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CTS PAPER ON 29th JUNE AT PUNE

Hi friends..
Cognizant Tech. Solution came to our college on 29th June,2007.My branch is Computer.
The criteria was 55%+ with one live back allowed.

APTITUDE
The day started with the aptitude test which was a bit tough(as compared to TSC and Infosys..i know cause i've appeared in both). The only suggestion i'll like to give is to attempt what you are good at first. e.g. In the maths section attempt only those questions first that seem to be easy to you at the first glance. Second section was English, where the only suggestion is to skip the passages first...jump to the correct the sentences, jumbled sentences..etc first. They are relatively easier and will take less time. For solving the jumbled sentences there is one simple trick.....
e.g. if there are 4 sentences..viz A,B,C and D.

and the options are suppose ABDC,BDCA,BADC etc..now look at the options first...here we see that one one case A is 1st n in other B is 1st..so try forming a sentence with A..but if A starts with something like ..."but they went there inspite of me warning them.."..then u can easily make out that this cant be the 1st line of any paragraph..so eliminate that option and every option starting with A. Continue doing so with other options too....this is elimination technique which works fi9..and i guess this is what is expected.

The final section which consists of "Attention to small details"..this is comparatively an easy section where u just need to concentrate on the figures given. Like pick the odd one out...whats the next figure after this...etc. Easy..most ppl will crack this section easily.

Out of 300 odd students who appeared for the aptitude..CTS selected 109 for the interview round. I was one of them!!!

INTERVIEW
There were 8 panels each consisting of only one person.(one is enough to grill you ..lolz!!!) The panels were asking people everything starting from easy C programs to macroprocessors etc.For computer students I would suggest reading
*** The basics of C/C++----(diff betn C&C++, C++&Java etc...properties of OOPL etc)
*** Programs like---(fibonnaci series,swap two numbers,print all prime nos from 1 to 100,palindrome,print a string in reverse etc)
*** Basics of system programming---(diff betn compiler&interpreter,Preprocessors,page replacement algos and other algorithms etc)
*** Basics of DBMS----(normalization techniques e.g 1NF,2NF,BCNF is ok..,primary key,foreign key etc..and refresh some basic SQL queries...specially see the nested SQL queries)
***Study Java(only if u've mentioned that in your resume...otherwise dont waste time studying Java..just study basics like applets,threads etc.)

MY INTERVIEW
When i came the interviewer asked me to take a seat. He was very cool...he made me feel at home..and all my tensions ended(beats me how!!)

Panel(P): How r u feeling?
Me(M): Am feeling fine sir...
P: So,tell me something abt yourself.
M: Blah blah....etc started off with my family(very short..keep in mind ..he is asking abt u..not ur family background)...then told him how i was very interested in computers from my childhood days etc..said my father n sister is also an engineer..etc.
P: So you are from Guwahati(am from Assam)
M: yes sir.
P: How wud you compare Guwahati with Pune?
M:Sir, earlier I had this perception that Guwahati..which is my hometown has the worst roads in this country...but after coming to pune i realized that i am wrong...its pune who has the worst in India!!(He had a good laugh at this witty answer). Otherwise the people out here are warm n affectionate. Guwahati neing my hometown..will always have a special place in my heart.
P: So u ve been in pune in for the last 3 years...u must ve learnt Marathi?
M: Yes sir, I can make out wht people are speaking, I can speak a also but not am not so good at it...i'm still learning.
P: So tell me something in Marathi.
M: "mala marathi ayaat nai"..(it means i dont know marathi)!!
P:(laughs)...good answer...and good line to learn too!!
M:(smile) exactly sir..
P: Then he asked some technical questions...(all the questions which was asked to me and my friends are listed above..)
ends.

At the end of the day they announced that 31 are selected out of 109. We all waited with fingers crossed...and when my name was called I was thrilled!!!

In a nutshell, I would like to say that...crack the aptitude(thats the main hurdle)...after you're through with it...just be confident and be yourself. And the biggest tip i can give..and what i've learnt is that dont ever mug up cliche answers..just try out some usually asked questions but never mug up lines and words like "hard working","team worker" etc. They are professionals..they can easily make out that you are not true to yourself. Be cool and answers will come out automatically.
If you have good communication skills and basic technical knowledge(basics shud be very clear)..then u'll definitely be selected.

