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1. Name of the Company

INFOSYS Technologies Ltd.
2. Date of Int/Selection
30th and 31st Aug '95
3. Panel Details
The Panel consisted of 3 chota guys, one GM, and one Veeps(HRD). The
VP(HRD) was quite painful during the written test and exceedingly
strict. GM was called Kris, and had some fundaes
4. Area of Work
Area of work is 100% appli s/w. Has 4 groups, Mainframes (50% of
revenue), AS/400, Open Systems & Client Server, and OSDC (Off-Shore
Devpt Group). Usually CS, EE and ECE guys are placed in Open Sys, and
OSDC.
5. Pay (Gross) (Take Home)
8,925/- pm, gross for MTech/MS. 20% of Basic increment every April.
6. Perks and Benefits
A big office, 15k sq ft, non A/C, about 15 kms from B'lore proper. Daily
bus trips from 13 diff places in B'lore. Subsidised Lunch and Breaker. 4
coffee/tea free per day. No advances or loans for house, motor vehicle.
Stock offer after 1 year or so. High chances of going abroad for brief
stints of 3-4 months.
7. Work atmosphere, and facilities
Atmosphere is cool, hajaar IIT guys there, and avg age is 23-25. Good
news for girls and bad for guys, only about 10-12% of staff are kudis,
the rest are chokras. An AT-486 66 Mhz for everyone, with facility to
use it as a WS, or a node. E-mail group ids for everyone, and if you
are on OSDC, Internet ids.
8. Selection Procedures
Two tests, one Mathematical Ability, another Analytical. Short-listed
junta for GD (only for PGs). Then Personal Interview (some tech ques
thrown in).
9. Qualities students should have
Prepare well for tests. Speak in the GD, dont be too agressive, try
to give some new thots when it is your turn. Personal Int is cool.
10. Some statistics.
About 500 guys took written test. 30 PGs short-listed for GD & Int.
22 selected. 128 Btechs selected.
11. Some Comments about the Company
Junta Company, i.e. takes guys in large nos. and truck-loads. Mainly
UGs, and a few PGs. 7th in s/w export revenue-wise. Good Co. for Mtechs.
MS with no interest in appli prog, don't apply.
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1. Name of the Company
TISL - Tata Information Systems Limited, Blr.
2. Date of Int/Selection
Date of Interview 14/09/95 - Interview time 9.30 pm
Date of Selection 15/09/95
3. Panel Details
Two Panels. Three Guys, two technical and one HR. One technical
for each panel, and the HR guy going between the two.
4. Area of Work
Mostly IBM projects, and some system areas.
5. Pay (Gross) (Take Home)
Gross 1.38 lakhs for PGs, and guys with CG 9-9.5 get a 5% hike on
basic, amounting to a approx. amount of Rs. 400/-pm, and 10% hike
on basic for guys with CG 9.5 and above.

6. Perks and Benefits

For junta from outside Blr, Airfare, or First A/C train fare, and
two weeks stay in a Hotel for self spouse and children. 10 months HRA
(approx. Rs.23000) as interest free loan for paying advance.Rs.50000
vehicle loan at 5% interest. Subsidized lunch. Medical, and other
insurance policies.
7. Work atmosphere, and facilities
Presently promised that each one will get a separate cabin, and a
PC and a terminal attached to the mainframes. E-mail facility will be
provided for most junta.
8. Selection Procedures
One written test and one interview.
Written test
Has 3 sections, finding the next element in a series of alphabets,
finding next figure in a series of figures, and finally a quantitative
ability test. This test needs more speed than anything else as you have
to answer something like 30 questions in 10 minutes etc.
Interview
First question tell me about yourself, and depending on your answer the
rest of the interview proceeds.
9. Qualities students should have, i.e. CGPA, talking skills etc.
For written test CGPA should be above 7.5 for BTech and MTech CS junta.
But talking skills are important, mainly be confident, and remember
that they need you as much as you need them if not more.
10. Some statistics i.e. how many attended int/test, and how many got thru.
For written, there were hajjar junta. So can't specify the no.
For interview
Total, 30 in first set and 10 in second set.From CS, 7 BTechs, 2 MTechs
and one MS.
Total junta who got thro' 26. From CS, 6 BTechs, and 1 MTech.
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1. Name of the company
Bharat Electronics Ltd ,Central &Research Labs
2. Date of Selection
22nd September
3. Panel Details
There were 4 persons in that panel.Each of them asked questions on
different subjects.
4. Area of work
Mostly , for Defense and Embedded S/W
5. Pay
I do not know clearly. I think around Rs 7200 to Rs 7500 without PF .
6. Perks & Befits
It is a Public Sector. May not give any perks.They told that they give
Vehicle Allowance , Canteen Subsidy and such things.
7. Work atmosphere & facilities
It is good it seems. I heard that the campus is also good.
8. Selection Procedure
Only Interview. All the panel members asked questions on different
subjects.Usually , thet ask OS, Networks,S/W and the course i am doing
(DC)now and Project. They will ask whether we really want to join in
it. There is 3 years bond. 1 year Training period.
9. Qualities we should have
I do not know clearly about this. They are not so stringent on CGPA. If
we can impress them in the interview for the questions they asked in
subjects and if we can give the guarantee to join in that company , it

