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IN written
there will be 60 q,s 70 min
15---- English
Here concentrate on articles(3q,s), synonyms(3q,s very easy) ,prepositions , and paragraph questions ( big paragraph some what tough )
dont start paragraph

15---- analytical
It is little bit hard but u can crack ...Venn diagrams(2Q,s (VIMP),Blood relations ,clocks,seating arragements.

30---- Quantitative (VIMP)
prepare , Profit and loss , Ratio and proportin , and time and work , SI & CI.
here 70 % ( nearly 20 Q ) are only from Profit and loss , Ratio and propotion & SI & CI ...... don,t leave these three ....
some questions are
1. cost price of 12 apples = selling price of 10apples then profit%? (same q repeated for 3 times with different numbers ).
2. selling price given and market price given asked to find cost price .
3. cost price is given and bonus,SP is given asked to find MP.
4. a:b, b:c, c:d are given and asked to find a:b:c:d
5. a:b, b:c, c:d are given and total amount they have is given asked to find d,s share .
6. SI is given and for the same number of years CI also given .....etc and asked to find initial amount.( Related 3 Q,s)

Time management is very important factor . Never start with english or analytical. Start with quant then analytical finally in 10 min u can solve Eng.
overall the paper was easy .
even u know how to do but struct somewhere, blindly left and go for the other

Next GD one pannel min 10 ( in my pannel 11) he selected 4 from 11
current topics only he gave . Here 3 pannels got "Ragging should be banned in the campus" , "Is Foreign coach necessary for Indian team .
I got the first one. u have to talk something, they wil give everyone a chance.

Next HR+tech
i failed in 2 HR,s till now but i never experienced such a nice interview. He is so cool and helpful . He is so friendly and even helped
me when i structed .
purely ur subject, he didnt ask anyone from C, C++ ...
everything he asked from my core electronics like
what is Mux, Demux. How can we multiplex different signals.
then he asked What is microprocessor, What is the difference between Microcontroller and microprocessor.
about optical fiber operation ,
About my strengts and weakness he asked
finally he asked me any questions. I asked him a question on recent collabaration of patni with a Telecommunication company
which they didnt mention in the PPT . On that he nearly talked for 4-5 min .That question helped me a lot to get.

1.verbal 15 questions
2.Analytical 15 questions
3.Quantitative 30 questions
The verbal was like filling up the blanks... it covered articles, prepositions,and some common mistakes that we usually commit while using English (eg: like we say today evening instead of this evening).This section was quite easy dont take more than 10 min.
Analytical was also easier..here the logical thinking will help u more..this was my favourite part..very easy questions and I took last 10 min to solve this section..questions like relation puzzle,cubes puzzle,round table arrangement puzzle were present.
Here comes the most important section..they themself asked us to concentrate more on this part...I found it a bit tough..but remembering formulas and some technical methods of solving will make it easier..questions were from R.S.Agarwal covering percentage,proportion(especially milk water problem),profit or loss,SI...nearly 10 out of 30 were profit loss problem...

Nearly 120 to 130 attended this test n 80 were selected for next round

Second was the GD..
we were grouped as 10 members per team..we introduced ourselves n they asked us to give pnts why GD..when I gave my point I was appreciated n this gave me a good start.. then they asked us why Patni n why we choose computer field... then they gave us the topic.. r topic was ,Is China a threat to Indian software company,..they look only that we open up in delivering our points..Initialising alone wont help..infact the person who initiated in r team was rejected.. the main reason is he gave only one point n remained quite for the rest of the discussion... so key poi nt to be remembered for success in this section is be clear with ur points grab the chance to speak up, encourage ur team members who r quite to speak up(this shows ur leadership quality which pleases them )

Nearly 45 were selected to next round

Finally we had the Personal interview..
this is the coolest part...r Hr was cool enough.. a feel like speaking with a friend..
first ques to give the study history and family background..
one interesting thing happened..... instead of saying "I have a younger sister", I said it as "I have a younger daughter".. then we both of us laughed.. then I had few questions from technical part..I answered them well...
finally he asked "Do u have ne ques??". this was a nice chance for me..I asked him three questions..when I entered he mentioned tat compared to all I did the quantitative part more better so I asked him the marks which I scored in aps.. then I asked what they expected from a fresher.. he gave a big lecture n one thing he stressed is tat they expect the communication.. finally I asked him about my performance .. he gave some tips to improve my skills... thats it...