All the best to you.
Hope to meet you at Cognizant..with the passion for building stronger businness!!!Bye....hope this article proves helpful...this site has been helpful to me..so i thought of contributing.

By,
Tonmoy G.

CTS PAPER ON 25th JUNE AT HYDERABAD

Thanks for all the initiaters of freshersworld and the contributers who contributed the papers. I am very much benifitted from this site,So I am also contributing the paper for freshersworld.

Cognizant paper consists of three sections
Paper Type : General
Test Date :25 JUNE 2007
Test Location : SREE NIDHI INSTI OF SCIENCE & TECH,HYDERABAD
Posted By : SREEKANTH

FOR US WRITTEN WAS ON 25 JUNE & INTERVIEW ON 9 JULY. IT WAS SAID THAT WRITTEN MARKS WILL BE CONSIDERED IN FINAL SELECTION

TOTAL APPEARED == 360(APP)
SELECTED IN WRITTEN == 240
IN INTERVIEW == 124

MOST IMP. THING IS THEY GIVE A FORM TO FILL UR DETAILS ITS LIKE RESUME FOR THEM AND THIS FORMS WILL BE HAVING WITH THE INTERVIEWER WHILE TAKING INTERVIEW
QUESTIONS NEED TO BE PREPARED WELL IN ADVANCE
Please prepare for these questions effectively as these need to be compulsorily filled in the forms:
1.Software Orientation:
2.Hobbies and extra-curricular activities
3.Strengths and Weakness
4.Expectation from CTS
5.Why CTS
6. Long term and short term goal with CTS
7.What are the qualities necessary for software professional to be successful.

There was no -ve marking & NO SECTIONAL CUTOFF
There are 1)verbal 25 questions 20 minutes
2)analytical 25 questions 30 minutes
3)attention 20 questions 20 minutes
There was no -ve marking & NO SECTIONAL CUTOFF

verbal consists of
SECTION - I English (20 mins) ( This is the difficult compared to the other sections, its difficult to all.NO NEED TO WORRY )
- 2 Reading Comprehension (very "big" ones& u dont understand this )
- Find the incorrect sentences
- Find the correct sentences
- Jumbled sentences which u have to arrange in an order (better start from this)

choose the correct sentences among given sentences
choose the incorrect sentences among given sentences
(4 sentence are given A,B,C,D.we need to find out which sentences(s) are correct and incorrect .Read the question carefully whether need to find correct r incorrect
I dont remember the questions but they give mostly on articles,prepositions etc.Know Differences between affect effect like des words.)

SECTION - II (30 mins)
-5 ques on Binary nos
( if 1 is replaced by $ and 0 by * so how is lcm of 56,45 represented as ? )
-Problem on Cubes
-3 sums on maths(DATA SUFFI.)
-Statement and Assumptions
-a problem on Venn Diagram(EASY ONES)( 5 SEPERATE QUEST )
-Puzzle (arrangements problems)

SECTION - III (20 mins)
-Statement - Conclusion (SYLLOGIMS) 4 TO 5 (AND OTHER TYPE LIKE IF .....THEN
-Pick the odd one out 9 TO 10 OF THIS TYPE DO R.S.AGARWAL

