L&T PLACEMENT QUESTION PAPERS

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Qs. 1-5. In each of the questions below are given two statements followed by two conclusions

numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at
variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given
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conclusion logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts. Give
answer:
(1) if only Conclusion I follows.
(2) if only Conclusion II follows.
(3) if either Conclusion I or II follows.
(4) if neither Conclusion I nor II follows.
(5) if both Conclusion I and II follow.
Statements:
1. Some trucks are houses. Some houses are trains
Conclusions:


I. Some trains are trucks.
II. No train is truck.
Statements:
2. All flowers are trees. All trees are fruits.
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I. Some fruits are flowers.
II. All flowers are fruits.
Statements:
3. Some kites are threads. No thread is needle.
Conclusions:


I. Some kites are needles.
II. No needle is thread.
Statements:
4. All chairs are buildings. All tables are buildings.
Conclusions:


I. Some chairs are tables.
II. Some tables are chairs.
Statements:
5. Some books are pens. All pens are papers.
Conclusions:


I. Some papers are books.
II. All books are papers.
Statements:
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6. The difference between 34th of 25th of a number and 35th of 18th of the same number is
What is the number?


1) 45
2) 35
3) 40
4) 30
5) None of these


7. What is the area of a circle with the circumference of 88cms?


1) 618sq cms
2) 516sq cms
3) 600sq cms
4) 615sq cms
5) None of these


8. A student scores 55% marks in 8 papers of 100 marks each. He scores 15% of his total
English. How much does he score in English?


1) 55
2) 66
3) 77
4) 44
5) None of these


9. What should come in place of the question-mark (?) in the following number series?
5690 5121 4552 3983 3414 2845?


1) 2276
2) 2516
3) 2746
4) 2356
5) None of these
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10. Car 'X' covers a distance of 385 kms in 7 hours and car 'Y' covers a distance of 715 kms  in


in 13

hrs. What is the difference in the speed of the two cars?




1) 2kms/hr
2) 1km/hr
3) 3kms/hr
4) 5kms/hr
5) None of these


11. The ratio of the present ages of Sunita and vinita is 4:5. Six years hence the ratio of their
will be 14:17. What will be the ratio of their ages 12 years hence?


1) 15:19
2) 13:15
3) 16:19
4) 17:19
5) None of these

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12. Find out the greatest possible number for which 30% of that number is less than 100?


1) 331
2) 335
3) 325
4) 333
5) 328


13. 'a' is greater than 'b' by 2 and 'b' is greater than 'c' by 10.
If a + b + c = 130, then (b +c) – a = ?


1) 38
2) 42
3) 44
4) 34
5) None of these


14. Mr Sharma takes loan of Rs 25,000 and repays an amount of Rs 31,000 at the end of 2 ages
years.
What is the rate of simple interest at which repays the loan?


1) 8 p.c.p.a.
2) 6 p.c.p.a.
3) 12 p.c.p.a.






4) 9 p.c.p.a.
5) None of these


15. If 11 521 is subtracted from 15 314 and the difference is multiplied by 504, what will be the
number?


1) 2024
2) 2104
3) 2004
4) 2014
5) None of these






16. The product of two successive positive integers is 462. Which is the smaller integer?


1) 20
2) 22
3) 21
4) 23
5) None of these

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17. Each child from a certain school can make 5 items of handicraft in a day. If 1125
handicraft
items are to be displayed in an exhibition then in how many days can 25
children make these
items?


1) 6 days
2) 9 days
3) 8 days
4) 7 days
5) None of these


18. The owner of a furniture shop charges his customers 15% more than the cost price. If
customer paid Rs 9,039 for a sofa set, then what is the cost price of the sofa set?


1) Rs 7,680
2) Rs 7,860
3) Rs 7,880
4) Rs 7,660
5) None of these


19. While withdrawing an amount of Rs 49,350 a customer by mistake collects Rs 48,150.
The
remaining amount is deposited back to his account by the bank, which shows the
balance of Rs
25,376. What will be the customer's balance after depositing the
remaining amount?


1) Rs 26,576
2) Rs 26,676
3) Rs 26,586
4) Rs 26,686
5) None of these


20. 20% of the total cost of a plot with an area of 395sqft is Rs 78,210. What is the rate of per sq ft
of the plot?


1) Rs 1,020
2) Rs 999
3) Rs 1,000
4) Rs 995
5) None of these






Answers:


1. (3)
2. (5)
3. (2)
4. (4)
5. (1)

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6. (3)
7. (5)
8. (2)
9. (1)
10. (5)
11. (3)
12. (4)
13. (4)
14. (3)
15. (3)
16. (3)
17. (2)
18. (2)
19. (1)
20. (5)


1. In an examination, there were 1000 boys and 800 girls. 60% of the boys and 50% of the girls passed.
Find the percent of the candidates failed?


(1) 46.4


(2) 48.4


(3) 44.4 (4) 49.6


2. If A exceeds B by 40%, B is less than C by 20%, then A : C is :


(1) 28: 25


(2) 26: 25


(3) 3: 2


(4) 3: 1


3. Price of sugar rises by 20%. By how much percent should the consumption of


sugar be reduced so that the expenditure does not changes?


(1) 20


(2) 10


(3) 16 2/3


(4) 15


4. In a school 70% of the students are girls. The number of boys are 510. Then the

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total number of students in the school is :


(1) 850


(2) 1700


(3) 1830 (4) 1900


. Applied to a bill for Rs.1, 00,000 the difference between a discount of 40% and


two successive discount of 36% and 4% is :


(1) Nil


(2) Rs.1,440


(3) Rs.2,500 (4) Rs,4,000


6.A tradesman marks his goods 10% above his cost price. If he allows his
on the marked price, how much profit or loss does he make, if any?


customers 10% discount


(1) 1% gain


(2) 1%loss


(3) 5%gain


(4) No gain, no loss

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7.A discount of 15% on one article is the same as discount of 20% on a second


Article. The costs of the two articles can be :


(1) Rs.85, Rs.60


(2) Rs.60, Rs.40


(3) Rs.40, Rs.20


(4) Rs.80, Rs.60

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8.An agent gets a commission of 2.5% on the sales of cloth. If on a certain day,


He gets Rs.12.50 as commission, the cloth sold through him on that day is worth:


(1) Rs.250


(2) Rs.500


(3) Rs.750 (4) 1,250


9. Compound interest (compounded annually) on a certain sum of money for 2


Years at 4% per annum is Rs.102.The simple interest on the same sum for the same rate and for the
same period will be :


(1) Rs.99(2) Rs.101


(3) Rs.100 (4) 98

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10. A sum of money becomes 7/6 of itself in 3 years at certain rate of simple interest. The rate per
annum is :


(1) 5 59% (2) 6 59%
(3) 18%
(4) 25%

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Answers:
1.(3)
2.(1)
3.(3)
4.(2)
5.(2)
6.(2)
7.(4)
8.(2)
9.(3)
10.(1)
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CARITOR PLACEMENT QUESTIONS