Aptitude Test:
basically consists of 3 sections which include quantative ability,analytical ability & english section...all tat u ppl hav 2 do is b quick at quant(simple) where stuff like ratio proportion,%age,profit/loss,simple geometry,time & work & the like topics r asked...referring 2 r.s agarwal shud get u thru quant...as far as logic goes it was a bit tricky,but its manageable..stuff like binary form where if $=1 and *=0 then wat can ($***)+$* be expressed as????some questions on groups of ppl....all of these can b easily managed by solving some practise exercises frm ne logic/reasoning book...now,as far the english part is concerned u don hav b a rocket scientist 2 clear it...it is one of the most simplest n silliest questionnaires tat i hav ever seen...some vocabulary tests(silly) followed by article insertion(super dumb) n a passage wid some questions(super super dumb)...this section is not even worth mentioning so guys just chill as far as english is concerned n try n attempt it1st...

the apti consisted of 60 questions which ver 2 b answered in 70 mins...the subdivisons were as follows:
a) English(15 qs)
b) Analytical ability(15qs)
c) Quantitative ability(30qs)

Group Discussion (GD):
they made us wait a heck of a lot 4 this particular part...i cleared this part wid out ne stress at all...the topic given 2 us was "marriage:a social trap?" pls comment...the gd honestly was a cakewalk wherein if u speak up a little bit u wud b selected..jus b forthright n clear wid in ur views n don digress frm the topic...they give u fair chance 2 speak nehow...btw
v ver divided in2 groups of 10 ppl n there ver abt12 grps...don worry 2 much abt the gd..jus speak up in a concise way n b communicative...

Personal Interview (PI):
this,basically was conducted in variations 4 different ppl wherein some like me ver subjected thru both technical n hr interviews seperately while the others jus had a single interview...i will describe my experience thru both the interviews(hr
& technical):

HR:
k,ther was this expressionless man sitting in ther who as i entered asked me 2 take a seat n straightaway asked me the time...it was around 9.30 in the night n then he asked me as 2 ven i had come 2 college...i told him at abt 9 in the morning...he asked r u not tired after staying 4 so long??i tried 2 evade his question but eventually replied tat though i was a bit stressed i was very happy wid the way the selection process was conducted & it was a very fair process..he then asked usual stuff like tell me abt urself,where i tol him abt myself n y i wanted 2 b in the s/w industry...he asked me stuff like wat i thought was challenging abt the s/w industry..2 which i replied i liked erp-sap systems n the challenges faced by the industry 2 implement it in various sectors....actually,ppl 2 b honest wid i think they chk ur confidence n communication skills,the latter being the only 1 i was counting upon....after some more grilling,he said i wud hav 2 go 4 a technical interview 4 abt 5-10 mins...this was the only scary part 4 me....

Technical:
a smart looking man with a mprominent moustache who was very polite took my technical interview..he again asked me
the same things like tell me abt urself n stuff...i gave the same damn answers which i had given during the time of my hr
interview..he asked me abt bubble sort algorithm which i wrote n then went in2 some confusing details abt for loops n stuff..i gave some ans 2 which he wasnt convinced...he then said 4get programming n asked me a puzzle which i attempted but cudnt solve ultimately..he tol me tat he dint expect me 2 give the answer 2 tat puzzle n many others had failed in doing so...he then wished me luck n tat was the end of my interview...

