The day when our Placement coordinator called us to the big
Auditorium of our college to announce that TCS is awaiting for recruitment in
our college there was a big-round of applause from our side.He also warned that
this time due to recession the recruitment is going to be strict and the number
is going to half of that last year's count. He also said about the steps in
recruitment process...
1.Initial
screening Test(Testing for eligibility criteria)
2.Aptitude
Test (This time the pattern is completely changed...he said)
3.Technical + General HR
When we started
preparing seriously , there was an announcement that, there is no Aptitude for
Top 5 candidates in each department. But I was not there is that slot. There is
no time to feel sad about it. So i looked forward to clearing Aptitude test. I
studied R.S.Aggarwal for being strong in the basic concepts.
I concentrated more in the chapters like Time & Work, Time &
Distance , Numbers, Probability, Permutation & Combination ,
Alligation & Mixture , Boats and Streams, Partnership, Average, Ratio. I
also studied Profit & Loss and Percentage to some extent. Then I started to
look for some Aptitude questions which other students got in various colleges.
Meanwhile I also
kept in touch with my Domain Subjects. I had chosen Data Structures and OOPs as my domain .I also learned other
Technical Subjects like OS and DBMS. This was very tough time for us. We doesn’t
know who is going to be selected. We helped each other by explaining their
domain subjects to all others. I explained OOPs to others .Those moments are
really memorable one. I also clarified my doubts in aptitude with my class boys.
I thank them for clearing my doubts .Since I was quite confident in clearing my
Technical interview I concentrated more on Aptitude. Those days each and every
moment was fearful. Nobody knows what is going to happen. Then the day came for
my Aptitude test.
We again asked to stand according to our reference numbers. Then we made
to sit in front of the system and we were given rough sheets. Then the time
came for me to login. Those 80 min can make me to go near my dream. I just
selected the option only when I am sure of it. Because in TCS we have –ve marks and
Dummy questions. If you attend any Dummy questions then you will be eliminated.
After completing my Aptitude Test I had lunch with 75% of confident in clearing
my App test. Then there was an announcement in our hostel that the results are
ready and we were asked to move to the Auditorium. We sat in Audi with chill hands
doesn’t know how to react. Again our Placement coordinator had results in his hands.
He said the count is too low. Only 85 got through the test out of 350.There was
a murmuring sound everywhere. He started reading out the names. When I heard
the name “Deepika Durairaj” I stood up happily.
On Monday we had App test and on Wed we will have interview. In that
half day of Monday I concentrated in my Projects, Paper
Presentation (What is there in my resume).On Tuesday I fully spent in learning
my domain subjects and brushed up basic concepts in Core Java and other
technical subjects. The preparation goes till 2.00 to 3.00 AM midnight.
The next day
is my day. I got up I had no confidence in clearing my interview. My mind was
completely blocked. I just had tears in my eyes. I don’t know whether it’s due
to tension or something else. Then I convinced myself then I was ok. My mind
was stable. Finally we sat in Seminar hall. All TCS HR came in van. Then some
important HR took seats in the dais of seminar hall. They played few videos of TCS.
The video was about TCS achievements. After their introductory speech each
candidate is allotted to different panels. Finally I went to panel 1 out of 7 panels.
In my other blog you can see my interview questions.
At 5.00
pm we again went to Seminar hall to get our results. We were waiting for a long
time in seminar hall. I was preparing my mind to accept any result and praying
to god for my name to be heard in mike. Finally our placement coordinator took
the stage and he said so many confident stories to make our result announcement
delay just to thrill us and I heard my name “Deepika Durairaj” in mike. Some
students were crying while coming out of the seminar hall and others went out happily.
I was waiting to inform my selection news to my family members. This is how the days gone for TCS.