is O.K. .Also, they prefer ECE degree people with computers postgraduate
degree.
10. Statistics
Around 20 or 25 people attended. They selected 6 students.(2 M.Tech
1 M.Tech(E.C.E) 1 M.S(E.C.E) 2 Ph.d
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1. Name of the Company
Oracle Software (I) Ltd.
2. Date of Int/Selection
19 th Sept.
3. Panel Details
Two Project Managers - Mr. G.Ramesh & Mr.Ravishankar(Expert in SCO
Unix)
4. Area of Work
They want expertise in Unix Internals preferably.
5. Pay (Gross) (Take Home)
1.3 lacs gross. Take home not known.
6. Perks and Benefits
The best perks among all the software Co's.
Some of the perks are
- Bike loan (interest free)
- Visa card.
- ANZ Grindlays ATM account.
- Club membership.
- House Advance
- Flexi Timings
- Catered Lunch daily.
- Dinner allowance of Rs. 50 if you work in the night. Etc.
7. Work atmosphere, and facilities
Don't know much. But they mentioned there's one Workstation per
person.
8. Selection Procedures
Intreview only.
9. Qualities students should have, i.e. CGPA, talking skills etc.
A good CGPA.(Not necessarily very high ).
10. Some statistics i.e. how many attended int/test, and how many got thru.
6 Mtechs,5 Btechs and 2 MS's attended,of which 2 Mtechs,2 MS's and
1 Btech got selected.
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1. Name of the Company
2. Date of Int/Selection
3. Panel Details
4. Area of Work
5. Pay (Gross) (Take Home)
6. Perks and Benefits
7. Work atmosphere, and facilities
8. Selection Procedures
9. Qualities students should have
10. Some statistics.
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1. Name of the Company
WIPRO Systems, Bangalore.
2. Date of Int/Selection

1st & 2nd September, 1995.

3. Panel Details
2 guys on the panel.
4. Area of Work
They are interested in application programming, mainly. They have
groups which work on OS and Networking also. Lots of interest in
Mainframe COBOL, and other tools. C++ and WINDOWS work also going
on.
5. Pay (Gross) (Take Home)
About 11k gross.
6. Perks and Benefits
Hajaar perks like house rent advance, vehicle loan, free grub,
medical, LTA. Medical bills can include Ray Ban(!).
7. Work atmosphere, and facilities
Good ambience, and office is on MG Road, Bangalore. Only thing is
uniform, ties, shoes etc. If not on Mainframes, you have a WS to
yourself, and if you are on Mainframes, only a node for you.
8. Selection Procedures
Only interview. But a short-list initially is put out based on
CGPA. During 94 they had the cut-off at 8.3. The interview is
peaceful and all CS and EE guys selected.
9. Qualities students should have
Good and decent dress, CGPA above cut-off and goos commn skills.
10. Some statistics.
About 12 PGs attended the interview and 10 got thru.