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Infosys Selection Procedure
Infosys Technologies has got the
most structured recruitment process among all
IT companies in India. First of all, they do not
have any distinction between any branch of Engg.
Whatever be the branch, you can sit up for the
selection process if you qualify their other eligibility
criteria like marks and time gap. i.e Once you
had appeared for any test at Infosys, you will
have to wait for 9 months until you appear for
any of their recruitment process.
For
Off-campus, send in your resumes to the mailId
mentioned and you are sure to get a call latter
if you meet their academic criteria. Hence once
you send the resume, start preparing for the exam,
because you are sure to get a call. You may get
call through e-mail invitation and further the
admit card will be send to your postal address
through courier/post.
Latest
selection process. ( As on March 2006)
The
duration of the selection process is 2.5 hrs which
includes filling in an application form, an Aptitude
Test ( Analytical Thinking and Arithmetic Reasoning)
and a test of Communicative English Language.
The duration of the tests alone will be 90 minutes.
The
Aptitude Test will be generally of Puzzles type
and the no. of questions will vary between 9 -
15. The best way to practice for the tests is
to go through the previous question papers at
Freshersworld.com or refer books like Sakuntala
Devi or George Summers.
Go through the Maximum No. of previous question
papers and prepare well for the puzzles.
Exam Place : Chennai
Date : 2006
Submitted By : Rekha, Chennai
Rating : 4 out of 5
I am doing my final year engineering in Chennai.
I have been selected for Infosys in the campus
recruitment taken place in ST.JOSEPH's college
on 6th and 7th July 2006. Totally 2500 students
appeared for apty tests from 12 famous colleges
in Chennai. They selected 504 students for the
final interview and nearly 430 students have been
placed after the final interview.
APTTITUDE PAPER : duration 1 hr
(1) a jeweler makes a window display. he has
7 gems of which he needs to display 6. Three on
the left side of the pane on three on the right.
With following conditions. let the gems be Armanet,
diamond, emerald, sapphire, garnet, opal and ruby.
1.armanet should be always displayed on left side
2.diamond always on the right
3.ruby should not be kept with diamond or garnet.
4.emerald and sapphire should always be on the
same side. (8 marks)
1] what are the possible combinations on the
possible for left pane.
a] Armanet, garnet, opal
b] Armanet, ruby, garnet
c] Diamond, emerald, sapphire
d] Armanet, emerald, garnet
2] What are the possible combinations on the possible
for right pane.
a] Diamond, garnet, opal
b] Diamond, ruby, opal
c] Armanet, emerald, sapphire
d] Diamond, garnet, ruby
3] If garnet, diamond, opal are on the right
side what is possible option for right side.
a] Ruby, Armanet, sapphire
b] Armanet, emerald, ruby
c] Armanet, emerald, sapphire
d] Ruby, emerald, sapphire
4] If Armanet, ruby, opal are on the left side
what is possible option for left side.
a] Diamond, garnet, emerald
b] Diamond, sapphire, garnet
c] Garnet, sapphire, emerald
d] Diamond, emerald, sapphire
Approach: using the conditions eliminate the
options, you will get the correct answer
(2) There is a six-faced die. Numbering should
be done from 1 to 6.How many ways the numbering
can be done, with a condition that 1 and 6, 2
and 5, 3 and 4 comes on the opposite sides of
the die. Approach: fix 1 and 6 on opposite sides.
We can fix 2 n5 in two ways and 3 n 4 in two ways
So totally there are four ways. Interchange sides
of 6 n 1 we can follow the above procedure to
get another four ways. So there are 8 ways Follow
the above method by keeping 3 n 4 and 2 n 5 as
fixed. So the total ways are 8+8+8 =24 ways
Answer: I wrote 24 ways. But my friends said 15.
So plz check it.
(3) Temperature systems A & B 14 in A = 36
in B and 133 in A =87 in B at what temp both will
be equal
Approach: try to form two simultaneous equations
and solve u will get the answer as 52.5
(4) A vendor who is an ex-mathematician has a
number of apples and when he arranges them in
rows of 3 he is left with one more, when he arranges
them in rows of 5 again he is left with 1 more,
Same happens with when he tries to arrange them
in rows of 7 and 9 that is 1 apple is left extra.
