Placement Papers - HSBC

Hi Friends

I m Shashikant Patil attending HSBC GLTi (Hong Kong & shanghai Banking Corporation Global technology) campus placement drive which is held at Thakur college Kandivali, Mumbai on 26th Oct 2007.

The criteria is SSC 60%, HSC 60%, graduation 60%, PG aggregate 60% (strictly)
The selection procedure is as below

Aptitude Test
Technical Interview
HR Interview

Aptitude Test: - This consist of 4 sections

English: damn easy section, based on 10th std grammar like fill in the blanks, prepositions, find similar words etc... 2 passages r given, very very easy (don\'t neglect it)

Analytical reasoning: This is also very easy part.
It consist of most of the questions on binary to decimal conversion
If u know this u easily solve this.

Verbal reasoning: most easy part. Don\'t use ur mind. Only concentrate carefully on the question & u get the correct answer.
Conditions were given like
Mark 1 if 1st and 2nd r the same
Mark 2 if 1st and 3rd r the same
Mark 3 if 2nd and 3rd r same
Mark 4 if none of these

Sample question
1111.234  1111.237  1111.234
Answer:- 2  

Technical: (based on C and DS) I suggest u guys to go throw the C, C++, & the most imp Data structure. They ask que. On sorting, linklist, queue, stack etc.

Some question r
<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.   <!--[endif]-->void pointers r
a . ....
b....
c. generic (ans)
d .......

<!--[if !supportLists]-->2.   <!--[endif]-->do the insertion sort on 354765 (don\'t remember opt)
a....
b...
c...
d...
same asked for bubble sort

3. some link list prog r given & find the out put.(sorry don\'t remember)

4 . some I remember is
If % is use as -, * is used as +, - is used as % then
6*5%-2 = blab la
Four ques on this type

5. convert 1100100 to base 10 (decimal)
4 to 5 ques on this type.

The time for written exam is 1hr 40 min which is hell lot of time. I cleared the apti & wait for tech intrv. 

Tech interview

Person: tell me abt urself.
Me: bla bla....
Person: which is ur fav. Sub.
Me: C, C++, DBMS
Person: tell me abt RDBMS.
Me: told
Person: wht is ASP & its use.
Me: told
Person: current project
Me: explained
Person: hobbies
Me: told

Then my intrv. is over. it took up to 15 min. They mostly looking for knowledge of JAVA, DBMS, C, C++, DS then after i was told to leave.. AND FRIENDS I WAS NOT SELECTED.....

then it\'s the hr round:- same boring HR questions but do prepare well and be fluent in ur comm skill AND B CONFIDENT WITH UR ANSWERS.