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A cube object 3 inch * 3inch*3inch is painted with green in all the outer surfaces. If the cube is cut into
cubes of 1*1*1.How many 1 inch cubes will have at least one surface painted.
A) 8 b) 26 c) 27 d) none
2) Singles table tennis tournament is held at IT solutions, in which 32 players participated. If a player
is eliminated as soon as the player loses a match. How many matches are required to determine the
winner?
A) 8 B) 26 C) 27 D) none
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3) There are 200 employees in a company. An external vendor is chosen to serve coffee twice a day. 100
coffee cups were offered by the company but as an incentive to have the cups in tact at the end of the
day the company offered 30 paise for every cup remained safely and charged 90 paise for every broken
cup. At an end of a day, the vendor received Rs. 4. How many cups did the vendor break?
A) 20 b) 5 c) 10 d) 8
4) A box contains 16 balls of 4 different colors green, blue, yellow and red – 4 each. If you were to close
your eyes and pick them at random, how many marbles must you take out to be sure that at least 2 of 1
color among the marbles picked out?
A) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 14
5) If 8 tyres were used on a bus (6 tyres) which has traveled 16000 km how many km did each tyre
sustain, if all the tyres were used equally in sustaining this distance.
A) 2000
B) 16000
c) 12000
d) 10000
6) A company purchased 3 computer tables in 1995. As the company wanted to renovate the office, sold
these tables at Rs 2400 each making a profit of 20% on one. No profit on 2nd table and 20% loss on 3rd
table. What is the company get in this transaction?
. A) No loss & no profit
b) Rs 200 loss
c) Rs 800 loss
d) Rs 400 loss




Answers ( ?)
1. D
2.B
3.D
4.A
5.B
6.C

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INFOSYS PLACEMENT PAPER-2009

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True or false question:
1. Maximum number of nodes in a binary tree with height 3 is 20:
Ans: False


2. 10,20,30,40,50,60 : give the order when put in a queue and in a stack
Ans : Queue : 10,20,30,40,50,60 stack : 60,50,40,30,20,10


3. Debugging is the process of finding which type of errors?
Ans : logical and runtime errors


4. Find out the error in the following:
void main(){ int &a; /* some other stuff here */ }
Ans: syntax error


5. A problem with a function named mysum will be given and asked to find the value of
main() for an argument of 150,
Ans : 150


6. For loops related programs.


7. A problem on conditional inclusion.


8. Problem related to depth first and breadth first search (DSA subject)


9. Syntax of malloc function


10. locate the error int arr (20);
Ans: syntax error.



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INFOSYS


1)L:says all of my other 4 friends have money M:says that P said that exact one has money
N:says that L said that precisely two have money O:says that M said that 3 of others have
money. P:Land N said that they have money. All are liers. Who has money and who doesnt
have?


2) A hotel has two, the east wing and the west wing.some east wing rooms but not all have
an ocean view(OV).All WW have a harbour view(HV).The charge for all rooms is identical,
except as follows * Extra charge for all HV rooms on or above the 3rd floor * Extra charge
for all OV rooms except those without balcony * Extra charge for some HV rooms on the
first two floor&some EW rooms without OV but having kitchen facilities. (GRE modrl Test 3-
question 1J-22)


3) Postman has a data of name surname door no. pet name of 4 families. But only one is
correct for each family. There are a set of statements and questions.


4) 4 couples have a party. Depending on the set of statements, find who insulted whom and
who is the host of the party.


5) 5 women given some of their heights(tall,medium,short), Hair(long,painted),
stards(Black or Brown), sari, 2 medium, 2-short. Tall->no sari. Plainted->medium.
Answer the combinations.
1) A person has to go both Northwards and southwards in search of a job. He decides to
go by the first train he encounters.There are trains for every 15 min both southwards and
northwards.First train towards south is at 6:00 A.M. and that towards North is at 6:10 .If
the person arrives at any random time,what is the probability that he gets into a train


towards North.


2) A person has his own coach and whenever he goes to railway station he takes hiscoach.
One day he was supposed to reach the railway station at 5 O clock.But he finished his work
early and reached at 3 O clock. Then he rung up his residence and asked to send the coach
immediately. He came to know that the coach has left just now to the railway station. He
thought that the coach has left just now to the railway station. He thought that he should
not waste his time and started moving towards his residence at the speed of 3mi/hr.On the
way,he gets the coach and reaches home at 6 o clock.How far is his residence from railway
station.
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3)Radha,Geeta and Revathi went for a picnic.After a few days they forgot the date,day and
month on which they went to picnic.Radha said that it was onThursday, May 8 and Geeta
said that it was Thursday May 10.Revathi said Friday Jun 8.Now one of them told all things
wrongly,others one thing wrong and the last two things wrongly.If April 1st is tuesday what
is the right day,date and month?
Some more Infosys objective type questions:
1) There are two balls touching each other circumferencically. The radius of the
big ball is 4 times the diameter of the small ball.The outer small ball rotates in
anticlockwise direction circumferencically over the bigger one at the rate of 16 rev/sec. The
bigger wheel also rotates anticlockwise at Nrev/sec. what is N for the horizontal line from
the centre of small wheel always is horizontal.


2) 1 2 3 4 + 3 4 5 5 ———- 4 6 8 9 - 2 3 4 5 ———- 2 3 4 4 + 1 2 5 4 ———— 3 6 9 8
Q) Strike off any digit from each number in seven rows (need not be at same place) and
combine the same operations with 3 digit numbers to get the same addition. After this
strike off another digit from all and add all the No.s to get the same 2 digit No. perform the
same process again with 1 digit No.s. Give the no.s in 7 rows at each stage.


3) there is a safe with a 5 digit No. The 4th digit is 4 greater than second digit, while 3rd
digit is 3 less than 2nd digit. The 1st digit is thrice the last digit. There are 3 pairs whose
sum is 11. Find the number.
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4) there are 2 guards Bal and Pal walking on the side of a wall of a wearhouse(12m X 11m)
in opposite directions. They meet at a point and Bal says to Pal ” See you again in the other
side”. After a few moments of walking Bal decides to go back for a smoke but he changes
his direction again to his previous one after 10 minutes of walking in the other(opposite)
direction remembering that Pal will be waiting for to meet.If Bal and Pal walk 8 and 11 feet
respectively, how much distance they would have travelled before meeting again.


5) xxx)xxxxx(xxx 3xx ——- xxx x3x —— xxx 3xx —— Q) Find the 5 digit No.
Hint: 5 is used atleast once in the calculation.


6) Afly is there 1 feet below the ceiling right across a wall length is 30m at equal distance
from both the ends. There is a spider 1 feet above floor right across the long wall eqidistant
from both the ends. If the width of the room is 12m and 12m, what distance is to be
travelled by the spider to catch the fly? if it takes the shortest path.


7) Ramesh sit around a round table with some other men. He has one rupee more than
his right person and this person in turn has 1 rupee more than the person to his right and
so on, Ramesh decided to give 1 rupee to his right & he in turn 2 rupees to his right and 3
rupees to his right & so on. This process went on till a person has no money to give to his
right. At this time he has 4 times the money to his right person. How many men are there
along with Ramesh and what is the money with poorest fellow.
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8)Question related to probabilities of removing the red ball from a basket,given that
two balls are removed from the basket and the other ball is red. The basket contains


blue,red,yellow balls.


9)Venkat has 1boy&2daughters.The product of these children age is 72. The sum of their
ages give the door numberof Venkat.Boy is elder of three.Can you tell the ages of all the
three.


