Indian Multinational IT companies Wipro, Infosys are changing their hiring strategy

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India's IT companies, which hired approximately 1.5 lakh students from campuses last year, will be hiring much less during this placement season starting August-September. 

Country's third-largest software exporter Wipro, which had planned to keep the ratio of on-campus and off-campus hiring at 90:10 in the beginning of the year, has now changed it to 70:30, a senior executive from the Bangalore-based company said. "We will hire in a measured way till we get more (demand) visibility and increase off-campus numbers," the executive added. 

In campus hires, companies have to make offers and wait for at least six months till the student finishes his degree. But it can hire off-campus as and when there is demand for more hands. Off-campus recruitments include freshers who had opted out of placements and some with very little work-experience and are picked by companies through hiring drives and job fairs. 

"Off-campus hiring is gaining traction, especially among large IT firms that are cautious and are not able to take long-term business decisions," says Nasscom President Som Mittal said. "It helps them to take hiring decisions based on their needs." 

Nasscom has cut IT-BPO industry's growth forecast to 11-14% this year, down from 16% last year. Some companies like Infosys have given a revised projection of 5%. IT companies are looking to calibrate hiring to the slowdown. 

Last month, country's second-largest IT exporter Infosys said it could delay the joining dates of over 25,000 freshers it had hired from campuses in the 2011 placement season. Its mid-tier rival iGate, too, has delayed joining dates of close to 1,000 fresh engineers by a month or two. 

TCS, India's largest IT firm which will hire 50,000 people this year, plans to maintain its campus hiring. 

Companies say that quality is not an issue in off-campus hiring - despite many of the applicants being rejects from previous placement processes - if one is prepared to search harder for the right hires. "If 3 out of 10 people are suitable on-campus, that ratio will be much lower off-campus. You have to drudge a lot more to get the right people," says Naveen Narayanan, Global Head -Talent Acquisition, HCL Technologies

HCL is willing to take the extra effort and will maintain its 70:30 ratio of on-campus to off-campus this year. It makes economic sense to spread hiring across all months, instead doing the bulk during placement season. 

Mid-tier firms are following suit, but to break the monopoly enjoyed by the IT mammoths during placements. "Off-campus increases our chance of finding the right talent," Parthasarathy NS, COO of MindTree, said. "Large companies often visit campuses and recruit 95% of the best students on day one. Smaller firms, which typically visit on day 3 and 4, are left with a very small number," he added. 

MindTree has therefore decided to increase its off-campus quota from 10% of total hires to 30% this year. This strategy is expected to give the Bangalore-based firm wider reach in tier-III and -IV colleges. 

"Given the uncertain economic scenario, I would assume that on-campus placement numbers are going to come down this year," says Bhaskar Chavli, Chief Delivery Officer at NIIT Technologies. "Companies may want to see how business turns out and then decide on hiring targets." 

Gurgoan-based start-up CoCubes.com - it connects companies and colleges through an online recruitment platform - has seen on-campus hiring over the past one year drop by 30-40%. The start-up, which works with companies like Capgemini and UST Global, had experienced a rush for off-campus demand in 2010. Back then Accenture placed urgent orders for 1,500 freshers off-campus in eight weeks and feels sudden demand will come their way again. 

"A similar trend seems to be coming back this year as more companies wait for the economic environment to stabilise and then finalise their hiring plans," says Harpreet Singh Grover, co-founder and CEO of CoCubes.com. 



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Placement Papers- TCS (tata consultancy services) : Pattern 2

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Pattern 2 of TCS Placement Papers..
Pattern 2:

1. There are two water tanks A and B, A is much smaller than B. While water fills at the rate of 1 liter every hour in A, it gets filled up like, 10, 20, 40, 80, 160 in tank B. (At the end of first hour, B has 10 liters, second hour it has 20 liters and so on). If tank B is 1/32 filled of the 21 hours, what is total duration of hours required to fill it completely?
a) 26 B)25 c)5 d)27

Solution: for every hour water in tank in B is doubled,
Let the duration to fill the tank B is x hours.
x/32 part of water in tank of B is filled in 21 hours,
Next hour it is doubled so,
2*(x/32) part  i.e (x/16) part  is filled in 22 hours,
Similarly (x/8)th part in 23 hours,(x/4)th part is filled in 24 hours,
(x/2)th part is filled in 25 hours, (x)th part is filled in 26 hours
So answer is 26 hours.