INTERVIEW ON 9 JULY
THERE WERE ALMOST 15 PANELS(SOME R TECHNICAL,HR.U MAY BE HAVING ANY ONE OF THE TWO .....LUCK MATTERS HERE
it was one to one interview
MY INTERVIEW WAS MOST LIKE A HR ONE
INTER: OK SREEKANTH TELL ME ABOUT UR SELF???????
ME : TOLD (prepare for atleast 2 min talk includ ur hobbies) IN BETWEEN interrupted twice to know my surname. remember wht u ae written in the FORM,it will be with him
INTER :WHO HAV EU WRITTEN UR WRITEN EXAM???
ME :GOOD SIR(I GOT 42 MARKS .....I THINK 35 WAS THE CUT OFF)
INTER :(AGAIN)WHT R UR HOBBIES????
ME : Told the same(I kept listening to music ,reading news papers,....)
inter :wht kind of music do u like
me :told
inter :wht r the other kinds of music???????
me :explained th others kinds &difference (like Rock,pop,Rap....)
Inter :who r u fav. musicians&& albums ??
me : told..
Inter :wht is ur fav. subjects???
me :I told analog commm.
inter :wht is diff bw analog &digital commm.
me : explained
Inter :whtt is mean by parity?? why is it used
me : explained the whole
inter :gave one diagram & asked to find the area???
Me : me done tht with many wrong assumptions(But got correct ans)
Inter :wht r the assump u have made ??explain me the procedure??
ME :told the wrong assumP. only
Inter :gave one puzzle(easy one .....)
ME :explained
inter :tell about family background?
Me :told
Inter :wht is ur goal in ur life??
ME :i told the short term goal ...Proj. manager(he asked me several questions after i said proj. manag in order to put me in confusion,i was caught and i was silent for some time but again covered with some answer
Inter :wht are ur last semister subjects???
Me ; told only 3( while recollecting he asked one more quest)
Inter :are u ready to work any where in india?
Me : told (tell some reasons........)
Inter :who is the RBI governor,vice presi,speaker????
ME : told all
Inter :ok sreekanth nice taking to u all the best( he gave a hand shake...give with smile)After a prolonged wait from 11.30 till 5.00 the results ver finally announced @ 5.15.They selected 124 students out of 250n phew.... my name was announced n i got selected!!!!!!!!!

It was a very nice exp. going thru d whole process. Folks I wud say data don't b disheartened by ne prev or current rejections from d co. these ppl r only looking for a good combi of lil technical skills n a good communication skills. they c d confidence n positive attitude in u. also how much u r presentable.so have a confident outlook n a cheering face

By,
SREEKANTH

CTS PAPER ON 3rd JULY AT CHENNAI

This is Sowmya Kameswaran from Sri Venkateswara College Of Engineering, Chennai.

We had our CTS placement on campus on the 3rd and 4th July 07...totally arould 420 wrote the aptitude and the 60 department toppers were allowed directly (10 each dept) for the interview. 307 were short listed for the interview... and of the 307+60, 220 were chosen...

The paper pattern was jus the usual 3 sections ANALYTICAL, VERBAL, NON VERBAL. Just be careful when u answer the questions cuz they are quite jumbled....like in our Verbal paper finding the correct and incorrect statements were not given under one heading..

So read the question properly and do not waste time looking up.... Time is really precious when u take up the test... just carry on even if the roof comes down!! just like the others i would also say please do not take up the passage first.. it would eat up all ur time. m really sorry i dont properly remember the questions that appeared but trust me the English was a lil tough so try n take some good help for that! probably reading the news paper daily would help.

I just remember the cube question it was like... the 2 middle cubes along each diagonal is taken out from all the sides. Now the cube is painted black.... how many were 1 side painted 2 sides more than 2 0 side painted.

RS Agarwal Verbal Non Verbal will do a great deal of help... and when if comes to syllogism just remember this short tip in case u have the statements like No A is B No B is C or Some A is B Some B is C or Some A is C Some R is T in these cases NO CONCLUSION HOLDS OK.

Now let me come to the interview part tere were totally 40 HRs who had come that day...of which panels 32-38 was for the toppers who went without the aptitude. People prepare technical and go at least a lil and in case u have kept oa have an arrear in any sub just glance thro that specially cuz a few of my friends had a lil bit of a tough time and those people who interview u are really brainy and they know when u lie... So please be careful... DO NOT LIE...

Some tips from my side for facing the HR
1.please be dressed formally and wear a big smile ....

2.Confidence is the key to facing the interview..just think u have a friend sitting in front of u..

3.do not use slangs like "my dad, mom, pop, sis, bro..dunno.." all these are not to be used even by the slip of the tongue..

4.wish the person who is sitting there before entering and do not take the seat until he or she tells u to do so"

5.sometimes u might be the one who is having a stress interview. U will not be knowing that anyway but do not show the stress on ur face... Keep ur cool... they are just trying to check if u can work under preassure... handle it with a smile.. even if u dont know the answer for something just tell I DONT KNOW.... dont try to blabber in the name of trying if u do not know anythin relevant to the question..

