My Experience (Campus Recruitment)
Monday, 28. July 2008, 22:16:54
TCS January 25,27 2008
Vivek Shrivastava,
Fifth Semester,
Ujjain Engg College, Ujjain.
The online test was conducted on January 25, 2008 in my college(Ujjain Engg College, Ujjain). The test began late in the evening and was taken in two shifts. The eligibilty criteria for the exam was 60%+ in 10th, 12th and B.E. 150+ students appeared for the entrance test and 108 cleared the test.
Online Test(January 25 2008):
It consisted of three section(there was sectional cutoff):
1. Verbal(32 questions, 20 minutes)
a)10 Synonyms and 10 Antonyms: For this prepare the chapter on antonyms from GRE Barrons' 12th edition. And also atleast once solve all the exercises given in the complete word list. And lastly the questions from the model test papers 1 to 5 given in the end of the book.
b) Reading Comprehension(5 questions): Prepare the chapter on reading comprehension from GRE Barrons' 12th edition. And also the one given in the model test papers. I got the one already solved by me and it saved a lot of time.
c) Fill in the blanks in a paragraph(7 questions): No special preparation required for this, just read the options properly.
2. Aptitude(38 questions, 40 minutes)
Just go through the previous papers they are more than enough. It is the easiest part of the exam. The questions were just as asked previously. To be very confident solve some important chapters of Quantitative Analysis by R.S. Aggarwal.
3. Reasoning(12 [3*4] questions, 30 minutes)
For this part solve chapter on reasoning and model test papers again from Barrons.
Most frequently asked questions on reasoning:
Model test 1:
Section5 - qns 1-4 (motorist), qns 13-16 (red and brown)
Section6 - qns 1-4 (conservative,democratic), qns 8-11 (latin, sanskrit), qns 12-18 (joe,larry,ned), qns 19-22 (a causes b)
Model test 2:
Section1 - qns 19-22 (wallachia and rumelia)
Section6 - qns 8-12 ( ashland , liverpool), qns 13-16 (spelunker) , qns 17-22 (pesth)
Model test 3:
Section6 - qns 1-4 (all Gs are Hs)
Model test 4:
Section5 - qns 8-11 (horizontal row), qns 19-22 (a,b,c cause d)
Section6 - qns 8-12 (spanish, italian), qns 13-16 (all As, Bs), qns 17-22 (progressive federal party)
Model test 5:
Section3 - qns8-11 (museum), qns 19-22 (A is the father)
Section7- qns 1-5 (prahtu, brahtu), qns 21-25 (scurvy..)
The online test is not very difficult to crack just follow the above guidelines and you will definitely get through it. Listen carefully the instructiong given after the presentation regarding the online test. A countdown timer will be present on the screen to inform you about the remaining time. After the scheduled time the section will automatically change to the next one.
Interview(January 27, 2008):
Technical round:
Prepare well C, Object Oriented Programming, C++, Data Structure and brush up the fundamentals of Operating System, Database Management System and Data Communication. There were two people both young who took my technical interview. Be confident coz they may try to confuse you. I told that my favorites are Object Oriented Programming and DBMS. I was asked various fundamental questions on DBMS and Operating System(Not a single question on OOP), I answered most of them correctly next they asked to normalize a table and kept me engaged in it for more than 25 minutes. Atlast i asked them about the R&D department of TCS. Be positive and keep on trying, they may even make fun of you but dont pay attention to it and keep working. Positive attitude and confidence along with knowledge are the key to clear this round. The interview continued for about 40 min+.Out of 108 about 55+ were selected. I was called for the HR round after 3 hrs.
HR + MR:
For some there were two different rounds but for other like me it was combined. Again there were two people one male and the other female. Both were young. They began with asking questions about me, my weaknesses and all. Then the questions continued from one thing to other. I was also given some situations and my action in that particular condition was asked. The major thing is be confident and truthful, Don't try to fool them, Be ready with facts to support your answers and ya be thorough with your Resume. Keep eye contact and keep your face smiling, there is no need to panic they just want to test you under certain conditions. My interview continued for 50 min+. In the end they discussed about the Bond and other things. I asked them that what is their criteria to ask questions. They replied that they have a question bank and the questions are asked on the basis of our marks, resume, and body language.
Finally the result was out and 33 of us were selected. Luck do matters but hard work has no substitution. I invested 20 days+ for the preparation and in the end was successful, so guys be confident and prepare well, you will definitely be selected.
All the Best..............
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Infosys February 3, 2008
Vivek Shrivastava,
Fifth Semester,
Ujjain Engg College, Ujjain.
