PATNI PAPER ON 21st JUNE AT MUMBAI (Thakur
College of Engg & Tech)
ok,guys n gals honestly
speaking i never thought i wud ever b getting into a s/w company bcoz of my
average marks in engg n poor technical skills..but,here i am writing my
experience after selection which was thru a marathon process leaving us all
exhausted...
The Process:
getting 2 the selection process(as,i already mentioned a marathon 1),it was
divided in2 3 parts:
Aptitude Test:
basically consists of 3 sections which include quantative ability,analytical
ability & english section...all tat u ppl hav 2 do is b quick at quant(simple)
where stuff like ratio proportion,%age,profit/loss,simple geometry,time & work &
the like topics r asked...referring 2 r.s agarwal shud get u thru quant...as
far as logic goes it was a bit tricky,but its manageable..stuff like binary form
where if $=1 and *=0 then wat can ($***)+$* be expressed as????some questions on
groups of ppl....all of these can b easily managed by solving some practise
exercises frm ne logic/reasoning book...now,as far the english part is concerned
u don hav b a rocket scientist 2 clear it...it is one of the most simplest n
silliest questionnaires tat i hav ever seen...some vocabulary tests(silly)
followed by article insertion(super dumb) n a passage wid some questions(super
super dumb)...this section is not even worth mentioning so guys just chill as
far as english is concerned n try n attempt it1st...
the apti consisted of 60 questions which ver 2 b answered in 70 mins...the
subdivisons were as follows:
a) English(15 qs)
b) Analytical ability(15qs)
c) Quantitative ability(30qs)
Group Discussion (GD):
they made us wait a heck of a lot 4 this particular part...i cleared this part
wid out ne stress at all...the topic given 2 us was "marriage:a social trap?"
pls comment...the gd honestly was a cakewalk wherein if u speak up a little bit
u wud b selected..jus b forthright n clear wid in ur views n don digress frm the
topic...they give u fair chance 2 speak nehow...btw
v ver divided in2 groups of 10 ppl n there ver abt12 grps...don worry 2 much abt
the gd..jus speak up in a concise way n b communicative...
Personal Interview (PI):
this,basically was conducted in variations 4 different ppl wherein some like
me ver subjected thru both technical n hr interviews seperately while the others
jus had a single interview...i will describe my experience thru both the
interviews(hr
& technical):
HR:
k,ther was this expressionless man sitting in ther who as i entered asked me 2
take a seat n straightaway asked me the time...it was around 9.30 in the night n
then he asked me as 2 ven i had come 2 college...i told him at abt 9 in the
morning...he asked r u not tired after staying 4 so long??i tried 2 evade his
question but eventually replied tat though i was a bit stressed i was very happy
wid the way the selection process was conducted & it was a very fair process..he
then asked usual stuff like tell me abt urself,where i tol him abt myself n y i
wanted 2 b in the s/w industry...he asked me stuff like wat i thought was
challenging abt the s/w industry..2 which i replied i liked erp-sap systems n
the challenges faced by the industry 2 implement it in various
sectors....actually,ppl 2 b honest wid i think they chk ur confidence n
communication skills,the latter being the only 1 i was counting upon....after
some more grilling,he said i wud hav 2 go 4 a technical interview 4 abt 5-10
mins...this was the only scary part 4 me....
Technical:
a smart looking man with a mprominent moustache who was very polite took my
technical interview..he again asked me
the same things like tell me abt urself n stuff...i gave the same damn answers
which i had given during the time of my hr
interview..he asked me abt bubble sort algorithm which i wrote n then went in2
some confusing details abt for loops n stuff..i gave some ans 2 which he wasnt
convinced...he then said 4get programming n asked me a puzzle which i attempted
but cudnt solve ultimately..he tol me tat he dint expect me 2 give the answer 2
tat puzzle n many others had failed in doing so...he then wished me luck n tat
was the end of my interview...
Result Declaration:
then they declared the results at abt 11.30 in the night ven everybody was dizzy
n hungry n almost asleep..but neways the joy of getting selected overpowered all
of tat...i must admit their selection process is very fair,n u get a fair
chance...but at times more than the actual inerviews or the gds,the waiting
period makes u feel like jus walking out...but as they say"good things don come
easy"...os,guys if u r like me wid average %age,lack of interest in engg but gud
communicational skills n other interests i suggest u still try n pick up
placements bcoz every1 out ther is jus like us even though they may hav gr8
marks..n also all companies look 4 nowadays r adequate communication skills n
reasonable analytical skills.......so y give up an opportunity,ven its comin
walking up2 u,isnt it????
By,
Nitesh