Placement Papers - Mahindra Satyam

Hi Friends

I m Aparna(CSIT). Im glad 2 say tht ive been selected into Satyam. 3000 people attended the interview..270 after GD and 60 finally selected.

The main process consists of Aptitude, GD, Tech&hr

Aptitude: 15 ques 30 min

1) 20 k=k+2;
30 j=k*12;
40 j=j+40
50 l=k+40;
60if k<10
70 goto 20
80 print k
output=??

2) compound interest problem

3)a person goes on a bicycle n sees the train. every 5 min ther is a train every 5 min leavin the station some more details were given i don remembr much find the speed of person (relative speeds problem)

4)find next in the series

4 figures were given easy

5)what is the angle between hrs hand n minutes hand when the time is 21.55
ans)92.5

6)pyramid problem
easy one

7)a short para was given n a ques was asked on tht
all confusing (don b in a hury 2 answer think n opt the choice thtrez -ve marking)

8)1 more questin on leukamia in rats easy u can conclude easily frm the para

9)a bar chart was given and find the years between which the increase was the highest
 find the increase relative 2 the next bar graph =>max difference =max increase

10)there r 8 cities and 2 women select 2 cities from the 1 st 4 and men select 3 cities from the rest
find the max possible ways of selection thts it i remembr

GD:
mine was IMPACT OF MEDIA ON YOUTH
other topics are:
aranged mariages vs love mariages
is brain drain good 4 india
is education necessary 4 politicians
marriages r made in heaven
role of youth in politics etc..

watevr b the topic have an idea of how 2 talk

TIPS:
b bold and loud (mandatory) make it a discussion not a debate. of all the groups, ours was the only grp in which 7 out of 10 were cleared the gd. nevr fight. I initiated the GD but then made my point clear 2 every body ,put a few valid points 4 discussion. our gd was cool. we discussed abt both the advantages n disadavantages, role and responsibilities of media. neithr supportin or goin against the topic. v generalised our points

TECH n HR:
tell me abt ur self
family bck grd
questions on my prjct
RDBMS(concentrated more)
DS
c program 4 chekin if a string is a palindrome withou usin strcmp()
OS
Microprocessors
where would u c 5 yrs frm now??
small talk on team work

thts it... all the best guyz.. application mind is important everythg u say suport wid examples in a convincing way.