Hello frends... this is Sonali Jindal
Written test was held on 15th march 2008
Recruitment process-->
1)Written test
2)Group discussion
3)HR interview
4)Technical inteview
1) Written test
English (easy). this section includes prepositions, synonyms, etc. u need not prepare anythin 4 this section. it's just, whtever english u hav learnt in ur life. Then comes the passage reading part. u wil b given 2 comprehension passages(easy). on the basis of these passages u hav 2 answer the questions. its very TIME CONSUMING. my suggestion wud b read them in the end.
Analytical ability . u must prepare wel 4 this sections. go for Quantitave RS Aggarwal(best buk). don leav chapters like average, time and work, percentage, profit loss, etc. my suggestion wud b 2 study almost all the chapters there in the buk.
Attention to detail(very easy). no need 2 prepare anythin. just needs concentration. u wil b given 3 options wich r very similar 2 each other. u hav 2 find whether they all r exactly same or 2 of them r same or none. 4 example- JJJJEEESCHG JJJJEESCHG JJJJEEESCHG
Then also there r some questions like 0 means * and 1 means $... Thus u hav 2 calculate ($*$)x$**.... (Dont remember exactly). these questions r easy but again TIME CONSUMING. so do them in the end. also questions like if * stands for +, / stands for *, + stands for - and - stands for / then calculate 20/2*2+20-5.
Essay. In 10min u hav 2 write an essay(around 100words). i don think essays r chekd, rest don know. essay topic was "Education system in india".
All in all written test is easy.. but u really need 2 take care of TIME. In the last 5min... i was stil left wit 2 passages and + stands for - type questions. i was so tensed. then first i started reading the questions in the passage an then lookin 4 answers in the passage. i managed 2 do 3-4 questions. then 2min were left,an no time 2 solve questions or read another passgae so i just ticked the left over options. so i blindly attempted 12-15 questions(no negative marking). wen i came out of the room, i was sad that i cudnt read passages neither i cud solve some questions. but i think i did rite by leavin passages 4 the end. bcoz i cud attempt quantitave part. wich other students cudnt. Out of around 5000 students, 600 students cud clear the written test.
2) Group discussion(held on 12 april)
This is an elimination round. many people say it's the most difficult round, but it is not. All u need 2 do is be LOUD and clear. the moderator shud hear ur voice. there were 15 students in 1 grup. an the modertaor askd us 2 choose a topic. but he gav his own topic. my topic was "Role of media". amongst the 15students only 2(includin me) were against the role of media. i said that media is very important so as 2 make people aware abt whts happenin around u, but 2day media is not playin its role properly as it is entering into people's personal lives(kareena an shahid case)....bla bla....
To be different in crowd sometimes u hav 2 be against all the students, aftr all u hav 2 come in limelight. also this helps in carryin on the GD, bcoz if every1 wud hav the same thots then... GD wont continue as no one is against anyone. i read somewhere tht u shud try 2 initiate the gd. i did not initiate, but i was the 2nd person 2 speak. and if u want 2 initiate the GD, make a STRONG point. by just starting u wont get thru. in my grup the person who initiated dint get thru, coz he dint hav strong point an also he dint say a single word aftrwards. try 2 speak in the beginning coz later u mite not get chance 2 speak as it becomes a fish market. its a gud point if u try 2 calm every1. In GD only speakin is not important, u must listen also. there was one student who spoke a alot but dint let others speak. so he was not selectd. also don't point finger or aggressive, u wont get selectd. wenevr u want 2 speak, raise ur hand.. this shows courtsy.
other GD topics were Cinema, Black, Tea or coffee, Reservation.
Around 300 students were elimintaed.
3) HR interview
one can hav HR interview 1st or Tech interview 1st. in my case HR first. my interview went GREAT!! this round is very easy 2 get thru. u need 2 qualitites..GOOD COMMUNICATION SKILLS and CONFIDENCE. don think u cannot get rejectd in this round. if u don hav either of these 2 qualities.. u r out.
4) Tech Interview
pheeewww...!!! last round. being a computer science student u must knw C++ and DBMS. if he asks abt ur project and u don knw much abt it then speak abt ur project continuously so tht u don stop, in fact he asks u 2 stop. make him sure that u knw everythin abt ur project, so tht he doesnt asks u any further questions on project. he mite ask u ur favourite subject. Prepare ur subject wel.
he askd me:- wich languages u knw?
me:- C++ but i hav interst in DBMS also (as i dint want him 2 ask me on c++)
He:- wich database u hav been workin on?
Me:- sql server 2005
He:- wht do u do on tht?
Me:- fire simple queries.. learnin in colg thz days.. i knw basics (i wantd him 2 ask me basics an not RDBMS--cursors, triggers, etc)
He:- askd me 2 rite select command syntax, all operators, some functions, an gave me one query in wich i had 2 tel whether it was correct or not.
Me:- i gav all answers, but got stuck a lil in the last question in wich i had 2 tel it's corrct or not.
He:- Ok. any queries regardin accenture??
Me:- i askd 2-3 questions, wich intimated me tht perhaps i m in..
So finally i made it. i was so happy.. so relieved. 100 students(round of) finally cleard. i had sat in Wipro, but cudnt clear tech round. an now this company was my next target. Just take care tht if u clear written.. don let the company go off ur hands. coz 2 clear written amongst 1000s is very difficult. an also DON loose hope. If not this company then may b next. "somethin better is waitin 4 u.." and yes LUCK matters alotttttt. u mite come across some strict interviewer, or u mite not hav come in the site of moderator durin GD. LUCK PLAYS A BIG ROLE.
anyways gudluk..!!!! never loose hope :)