Result Declaration:
then they declared the results at abt 11.30 in the night ven everybody was dizzy n hungry n almost asleep..but neways the joy of getting selected overpowered all of tat...i must admit their selection process is very fair,n u get a fair chance...but at times more than the actual inerviews or the gds,the waiting period makes u feel like jus walking out...but as they say"good things don come easy"...os,guys if u r like me wid average %age,lack of interest in engg but gud communicational skills n other interests i suggest u still try n pick up placements bcoz every1 out ther is jus like us even though they may hav gr8 marks..n also all companies look 4 nowadays r adequate communication skills n reasonable analytical skills.......so y give up an opportunity,ven its comin walking up2 u,isnt it????

Aptitude Test:
basically consists of 3 sections which include quantative ability,analytical ability & english section...all tat u ppl hav 2 do is b quick at quant(simple) where stuff like ratio proportion,%age,profit/loss,simple geometry,time & work & the like topics r asked...referring 2 r.s agarwal shud get u thru quant...as far as logic goes it was a bit tricky,but its manageable..stuff like binary form where if $=1 and *=0 then wat can ($***)+$* be expressed as????some questions on groups of ppl....all of these can b easily managed by solving some practise exercises frm ne logic/reasoning book...now,as far the english part is concerned u don hav b a rocket scientist 2 clear it...it is one of the most simplest n silliest questionnaires tat i hav ever seen...some vocabulary tests(silly) followed by article insertion(super dumb) n a passage wid some questions(super super dumb)...this section is not even worth mentioning so guys just chill as far as english is concerned n try n attempt it1st...

the apti consisted of 60 questions which ver 2 b answered in 70 mins...the subdivisons were as follows:
a) English(15 qs)
b) Analytical ability(15qs)
c) Quantitative ability(30qs)

Group Discussion (GD):
they made us wait a heck of a lot 4 this particular part...i cleared this part wid out ne stress at all...the topic given 2 us was "marriage:a social trap?" pls comment...the gd honestly was a cakewalk wherein if u speak up a little bit u wud b selected..jus b forthright n clear wid in ur views n don digress frm the topic...they give u fair chance 2 speak nehow...btw
v ver divided in2 groups of 10 ppl n there ver abt12 grps...don worry 2 much abt the gd..jus speak up in a concise way n b communicative...

Personal Interview (PI):
this,basically was conducted in variations 4 different ppl wherein some like me ver subjected thru both technical n hr interviews seperately while the others jus had a single interview...i will describe my experience thru both the interviews(hr
& technical):

HR:
k,ther was this expressionless man sitting in ther who as i entered asked me 2 take a seat n straightaway asked me the time...it was around 9.30 in the night n then he asked me as 2 ven i had come 2 college...i told him at abt 9 in the morning...he asked r u not tired after staying 4 so long??i tried 2 evade his question but eventually replied tat though i was a bit stressed i was very happy wid the way the selection process was conducted & it was a very fair process..he then asked usual stuff like tell me abt urself,where i tol him abt myself n y i wanted 2 b in the s/w industry...he asked me stuff like wat i thought was challenging abt the s/w industry..2 which i replied i liked erp-sap systems n the challenges faced by the industry 2 implement it in various sectors....actually,ppl 2 b honest wid i think they chk ur confidence n communication skills,the latter being the only 1 i was counting upon....after some more grilling,he said i wud hav 2 go 4 a technical interview 4 abt 5-10 mins...this was the only scary part 4 me....

Technical:
a smart looking man with a mprominent moustache who was very polite took my technical interview..he again asked me
the same things like tell me abt urself n stuff...i gave the same damn answers which i had given during the time of my hr
interview..he asked me abt bubble sort algorithm which i wrote n then went in2 some confusing details abt for loops n stuff..i gave some ans 2 which he wasnt convinced...he then said 4get programming n asked me a puzzle which i attempted but cudnt solve ultimately..he tol me tat he dint expect me 2 give the answer 2 tat puzzle n many others had failed in doing so...he then wished me luck n tat was the end of my interview...

