Placement Papers - Infosys

Hi friends
  
I m Anuj Gupta studying B.Tech(EC) 3yr in GALGOTIA, gr. noida.There was written exam on 30th Jan 2008 in MRCE, faridabad of Infosys. 4 colleges participated- Galgotia, MRCE, GNIT, FIT.
  

  
They had PPT with us . that was gud n u must present in tht. u will definitely get some idea abt infosys. I still remember one thing of ppt “Infosys need those who want 2 marry with infosys not those who want to have affair”
  

  
WRITTEN EXAM:
  
here frankly speaking i didnt prepare anything for infosys. only luck made me 2 through this.
  
there were two sections:-
  
I.Critical reasoning
  
II.Verbal ability
  for critical reasoning u need    2 be focussed, concentrated and apply ur    full mind and nothing else u need 2 have(ofcourse gud luck is must!!).for verbal ability the    questions involve tenses, word meanings, prepositions and    some basic English grammer rules.there were 2 reading    comprehensions 5 ques each and these d most scoring    among verbal. first read d ques n then find d answer frm d passage.Take    care of one thing FORGET everything which u know abt the passage already.    just answer the questions from what is given in the pasage.Time management is ofcourse    important to answer all the questions in time.  
IMPORTANT:
  NO NEGATIVE MARKINGu will be given rough sheet.    Solve ur    answers on rough sheet as neat as u can.this rough sheet is evaluated at the time of interviewBefore the written exam u will    be given a form. U r required 2 write ur % and some other personal details    and also paste a photo.If u take ur photo in    formals(tie,coat), that will be best.Fill ur % CAREFULLY.  
Well that’s all about written exam. After sometime d results were announced and our college students those cleared written were asked 2 report next day with 2 copies of RESUME, Originals and photocopies of our certificates.
  
INTERVIEW:
  In the interview of Infosys, usually no technical    questions are asked unless u mention something big in ur resume e.g. my    friend mentioned about robotics so she was asked questions abt robot etc.Prepare puzzles from internet and from shakuntala    devi as puzzles are the main issue in interview and also some questions of    G.K. e.g. president of india, her husband, capital of u.p., J&K etc.Basically they r not interested ur answer of    puzzles, they r checking ur approachSo solve    them nicely on the paper as u can or explain them verbally how r u solving    ur problem.usually very old people r HRs of Infosys. They    want us 2 be very POLITE and confident.So be POLITE and DON’T SHOW UR ATTITUDE. DON’T    ARGUE with them.Prepare some common things e.g. which newspaper u    read, name of its editor, which sections of paper u read, hw u gather    information, wht u surf on internet, do u hv any girlfriend etc.  
My HR was a very old person. My experience is as follows:
  HR: come inMe: gud afternoon sirHR: have ur seatMe: thnku sirHr: give me ur resumei stood and gave it to him
Hr: tell me abt urselfMe: bla blaHr: u hv filled ur % in ur form. R u confident on    them?Me: yes sirHr: then sign hereMe:I signedHr: is it ur first interview in Infosys?Me: yes sirHr: then sign hereMe: I signedHr: so anuj, whats ur family background?Me: bla blaHr: so u r the only son of ur familyMe: yes sirHr: then ur mother will have problem if we will    send u at far off places?Me: no sir she will nt have any problemHr: no she will haveIt takes me sometime 2 convince him but finally    he was looking convincedThen he pointed 2 my resume and underlined my    achievements and asked:Hr: u don’t have any achievement in college?Me: actually sir I participated in many events    but unable 2 achieve anyHr: what kind of events?Me: explainedHr: u also didn’t participate in any outdoor    activity?Me: yes sir I didn’t participate in any outdoor    activity because I m suffering frm Myopia and doctor told me nt 2 do any    physical exerciseHr: oh I see, so whats ur power of spect?I said the same as written in my formHr: this is not muchMe: but sir its increasing readilyHr: oh I seeHr: how do u increase ur knowledge?Me: newspaper, internet surfing and interacting    with peopleHr: hw many times in a week u go to internetMe: once in a weekHr: what do u surf?Me: saidHr: which newspaper u read?Me: TOIHr: do u read it daily?Me: no sir, on weekendsHr: do u read this SundayMe: no sirHr: which sections of TOI u readMe: front page and DTHr: oh a lot of pics are there!!Me: yes sir, I usually read bollywood masala(thank God he doesn’t ask anything abt    bollywood!!!!)Hr: so who is ur favourite actor and actress?Me: sir my favourite actor is Amir Khan and    actress is Priyanka ChopraHr: which latest movie u have seen of hersMe: sorry sir, i dont remember
Hr: as a man what do u like in priyanka chopra?Me: I like her SmileHr: what?Me: sir I like her smileHr: oh I see her    smileHr: tell me ur three strengthsMe: optimist, never give up attitude, don’t get    angry easilyHr: hw do u knw tht u don’t get angry easily?Me: this is wht my colleages, parents and relatives    saysHr: when do u get annoyed?Me: when I see people r taking advantage of    someone’s trustHr: whats ur career objective?Me: I answered something which shows my commitment    to the organizationHr: do u want to ask any question?Me: yes sir, I want to know abt training session    and hw my job profile will be decidedHr: he explained me and then asked me 2 leaveMe: thanku sir  
Well that’s all I was not asked any puzzle or something related 2 studies.
  
I m also writing some points where my friends make mistakes:
  When he asks r u confident on ur % say yes. If u    have any doubt clear it after ur interview by taking help of ur TPO etc. Don’t    show that u lack of confidentPaste ur photo in formals as I hv already toldDon’t argue with interviewer. Don’t show    attitude.Be POLITE and HONEST. Of course hv gud body lang    and eye contact etc etc.listen to them CAREFULLY
  
Then after waiting for sometime results were announced and my name was there. Among Galgotia, 90 were selected.
  
Good luck friends