IBM PAPER & INTERVIEW - 21 NOV 2008 - CHENNAI




Hi Friends  

  This is S. Sathappan (B.E-ECE 04-08) from A.M.A.C.E  (Arulmigu Meenakshi Amman College Of  Engineering-Tamil Nadu).
 

 
I  attended IBM off campus in VEL MULTIMEDIA   College, Avadi, Chennai on 21st Nov  2008.
 

 
Actually  u all know it’s a 2 days process of recruitment but for us it got over on 21st  itself since IBM expected nearly 1000 but only around 400 came so these are the  rounds:
 

 
1) WRITTEN TEST:
 

 
a) 3  Matrices will be given each has 5 qns totally 15 qns and time limt:13 mins for  tis section (no –ve marking for tis section-so attend all must k)
 

 
b) Number  series completion total 20 qns time limit:4 mins for tis section (-ve marking  of 0.25 is present) as the time is limited on cing the qns answer it else skip  and forward BUT TIS IS DAMN EASY I attended 16/20 in tis section very easy
 


 
c) Aptitude  totally 12 qns and time limit is:15 mins (-ve marking of .25 is there) (qns  were from profit and loss, area, percentage, time and distance, age problems  and etc but no qns similar to R.S.Aggarwal but similar to tat k so prepare  well)
 

 
ONE  ADVANTAGE NO SECTIONAL CUT OFF HERE. IN TOTAL ONLY THEY CHECK THE RESULT.. GALS  NEVER MIND SINCE IF THEY R THRO IN WRITTEN THEY R INTO IBM BUT BOYS MAN OPEN UR MOUTH ELSE PROBLEM ONLY  FOR MALE CANDIDATES GUYS..
 

 
MATRICES:
 
1)                   CLMN1 CLMN 2 CLMN3 CLMN4 CLMN5
 
    ROW 1         J           J             U         V         X
 
    ROW 2         U          V            J         5         6
 
    ROW 3        V           U            J         X          5
 
    ROW 4        5           6            V          J         U
 
    ROW 5        6           5            X          U        V
 

 
a) which has many maximum number of J s present in  the following pairs:
 
i) row1 and column 1 ii)row2 and column 2 iii)row3  and column3 iv)row4 and column4 v)row5 column5
 

 
b) if all j’s are replaced by 3 and u’s replaced by  4 which row or column has d maximum value of 18
 

 
c)if all rows and columns are reversed and the  diagonal from left bottom to right top corner has been reversed so wats the  value in row4 column2
 

 
etc many guys cant remember to correct figures since  I was in a hurry for answers so cant recollect the questions
 

 
NUMBER SERIES COMPLETION: (easiest  of all)
 
1) 22, 34, 35, 23, 36, 37,__
 
2) 10, 9, 8, 8, 9, 10, 7, 6, 5,__
 
3) 1, 2, 3, 3, 5, 4, 7,__
 
And etc many it goes on totally 20 qns its damn easy  just get the answer on first sight else forward to next qns…
 

 
APTITUDE: (a bit  tougher tan other sections)
 
1) if a printer A prints 60 words per minute and  printer b prints 80 words in one minute printer A starts at 7.47 and printer b  at 8.07 wen ll printer b catch up wit printer A….?
 

 
2) a fountain is of length 144cms ten width of 288  cms and depth of 91 cms so how much litres of water ll be there in 46 cms of  depth in the same fountain….?
 

 
3) there is a printer consisting of color and balck white  printer the rate of color toner increases from $33 to $35 and black white toner  from $28 to $29 if the total rate is $1600 there is 3/5 color toners wats d  hike in price…..?
 

 
tats it I can remember friends….
 
FIRST ROUND STARTED AT 10.30 AND RESULTS WERE  ANNOUNCED AT 1.30 AND GD STARTED BY 2PM
 

 
2) GROUP DISCUSSION:
 
Totally out of 500 attended only 30 were short  listed for GD and 10 in each batch so from GD 28 of them advanced to next  round.
 
In GD for each and every batch there were 3 to 4  panels for us 3 panels were there.. they r helping and friendly
 
I was in the 3rd batch and our GD topic  was “ENGINEERS SHOULD ACCEPT JOBS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES OR NOT”
 
          To  every ones surprise all 10 from my 3rd batch got thro to the next  round AND 28 from tis advanced to TECH+HR single round since members were  minimum and they had to finish their recruitment process in a single day so  only like tis.. GD results came out by 3.30..
 

 
3) TECH+HR:
 
In tech+hr there were five rooms each consisted of  two panels I got the room 1 where a gent and a lady were there as a panel, here  s d interview wit tem:
 

 
Panel 1: good afternoon and am..      
 
Me: a very good afternoon sir and am Sathappan (wit  a warm handshake to                                                                                                                from them)                      
 

 
Panel 1: give me a brief intro about urself..?
 
Me: said
 

 
Panel 1: so wat was ur final sem project brief us..?
 
Me: explained in detail wit examples and wit some  few diagrams..
 

 
Panel 1: so u know C?
 
Me: yes
 

 
Panel 1: so how do u find the greatest of N numbers  can u write a program wit the pseudocode..?
 
Me: yes, done wit examples and briefed it with array..
 

 
Panel1: can I have ur consolidated marksheet?
 
Me: yes, sure..
 

 
Panel1: he framed questions from the subjects we  learnt like am from ECE so he asked from data structures, computer architecture,  wats random process etc…..?
 
Me: answered all of his questions in general not in  depth as these subjects were from initial sem’s so only…..
 

 
Panel 2 (lady): so Sathappan wy IBM……?
 
Me                  :gave reasons wit examples…..
 

 
Panel2(lady):wat do u know about IBM…..?
 
Me                :hmmm I prepared from IBM website  wit some figures tat was helpful really
 

 
Panel2(lady):wy IBM should hire you……?
 
Me                :just suit urself to their vacancy…..
 

 
Panel2(lady):tis is d joinin date r u ready to  join….?
 
Me                 :who wont join IBM hmmm everyone aspires to join IBM…..said a confident  YES
 

 
Panel2(lady):r u ready to get relocated……?
 
Me                 :yes, surely and gave reasons tat career is d first for a male ten only  rest….
 

 
Panel1&2: together they asked do u have any  questions for us…..?
 
Me            :yes and asked one question to tem……
 

 
Panel1&2:any more…..?
 
Me            :tats it sir done
 

 
Panel1&2:very fine meeting u Sathappan so wait  for the results and gave me a warm handshake
 
Me            :just thanked them and came out …..
 

 
I WAITED ALONG WIT OTHERS FROM 4.15 AFTER FINAL  ROUND AND RESULTS WERE FINALLY OUT BY 6.30 OUT OF 28 IN TECH+HR “17” REALLY WIT  GOD’S GRACE MY NAME WAS IN TAT LIST AT 12TH POSITION REALLY was  really happy no word to describe it one must feel and experience it guys THEN  FROM 7-8.30 WE WERE FILLING OUT THE EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION FORM AND PROVIDED  THE PHOTO COPIES OF MARKSHEETS FROM 10TH-B.E………..
 

 
I WISH ALL THOSE WHO ASPIRE TO JOIN “IBM” A VERY  GOOD LUCK MEET U ALL SOON AT “IBM”……
 

 
JUST BELIEVE IN URSELF SURELY U LL DO D BEST FOR  SURE………..
 

 
THANKING U ALL READING MY PAPER,
 

 
C YA ALL IN IBM TO ALL ASPIRING “IBMers” RECRUITED  BY IBM


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