
Tips: HR Questions- I've gone through the last year BE PREPARED  document.   Puzzles- R.S Agarwal   Technical- For Core subjects not needed but for software companies strong language skills are important.

General Tips: My preparation for software companies was not up to the mark. My advice to the M.Tech students with Science backgrounds are  (i) Please do not expect a core company to hire you .Software companies are the only choice   (ii) Hence prepare well in advance the following topics this was not known to me  (a) STRONG C & C++ LANGUAGE SKILLS   (b) EMPHASIS ON DATA STRUCTURES --- linked lists, trees, queue, post-order traversal, pre-order traversal.
College Name: IIT BOMBAY