Sample test paper conducted on 6th AUGUST 2007 AT BESU,Shibpur (WB).
IBM PAPER ON 6th AUGUST
Hi folks,
I am Arnab Mandal, a student of final year BE (IT) and a fresh IBMer. I
would like to share my experience with you. On 6th August,2007 IBM visited
our campus (Bengal Engineering and Science University,Shibpur) to recruit
for GBS. The programme started with a nice PPT followed by the written test,
GD and PI.
WRITTEN TEST
1. Data Matrices-
- 3 data matrices
- 5 questions from each
- Total 15 questions
- Time: 13 minutes
- No negative marking
Try to attempt at least 10 correctly. Mark all as there is no negative marking for this section.
2. Number Series-
- 20 questions
- Time: 4 minutes
- Negative marking: 1/4 each
Try to attempt at least 10 correctly. Be careful as there is negative marking. Don't make blind guess. It is very easy section. Very simple series will be there.
3. Quantitative Ability/Analytical Section-
- 12 questions
- Time:15 minutes
- Negative marking: 1/4 each
- Tricky questions from Profit & Loss, Time and Distance, Time and Work, Ratio and Proportion, Simple and Compound Interests etc.
Try to attempt at least 5 correctly. Be careful as there is negative marking. Don't make blind guess. One thing that you should remember is TIME MANAGEMENT. We were told to write an essay on "Politicians shold be honest" within 15 minutes.
GROUP DISCUSSION
Our topic was "Love marriage is better than arrange marriage". There
were 10 persons in a group and duration was around 15 minutes. First 10
minutes were for open discussion and then everybody was given 30 seconds to
summarize. Express your views only. It is not necessary that you have to
take one side; you can take dual-stand also. Speak confidently for a few
minutes.
PERSONAL INTERVIEW
Interviewers were very cool and friendly. My interview started with my
introduction. They asked some questions on my weakness. Then there were a
few HR questions. Those were very easy to answer. Then there were a few
questions from technical subjects viz. Digital Circuits, OS, C and System
Analysis and Design. I couldn't answer all of them. They actually look for
your attitude, aptitude and learnability. Be confident and show them that
you have good soft skills and adequate techical skill.Try to shift the
discussion to your areas of interest if there is any scope. So, be cool,
calm and confident.