Result Declaration:
then they declared the results at abt 11.30 in the night ven everybody was dizzy n hungry n almost asleep..but neways the joy of getting selected overpowered all of tat...i must admit their selection process is very fair,n u get a fair chance...but at times more than the actual inerviews or the gds,the waiting period makes u feel like jus walking out...but as they say"good things don come easy"...os,guys if u r like me wid average %age,lack of interest in engg but gud communicational skills n other interests i suggest u still try n pick up placements bcoz every1 out ther is jus like us even though they may hav gr8 marks..n also all companies look 4 nowadays r adequate communication skills n reasonable analytical skills.......so y give up an opportunity,ven its comin walking up2 u,isnt it????

Written Test [ 60 questions in 70 minutes ]
GD
Interview ( Tech+HR )

Total 750 apperared........235 quallified for the GD.............. 120 quallified for the Interview........ Finally 70 selected..............I was one of them..................I appeared this in my 6th semester.............. The written test was damn easy......

There were 3 sections......... Sectional cut-off was there........No -ve marking..........
Section-I English section of 15 questions..........
1) Sporadic : ( Synonym ) ?
2) Apathetic : ( Synonym ) ?
3) Charisma : ( Synonym ) ?
4) A passage had been given......5 questions on that..........( Very Easy,,,,,Just read the passage and u will get all the answers )
5) Some fill in the blank questions on simple English grammar...............

Section-II 30 Analytical questions............
Very Very easy...........Questions on Profit-loss, Percentage, SI & CI, Numbers....5 resoning questions..........

Section-III 15 questions
Some verbal Questions like fill in the blanks on prepositions..........
Some apti on probability and permutation-combination...........
The cut-off for each section............
Sec-I : 11 out of 15
Sec-II : 24 out of 30
Sec-III : 12 out of 15

Group discussion: Some of the topics given :
1) Do or Die
2) Education vs Success
3) Failure of Indian cricket in WC-2007
4) We don,t learn from history, We repeat it ( My group topic )

Interview:
Int : Good Evening lingaraj, Take a seat .
Int : Tell me about yourself .
Int : What are ur strengths
Int : What are ur views on the topic u were given in the GD .
Int : Tech question on RDBMS, C++, DSTC, C
Int : Do u have any Questions ?

My interview was of around 20-25 minutes................
Before being selected in PCS, I have appeared in TCS, Wipro, Mind Tree, Mastek, Atos Origin.....In all this i have been rejected in the Interview..........Finnaly i got it at PCS.........

Work Hard ......Success will touch ur feet....THANK YOU ALL..

Written Test [ 60 questions in 70 minutes ]
GD
Interview ( Tech+HR )

Total 750 apperared........235 quallified for the GD.............. 120 quallified for the Interview........ Finally 70 selected..............I was one of them..................I appeared this in my 6th semester.............. The written test was damn easy......

There were 3 sections......... Sectional cut-off was there........No -ve marking..........
Section-I English section of 15 questions..........
1) Sporadic : ( Synonym ) ?
2) Apathetic : ( Synonym ) ?
3) Charisma : ( Synonym ) ?
4) A passage had been given......5 questions on that..........( Very Easy,,,,,Just read the passage and u will get all the answers )
5) Some fill in the blank questions on simple English grammar...............

Section-II 30 Analytical questions............
Very Very easy...........Questions on Profit-loss, Percentage, SI & CI, Numbers....5 resoning questions..........

Section-III 15 questions
Some verbal Questions like fill in the blanks on prepositions..........
Some apti on probability and permutation-combination...........
The cut-off for each section............
Sec-I : 11 out of 15
Sec-II : 24 out of 30
Sec-III : 12 out of 15

Group discussion: Some of the topics given :
1) Do or Die
2) Education vs Success
3) Failure of Indian cricket in WC-2007
4) We don,t learn from history, We repeat it ( My group topic )

Interview:
Int : Good Evening lingaraj, Take a seat .
Int : Tell me about yourself .
Int : What are ur strengths
Int : What are ur views on the topic u were given in the GD .
Int : Tech question on RDBMS, C++, DSTC, C
Int : Do u have any Questions ?

My interview was of around 20-25 minutes................
Before being selected in PCS, I have appeared in TCS, Wipro, Mind Tree, Mastek, Atos Origin.....In all this i have been rejected in the Interview..........Finnaly i got it at PCS.........