6.and when u are having a stress interview the questions will be the ones which u cannot answer... Just relax..they are jus testing you... If u keep ur cool ur into the company

7.when u say somethin is ur area of interest perpare for it really good and be prepared for the other subjects that u have read till now cuz "TELL ME THE SUBJECTS THAT U LIKE APART FROM THE ONES WHICH U PUT HERE", is one of the favorite questions....

8.and when u are given a sum or puzzle or a digital sum with truth table for implementation.... first search the question for the answer... there will always be a clue... and never give up even if u do not know how to proceed with the sum just try.. after sometime they might offer help.. it will create a wrong impression if u say something negative in case of sums..

9.and the most important thing that most people fail to do is to MAINTAIN EYE CONTACT. only one who is not confident of oneself cant maintain eye contact

10.In case they ask u some thing about the interview just do not tell I DID NOT HAVE TIME... it means that u do not know to manage time...just tell them that the test was easy...nothing beyond that... i hope these tips help u!!

Take care all the best C YA AT CTS

CTS PAPER ON 8TH JULY

Hi frenz, Lets me first thank those who have contributed papers of CTS in freshersworld. believe me they are really helpful.
Now lets start frm d begainin. CTS came to our college a day before to arrange a workshop of hw to face a campus. It was really enthusiastic. They tell frm d very Basic of hw 2 face d written, how 2 handle G.D then finally abt intervw.On d final showdown that’s on 8th the same people came but as a cognizant associates the ppt had really pumped ur energy. they started with Q &A relating to cognizant n 4 a correct ans they give prizes (cap n bag with name cognizant).Then at 11:30a.m the written exam started. Merit Trac company conducts test of cognizant. Mind it they r very strict in discipline.

There were 3 sections in test

1. ANALYTICAL ABILITY (25 Q,30 min)
2. VERBAL ABILITY (25 Q,20 min)
3. ATTENTION DETAILS (20 Q, 20 min)

B4 d question paper they ask 2 fill data sheet which consists of following detailsUr details, ur sem wise %, software orientation, strengths n weakness, wat u expect frm cognizant, ur short term and long term goals. Prepare dis ans bcoz mostly they ask frm dis only.

ANALYTICAL ABILITY-b well prepared 4 dis section bcoz it was really tough. Prepare it frm any CAT material or R.S AGARAWAL. Dat shall b enough now pattern:
cube cutting prob(5Q), arrangement prob(5Q), decimal 2 binay conversion(5Q), data sufficiency(4), 2 aptitude ques(other type a don’t remember but there were no venn diagam Ques)

VERBAL ABILITY- it consists of 2 passages(5 Q frm each part ), 5 jumbled sentences, 5 q on find d correct sentence, 5 q on incorrect sentences.

ATTENTION DETAILS- dis is d easiest part
5 Q on syllogism,5 on odd figure out, 2 Q on completion of series, 3 Q on passage, 2Q on drawing conclusion
There were 325 students appeared, 77 had direct intervw (they had put d criteria of direct intervw 4 top 8 students of each branch, but in sum branch they had 4 for direct intervw) out of the rest 84 cleared d written test making total persons facing intervw to 161 including me.

My intervw was at 4:00 p.m. the intervw was very nice
I: may I come in sir
HR: come in
I: gud evening sir
HR: gud evening, plz hv ur seat
I: thank u sir
HR: tell me abt uself
I: blah-blah
HR: as a mech engg. Y do u want to join an IT company
I: blah-blah
HR: wat is gear-ratio
I told
HR: wat is differential
I told
Wat is Fe-C diagram
I told sorry sir I can’t recall now
Write a prog on C to find area of a circle
There were other technical questions too.
At night 10:30 results were declared 68 students were selected including me

CTS PAPER ON 14th JULY AT VISAKHAPATNAM

Hi This is T.S.Deepthi (M.Tech-Biotechnology), Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. We had CTS Campus Placement on 14th July 2007. Just thought will give an idea for juniors , especially to buddies from Biotechnology Department…who wants to shift to IT field….

