Topic: IBM Placement Paper,17 MAR 2007,KOLKATA

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	1. Written test (Meritrac): 55 qs to be answered within one 
Hour & an essay to be written within 10 mins. 

For Aptitude test, paper was easy but time consuming if u r not fast, there also 
exist overall cutoff (in our case it was 30+) & sectional cutoffs for only CSE, 
IT, MCA, MTECH students so consistency in each section is required.  

Section 1: English aptitude (article preposition, RC, Synonyms)

Section 2: quantitative aptitude

Section 3: analytical ability

Section 4: computer section  

For Quantitative aptitude & Analytical ability I will suggest to solve RS 
AGGARWAL (both) specially venn dia, mathematical operations, puzzle test, data 
sufficiency, binary conversion, direction test, time distance speed, profit 
loss, percentage problems. & for technical qs from Unix, DBMS, C etc  

Sorry guys I cant provide u the details of written paper as I was then busy in 
solving them.  

2. Interview: (my interview was mainly HR basis & it was at 
least 30 min long)

Before announcing results the told us to gather in a room. One of them failed to 
find the room so I asked him "can I help u sir? He queried I answered then he 
asked my name after asking whether I am a candidate or not? & said I cleared the 
written!". As I have scored too well in written (here I utilized my time 
management) so I was the first one who went to face technical + HR interview 
just after the fillup of forms so I didn't get any time to prepare myself 
mentally & even to make myself fresh!  

Me: may I come in?

Ibm: yes (actually it was a 3 member panel- mr arijit, mr indrajeet, ms dola- 
she was also a pass out senior of our college)

Me: good afternoon sir, good afternoon mam. (I am still in doubt whether I have 
greeted them by saying good afternoon or good morning! )

Ibm: please be seated. Thank u. they carefully observed my CV & other documents 
& ask to tell me somethibg abt myself.

Me: answered just like a river

Ibm: anjan u hav told that ur aim is to get a challenging job & adding value in 
IBM. Please clarify?

Me: answered (think they were satisfied)

Ibm: but every job isn't challenging?

Me: I will make it challenging. (With full confi )

Ibm: what do u want to achieve & how can it will be possible in IBM

Me: answered (just conveyed their motto & what IBM offers, listened in ppt)

Ibm: u have told abt ur strengths. What are they Where u have used it & how IBM 
will be benefited from this?

Me: explained.

Ibm: what kind of difficulties u have faced while organizing college fest?

Me: answered 

Now the madam started.

Ibm: u have told datastructure abt ur fav subject. Can I ask some qs from it.

Me: yes why not.

Ibm: what is datastructure, examples, diff between Stack & Queue explain it. 
Represent stack by linked list, write the insertion routine by dynamic 
allocation technique.

Me: answered confidently & correctly

Ibm: whats abt C?

Me: I informed her that this is my fav subject but as C is a prog lang that's 
why I have mentioned datastructure.

Ibm: why we use main? Why not multiple mains? If main is not declared what will 
happen?

Me: compiler will raise an error message.

Ibm: what kind of error message?

Me: I don't know exactly but I think it will say main function not 
defined/found.

Again HR continued  

Ibm: initially u will be trained in kolkata then Chennai. Any problem

Me: no sir I am relocatable any where in the globe.

Ibm: suppose clients are demanding a work in 24 hrs but it require 48 hrs ur 
approach as team leader?

Me: just conveyed for "customer satisfaction" I have to make it (initially 
strategy, tem building & pulling out best from them)

Ibm: as u have completed ur portion but ur peers are facing same problem. do u 
go for amusements? NO so what will u do?

Me: as I am also bearing the risk of IBM so I will stay to assist my collegues & 
for this reason I can sacrifice. (I was 100 % confident that my answer really 
satisfied them)

Ibm: u told that ur hobbies are listening to music & singing. What kind of music 
u like to listen. What are the diff types of music explain when u listen them. 
If I give u an option to choose a particular type which one will u choose & why?

Me: answered.

Ibm: anjan would u like to sing some lines for us?

Me: I said why not. Sir do i have the permission to sing any hindi song & sang 
"koi hero ehaan koi zero ehaan koi bhi star hai koi bekar hai...(pkir bhi dil 
hai hindustani)"

Ibm: all of them smiled (for the first time I saw them to smile with me) & said 
its really very nice to meet u.

Me: I smiled & greeted all of them & said "hope we will meet soon" (for this god 
damn line that I had spoken there I was tensed till the result haven't arrived)

Ibm: yes definitely we will disclose the result after 8 pm.  

That's all Guys. lastly they offered us their T shirts IBM persons are really 
friendly u cant imagine their politeness & their behavior. IBM seeks students 
who have DEDICATION, INNOVATION, and TRUST. They require team workers so try to 
deliver your best cause my this kind of strengths have helped me a lot. BEST OF 
LUCK & hope "WE WILL MEET SOON in IBM"  


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