Sections
English(30)
Logical(30)
Maths(30)

About test
- No negative marking
- Sectional Cutoffs

Section 1: English
Level: simple

Q type: fill in the blanks (using prepositions / articles) <- simple level
Q type: Meaning of words <- simple level
Q type: Passage: no direct questions, littile tough

Section 2: Logical
Level: ok

Q type: caselet normal one
i had got some moveis one that 6 movies per day with timings and conditions (puzzle kind)
others were normal placement type logical

Section 3: Maths
Level: little tough due to time

please study
-percentage
-profit n loss
-ratio proportion
-simple interest n compound interest
-chain rule

try to solve as early as possible

10-12 per class were selected for GD on the same day

GD was in 10 mins. simple one but do speak as it is also an elimination round
once GD is done, result comes out n they will call u for interview later!

1. Written
60 ques=15 eng,15 verbal,30 apti
cut-off-11 eng,11 verbal,26 apti with negative marks of 0.5 very difficult 2 clear out this round but joint efforts of 2 or more candidates can clear out this test out of 8000, 360 cleared out this test

2. GD
12 students in a group pannel of 2 members are there
they were selecting 2 mem in a grp. t
otal of 160 cleared this round

3. Tech /HR
out of 160, 39 cleared this round
guys i was very happy 2 be selected because my name was there in lesser no of candidates
don,t lose hopes.

1->ROUND:{written}

it consist of three section

i->verbal

2->quanta

3->analytical reasoning

question paper is simple,one day preparation is enough to brake the test.



2->GD.mainly gd topics are following

i->orkut should be banned or not

ii->gambling should be legalized or not

iii->china threats India

iv->the role of media in India



3->hr cum technical round



TOTAL STUDENT PARTICIPATED=AROUND 1000

CLEARED WRITTEN=220

CLEARED GD=48

FINALLY=16 AND LUCKILY I AM ONE OF THEM AFTER THE REJECTED BY

1->TCS

2->INFOSYS

3->PERSISTENT

4->MASTEK

5->ZENSAR IN FINAL HR ROUND



SO FRIENDS DON’T LOSSE HOPES UNTILL YOU WIN. TRY & TRY & TRY UNTILL REACH ON THE WAY OF SUCCESS

BEST OF LUCK,MEET AT PATNI COMPUTERS

Aptitude

15 questions Verbal (minimum cut-off is 8)

15 questions Critical Reasoning (minimum cut-off is 8)

30 questions Analytical Reasoning (minimum cut-off is 16)

G.D.

Technical + HR

Verbal round was damn easy. A word from a sentence will be italicized and the closest-matching synonym has to be selected. The minimum cut-off here is 8 out of 15.

Critical Reasoning consisted of 15 questions. A paragraph was given about a family consisting of several members. Their professions were given. And you have to find who,s who. A little bit of concentration will do.

Regarding Aptitude they asked ALMOSE ENTIRE QUESTIONS from Percentage, Profit and Loss and Ratio & Proportion. If you are strong enough in those topics, you can easily sail through in this round. R.S. Aggarwal and going through old PATNI question papers is enough.

In G.D., there were totally 9 batches. Each batch consisted of 9 candidates. The topic given to our batch was "Why are we not able to excel in other industries as we are in Software Industry?" The candidates in my batch were dominating to say the least. At one point of time some 2 or 3 guys were simultaneously "shouting" for nearly 30 seconds. And no wonder both were not short-listed. So the key-point here is don,t try to dominate others in G.D. Utilize the opportunity when you get one. Finally, 5 from each batch were short-listed for the final Technical-cum-HR round. So totally 45 candidates were short-listed and I was one among them. :-)

The HR round was pretty easy. It lasted some 30 minutes. My panel consisted of single HR person only (which is both an advantage and a disadvantage). He asked some basic questions from DBMS, OOPS, my U.G. Project, SDLC, Networking etc.

Finally the results were announced at 7 p.m the same day. My name was read aloud even as my heart kept pounding out of anxiety. Woah! I am a PATNI-ite now!