2. There are two pipes A and B. If A filled 10 liters in an hour, B can fill 20 liters in same time. Likewise B can fill 10, 20, 40, 80, 160. If B filled in 1/16 of a tank in 3 hours, how much time will it take to fill the tank completely?
a) 9 B) 8 c) 7 d) 6
3. There are two water tanks A and B, A is much smaller than B. While water fills at the rate of 1 liter every hour in A, it gets filled up like, 10, 20, 40,80, 160…..in tank B. 1/8 th of the tank B is filled in 22 hours. What is the time to fill the tank fully?
a) 26 B) 25 c) 5 d) 27
4. A tank is filled with water. In first hour 10 liters, second hours 20 liters, and third hour 40 liters and so on. If time taken to fill ¼ of the tank if 5 hours. What is the time taken to fill up the tank?
a) 5 B) 8 c) 7 d) 12.5
5. If a tank A can be filled within 10 hours and tank B can be filled ¼ in 19 hours then, what is the time taken to fill up the tank completely?
a) 21 B) 38 c) 57 d) 76
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MAHINDRA SATYAM: CAMPUSING PAPER

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MAHINDRA SATYAM: CAMPUSING PAPER
DATE: 10 MAR, 2011.
AS STATED BY: ASIT TIWARI(CANDIDATE). 
TIME LIMIT: 60 mins


Instruction for Q. No.   1
In each of the following series determine the order of the letters. Then from the given options select the one which will complete the given series.

Q.1 HUA,GTZ,FSY,ERX,?

a)   DRV
b)   DSW
c)   DQW
d)   DQV


Instruction for Q. No.   2
Which letter(s) in each of the following series is wrong or is misfit in the series ?

Q.2 M L O N Q P R

a)   R
b)   O
c)   Q
d)   L

Instruction for Q. No.   3
In the following questions select the number(s) from the given options for completing the given series.

Q.3 1,2,2,4,16,?,65536

a)   276
b)   64
c)   256
d)   198

Instruction for Q. No.   4
In the given series find the number which is wrong.

Q.4 1,5,5,9,7,11,11,15,12,17

a)   11
b)   15
c)   17
d)   12

Instruction for Q. Nos.   5   to   6  :
In the questions given below one term is missing. Based on the relationship of the two given words find the missing term from the given options.

Q.5 HKNQ : CGKO :: SVYB :?

a)   SPVX
b)   ORVX
c)   NRVZ
d)   RNXZ

Q.6 ADLC : CLAD :: RGUB :?

a)   RUGB
b)   GRUB
c)   UBRG
d)   BURG

Instruction for Q. Nos.   7   to   8  :
In the following questions, select the number from the given options which follows the same relationship as shared between the first two numbers.

Q.7 1 : 11 :: 2 :?

a)   20
b)   22
c)   24
d)   44

Q.8 30 : 42 :: 56 :?

a)   92
b)   21
c)   38
d)   72

Instruction for Q. No.   9
Three of the following four in each question are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Select the group of letters that does not belong to that group.

Q.9

a)   JOPK
b)   BOPC
c)   QOPR
d)   TOPS

Instruction for Q. Nos.   10   to   11  :
In the following questions, which of the following pair of letters is different from the other three?

Q.10

a)   PQR - HGF
b)   RST - ONM
c)   IJK - CBE
d)   WXY - FED

Q.11

a)   JM - KL
b)   QP - RS
c)   EH - FG
d)   MP - NO

Instruction for Q. No.   12
In each of the following questions, there are four options. The numbers, in these options, are alike in a certain manner. Only one number does not fit in. Choose the one which is different from the rest.

Q.12

a)   616
b)   252
c)   311
d)   707

Instruction for Q. Nos.   13   to   16  :
In the following questions select the right option which indicates the correct code for the word or letter given in the question.