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DETAILS ABOUT INFOSYS


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Infy is offering 3.25lakh p.a.
Infy has a bond for 1 yr.its just a service bond (no need to deposit any money)
The training s at Mysore
If you are not selected then you cannot write for Infy for a period of 9 months


ELIGIBILITY:
It is 65% in 10th, 12th n BE (one current backlog allowed) with a 5% relaxation in any one..



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PROCEDURE


STEP 1: PPT
The PPT is for abt 90 min..
Go through the company website on the day before.. collect all the relevant details and
make a note.. it will be much easier for u to follow the PPT..
Make a note of the HR’s name..
Be prepared to answer questions like “Why Infosys?” or “What do u knw abt Infosys?” in
the HR round..
STEP 2: FILLING OF THE APLICATION FORM
You will have to fill an application form.. make sure u fill it accurately..
Take 2 recent passport size photographs (imp)
The form will include the following details ..
1)Personal details
Like name, address, phone no etc
2) Family details
Like name n occupation of parents..
3) Educational background
Like marks, university, month n yr of passing..
U will have to include all languages, pracs, and optionals in the total
And avg is calculated as
Total marks obtained in all sems/total max marks
4) Other details like Ch et anaS
Vision: It is 6/6 for normal vision
Major Illness + date: write NA if not applicable
References of people working at Infosys : if any
You get 15 min to fill the application form
STEP 3: TEST OF ARITHMETIC REASONING AND ANALYTICAL THINKING
30 Questions
45 Minutes
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U can refer VERBAL AND NON-VERBAL REASONING book by R.S. AGARWAL.. It is more
than enough.. also no need to do everthing in that book.. just do these topics
1. PUZZLES,
2. DATA SUFFICENCY,
3. PICTURES SERIES COMPLETION/OR SELECTING ODD PICTURE OUT OF 5
4. SYLLOGISMS (V.EASY..IT SAVED ME)
We had 5 sections each with 5 divisions
1) Had 1 Puzzle based on direction sense.. was easy but lenghty, so i attempted at the end.
it had 5 sub divisions
Something like..
P, Q, R and S are standing at the 4 corners of a square..n/w, n/e, s/w n s/e respectively..
N something like.. If P and R move one and a half distance in the clockwise direction.. Q
and S one n a half in the anticlockwise direction then in which direction is P with respect to
S.. something like tat
All the sub questions were based on the similar pattern
2) Figure Completion..v simple… people may think how it can be so easy, and they tend to
find something complicated in that but the fact is it is v simple
5 figures in a series were given n we had to find the ODD figure.. five same kind of
questions..
like out of five geometrical shapes 4 were divided into 4 equal parts, but one of them was
having 5 parts..thats it
also like a rectangle shifting by angle 45 in a circle in every figure.. but there was a tiny
circle besides that rectangle(ppl may think it is a printing mistake,and dont give it
importance), but tht tiny circle was missing in one of the diagram.. so tht was odd figure..
similar kind of silly questions were there.
3) Data Sufficiency… easy
A question was given followed by 2 statements We had to mark
1) If the first statement alone was enough to answer the question
2) If the second statement alone was enough to answer the question
3) If the both the statements were required to answer the question
4) If the question cld not be answered using both the statements
5) If either statement alone was sufficient to answer the question
A little practice (specially in problems related to maths equations, ages, relations,
comparison) from RS Aggarwal Verbal n Non Verbal will help u alot. 5 such questions were
given
4) Another Puzzle kind of question.. it was damn easy.. it was like
MR.natwarlal, a thief, steals only on the first day of every month of first quarter of year
(that means on 1st jan, 1st feb, 1st march).. this time he wanted a computer,So he steals
different parts from different persons.
but he has only 3 tools to use like a screwdriver, wirecutter, knife AND uses them only
once. he steals monitor keyboard and printer..in jan he steals monitor from A, but do not
uses the wirecutter.. next month he uses KNIFE to steal printer..and march was unlucky for
C..
and questions were like
1.Which tool he uses for stealing monitor.(ans: screwdriver)
2.which component was stolen from C (ans:keybboard)
3.which month was unlucky for B( ans:feb, as A, C were robbed in jan and march)
(REST TWO i dont remember)
5) Syllogism
In this section abt 4 statements were given in each questions (like all,some,not)
It was more like..
1.
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A)ALL BIRDS ARE CATS
B)SOME CATS ARE CRAZY
C)SOME DOGS ARE BIRDS
D)BIRDS ARE CRAZY
Which of these FORM pair so that the conclusion can be derived from them
1)AB 2) BC 3)CD 4)AD
JUST REFER THESE TYPES OF QUESTIONS IN RS AGARWAL,(VERBAL NON VERBAL ONE)in
logical part first chapter, syllogisms
STEP 4: VERBAL
40 Questions
30 Mins
You get 2 comprehensions both were quite simple but do the comprehensions at the end..
Read the questions FIRST briefly.. then read the comprehension with proper concentration,
understanding each statement.. u can easily answer the questions 5 in each.. AS THEY are
lenghty attempt them at the end.. It will consume a lot of time..
10 Sentence Completions
4 statements almost the same but with some difference.. mark the one which is
grammatically correct.. look for spelling mistakes.. grammar errors etc..
5 questions based on choose the best option to replace the underlined part..
Simple paragraphs were given n questions were asked like which of these statements can
be inferred from the para, which is false according to the para etc..
5 small paragraphs and we have to choose what conclusion we can derive from them,4
options will be given and we have to choose the most suitable..
A PERSON WITH AVG. KNOWLEDGE OF ENGLISH GRAMMER CAN DO IT EASILY.. JUST
REFER YOUR ANY HIGH SCHOOL GRAMMER BOOK.
STEP 5: HR INTERVIEW
In the HR round u are basically asked abt ur self, ur r?sum?. There are no tech questions
asked n even if asked it will be very basic stuff.. They also ask puzzles..u need not solve
them.. they only look at ur approach..
The questions I was asked..
1) Tell me abt ur self
2) being an electronics student WHY u want job in software indusry
3) WHY I HAVE NOT DONE ANY PROJECT??????
4) and they asked abt my hobbies, my achievements, extra curricular activities (so mention
everything properly in ur resume,they will ask questions based on what all youu hav written
in ur resume)

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They hardly eliminated people in the HR.. It is enough if u speak confidently.. yes B
confident, and dont try to bluff them.. and dont try to memorise any answer.. they will find
out.. even u have memorized, atleast pretend to think when u answer.
Getting thru Infy is not tough at all.. If ur good with ur Apti n have a good command over
English its enough..
All the Best..

TCS ON LINE TEST- 27th Aug 2004

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The test was divided in three sections as:
1. Verbal reasoning (20 min - 32 Qs )
2. Quantitative aptitude (40 min ? 36 Qs) 3. Critical reasoning (30 min - 3 passages - 12 Qs)


No Sectional Cut off.
No Negative Marks.
No Psychometric Test was there for us.
Appearance of Psychometric means you cleared the test.


