Topic: IBM Placement Paper-23 MAR 2007

ROUND 1 (WRITTEN TEST):
The aptitude test was very easy. We were having 55 questions to solve.
There were 4 sections:

1:VERBAL
There were questions on prepositions, fill in the blank with correct word. Solve these first as they are very easy. then there was a passage. Try to do this at last. this saves time.

2:APTITUDE
Logic based questions and some questions on probability. there was a question which was to be solved by venn diagram. It was having 3 sub questions. blood relation problem.

3:ATTENTION TO DETAIL
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This is very easy try to attemt it first. there were questions like $represent 1 and * represents 0.there were 5 questions nary numbers concept. there was question like * represent +,/ represents - and so on. there were around 3 questions. evaluate xpression as 3/4+6....

4:COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL
10 questions. They asked the output of small C language command. 2 questions were on UNIX commands some question were on SQL.

This was all about aptitude.
Then they told us to write an essay on "Money brings irresponsibility". they gave us 15 minutes.
try to make it impressive..they may ask question on essay like why do you think so..
try to get above 35 in apti..Apti started round 9:30. results were out till 12:30.

ROUND 2 (Technical & HR):
We were having only one interview ti+pi. my interview was at 4'O clock in afternoon. here r some questions:
Tell me about yourself.
what is cursor, accelerator in C.
what is data structure.
what is pointer.
he asked me to solve 2 problems on work-time
if 75 men require 30 days how many 25 will require. both were from R.S.AGARWAL.
some unix commands.
your favourite subject.why.
r u interested in having higher studies
if you r offered job by ORACLE n IBM at the same time, which 1 will u select.why.

JUST BE YOURSELF !dont give any fake answer. they may pull your leg on that point. Be cool! maintain eye-contact and KEEP SMILING. believe me, this works !!even if u r not able to ans any question, dont be tensed, just tell him that u dont know it.

This was first time i cleared my apti..n..i got selected! I was benefited by this site. So i contributed my paper. Thanks to all those who have contributed earlier.

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