INFOSYS Test 10th Sept 2005 at Delhi

I was in Dehi for the Infosys Test and interview on 10th and 11th Sept. And
here is my experience.

I don't have the exact number but there were approx. 1200-1500 students (
04-05 batches) for the written
exam.

It was surprising to know that many of them did'nt know the pattern of exam..
there were 10 puzzles
to be solved in 1 hr followed by English grammer for 1/2 hr.

Here are a few Questions I remember :

1. A man is 80 yrs old in the year 490 and 90 yrs old in the year 480. when
was he born? 3 Marks

Ans : 570

2. A man starts from his house and after some time he comes across a
milestone that shows the distance
travelled in Kms. It is a 2 digit number. after an hr. he gets another
milestone with the same 2 digits
reversed.
After an hr. he gets another milestone with the same two digits but with a
Zero in between.
What is his speed? 4 marks

Ans : 45kph

3. Sita goes to Gita's house during vacation. they
play a game of chess everyday and the loser has to
give
a chocolate to the winner for every game . Sita
gave 8 chocolates to Gita at the end of the vacation,
although she had won 12 games.how long did she stay
there? 5 marks

Ans : 32 days

4. There is a train from NY to washington every 1/2 hr
and 1 hr. there is a train from Washington to NY
every 1 hr.(constant speed assumed) it takes 5 hrs
from NY to Washington and 5 hrs. to come back.
On your way from Washington to NY, how many trains
will cross you? 6 marks

Ans: 19 trains

there were 2 big 8 mark questions whose data i don't
remember. i got one of them correct and guessed the
other.
there were 2 questions that i did'nt feel like
attempting, so left the answers blank. whatever i did,

i ensured that i showed it clearly in the 2 rough
sheets provided.
i ensured that i scored atleast 30. left the rest to
fate.

Results were out the same evening.i could see my name
in the 180 shortlisted for the interview next day.

Here is how it went.
they had given me a time 9:40 am. i reached the place
at 9:05am and my name was called exactly at 9:40.
there were 2 in a panel . A man over 50 with
tremendous experience and a lady over 40 with good
experience.

1st question was : Tell me about urself.- the man
asked.
I said what i had prepared for 2 pages. it was good
and the person seemed impressed.

(bouncers followed)

Who is the table tennis national champion? - he asked
I said i donno, i am sorry.

Has there been any change in the rules of the game
recently?- he asked

( i thot i had come to a wrong place!! perhaps i shud
not have written Table tennis as one of my interests)

I'm not sure . - i said

he wanted an answer.
" Related to the points"? - he asked
yes - i said.
previously there were 15 points , now its 20 points.

"Sure?"
yes- i said

" Related to the size of the ball " ?- he asked

i gave a smile. i donno - i said.

The lady had meanwhile seen my application.
So u like music?- she asked

yes. very much. infact music is my passion and i have
won inter college competetion in 2004 in vocals.- i
said

have you taken any professional training ?
i have a junior diploma in classical music.- i said

>From which university?
Prayag university in Allahabad- i said

NOW THE MAN COMES INTO THE ACT
How many institutes do u know of in india which give
such training ?
i know none other than prayag - i said

So u like chess too?
yes

Who is the champion of chess in India?
i waited ...then said Mr. Vishwanathan Anand

Tell me how many squares are there in a chess board?
i said 64 . then said no. there are many more.
(they gave me a paper and pen to solve)
I had solved it a yr ago. but it just did'nt strike me
at that time. i said 8! but could'nt prove it.
(when i came out, it struck me that the answer was
8^2+ 7^2+......1^2)

Where do you see youself 5 yrs down the line? - the
lady asked

(i thot for a while).. as a team leader but my 1st and
foremost priority is to learn as much as possible
all the time. Especially with all these changes in the
industry coming about. i want to update myself
everyday with technology.

So do you read newspapers?- he asked
Everyday- i said

Which was the place which was most affected by the
recent Hurricane ?
The Mississippi region.

(he shakes his head) which was the city which was
asked to evacuate?
i said ..yes...but i could not recollect.


He said - the name Started with "New".

i thot ..then said New Orleans.

So what kind of music is famous over there?
i gave a smile... and said i dont know.

I thot u were interested in music ? -he said
Yes. but i really donno the answer of that, i'm sorry

Interestingly, the lady took the cap of a cello pen
and placed it on the table.
Tell me some possible ways in which you could use this
cap. be creative.- she said.

U can use it as a whistle- i said

Tell me 2-3 more .
i thot ,thot and thot. more than a min. then said- u
can put it in ur pocket and roam around when
u dont have a pen.

Both of them laughed and looked at each other.i
could'nt think anything else.

So what have you been doing in the past few months?
have applied to various companies like TCS WIPRO and
Satyam. I could'nt get thru the technical rounds of
TCS and WIPRO but i cleared aptitude, GD and interview
in Satyam and my joining date is in October.

if you get through Infosys, which one will you prefer
and why?
Trust me, i said. i have been looking forward to join
infosys for the last 1 and a 1/2 yrs now. to me
infosys is the no.1 company in india, everybody says
that and it is the most respected company among all.
the striking feature of infosys is that it is driven
by values,which is more important to me than money or
anything else.

what values do u look in a company?
Excellent working culture, wonderful growth
oppertunities.-i said

You u read magazines also?
Yes. i said. Digit Magazine

what do you know about the recent changes in the
industry?
these days, Mainframes , dot net and J2EE are in a lot
of demand.thats all i know

what is Lenovo? -he asked
Its a partner of IBM which has taken over the hardware
business of IBM.(i had read it somewhere)

what else are you trying to learn?
i said i am trying to develop a habit of reading.

o really? she said. what books have you read?
i recently bought Ignited Minds by Mr. APJ Abdul
Kalam.

have u read it?
the 1st chapter

what is it about?
first of all he has dedicated his book to a 12 Std.
student who said that the biggest enemy of india is
poverty.
he talks about his experience in the industry and and
places and people he has visited. its an inspirational

book for youngsters and..and ...everyone else. he
talks about how can the youngsters transform india
into
a developed nation.

So ur really into it? - she said
very much- i said

do u have any questions?
yes. i said. infosys is driven by values: C-LIFE .
is it an acronym or just C-LIFE?

it is not an acronym. it is just C-LIFE -both of them said.

Ok Amit. Wish you all the best. - he said Thank you and i came out of the
room.

thats my experience in short.the duration was more
than 40 mins.they will declare the results in about
3-4 weeks.