1. Verbal reasoning: (20 min 32 Qs)


Antonyms and Synonyms: (20) (I don?t remember which were for antonyms and which were for
synonym)
1. Voluble
2. Antithesis
3. Terse
4. Wily
5. Effrontery
6. Claustrophobia
7. Intransigence
8. Nettle
9. Garrulous
10. Bombastic
11. Dissonance
12. Confiscate
13. Irascible
14. Reprove
15. Obfuscate


Next was fill lines in the gaps: (7 Qs)
There were 7 gaps to be filled in with lines in a passage given.
Passage was regarding fossil Fuel and Solar energy.


Next was given a passage regarding racial discrimination (blacks) prevailing in America. There were 5
Qs like - suggest the title for the passage?
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Tips:
1. GRE Barron will be helpful.
2. Be very much concerned for time. ( I was not able to attempt passage properly)


2. Quantitative Aptitude: (40 min 36 Qs)


1. A series question. Very simple as 16 19 15 ? 14 21 (don?t remember exactly)
2. ACUTE is coded as ZBTSD then DMFBS stand for. ANS: CLEAR


3. In the following string find the occurrences of F followed by U but that is not followed by R.
U F R U F D D Y W Z U U F F...............


4. WHAT IS THE LARGEST PRIME NO THAT IS STORED IN 6
BIT PATTERN.


5.WHICH WILL GIVE GOOD STANDARD DEVIATION
1. (7,0,-7,0,7) 2. (7,-7,7,-7,7) 3. (1,0,-1,0,1)


6. WHICH IS NOT A SIDE OF A RECTANGULAR
1. (2m, 3m, 4m ) 2. (3m, 4m, 7m ) 3. (3m, 5m, 9m )


7.WHICH SHAPE WILL BE OBTAINED BY USING THESE VALUES
OF X ,Y
XY
0 0.00001
10 1.02
100 1.72
1000 3.00
9999 4.72


8. WHICH EQUATION THAT BEST SUITS THIS CURVE A LINE CUTS X AT -1 WHEN Y=0 AND X=0
WHEN Y=3 AND GOES UPWARD


9. A MAN , WOMAN AND A BOY JOINDLY DID A JOB IN 6
DAYS. A MAN ALONE FINISHES IN 10 DAYS, A WOMEN ALONE
FINISH IN 24 DAYS. THEN HOW MANY DAYS THE BOY CAN
TAKE TO FINSH?


10. FOR TEMPERATURE A FUNCTION IS GIVEN ACCORDING TO
TIME : ((t**2)/6) + 4t +12 WHAT IS THE TEMPERATURE RISE OR FALL BETWEEN 6.PM TO 9 PM


11. AN AEROPLANE STARTS FROM A (SOME LATITUDE IS GIVEN
ACCORDING TO PLACE)AT 2 AM LOCAL TIME TO B(SOME LATITUDE). TRAVELLLING TIME IS 10
HOURS. WHAT IS THE LOCAL TIME OF B WHEN IT REACHES B.


12. A FILE IS TRANSFERRED FROM A PLACE TO ADESTINATION CAPABLE OF 10 KB. THEY GIVEN
SOME RATE OF TRANSFER. U HAVE FIND A EQUATION THAT BEST SUIT THIS.


13. IN A PLANAR CUBE , THE NO. OF VERTICES, NO OF EDGES AND NO OF FACES ARE
1. 6, 6, 6 2. 4, 8, 12 3. 8, 12, 6 4.........


14. WHAT IS THE VALUE OF
M(373, 7) + R(6.8) -T(3.4) + R( 3.4)
M- MODULAS R- ROUNDOFF T- TRUNCATE


15. WHAT IS THE VALUE OF
#%#(5) + %%#(9)
WHERE % - square root #- Square


16. MATCH THE FOLLOWING (Don?t remember exactly but problem model is important) A B
1. SENTENCE, PARAGRAPH 1. TYPE OF
2. BASMATI, WHEAT 2. A PART OF
3. BROTHER, SISTER 3. NOT A TYPE OF
4. BREIGAL, DOG 4. SIBLING


17. G (0) =1 G (1)= -1 IF G (N)=G (N-1) + G(N-2) THEN WHAT IS THE VALUE OF G (6)?


18. A 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
B00110011
C01010101
Then find the decimal equivalent of ( A U B ) ∩ C.


19. THREE Schemes in a bank independently gives savings 10%, 20%, 25%. WHAT WILL BE THE NET
SAVING if they are applied together?


20. WHICH ONE WILL BE THE EXACT POWER OF 3
(i) 2768 (ii) 2678 (III) 2187 (IV) ?


21 A power unit is there by the bank of the river 750 mts. A cable is made from power unit to power a
plant opposite to that of the river at 1500mts. The cost of the cable below water is Rs. 15/- per meter
ansd cost of cable on the bank is Rs. 12/- per meter. Then where they will cut


22. ODD MAN OUT
1.JAVA 2.SMALLTALK 3.LISP 4.EIFFEL 5. C++


23. WHICH IS THE equation for given line among the 5
1. 2x +3y=4 2. x + y= -1 3. Y=2x+ 3


24. In which of the system 384 is equal to 1234?
1. base 5 2. base 6 3. base 7 4. base 8 5. base 9


25. The size of a program is N. And the memory occupied by the program is given by M = square root
of 100N. If the size of the program is increased by 1% then how much memory now occupied?


26. which of the following equations of line are orthogonal.
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27. Calculate last address of array element column major A[2,3], array size A[7,9], each element
occupies 8 bytes. Start address is 3000.


28. (force * velocity)/ (mass * acceleration) =
1. Velocity 2.time 3. Acceleration 4.momentum


29. In the word ?unimpressive? if we change 1st & 2nd, 3rd & 4th, so on then will be 10th letter from
right?
Rest one I don?t remember.
Then three Questions on VENN DIAGRAM below
31. HOW MANY PERSON play cricket
32. HOW MUCH % OF PEOPLE play ALL THE 3 games
33. HOW MUCH % OF PEOPLE THOSE WHO play cricket AND football but not basketball


Then three Questions on bar chart and pie chart (refer GRE BARRON).


3. Critical Reasoning: (30 min 12 Qs)
1. A six floor building is given .there are 7 or 8 people .each floor contain two apartments. In each
apart there can be at most 2 persons. Some Conditions are given as A is two floors above C and his
room mate. Etc. We have to determine the person what floors they are staying (REFERENCE 12 TH
BARRON)
2. A and B are working at some place and are also the foreign agents of country C or D. It takes
4 days for docs to reach C and 5 to reach D. A stole a document on 19th and 22nd Oct. B stole a


document on 21st Oct. They both mat for lunch on 20th Oct. An agent of One country could not
directly sent doc to another country on this based three questions were asked like if A worked for C
then in how many days D will receive a document.
3. I don?t remember.
Then we were given a blue form to fill which we were required to fill and bring next at the time of
Interview which was scheduled at 9:15 A.M.



