Placement Papers - Keane

Keane Inc.
KEANE PATTERN & INTERVIEW - 06 MAR 2008 - JALANDHAR
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Shaswati Sameer
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Hi Friends

I am Sameer, a student of B-Tech ECE 6th Semester. It was my third chance for the placement which i got On 6th March, When KEANE INTERNATIONAL (INDIA) visited our campus for campus placement. And by God\'s grace, I got selected in KEANE. 

I also want to add that before being selected in Keane, I was unsuccessful to make it in INFOSYS and PATNI Computers. So after being rejected by these company, I analyzed my errors and weaknesses. So this time I did not repeat them. 2 colleges participated in it; ours i.e. Lovely Institutes and GNE Ludhiana. Around about 350 students appeared for it. 

There were 4 rounds of selection
1. Aptitude Test (with one essay writing)
2. GD (Group Discussion)
3. Technical Interview
4. HR Interview 

Before starting aptitude test, they gave us an essay "How your college has enabled your career." 

Aptitude test: Total 35 questions in 60 minutes
- 15 questions of Quant
- 8 questions of English Usage (very easy)
- 12 questions on Verbal Ability (very easy)

There was sectional cut-off also. There were 2 sets of the paper. After an hour, Also I want to mention that cut-off in KEANE Is round about 55 % (very easy to crack this paper ) 

Then they announced the names of candidates who cleared the aptitude test. I was one of them. They divided them into 15 groups of 10 students each. I was in 11th group. 

Our GD topic was "Now a days AMERICA is strengthening its relationships with INDIA, should INDIA go with AMERICAN deals or with RUSSIAN deals". 

Then our moderator gave us round about 4-5 minutes. Then he allowed us to start the GD. in GD just be confident and make some relevant points and also you must be a good listener besides being a good speaker. then i also got selected in the GD .
(THIS ROUND WAS ALSO VERY EASY)

TECHNICAL INTERVIEW....
ME: may i come in sir ?
Interviewer: yes, please come .
ME: may i please have a seat ?
Interviewer: yes, sure.

Interviewer: (he saw my resume very carefully and ask me) Why there is a fall down in my %? Other questions were: As i am from electronics branch so he asked me abt my training and he asked me to completely explain my project. So be prepare for ur projects. Then he asked me abt C++, he only asked me the fundamentals of C++. Just hv the basic knowledge of programming. In the interview they just check ur confidence, so whatever u say just be confident and logical then i cleared this round also.. then after 10 minutes i was called for HR interview...

ME: may i come in sir ?
Interviewer: yes, please come .
Interviewer: can u go any where ?
ME: yes sir, sure. then he gave me the full information about wher would be my training .. for how many months it would be...etc.
Interviewer: ok, mr.sameer, any question ?
ME: What is my carrier growth in keane and what other programming languages should I learn before joining.
Interviewer: he explains... (always ask 1 or 2 quest. It increases ur chances)
Interviewer: Now u can go.
Me: Thank u sir. total 33 students were selected from our college. I was also one of those lucky ones. 

I really want to thank my College Placement Cell, My Parents, all my teachers and my frnds. they help me a lot. And at the end I just want to say that just be confident during the whole process, just don\'t think of ur result, hv faith in GOD and believe urself.