But when he arranges them in a row of 11 he is
left with none. Can u tell me how many apples
were there? Ans: 946
The no is a multiple of 3,5,7,9 + a remainder
of 1. So
3* 5* 7* 9= 945 + 1 =946
946 /11= 86
So it is divisible by 11 also.
(5)There is a peculiar island where people speak
a strange language called 'Kubi'. The men always
speak truth and a women never say two 2 consecutive
truth or false statements, that is, if she says
truth statement once then she says false statement
next and vice versa. The boys and girls always
lie. One day I asked a child "Are you a boy
or girl ?" and the child replied in Kubi.
Since I didn't know the language, I asked the
child's parents what it means. One of the parents
said "The child says, "I am a boy"
and the other said that "The child is a girl.
He lied".
a) Is the child a boy or a girl?
b) Which parent answered first?
Ans: The child is a girl and father answered first.
Approach: Take the statement "The child is
a girl. He lied". If 'He lied' is true, then
the child is a girl is a false. Likewise, is 'He
lied' is false, then the child is a girl is true
=> The second statement was given by the child's
mother and hence the father answered first.
Take the statement "The child says,"I
am a boy". Since the father always speak
the truth, the child should have said that he
was a boy. But then the child lies, so he cannot
be a boy => the child was a girl.
(6) Jan robinson, kate jones, john smith are
engineer, pilot & biochemist not in the order.
they have three martian assistants . as they find
difficulty with martian names they gave them nick
names as smith, robinson, jones as their masters
name.
1.robinson is an yomi
2.all martians speak uri.
3.the martians name is the same as the bio chemist
is naim
4.robinson beats engineer in the chess
(one more condition) who is the pilot? dont remember
exactly..
Ans: Jan Robinson
(7) One day A and B set their watches together.
Both of them are unaware that A's watch was getting
faster by 2 min per hour and B's watch was getting
slower by 1 min per hour. After sometime, they
discovered that A's watch was 1 hr ahead of B's
watch. How long it takes to have a difference
of 1 hr?
Ans: 20 hrs
Approach: if the present time is 5 AM. After 1
hr in A's watch the time will be 6.02 AM
And in B's watch the time will be 5.59 AM. The
difference is 3 mints. So for the difference of
three mints it takes 1 hr. Therefore for the difference
of 1 hr (60 mints) it will take (60*1)/3=20 hrs
(8) A horse covers half of t total distance at
12mph without load and the remaining distance
at 4mph with load. What is the average speed of
the horse?
Formula use: 2xy/(x+y)
X=12mph y=4mph
So average speed = 6mph
(9) Series3,10,7,8,--,12,9,16
Ans: 11
Approach: difference between (10,7) (8,11) (12,9)
is 3
Also difference between (7,8),(11,12) is 1
46656,3125,256,27,--,1
Ans: 4
Approach:
6^6=46656
5^5=3125
4^4=256
3^3=27
2^2=4
(10) There are 100 pieces of plastics, connecting
two pieces are considered as one move. How many
moves are used to connect all 100 pieces?
Ans: 99 moves
Approach: for example for 5 pieces we need 4 moves.
So for 100 pieces its 99 moves
VERBAL
duration: 45 mints
Very easy. no need of any preparations...it will
be easy if ur good at basic grammar
It consists of
*Comprehension
*Selecting the correct word to complete the sentences
*Identify the wrong sentence
*identify the correct sentence
etc..
INTERVIEW EXPERIENCE
Actually we have been informed that they won't
ask us any technical questions so I didn't even
touch anything for technical. Our college was
called at 12pm for HR round. We enquired the attended
students about the interview they also said that
they didn't ask anything technical. I was very
cool. But it didn't stay for long time.
I was called to panel number 24 (totally number
of panels = 24)
Here goes my interview experience
I: excuse me sir!!
HE: come in, take ur seat.
I: thank you sir!
HE: i think u have waited for quite long time.
Take some water and make urself cool.