Q.13 If SPORTS is coded in a certain manner as TOPQUR , then TENNIS will be coded as:

a)   SFMOJT
b)   UFONHT
c)   SDOMJR
d)   UDOMJR

Q.14 In a certain code APPROACH is coded as CHOAPRAP. How will RESTRICT be coded?

a)   CTRISTER
b)   ERTSIRTC
c)   CTRISTRE
d)   TCIRSTRE

Q.15 If the word TRAIN is coded as WUDLQ,then how will the word BUS be coded?

a)   EXU
b)   DWU
c)   EXV
d)   VXE

Q.16 In a certain code REGISTRY is written as VAKEWPVU.How will ENTRY be written in the same code?

a)   IJXNC
b)   ARPVW
c)   ARPVU
d)   IJXMC

Instruction for Q. No.   17
For the following questions select the right option.

Q.17 Among five friends,P,Q,R,S and T,who is the youngest?To arrive at the answer which of the following information given in the statements (A) and (B) is sufficient?
(A) R is younger than P and T
(B) S is younger than Q

a)   Only A alone is sufficient
b)   Either A or B is sufficient
c)   Both A and B together are needed
d)   Only B alone is sufficient
e)   Both A and B together are not sufficient
Instruction for Q. No.   18
In the following questions, select the right answer from the given options to depict the correct direction / distance.

Q.18 If all the directions are changed in the manner that North becomes south and vice versa,then North-West will be :

a)   South - East
b)   North - East
c)   South - West
d)   None of the above
Instruction for Q. Nos.   19   to   21  :
In each of the following questions keenly study the relationship mentioned between the persons, and then from the given options select the right relationship as the answer.

Q.19 A man introduced the boy coming with him as "He is son of the father of my wife's daughter".What relation did the boy bear to the man?

a)   Son-in-law
b)   Son
c)   Brother
d)   Father
e)   None of these

Q.20 Pointing to Suman,Amit said,"He is my sister's only brother's son".How is Suman related to Amit?

a)   Grandson
b)   Son
c)   Nephew
d)   Cannot be determined
e)   None of these

Q.21 Bela is the mother of Chinu and Miki.If Kavind is the husband of Miki,what is Bela to Kavind?

a)   Daughter
b)   Sister
c)   Mother
d)   Mother-in-law
e)   None of these

Instruction for Q. Nos.   22   to   26  :
Read the paragraph carefully and answer the questions below it.

Raghu and Gyan are good at cricket and hockey.Sohan and Gyan are good at hockey and chess.Raghu and Govind are good at swimming and cricket.

Q.22 Who is good at cricket,hockey and chess?

a)   Raghu
b)   Gyan
c)   Sohan
d)   Govind
e)   None of the above

Q.23 Who is good at cricket and swimming?

a)   Gyan
b)   Govind
c)   Sohan
d)   All of them
e)   Cannot be determined

Q.24 Who is good at hockey,chess and swimming?

a)   Raghu
b)   Govind
c)   Sohan
d)   All the three
e)   None of the above

Q.25 Who is good at swimming,hockey and cricket?

a)   Raghu
b)   Sohan
c)   Govind
d)   Gyan
e)   None of the above

Q.26 Who is good at hockey but not so in swimming?

a)   Govind
b)   Raghu
c)   Sohan
d)   No one
e)   All the three

Instruction for Q. Nos.   27   to   31  :
Read the paragraph carefully and answer the questions below it.

Five shirts are placed on a shelf in a heap.Red shirt is above the Blue shirt and Green shirt is below the Orange shirt.Blue shirt is above the Orange shirt and White is below the Green shirt.

Q.27 The colour of the shirt between Red and orange shirts is :

a)   White
b)   Green
c)   Blue
d)   Data is insufficient
e)   None of these

Q.28 Which colour shirt is at the bottom?

a)   Red
b)   White
c)   Orange
d)   Cannot be said
e)   None of these

(i) There are seven books one each on Psychology, Hindi, English, Sociology, Economics, Education and Accountancy, lying on a table one above the other.
(ii) Sociology is on the top of all the books.
(iii) Accountancy is immediately below Education which is immediately below Sociology.
(iv) Economics is immediately above Psychology but not in the middle.
(v) Hindi is immediately below Psychology.

