Hi Chetanaites

 

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

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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

S.SATHAPPAN