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28th Aug 2004


Technical round: Members of my panel were really cool. After greeting they asked me to describe
myself (educations especially).All the projects were discussed in detailed. Algorithms used in projects.
In V.B. do the function Validate gets executed first or lost focus. Which java server did you used?
They also asked about my hobbies? The games I like to play? Why do you want to join TCS? Why
TCS has been in news nearly for last one month? Where do you see yourself in 3-5 years? What do
you like at TCS? The environment do you like to work? What was your position in class? You had such
good %age in your MCA then why so less in graduation? Do you know anything about TCS? What do
you mean by CMM level 5?
Do you know we have a bond of 2 years and we can send you to any of our centers if you got
selected? Do you have any problem in that? We also have a medical round if some one is not able to
clear our offer would be canceled?
Do you have any questions? I asked that what are there future plans to achieve there mission ?To be
under global top 10 till 2010?.
HR round: Here I was asked two physics Questions which I was not able to answer. Then they asked
about my on year gap in studies. Algorithm used in my final semester project. My family business.
What are the by-products of sugar? we have a bond of 2 years and we can send you to any of our
centers if you got selected it is not that if we are having test conducted at Lucknow center so you will
be offered to work here. Do you have any problem in that?


Best of luck to all of us

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INTERVIEW QUESTIONS AND TIPS

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Tell me about yourself... (Your answer should contain much more about your job skills than your personal life.) Talk about the growth of your career, what you learned from previous employment or even things like how your volunteer worked help you develop your organizational, time management and leadership skills.

? What are your strengths?

 (If you really enjoy new challenges and tackle them in an organized manner, this would be a useful strength in almost any situation.) You can talk about your ability to find unique solutions to problems. Be prepared with some concrete examples, since that may be the follow-up question.

? What are your weaknesses?
 

 (A "good" weakness might be that you have trouble leaving the office behind when you go home in the evenings.) This is a very difficult question that is not asked often, but it's one you should prepare for anyway. If you talk about your temper, your tendency to gossip or the fact that you're lazy, you may as well pack up and go home right then. If you mention a weakness such as your lack of patience with people who don't do their share of the work, you should also mention that you keep this impatience to yourself and try very hard not to express it toward others.

? Do you have any questions about our company? (If you have paid attention during the interview and if you have done your homework, this would be a good time to ask for more details about some aspect of the company's organizational structure or products. It would not be a good time to ask about your first raise. You could also ask questions about the community, their training program or details about the work environment.)

? Where do you expect your career to be in 10 years? (Be careful here. You do not want to give the impression that you're simply using this company as a stepping stone to another career. Think of a related managerial position within the company that would interest you.) There is a story about a young accountant who was asked this question by a CPA firm during an interview.
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The young accountant replied that he saw himself as the comptroller of a large corporation. In other words, "I'm just using your firm to teach me and then after you spend your resources training me, I will leave to go work for someone else." Needless to say, he was not offered a position with the CPA firm. They know that 75% of the people they hire will leave within 10 years, but they do not want to hire someone who comes in with that plan.

? What skills do you have that would benefit our company? (If your skills are not exactly those that the company may have requested, you can point out the skills you have that would be valuable to any company. Examples of these skills are: your ability to plan and execute long-term projects, your ability to organize information into usable data, your ability to research complicated issues, or your ability to work well with a team.) If your skills are not perfect for this particular company, you can mention how quickly you were able to adapt and learn in other situations. Again, be prepared with specific examples in case you are asked to elaborate.

? Why did you leave your last job? (This is not an opening to speak badly of your former employer. There is almost always a way of wording the explanation so that you do not sound like a "problem employee" and your former employer does not sound like an undesirable company.) As unfair as it may seem, there is almost no time when you should say something bad about your former employer. You can talk about the lack of potential for upward mobility, the fact that your job responsibilities changed to the point that it no longer fit into your career plan, your need to move to be closer to your aging parents, the need to reduce travel time, your need for a more challenging job, or anything else that does not get into personalities or other conflicts. If you were fired for cause, you may want to be up front about it, explain the circumstances and accept responsibility for your actions. Practice your answers to this question with someone who has interview experience. However, don't lie. If you can't say anything positive about your former employer, don't say anything. It could come back to haunt you.
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IMPORTANT INTERVIEW TIPS
1. Arrive a little early. If you arrive about fifteen minutes before the scheduled interview time, you will have time to collect your thoughts, wipe the perspiration from your hands, and scan the lobby for current company information. You will also show your interviewer that you value his or her time.

2. Do your homework. Know the interviewer's name and how to pronounce it (including proper title: Mr., Mrs., Dr., etc.). Know the company's major products or services, the organization of the company (divisions, parent company, etc.), current business news about the company and the company's major customers and competitors. You can learn most or all of this information from the company's website, annual report or company literature.

3. Bring a Spare Copy of Your Resume in a Briefcase or Folder. This demonstrates that you are prepared. It also gives the interviewer something to take notes on.

4. Expect to Spend Some Time Developing Rapport. Personal chemistry is a main ingredient in the hiring process. Try to relax and become comfortable with the interviewer.

5. Watch Your Non-Verbal Communication. Maintain an open body posture and appropriate eye contact. Seat yourself at a reasonable distance from the other person. Smile.

6. Don't Be Embarrassed by Nervousness. Interviewers are human, and they often become nervous, too. In fact, nervousness is a good sign - it shows that you are taking the interview seriously. Avoid nervous mannerisms such as tapping your fingers, feet, playing with pens, etc.

7. Body language is powerful! Good eye contact, a warm, natural smile and a firm handshake can help you overcome nervousness, develop a personal rapport and present a confident image.

8. Don't Play Comedian or Try to Entertain the Interviewer. It is important to be personable, but do not overdo it.

9. Don't Exaggerate or Lie. You might be tempted to embellish your achievements in the interview, but it will come back to haunt you on the job!
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10. Follow the Interviewer's Lead. Don't try to take over the interview. Stick to the main subject at hand, but do not dwell too long on one point. It is better to deal with many questions rather than just one or two in-depth questions, unless that's where the interviewer leads you.

11. Be Prepared For Personal Questions, Even Some Inappropriate Ones. Anticipate how you will handle personal questions without blowing your cool. Some interviewers may not be aware of what they can and cannot legally ask you. Be sure you understand the question. It is okay to ask for clarification.

12. Emphasize the Positive. Be frank and honest, but never apologize for lack of experience or weaknesses. You can be self-confident without being overconfident or flippant. If you are new to the job market, your lack of experience has one very positive feature: you do not have to "unlearn" bad habits or different practices learned from previous employers. Many employers like the idea that you can be taught their individual company procedures without needing to get rid of other training first.

13. Wait for an Offer to Bring Up Salary. Let the interviewer bring up this subject. Often salary and benefits are not discussed at all on the first interview. Even though everyone knows that salary is important, you do not want to give the impression that it is the only consideration. If it is, you can be easily lured away be a competitor offering a slightly higher salary. The interviewer needs to see that you are interested in the other aspects of the job like the potential for growth, learning or the challenge of the position.

14. Don't be Afraid to Think Before You Speak. Use silence and intentional pause to your advantage. Time is occasionally needed to think and to reflect. The interviewer will respect you for taking a questions seriously enough to give it a moment or two of consideration before answering.

15. Emphasize What You Can Do For The Organization. This means emphasizing your transferable skills. However, be careful not to reveal trade secrets from a previous employer. Employers are concerned most with what you can do for them. Focus on your ability to tackle new situations, your communication skills, interpersonal abilities, analytical thinking talents, and other skills developed while in college or in previous positions.