I: ok sir (I drank water in the bottle on the
table) and said thank you sir!
HE: hmmm..tell me about your background
I: explained about myself.
HE: tell something that you dont like
I: i dont like those who comment at the back.
HE: but it happens all around!
I: yes sir, but i can accept criticism. They can
tell me directly.
HE: oh! Ok.Tell what you like..
I: i am a self made person. I like to live on
my own..blah blah
HE: (sudden reaction) what!!! U dont like to be
a self made person is it??
I:sir,u asked me about what i like.
HE: is it..ok..can you tell me what are the subjects
u learnt in 3 yrs..
I: we had dept. Subjects only from 2nd semester..we
had circuit theory,electronic devcies..
HE: what is circuit theory??
I: i told him it is the basics of our stream..blah
blah
HE:what is kirchoff's law??
I: (i was very much shocked to hear that question
since even though its basic..i forgot all those
laws and i didnt refresh) i don't know sir.
HE: what is electronic devices??
I: i told him..
HE: ok..tell me what is resistor, capacitor etc
I: i told him..
HE: ok where resistor is used??? Tell me some
real time examples..
I: i told him its used in FAN
HE : fan a??? R u sure?? Ok tell in which part
of fan, the resistor is used? Whether its n regulator
or fan?
I: truly speaking i don know the answer..i told
him its used in both..
HE: is it??? What is the function of regulator..
I: to control the speed..
HE: how does it works??
I: sir i am a ECE student..i dont know about all
these..
HE: what is flip flop??
I: its a circuit which stores one bit of information..it
can be either 0 or 1
HE:what is the real time application??
I: (i dont know but i said)its used in switches
sir!
HE: switches?? Ohh where..(he showed me switch
board) are the flip flops used here???
I: i don't know sir
HE: am i asking anything difficult?? I am just
asking u the basic questions..but you are not
able to answer!!
I: just kept calm and had little smile
HE: what you have learnt for 3 years????
I: sir, i am quick learner sir..i will manage
and kept calm
HE: what quick learner?? What u ve done for all
3 years??
I: kept calm
HE: what is a satellite??
I: i told him..
HE: what are the types of satellites??
I: geo stationary satellite..(i know only this!!)
HE: then,what else??
I: kept calm
HE: can u understand what i am asking??? Your
not able to answer any questions properly,i think
you have problem with understanding
I: no sir, i am a hard worker and quick learner
n kept calm
HE:i dont think so..you are having 80% but your
not able to answer any questions..
I:kept calm
HE:i have asked nearly 10 questions but u didnt
give any satisfactory answers!!
I: smiled and kept calm
HE: i expected more from you man!!
I: sir i am very sincere to my work sir..
Then he gave me two puzzles i solved one correctly
and the other left in the middle...
HE:do u have any questions??
I: i wanna know abt my carrier growth
HE: what you want to know in that??
I: about my growth
HE: how will u perform ?
I: sir,i will do my best!!
HE: you will get the best.
I: thank you sir
HE: Anymore questions??
I: no sir,
HE: thanks for coming,..
I was totally upset after coming out of the panel..i
heard all my friends had HR interview that for
just 5 -7 mints...but i had for 20 mints!!! I
lost my interest and messaged my friends about
this. They all convinced me and said that i had
a stress interview and those who have stress interview
will have the maximum chances of getting in..
I waited for nearly 4 hrs after my interview....all
504 students were called to open air auditorium..they
announced results for each college.when i heard
my name..i was so happy..i had felt like reaching
something...
One thing i like to share for INFY aspirants!!
Try to solve all the old papers and sakunthala
devi's puzzles to puzzle you
There s no need of any preparation for VERBAL
its like a cake walk..very very easy..
Once you cleared APTY..ur almost 90 %into the
company... The remaining 10% as i faced u may
have stress interview..stay cool always...have
a smile in your face always...he will try to break
it..dont show any reaction..have eye contact always..
But mostly u wont have stress interview...it will
be very rare...but guys those who r getting stress
interview will be selected surely...its a fact...all
the students who have attended my panel have been
selected except one guy who have wrong information
about the company..so be careful about it...
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