Q.29 Which three books are between Accountancy and Hindi?

a)   Economics, Psychology and Hindi
b)   Economics, Psychology and Education,
c)   English,Economics and Psychology
d)   Cannot be determined
e)   None of these

Q.30 Economics is between which of the following books?

a)   Accountancy and Education
b)   Psychology and Hindi
c)   English and Psychology
d)   Cannot be determined
e)   None of these

Q.31 If Sociology and English,Accountancy and Hindi & Education and Psychology interchange their positions,which book will be between Psychology and Sociology?

a)   Hindi
b)   Accountancy
c)   Psychology
d)   Economics
e)   None of these

Instruction for Q. Nos.   32   to   35  :
Choose the correct option.

Q.32

a)              b)               c)               d)               e)

Q.33

a)              b)               c)               d)               e)

Q.34

a)              b)                c)               d)            

Q.35

a)              b)                c)               d)            


 
Logical and analytical reasoning - verbal Total Questions :20

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Instruction for Q. Nos.   1   to   9  :
In the questions given below establish the relationship between two words.Then from the given option select the one which has the same relationship as of the given two words.

Q.1 Bench is to Judges as chair is to ....

a)   Attorney
b)   President
c)   Lawyer
d)   Ruler
e)   Administrator

Q.2 Punishment is to Imprisonment as Reward is to ....

a)   Prize
b)   Remand
c)   Money
d)   Rebuke
e)   Award

Q.3 Backbone is to Back as .... is to Belly.

a)   Stomach
b)   Navel
c)   Ribs
d)   Femur
e)   Abdomen

Q.4 Tailor is related to Cloth in the same way as Cobbler is related to ....

a)   Machine
b)   Leather
c)   Stiching
d)   Mending
e)   Making

Q.5 CEREBRUM : BRAIN

a)   Aorta : Hand
b)   Ligament : Blood
c)   Ventricle : Heart
d)   Country : Universe
e)   Sinew : Fur

Q.6 PIGEON : PEACE

a)   Olive Oil : Enmity
b)   Eagle : Friendship
c)   Whiteflag : Surrender
d)   Roses : Garden
e)   Ring : Engagement

Q.7 SISTER : AUNT

a)   Cousin : Uncle
b)   Mother : Brother
c)   Niece : Nephew
d)   Father : Son
e)   Daughter : Grandson

Q.8 ASSERT : DENY

a)   Bliss : Mitigate
b)   Violent : Placid
c)   Mark : Relic
d)   Broad : Slack
e)   Gale : Blast

Q.9 EROSION : SOIL

a)   Heat : Oven
b)   Indulgence : Character
c)   Crime : Prison
d)   Fish : Pond
e)   Speech : Speaker

Instruction for Q. No.   10
Both the capitalised words in the following questions have a certain relationship with each other. Each pair is followed by four more pairs of words. Out of these four a pair is to be selected in which words are related to each other in the same way as in the capitalised pair.

Q.10 NURSE : MINISTRATION

a)   waiter : service
b)   lawyer : counsel
c)   consultant : advice
d)   priest : worship
Instruction for Q. Nos.   11   to   18  :
In each of the following questions four words are alike in some manner. Spot the odd one out.

Q.11

a)   Kite
b)   Bird
c)   Radar
d)   Jet
e)   Rocket

Q.12

a)   Quotation
b)   Duty
c)   Tax
d)   Octroi
e)   Invoice

Q.13

a)   Boxer
b)   Wrestler
c)   Jockey
d)   Cricketer
e)   Player

Q.14

a)   Adore
b)   Like
c)   Love
d)   Covet
e)   Admire

Q.15

a)   Tie
b)   Pant
c)   Shirt
d)   Umbrella
e)   Socks

Q.16

a)   Holiday
b)   Good Friday
c)   Independence day
d)   Republic day
e)   Christmas

Q.17

a)   Onion
b)   Cabbage
c)   Brinjal
d)   Pear
e)   Bean

Q.18

a)   Boa
b)   Cobra
c)   Firefly
d)   Wall-lizard
e)   Chamelon

Instruction for Q. Nos.   19   to   20  :
In the following questions select the pair which is different from the other three.