16. Don't give "Prepared Answers". Most employers know at these stock answers when they hear them. This is a good reason to use interview question / answer guide as just that - guides. If your answers are not personalized to your situation, they will sound forced and unnatural. You might be surprised to learn how often interviewers hear the phrase, "I really like working with people." The phrase is used so often that it has lost it's meaning!

17. NEVER Speak Badly about a Former Employer. If there were problems with previous experiences, try to put your answers in the positive rather than the negative. If you slight a former employer, the interviewer may assume that you will someday do the same to him or her.
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18. Watch Your Grammar and Your Manners. Employers are interested in candidates who can express themselves properly. Even if you have to slow down to correct yourself -- do it! Use slang expressions very sparingly. If your knowledge of rules of etiquette are rusty, take a "refresher course" from a knowledgeable friend.

19. Be Prepared to Ask Questions. Almost all interviewers will ask if you have any questions. You should have some ready and should have at least one that is related to the conversation you have just completed. This demonstrates that you are both prepared and interested. Your questions should be related to details about the company and should be based on the information you learned from the homework you have done (see Tip #2). You should not ask questions like "How long to I have to wait before I can take a vacation?" Save those what's-in-it-for-me questions for later.

20. Use Telephone Interviews. If you are applying for jobs in places in other states, you can suggest a short telephone interview. Even a preliminary telephone interview can help you assess whether or not it would be worth your time and expense to travel for a personal interview.

21. Don't Expect an Immediate Job Offer. Offers usually follow the interview, a few weeks later. If you are offered the position on the spot, it is appropriate for you to ask for one or two days to think about the offer before responding.

22. Be Careful With the Closing. Do not linger. End quickly and courteously. Thank your interviewer for the interview. Smile.

23. Be Yourself! You do not want to get hired on the basis of something you are not. You want to be hired for who you are!
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TOTAL PLACEMENT GUIDE

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Hello All,
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I hope this new initiative to keep you well informed about campus Interviews
placement experience will be useful to you.


Get the basics right and the work is done.
It does not matter much what you have done in the past. But your pre-placement preparation matter a lot. This is the time that you get into your best and concentrate on the essential.

There are 4 essentials that are given below, they are

1. Recruitment Procedure
2. Preparation Guide
3. Books
4. Teaser Questions

Let me first explain how a company conducts recruitment.

Recruitment Procedure

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1. Pre-Placement Talk ( PPT ) ( Optional )
2. Candidate Selection ( Optional )
3. Aptitude Test ( Optional )
4. Group Discussion ( Optional )
5. Interview ( Required )

Note: Optional/Required denotes that, it may or may not be conducted by the company.

1. Pre-Placement Talk 
*****************

This is what they generally call as PPT. In a PPT, the recruiting people will give a
presentation ( It may include company history, area of expertise, certification level, working
environment, salary details, etc ). Almost every company gives a PPT. It is better that you
attend the PPT, to better understand the company and sometimes they ask you what felt
about the PPT in interview. Please don?t take notes during PPT.

2. Candidate Selection 
******************

In this step they select the candidates for the next step. This is done based on some
criteria. Example: CGPA and/or ( Arrear / No Caring Arrear/ No Arrear at all ). This will be
done before or after the PPT. Some times companies announce it early before you come for
the PPT. So keep it in mind that, there is some procedure like this, before you get the chance
to write the aptitude test.

3. Aptitude Test 
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This is done either online or paper based. The test may consist of the following topics.
1. Quantitative Test ( Included in All Test )
2. Analytical Test
3. Verbal Test
4. Non Verbal Test
5. Puzzles
6. Technical Test ( Eg: C , C++, Algorithm Implementation, RDBMS, etc )
Normally 2 or 3 topics are given. The topics given will vary upon companies. Quants
are very important (Remember R.S.Aggarwal is the Bible).
Based upon the Aps mark, the candidates are short listed for the next step.

4. Group Discussion 
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This is conducted by only few companies. GD is conducted in short time say 15 to 20
minutes. There may be 10(roughly) members in each group. Getting chance to speak is less. So
don?t keep mum. Speak out, it?s ur life.

5. Interview 
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If you need a job, then you cannot miss this step.
It is divided into 2 steps
1. Technical Interview ( 1 or more rounds )
2. HR Interview
This may be conducted in same panel or different panel. You may not know that. Get
ready for both interviews. Some times both are conducted in a mixed fashion. You people
folks may know this well, because of mock interview experience. But don?t expect a mock
interview kind of action taking place. Ask folks who attended my panel about their interview
experience. Normally they won?t talk too soft or too harsh. Be relaxed and comfortable.
Avoid nervousness, it really suppress your performance.
Ok. That?s the end of the recruitment procedure. They finally select the candidate after
the interview procedure is over. I hope that you would have got some overall idea of how
the recruitment is done.

Comments from my friends:

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In 2006, CTS directly conducted interview for the Top 10 students in each class (GCT, CIT, PSG)
without any test. In the same manner in 2007, Intel directly conducted interview for
the top 10 people. Bu this happens very rare.

Preparation Guide

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In this you will get to know the do?s, no?s and other essential information.
It comes under two categories. They are
1. Aptitude Test Prep
2. Interview Prep
3. Resume

1. Aptitude Test Prep 
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Just think about the competition you have. In order to get short listed for the next
step, you have to score top marks at Aps test. The fact that I can solve any kind of
problem, does not hold true here, because in Aps test you have to solve the problems
in short period of time. For that you have to solve really fast.
Regarding Quants, Analytical, etc you need more practice. Don?t think that ?I
can solve the quants problem, they are easy?, of course you can solve it, but make sure
to solve it in stipulated time.

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Eg: Most companies allot hardly a minute for each problem; in that case you have to
be very fast to get short listed.

You have to cross this hurdle to attend the interview or GD. Another is you may not
know what topics will be given in Aps test, except for some familiar companies.
Let us go through step by step procedure for different topics in Aps test.

a) Quantitative Test
b) Analytical Test
c) Verbal Test
d) Non Verbal Test
e) Puzzles
f) Technical Test 
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a) Quantitative Test 
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This is very important, because 95% of the companies conduct this test. You will get 1
min for each problem. Practice is the mantra for success.

Material to be used:
Book: Quantitative Aptitude by R .S. Aggarwal (Imp)
Old Question Papers for practice
Keep it mind that you have to solve fast.
Practice?Practice? Practice?

b) Analytical Test

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To get a real feeling about this test, see Barron's GRE Book?s analytical section. This
also needs practice to solve fast.

Material to be used:
Book: Barron's GRE Book
Old Question Papers for practice

c) Verbal Test 
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This will be very similar to GRE type questions, for this you need not study all
wordlist. Some may ask you to find error in sentence ( WIPRO ), fill in blank using apt
words, antonyms, analogy, reading comprehension, synonyms, series completion, etc.

Material to be used: 
Book: Verbal and Non Verbal Reasoning by R. S. Aggarwal (Imp) 
Barron's GRE Book 
Old Question Papers for practice 
Nearly 30-40% of the companies conduct verbal test. 
Eg: TCS always mix and use their old questions. 

d) Non Verbal Test 
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Use the book suggested below. They ask Ques like blood relation, coding-decoding,
anal reasoning, finding odd fig, etc.

