IBM
Written Test
The written test consists of two sections each of 45 minutes duration
Section#1
This is the aptitude section consisting of 45 questions to be attempted in 45 minutes. As is in all the exams, this section is based on the MBA pattern of examination.
Section#2
his is the technical section. There is a separate paper for hardware and software. Candidates have to mention beforehand whether they want to write the software or the hardware paper.This section also carries 45 questions to be completed in 45 minutes.
Interview
There are two rounds of interviews, viz., the technical and and the HR round
Technical and Personal Round for Software Candidates
Mainly subjective questions in C, Operating Systems, DBMS, Data Structures are asked interspersed with some on the candidate's personal background.
.Typical questions in C and Data Structures
1. WAP to interchange 2 variables without using the third one
2. Explain quick sort and merge sort algorithms amn derive the time-constraint relation for these.
3. Explain binary searching, fibonacci search
4. General questions on binary trees, transversals
5. General questions on graphs and their representation.
Typical Questions on Operating Systems
1. Demand paging, page faults, replacement algos, thrashing, etc
2. Paged segmentation and segment paging
In this section, case studies are presented are presented before the candidate to percieve his reaction and his/her communication skills are tested. IBM expects teamwork and teamspirit from the candidates and their answers should reflect this attitude
Typical question is
You are a project manager of a big multinational project. There is a person X, assigned to you who has the best technical skills required for the project, even better than you. But he wishes to be the project manager ,which the management does not permit, due to which he threatens to quit. All others in the group are not as competent. Talk yourself out of this situation pretending that the interviewer is the disgruntled employee and explain the necessary action.
(1 vote)
Appeared near about 200
Appeared near about 200 students
Aptitude test short listed: 129
Selected: 58
Thanks to God ,all freshersworld guys , my friends ,my family members praying for me and my luck .
Ya boys n guls I am now IBMer.
Procedure:
1) Written Apti Test
2) Technical Interview cum HR Interview
1. Written Apti Test (Meritrac): 55 questions to be answered within one Hour & an essay to be written within 15 mins.(essay topic is given at last 5 minutes.ours was “engineers should not accept jobs outside the country.”(Write in legible, good, No!!! in best handwriting as it is seen at the time of interview. They may ask u questions on that also as I mentioned @ Swadesh movie I was asked @ that.))
Section 1:English aptitude
I had seen the boy throwing stones …..the old lady. (use towards/on/to/at)
Synonyms lady was so seluete ,so everyone was praising her . ans : flexible
Use a an the example was easy.
Use a an the example was easy.
Preposition again. Easy
Then the long passage and on that 5 qs. leave it .Do at last as u will have much amount of time.
Section 2: Quantitative aptitude(go with examples like bouquet of 200 roses 5 red 2 yellow ,5 red &green like that plz as 5 qs on that I was unable to ans them.)
Section 3: Analytical ability
Is given statement answerable by a:1 b:1,2 c:by both and d: by neither.choose correct option among a,b,c,d. Like plz do as u can win ur match here 5 qs on that.
Easy and must solve first like *replaced by +,/ by *,+ by * and – by / so evaluate 28/4*2/1-3+5
Section 4: Computer section
qs from Unix(some commands given what will be the output?) & for technical DBMS(tables given & ans regarding keys ),what is Normalization? ,sorting complexities worst case which will perform best? Etc.
For quantitative aptitude & analytical ability I will suggest to solve RS AGGARWAL (both) specially Venn dia, mathematical operations, puzzle test, data sufficiency, binary conversion, direction test(south north east do sense : In south turn towards right is towards east do it cool ly. ),time distance speed, profit loss, percentage problems.
Age problem like veena younger than 3 years seema who is 4 ys lder than reshma….finally who is older amongst all like 3 qs?
Sorry guys I cant provide u the details of written paper as I was then busy in solving them. But truly speaking it was easiest test I had given ever.Ya Believe me I am also avg case student like u all as my overall % up to 5th sem are 65.36.Ya now u can believe me.
Initially on the ans sheet of essay they have mentioned that they are going to conduct GD of short listed candidates but at last they haven’t , But remember guys they have just started the GD tradition in on campus interview processes.
2) Technical Interview cum Personal Interview
I would like to express my interview experience as I think it maybe useful to them who have the same dream to be an IBM’er just I had.
I:may I come in sir? He:no (amazed !!!!) then come in yaar.(so friendly)
He:have a seat plz .tell me @ u and then @ project.(answered well …like the river. Plz in project explanation draw some figures tables for the sake of his understanding he is just checking ur communication. Skills. (If u r convent student plz drop this instruction) (I am now going to provide u best of all idea to improve the English. first buy CHAOS dictionary of Marathi to English I m not selling or advertising anything(for the sake of my security) just mentioning the thing which I had done so now take the Marathi news paper or any book u like most and daily u have to translate the 10 lines of Marathi to English. Don’t think about the tenses. Just go on improving ur vocabulary. My experience tells that within 5 days u will have confidence in doing all things .Hoping that u will do it sincerely.) )
Then a complicated pgm given to solve i tried it ,don’t give up so early at least try something who knows ur luck supports u at that time and u will be able to solve it.
Asked @ family.
Why should IBM hire u?
Ans: Because of my abilities like creativeness and innovativeness, learnabilty, flexiblity,…….xplain with eg.
How many files created after successful execution of pgm?
Good!!!!! Strengths ?
Like river I answered (he got impressed)
Ibm: why we use main? Why not multiple mains? If main is not declared what will happen?
Me: compiler will raise an error message.
Ibm: what kind of error message?
Me: I don’t know exactly but I think it will say main function not defined/found.
Then he open up with real weapons and given me 10 problems list to solve within time limit of 5 minutes. Was easy but tricky I solved luckily just to give o/p of pgm (test ur c skills helped here).
IBM: Favorite sub?
I: All. (Impressed but plz give such ans if u r perfect .I was, as I have prepared IBM as my dream company.)
He asked me no. of qs on networking, o.s. Dbms(novice level ),c,c++,java , vc++ all things explained by me so impressed. Uptil now spent 25 min
Then turned towards personal interview asked all general qs @ relocation, preferred place,etc.
Then I asked his good name. He: Mr. Pravin .
He wished me to meet again. Given clue of selection.
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