Q.19

a)   Day - Night
b)   Clever - Foolish
c)   Clear - Blurred
d)   Arrive - Come

Q.20

a)   Polo - Rink
b)   Golf - Lawn
c)   Tennis - Court
d)   Chess - Board


 
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Instruction for Q. Nos.   1   to   2  :
Choose the correct option.

Q.1 The time between 5 and 6 o'clock when two hands of a clock are in same line making angle of 180 degree.

a)   3 minutes past 5 o'clock
b)   6 o'clock
c)   3 2/11 minutes past 5 o'clock
d)   4 2/11 minutes past 5 o'clock

Q.2 Find the time between 4 and 5 o'clock when the two hand of clock are 3 minutes spaces apart.

a)   3 2/11 minutes past 4 o'clock
b)   18 6/11 minutes past 4 o'clock
c)   2 2/11 minutes past 4 o'clock
d)   10 2/11 minutes past 4 o'clock

Instruction for Q. No.   3
Choose the correct option.

Q.3 Madhav ranks seventeenth in a class of thirtyone. What is his rank from the last?

a)   13
b)   14
c)   15
d)   16
e)   17

Instruction for Q. No.   4
Choose the correct option.

Q.4 How many numbers are there between 20 and 60 which are divisible by 3 and the total of two digits is 9?

a)   4
b)   3
c)   2
d)   1
e)   More than 4

Instruction for Q. Nos.   5   to   9  :
Choose the correct option.

Q.5 A and B together invested Rs. 15,000 in a business. At the end of the year, out of total profit is Rs. 2,000 B's share was Rs. 600. A's investment was

a)   Rs. 4,500
b)   Rs. 8,250
c)   Rs. 10,500
d)   Rs. 11,250

Q.6 A and B enter into a partnership and invest Rs. 12,000 and Rs. 16,000 respectively. After 8 months, C also joins the business with a capital of Rs. 15,000. The share of C in a profit of Rs. 45,600 after two years is

a)   Rs. 12,000
b)   Rs. 14,400
c)   Rs. 19,200
d)   Rs. 21,200

Q.7 How should a profit of Rs.500 be divided into two partners, if one of them invested Rs.6000 for 5 months and other invested Rs.5000 for 4 months? (in Rs.)

a)   1000,5000
b)   3000,2000
c)   500,400
d)   2000,3000

Q.8 A started a business with Rs.50,000. After 6 months A wants to close his business and he withdraws but B joins & continues it for another 6 months with capital of Rs.40,000. If profit after one year is Rs.9000 then share of A is

a)   Rs.9000
b)   Rs.8000
c)   Rs.6000
d)   Rs.5000

Q.9 Ashok and Sunil start a busines with Rs.1,00,000 and Rs.1,50,000 respectively. If annual profit is Rs.25,000 then find the share of each of them (in rupees).

a)   20000,5000
b)   12000,13000
c)   13000,12000
d)   10000,15000

Instruction for Q. Nos.   10   to   11  :
Choose the correct option.

Q.10 Compound interest of Rs.3000 at 10% per annum for 1 1/2years will be (interest compounded half yearly).

a)   Rs.473
b)   Rs.374
c)   Rs.495
d)   Rs.347

Q.11 A Sum of money at compound interest amounts to Rs.5000 in 3 years and Rs.5400 in 2 years then the rate of interest p.a. is (interest compounded yearly)

a)   6 1/2 %
b)   6 %
c)   7 %
d)   8 %

Instruction for Q. No.   12
Choose the correct option.

Q.12 Two containers of milk contain mixtures of water and milk in ratio 5:4 and 7:9. In what ratio they should be mixed so that mixture is of 6:6 ratio?

a)   6:5
b)   7:5
c)   9:8
d)   8:9
Instruction for Q. No.   13
Choose the correct option.