Material to be used: 
Book: Verbal and Non Verbal Reasoning by R. S. Aggarwal ( Imp) 
Old Question Papers for practice 
20-30% companies conduct this test. It is better to have this group. It will be very 
useful. 

e) Puzzles 
********

To my knowledge only very few companies conduct puzzle test.
Eg: Infosys. But you can expect puzzles in interviews (Oracle, Microsoft, D E SHAW).
So prepare well.

Material to be used:
Book: Shakuntala Devi?s Puzzles to puzzle you ( Imp)
Brain Teaser and another book ( I forgot the name)
Old Question Papers for practice

f) Technical Test 
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They are conducted under different topics. They are
C ( Very Important )
C++ ( Important )
Data Structures ( few )
Java ( few)
DBMS ( few eg: oracle ) and OS ( few )
Write an Algorithm ( Eg: mock interview )
Microprocessor ( Only Honey Well )
You have to be very strong in C and C++.

For Data Structures be strong in mugging in complexity values, height and all the necessary
theoretical details. For writing algorithm, mostly they may give some problem of their own.
But learn some general problems, such as N Queens Problem, sorting, sorting, etc. This will
be very useful for interview.
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Material to be used:
Book:
C
Test ur C Skill ( Solve Completely )
C Under DOS Test ( Solve Completely )
Old Question Papers for practice
This is for aps purpose; I will suggest other books in forthcoming pages.

IMPORTANT: In Aps test, there will be Negative/No Negative Marks for questions.
Some times they are explicitly specified by companies. In other case, depending upon the
company you decide to whether to mark all the questions or not. Some companies give
trap questions ( Eg: Oracle, they sometimes ask abt attending the trap ques during
interview). Be careful in the case of very good companies ( Eg: D E Shaw had Negative
marks , but didn?t specify it ).
Above all this, contacts is very?.. Important.

2. Interview Preparation 
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Interview is not only about technical preparation. But it is far beyond that. You have
to market yourself, i.e. you have to impress them in any manner. You have to show
your potential (express your talent: sports, academic, programming, impress with ur
speaking ability, extracurricular, etc? ) .You may be a pisthu or u may great talent,
but everything depends on how u present yourself and deal the situation. This doesn?t
mean that you have to exaggerate your ability beyond the boundaries. Don?t try to
bluff too much.
I am trying to frighten u, but be careful in whatever u speak, because each and every
response from u counts. I am talking abt technical matter but in general.
After attending each interview, discuss the questions and other important things
among yourself. Because you can learn a lot by, knowing do?s and don?t do?s.
Don?t be afraid, shy, nervous and tensed. These will really make u perform below
your potential. If u do have this problem, don?t worry practice yourself by speaking in
English with ur friends, attend more GD, etc. Try to reduce your mistakes before u
attend the interview, because each and every chance are very valuable.

Let me explain things that are to be prepared for interview. Your final result depends 
on lot of factors. Every aspect has to be performed in a satisfying manner. Let me give 
a checklist of items for interview prep. 

a) Tell me About Yourself ( VERY IMPORTANT )
b) Project ( ATLEAST 1 )
c) Knowledge of ur Resume
d) Technical Prep
e) HR Prep
f) Puzzles ( asked in few companies ) 

Introduction

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You may well know abt the dress code. Most of the interviewers will be polite and
friendly. Have a smiling face and be careful about ur manners. Introduce ur self and have
a firm handshake with each members of interview panel. Remember u people never did
this in the mock interview. To say simple I am not laying rules that has to be strictly
followed, but some ways that can impress them. Don?t have too much enthu and degrade
ur self ( Eg: Never give file unasked, Never present project if unasked, don?t argue too
much, be careful in avoiding heated arguments?). Some people try to push things by
themselves without asking, such as giving the project report unasked and telling abt the
project. Don?t sit on the edge of the chair. Sit comfortably and don?t sit in tense manner.
These are not strict protocols. In addition to ur technical preparation, start thinking abt
handling the situation, answering various questions and what u should and should not
do. Get Ready to the HR session.
 

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a) Tell me About Yourself 
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Almost 95% percent of the companies ask first to, ?Tell me/us about yourself?. 
This is very very important. Don?t take the risk of making a random speech. Generally 
this should consists of telling about ur self, parents, schooling, college, hobbies, role 
model, strength, weakness, etc.. 
Always be very careful about what u speak, because u should be able to justify your 
statements. Eg: how has engineering helped u solve real problems, how has ur strength 
helped u, if u say ?I help others?, they may ask ? how do u help others, do u lend 
money?. you should be able to speak for at least 10 minutes. They may interrupt u and 
ask questions. Always be ready to give justification of what u speak. If they ask u to stop 
ur speech, end with it. 

PREPARE AND PRACTICE THIS TO PERFECTION, BE NATURAL, DON?T SHOW
THAT U HAVE MEMORIZED THE STATEMETNS. FINISH THIS IN THE HOLIDAY
ITSELF. TRY TO SAY THIS IN FRONT OF THE MIRROR OR FRIENDS. 

b) Project 
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Most of the companies ask abt project. Have at least a good project and its report.
Some times the report may be a problem, in those times avoid it. Some companies
may ask u to write the project code even if it is done in VB, ASP. (Eg : Oracle?). Be
ready to handle questions relating to ur project. Some times they ask very practical
questions.

c) Knowledge of ur Resume 
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The format will be give in plac cell. Don?t worry about it. But be ready to answer
questions regarding all the resume content.
Eg: inconsistent mark in semester
Packages, Hobbies, extracurricular, etc

If u have put working knowledge in linux/ unix, then know some basic abt it,
commands, other essentials, etc.. I mentioned abt knowing VB. I got these question, ? what is
the difference bt VB 3.0 and VB 6.0?. any guess abt my reply . I said ?sir, VB 6 is a higher
version of VB 3?. Even I laughed abt that. But the answer is VB 3 works in 16 bit OS , where
as VB 6 works in 32 bit OS. I hope u would be knowing the difference bt 16 bit and 32 bit OS.
Just imagine what question u can expect. Be cool and get ready for the unexpected.

Let me share my experience abt my hobbies that I mentioned in my resume : listening music,
reading books and magazines, playing cricket, net surfing.
In interviews I got these questions
What browser do u use, its version, its security levels, etc??
What magazines do u read?
What kind of music do u listen, rock, jazz?.etc?
Do u play for college cricket team? I said no
There will be nice, but be careful and don?t get caught. That?s why I said be ready to
answer for all u have put in ur resume
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d) Technical Preparation 
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It?s not necessary to study all the subjects. But
Let me say what are all necessary for tech prep
1. C, C++
2. At least 1 Field of Interest
3. DBMS
4. Data Structures
5. Miscellaneous subj

Regarding technical prep, u should know the difference abt prep for an exam and
interview. In an exam, u can write all those non sense stories. But in interview, u will
come across very simple and basic questions. But think of answering those questions in a
clear, attractive and illustrative manner.

Eg: what is an OS
What is a virtual function
What is operator overloading
What is call by value and call by reference
What is difference bt linux and unix
See that u have to fine tune ur self for answering the technical questions in
interview. I hope u got what I mean here.
C, C++ knowledge is very essential. I still know some people in final year who are still not
confident of C++. If u don?t get it right, get help from ur friends to learn it.