The selection procedure for Infosys consist of just two parts: Written exam and HR round. The eligibility criteria was 60%+ in 10th and 12th, and 65%+ in B.E. The exam was conducted in M.I.T. Ujjain. 90+ students appeared from my college U.E.C. Ujjain.
Written Exam(sectional cutoff was there):
1. Aptitude(30 questions, 40 minutes):
No special preparation required for this part, I had previously solved R.S Aggarwal's Quantitative Analysis and i easily solved 20+ questions, to be sure solve R.S. Aggarwal's verbal&non verbal(i haven't seen that book).
Q1.) 5 questions on a question dealing with five numbers, you have to put the condition and find the five values.
Q2.) 5 quest were based on figures in which we have to find the odd one
Q3.) 5 ques. were based on data suffiency.
Q4.) 5 ques. were on line graph.(Data Interpretation)
Q5.) 5 ques. were based on syllogism.
and five other questions.
Over all aptitude section was logical and easy.I think the cutoff was around 20 out of 30.
2. English(40 questions, 35 minutes):
There were two very lengthy passages which were quite easy, one was on current issues(could be editorial of TOI etc.) 5+5 questions were asked on passages. Most other parts were on grammar. I didn't studied anything for it. You can refer to any standard book on grammar. While solving make it appoint that you check all the options properly because their is just minute difference between them. This section is the decisive factor coz the first section is easily cleared by almost everyone. I think the cutoff was nearly 24+ out of 40.
1) Two RC
2) Replace an underlined sentence with another one which is of the same meaning
from the given 4 alternatives.
3) Fill in the blank with correct alternative.
4) Questions to choose the option which supports/opposes the given passages.
5) Select the correct statement from the set of 4 statements.
After about 2 hours the result of written exam was declared and only 18 of us cleared it. Next the inteview began. The one who took my interview was an aged person. Just be confident, positive and prepare well every thing related to your resume and hobby. Two puzzles were asked from me:
1. A bulb is hanging by a rope from the ceiling and it is just touching your head, you need to calculate the height of the room, clock can be used.
sol. Use the formula for time period of pendulum and u will get the length of rope and after adding your height the height of the room can be calculated.
2. A equation in roman numbers was given one movement was allowed so as to balance the equation(I wasn't able to solve it)
After 1 hr+ the result was declared and 12 of us were finally selected. Clear the written exam and you are through 95% . Just keep smiling and be confident and u will definitely be selected.
All the Best........
Vivek Shrivastava,
Fifth Semester,
Ujjain Engg College, Ujjain.
The online test was conducted on January 25, 2008 in my college(Ujjain Engg College, Ujjain). The test began late in the evening and was taken in two shifts. The eligibilty criteria for the exam was 60%+ in 10th, 12th and B.E. 150+ students appeared for the entrance test and 108 cleared the test.
Online Test(January 25 2008):
It consisted of three section(there was sectional cutoff):
1. Verbal(32 questions, 20 minutes)
a)10 Synonyms and 10 Antonyms: For this prepare the chapter on antonyms from GRE Barrons' 12th edition. And also atleast once solve all the exercises given in the complete word list. And lastly the questions from the model test papers 1 to 5 given in the end of the book.
b) Reading Comprehension(5 questions): Prepare the chapter on reading comprehension from GRE Barrons' 12th edition. And also the one given in the model test papers. I got the one already solved by me and it saved a lot of time.
c) Fill in the blanks in a paragraph(7 questions): No special preparation required for this, just read the options properly.
2. Aptitude(38 questions, 40 minutes)
Just go through the previous papers they are more than enough. It is the easiest part of the exam. The questions were just as asked previously. To be very confident solve some important chapters of Quantitative Analysis by R.S. Aggarwal.
3. Reasoning(12 [3*4] questions, 30 minutes)
For this part solve chapter on reasoning and model test papers again from Barrons.
Most frequently asked questions on reasoning:
Model test 1:
Section5 - qns 1-4 (motorist), qns 13-16 (red and brown)
Section6 - qns 1-4 (conservative,democratic), qns 8-11 (latin, sanskrit), qns 12-18 (joe,larry,ned), qns 19-22 (a causes b)
Model test 2:
Section1 - qns 19-22 (wallachia and rumelia)
Section6 - qns 8-12 ( ashland , liverpool), qns 13-16 (spelunker) , qns 17-22 (pesth)
Model test 3:
Section6 - qns 1-4 (all Gs are Hs)
Model test 4:
Section5 - qns 8-11 (horizontal row), qns 19-22 (a,b,c cause d)
Section6 - qns 8-12 (spanish, italian), qns 13-16 (all As, Bs), qns 17-22 (progressive federal party)
Model test 5:
Section3 - qns8-11 (museum), qns 19-22 (A is the father)
Section7- qns 1-5 (prahtu, brahtu), qns 21-25 (scurvy..)