Q.13 The calendar for 1992 is the same as for

a)   1997
b)   1996
c)   1995
d)   1994

Instruction for Q. Nos.   14   to   15  :
Choose the correct option.

Q.14 The age of Ritu's mother is 6 times that of Ritu's age. After 6 years it will be 3 times that of Ritu's age. what is Ritu's present age?

a)   4 years
b)   6 years
c)   8 years
d)   10 years

Q.15 The of ages of two friends is 4:3 while sum of their ages is 28 years, The ratio of their ages after 8 years will be

a)   12 : 11
b)   6 : 5
c)   7 : 4
d)   4 : 3


 
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Instruction for Q. No.   1
From the two options given below each sentence select the one to fill the blank appropriately.

Q.1 She is very gentle and __________.

a)   considerable
b)   considerate

Instruction for Q. No.   2
Each of the following idioms/ phrases has four responses / choices. Tick mark the response which gives the correct meaning of the idioms / phrase.

Q.2 To come of age

a)   to attain the age of majority
b)   to grow old
c)   to have existed for a long time
d)   to look old

Instruction for Q. Nos.   3   to   10  :
Choose the correct option.

Q.3 It was the help he got from his friends which ______________ him through the tragedy.

a)   supported
b)   helped
c)   parked
d)   boosted

Q.4 The controversy is likely to create ___________ between the two communities.

a)   amity
b)   bitterness
c)   doubt
d)   revenge

Q.5 I do not think you will gain anything by insulting and _____________ the man you do not agree with.

a)   defaming
b)   depicting
c)   charging
d)   revamping
e)   enervating

Q.6 The assassination of the Archduke was followed by ______________ throughout the whole European continent.

a)   repercussions
b)   concatenations
c)   reprisals
d)   consternations
e)   enervations

Q.7 It is our _________ to __________ the elders.

a)   object, defy
b)   duty, respect
c)   aim, degrade
d)   hope, disappoint

Q.8 He was an ______________ who was fond of weird pets.

a)   ambitious
b)   amiable
c)   eccentric
d)   emotional

Q.9 Prabha's _____________ in athletics yielded rich ___________ as she got a scholarship.

a)   performance, money
b)   defeat, results
c)   behaviour, appreciation
d)   excellence, dividends
e)   failure, disappointment

Q.10 I will be leaving for Delhi tonight and ____________ to return by this weekend.

a)   waiting
b)   plan
c)   going
d)   likely
e)   making


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Instruction for Q. Nos.   1   to   8  :
Choose the word among the four options which is the closest in meaning to the given word.

Q.1 BELOW

a)   Under
b)   Belie
c)   Above
d)   Submit

Q.2 Ingenuous

a)   sly
b)   honest
c)   wily
d)   prepare

Q.3 Brazen

a)   shameless
b)   quick
c)   modest
d)   pleasant
e)   melodramatic

Q.4 Cacophony

a)   discordant
b)   dance
c)   applause
d)   type of telephone
e)   rooster

Q.5 Obscene

a)   dirty
b)   unhealthy
c)   indecent
d)   Unwanted

Q.6 Attrition

a)   attraction
b)   suffering
c)   decline
d)   friction

Q.7 Pastel

a)   Light shades or colours
b)   attempt
c)   dark shade
d)   conflict

Q.8 Spew

a)   throw in water
b)   split
c)   to come forth in a flush
d)   take up liquids

Instruction for Q. No.   9
Choose the correct Antonym out of the four given alternatives against each of the following words :

Q.9 Vigilant

a)   Refined
b)   Fixed
c)   Careless
d)   Exalt
Instruction for Q. No.   10
Choose the correct option.

Q.10 I brought him ____________ with great difficulty.

a)   about
b)   in
c)   round
d)   up

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I. Write the correct form of pronoun in the following:

  1. we scored as many goals as_______ .(they/them)
  2. rama and ________ were present.(i/me)
  3. Let you and________try what we can do.(i/me)
  4. We are not so poor as________ .(they/them)
  5. Rahul is as old as________.(i/me)
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