It has totally 2 rounds: 1) Written Test 2) Interview (Both Technical and HR)
Before the written test you will be provided with a form by CTS ppl. It contains your..
Personal details,
College details,
Semester wise percentages,
Extra-curricular activities and hobbies,
Computer languages known,
Short term and long term plans with CTS?
What can CTS expect from you?
And What do you expect from CTS?

Fill the form carefully…this is an important one….CTS stresses on arrears and Semester percentages….don’t worry…will not be in al cases….

Written test:
Coming to the test There were 3 sections
1.Analytical Ability(25 Q, 30 Minutes)
2.Verbal Ability(20 Q,20 Min)
3.Attention Details(20 Q,20 Min)

Note: No negative marking….this is a benefit for you….

Interview:
After you getting selected in written test they will give you panel number for interview. I was given 8th panel…they were totally around 13 panels….. I was interviewed by lady….i have entered the room, wished her….she asked me to take my seat…I gave her my file containing my certificates…..she gave a quick glance….and strtd asking questions….the lady has idea about biotechnology….so I felt more comfortable in answering to all her questions….

Technical:-
1) I was asked to list out the subjects I had….she made a note of it….I gave the ones which I am confident with, in the first place….but she asked me in random…
2) She asked what is Downstream Processing…? Why DSP? Techniques used in DSP?...answered…
3) What is Ion exchange chromatography? …..answered…
4) What is central dogma of Mol Bio? Enzymes involved in the processes? …..answered…
5) Replication? Enzymes involved? …..answered…
6) tRNA structure? Function?.....took paper from her and put the structure…..
7) Questions on cloning? …..answered…
8) Questions related in Bioinformatics? …..answered…

HR:-
1) Why changing the field?
2) Why not Phd?
3) Why CTS?
4) How many interviews I have attended so far?
5) Why didn’t I get selected?..........answered all of them confidently….

Results were announced at 9’o clock in the night….they have selected 77 members…and I am fortunate to be one among them….Finally, selected ones were called for a meeting by CTS….they congratulated us and cut the cake…..they gave the offer letter on the same day…..the day went very beautifully…….

Just be cool, confident…..practice sample papers….go through R.S.Agarwal……and with God’s grace and luck u will be into CTS company… Wish all your dreams come true...

God Bless…
Deepthi

CTS PAPER ON 9th JULY AT MUMBAI

Hi Guys.... This is Suchita here..... Hurray Got into Cognizant. Dont worry.... They are very cool people. Will make u comfortable. Ok..... Not wasting much of the time. Let me tell u the pattern for Aptitude.

Aptitude consisted of:
Analytical Section:
Cubes related questions are very important.
Venn diagram questions
Data sufficiency

Verbal Section:
Find out the incorrect sentence
Find out the correct sentence
Passages
You need to have good vocabulary for the verbal section

Logical Section:
This was the most easiest of all.
You can definitely score in this section
Find the odd man out
Analogy of figures (Simple)
then questions like
All birds are sparrows
All peacock are birds.
-> Just find out the appropriate sentence which gives out the best meaning.
And finally there was a word problem. Quite Easy!!!!!!

Note: In our aptitude test there was no negative marking scheme. So enjoy. Out of 200 only 104 people wer shortlisted:

Interview:
The person who took my interview was very cool. He made me comfortable:
He: Hello, How aare you?
Me: M fine thank you.
He: Tell me about yourself.
Me: Answered
He: Ok, tell me what is Object orientation
Me: Answered
He: What is inheritance and draw multiple inheritance?
Me: Answered
He: What is overriding and overloading?
Me: Answered
He: Can you override a function in the same class?
Me: No
He: Can you overload a function in the same class?
Me: Yes
He: You are from diploma so tell me something about your project
Me: Answered
He: Is firewall a hardware, software, or some protocol?
Me: Answered
He: What is RDBMS?
Me: Answered
He: What are the important components required for showing your project graphically?
Me: The entity, relationship betn them, primary key, foreign key........
He: Ok so do you want to ask me something?
Me: If i m selected, what are the languages that i must study?
He: Answered.
Me: Thank You Sir.
They are very cool guys. Technical and HR is in one round

Out of 104 students, 43 were selected. My name was one of them. Hurray!!!!!Believe me guys i wasnt through TCS and Accenture...... But made it for CTS. Never lose your confidence.

All the Best Guys!!!!