The online test is not very difficult to crack just follow the above guidelines and you will definitely get through it. Listen carefully the instructiong given after the presentation regarding the online test. A countdown timer will be present on the screen to inform you about the remaining time. After the scheduled time the section will automatically change to the next one.
Interview(January 27, 2008):
Technical round:
Prepare well C, Object Oriented Programming, C++, Data Structure and brush up the fundamentals of Operating System, Database Management System and Data Communication. There were two people both young who took my technical interview. Be confident coz they may try to confuse you. I told that my favorites are Object Oriented Programming and DBMS. I was asked various fundamental questions on DBMS and Operating System(Not a single question on OOP), I answered most of them correctly next they asked to normalize a table and kept me engaged in it for more than 25 minutes. Atlast i asked them about the R&D department of TCS. Be positive and keep on trying, they may even make fun of you but dont pay attention to it and keep working. Positive attitude and confidence along with knowledge are the key to clear this round. The interview continued for about 40 min+.Out of 108 about 55+ were selected. I was called for the HR round after 3 hrs.
HR + MR:
For some there were two different rounds but for other like me it was combined. Again there were two people one male and the other female. Both were young. They began with asking questions about me, my weaknesses and all. Then the questions continued from one thing to other. I was also given some situations and my action in that particular condition was asked. The major thing is be confident and truthful, Don't try to fool them, Be ready with facts to support your answers and ya be thorough with your Resume. Keep eye contact and keep your face smiling, there is no need to panic they just want to test you under certain conditions. My interview continued for 50 min+. In the end they discussed about the Bond and other things. I asked them that what is their criteria to ask questions. They replied that they have a question bank and the questions are asked on the basis of our marks, resume, and body language.
Finally the result was out and 33 of us were selected. Luck do matters but hard work has no substitution. I invested 20 days+ for the preparation and in the end was successful, so guys be confident and prepare well, you will definitely be selected.
All the Best..............
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Infosys February 3, 2008
Vivek Shrivastava,
Fifth Semester,
Ujjain Engg College, Ujjain.
The selection procedure for Infosys consist of just two parts: Written exam and HR round. The eligibility criteria was 60%+ in 10th and 12th, and 65%+ in B.E. The exam was conducted in M.I.T. Ujjain. 90+ students appeared from my college U.E.C. Ujjain.
Written Exam(sectional cutoff was there):
1. Aptitude(30 questions, 40 minutes):
No special preparation required for this part, I had previously solved R.S Aggarwal's Quantitative Analysis and i easily solved 20+ questions, to be sure solve R.S. Aggarwal's verbal&non verbal(i haven't seen that book).
Q1.) 5 questions on a question dealing with five numbers, you have to put the condition and find the five values.
Q2.) 5 quest were based on figures in which we have to find the odd one
Q3.) 5 ques. were based on data suffiency.
Q4.) 5 ques. were on line graph.(Data Interpretation)
Q5.) 5 ques. were based on syllogism.
and five other questions.
Over all aptitude section was logical and easy.I think the cutoff was around 20 out of 30.
2. English(40 questions, 35 minutes):
There were two very lengthy passages which were quite easy, one was on current issues(could be editorial of TOI etc.) 5+5 questions were asked on passages. Most other parts were on grammar. I didn't studied anything for it. You can refer to any standard book on grammar. While solving make it appoint that you check all the options properly because their is just minute difference between them. This section is the decisive factor coz the first section is easily cleared by almost everyone. I think the cutoff was nearly 24+ out of 40.
1) Two RC
2) Replace an underlined sentence with another one which is of the same meaning
from the given 4 alternatives.
3) Fill in the blank with correct alternative.
4) Questions to choose the option which supports/opposes the given passages.
5) Select the correct statement from the set of 4 statements.
After about 2 hours the result of written exam was declared and only 18 of us cleared it. Next the inteview began. The one who took my interview was an aged person. Just be confident, positive and prepare well every thing related to your resume and hobby. Two puzzles were asked from me:
1. A bulb is hanging by a rope from the ceiling and it is just touching your head, you need to calculate the height of the room, clock can be used.
sol. Use the formula for time period of pendulum and u will get the length of rope and after adding your height the height of the room can be calculated.
2. A equation in roman numbers was given one movement was allowed so as to balance the equation(I wasn't able to solve it)
After 1 hr+ the result was declared and 12 of us were finally selected. Clear the written exam and you are through 95% . Just keep smiling and be confident and u will definitely be selected.
All the Best........
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