U should be strong in at least 1 subject. They may ask u simple questions; speak about a topic
in that subject
Eg: explain file system
Functions of OS
Some algorithms
Knowledge in DBMS is necessary independent of the Field of interest u choose.
Because most of the people will have knowledge in DBMS. So read it without fail.

For Data Structures, u should know
Algor complexity
Stack, queue, dequeu, hash table, linked list, double link list
Sorting and searching algor
Various Trees
You should know the various search and sorting alg ( ready to explain and implement
approx code ). Operation on linked list. Know the explanation for various trees bin tree,
complete bin tree, strictly bin tree, B tree, B+ tree. u need not learn the operation on B and B+
tree.
Some DS Ques
Reversing a linked list
Imple stack using queue
Imple queu usin stack
Deleting (n-k) th node. n-unknown. k-known
Solve N queens problem
What is B Tree, B+ tree, B* tree, red black tree, balanced tree, AVR?
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Know all the important algorithms, they will ask u to implem. Some companies ask to
Implem GCD, quicksort, LCM, bin search, etc?
Some companies ask question randomly from ur syllabus. So answering them depends
on ur memory. Have some basic knowledge in Networking, distributed comp/arc.
What is RMI,RPC
What is Dist OS, Net OS
Various Topologies
IMPORTANT:
You need not study DLD, CA, etc unless needed for that company. Eg: study
Microprocessor for Honeywell. Otherwise it?s not needed.

e) HR Preparation 
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This is about how and what u speak. Start rediscover about yourself i.e strength,
weakness, etc.. don?t ask others, ? what should I say for my strength, weakness?. U
know better abt ur self than any other. The answer that u get from inner self will be
true and u can justify it. In the case of weakness, make sure it?s not much negative. Eg:
don?t say I hate or don?t like programming. U lose because, we r going into a software
company and how would they recruit u if say I hate progr?
Eg:
What are ur strength, weakness, objectives ( IMPORTANT )
How does ur friend describe yourself ( IMPORTANT )
Why should I recruit u ( IMPORTANT )
Speak on any topic for particular no of minutes
Do u have any ques to ask
Why did u choose IT
Who is a leader, R u a leader, where has it helped
They will make u make loose talks, be careful of what u speak. Don?t talk of higher
studies, ask abt salary, ill of college, classmates, others.
Know details abt company thru Net.

f) Puzzles 
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Few companies ask puzzles in interview. Oracle, D E Shaw.
Some ques are like ? a man is lying dead in a ground. And a packet is around him.
How had he died?
For infosys, they ask u to solve the aps ques, to check whether u have really solved the
prob. Careful with this prob.

BOOKS

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Aptitude Books:

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Quantitative Aptitude by R .S. Aggarwal
Verbal and Non Verbal Reasoning by R. S. Aggarwal
Shakuntala Devi?s Puzzles to puzzle you and her other books
George W Summers Brain Teasers
Barron's GRE Book
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Technical Books: 
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C
The C Programming Language by K & R
Deep C
Advanced C Tips and Tricks ( Excellent Book, but hard to get )
Study soft copy of C FAQ
C++
OOP using C++ by Robert Lafore
C++ Complete Reference
C++ FAQ
Java
Java Complete Reference
Core Java ( Not Necessary )
Make sure you know well ( eg: threads), before you make commitment about your
expertise in java. Keep in mind that, they have more practical exposure than us. Don?t try to
bluff.
Data Structure and Algorithms
Data Structure using C and C++ by Tenenbaum, Augestein and Langsam
( GREEN BOOK )
Computer Algorithms by Ellis Horowitz, Sahni and Rajasekaran
( Reference ) ( Yellow Book )
Data Structures, Algor and App using C++ by Sarthaj Sahni
( Reference )
OS
OS by Galvin & Silberschatz
Modern OS by Tanenbau ( use this to study Synchronization Concepts )
OS A Design Oriented Approach by Charles Crowley
( Reference , Excellent Book for deep understanding)
The Design of UNIX OS by Maurice Bach ( UNIX REFERENCE )
C Odyssey in Unix ( REF: TO GET A OVERVIEW ABT UNIX OS )
DBMS
Silberschatz
Navathe
You select book of ur choice for DBMS.

Don?t get afraid by the number of books suggested. It is not necessary that you should
study all the books that I have suggested. Each author explains the concepts in a different
perspective. May be you can just make a try with the reference books.

General Books: 
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This is not related to placement, but general.
Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus
( Better Opp Sex Understanding, don?t miss to read it )
You can Win
Teaser Questions
1. What is the structure of object file?
2. What is the difference between bt object and executable file?
3. How is a program linked and executed?
4. The CPU Utilization of a computer is 100%. Is it possible to execute a new application
under the above condition?
5. What is the difference bt time sharing, multi programming and multi tasking?
6. What is the difference bt a function and a system call?
7. What is multi threading?
8. What is the difference bt Unix and Linux
9. What are the different OS Architectures?
10. What is Micro Kernel Architecture?
11. What is a signal?
12. What is i-node?
13. What is symbolic and hard link in Unix?
14. Reverse a linked list?
15. Sorting a linked list?
16. Write an efficient C code to multiply a number by 7, 15.
17. What is Virtual function?
18. What is a balanced tree?
19. Why is ellipsis used in C program?
20. Implement a Copy Constructor.
21. How is dynamic memory allocation done?
22. What is polymorphism?
23. What is reference in C++?
24. What is difference bt inline fun and #define
25. What is a namespace?
26. What is a Friend Function?
27. Can destructors be virtual?
28. Can constructors be virtual?
29. What is pure virtual function?
30. What is operator overloading?
31. What is a template?
32. What is RTTI?
33. What is Static and Dynamic type checking?
34. What is downcast?
35. What is difference bt overloaded functions and overridden functions?
36. Can virtual functions be overloaded?
37. What is Memory Leak?
38. What is Wild Pointer?
39. What is final class and final member function?
40. What are COM, ActiveX, and OLE?
41. How can C code call C++ code?
42. How can C++ code call C code?
43. What is private and protected inheritance?
44. Write C code to dynamically allocate memory for 2-D and 3-Darray?
45. What are Structure and Union in C?
46. What are Function Pointer and explain with an example?
47. What is BSS and initialized area?
48. What is assertion in C?
49. What is Lvalue and Rvalue?
50. What is Heap?
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CONCLUSION: 
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I hope that I have covered details that are necessary, but I might have missed a few.
So, continue ur thinking. The difficulties that we faced is that the company did?t come
continuously. There is some time gap bt each company. Even though we confident, that time
gap brings up psychological pressure. It is critical time for u, this is the time to encourage ur
class mates and keep everyone in good spirit. Try to conduct seminars for important subjects
by students who knows the subject very well, it will help a lot.
Don?t be afraid of failures. Learn from it. Never Lose ur Hope. There is a saying, ?Rough
Seas Make Good Sailors?. Because hard times, will make us more mature and help us learn
more. That would be good for our life.

Be Optimistic, Energetic and Confident while attending the interview. Surely
you will achieve success for your great effort and hard work. Always Have the Fire Burning
that it is possible and u win it.

My Best Wishes.. !!
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