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.
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ROUND 1: The aptitude test
ROUND 1:
The aptitude test was very easy.We were having 55 questions to solve .
There were 4 sections:
1:VERBAL
There were questions on prepositions,fill in the blank with correct word.Solve these first as they are very easy. then there was a passage .Try to do this at last.this saves time.
2:APTITUDE
Logic based questions and some questions on probability .there was a question which was to be solved by venn diagram.
It was having 3 sub questions.blood relation problem.
3:ATTENTION TO DETAIL
Find r these alike
XXXYYJJGCFHKL XXXYYJJGCFTKL XXXYYJJGCFHKL .3 questions of this type.
This is very easy try to attemt it first .there were questions like $represent 1 and * represents 0.there were 5 questions
on this type .like evaluate $$*$$^$* .they are time consuming .use binary numbers concept. there was question like * represent +,/ represents - and so on .there were around 3 questions .evaluate expression as
3/4+6....
4:COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL
10 questions.They asked the output of small C language command .2 questions were on UNIx commands some question
were on SQL.
This was all about aptitude.
Then they told us to write an essay on "Money brings irresponsibility".they gave us 15 minutes.
try to make it impressive..they may ask question on essay like why do you think so..
try to get above 35 in apti..Apti started round 9:30.results were out till 12:30.
ROUND 2:
We were having only one interview ti+pi.
my interview was at 4'O clock in afternoon.here r some questions:
Tell me about yourself.
what is cursor,accelerator in C.
what is data structure.
what is pointer.
he asked me to solve 2 problems on work-time .
if 75 men require 30 days how many 25 will require .both were from R.S.AGARWAL.
some unix commands .
your favourite subject.why.
r u interested in having higher studies
if you r offered job by ORACLE n IBM at the same time ,which 1 will u select.why.
JUST BE YOURSELF !dont give any fake answer .they may pull your leg on that point. Be cool! maintain eye-contact and KEEP SMILING .believe me,this works !!even if u r not able to ans any question , dont be tensed ,just tell him that u dont know it.
This was first time i cleared my apti..n..i got selected!I was benefited by this site.So i contributed my paper.
Thanks to all those who have contributed earlier.
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