PATNI PATTERN & GD - DEC 2004
1) APTITUDE TEST: NEGATIVE MARKING SOMETIME APPLICABLE SOMETIMES NOT. SO MAKE SURE BEFORE TEST.
2) GROUP DISCUSSION: YOU NEED TO SPEAK GENTLY AND U HAVE TO SHOW TEAMWORK, U MUST SPEAK IMPRESSIVELY.
3) TECHNICAL+HR: AS USUAL BR READY 4 PATNI PROFILE + TECHNICAL JARGONS
About the Written Test
The written test consists of aptitude and technical questions. The current pattern contains 20 questions to be done in 50 minutes and there is negative marking. Earlier the pattern was of 4 to 5 sections with questions of MCQ type. The sections were divided into analytical ,verbal , assertion and reasoning and data sufficiency. The former pattern is more commonly used in the tests.
About the Interview
The interview is preceded by a group discussion where the topics given are very general in kind.In the interview more stress is placed on HR, though technical questions (primarily on C/C++) and puzzles too are to be expected. We would suggest that you take a look at the Interview section. to get a better idea and view some useful tips for taking interviews
Profile of the Company
Patni Computer Systems (PCS) is an international software and applications outsourcing specialist, with over 20 years of experience. Founded in 1978, PCS now offers a wide range of services, including: application development / maintenance, ERP implementation & related services, E-Commerce & Web enabling solutions, Euro conversion, staff augmentation and offshore development.
PCS currently employs over 3400 software professionals at our primary development facilities in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Pune, Gandhinagar, Chennai and NOIDA (India).
PCS provides services to a varied field including Airlines, Automotive, Financial Services, Electronics, Healthcare, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Products, and Utilities.
PCS usually tests the candidates selected on the basis of the written paper through a group discussion session. The stress here is to test the ability of the candidate to think logically and present these thoughts in a lucid manner. The candidates are given a scenario and conditions applying to it and have to reach a decision according to the data. They will then be asked to explain their respective decisions.
Here are a couple of sample
GD topics:
1. In space ship 5 people are going in a spacecraft to another planet to start a cicilization.
These are:
Male doctor who is a drug addict Lady lawyer who has committed murder Lady teacher who is emotionally imbalanced 18 year old brilliant aeronautical engineer Male Noble prize winner
Suddenly some thing happens and oxygen is available to only three people to use. Which three would you choose Hint :
1. You need atleast 1 lady to have future generations.
2. Aeruonautical engineer can be a female
3. Doctor is necessary to deal with new diseases.
2. In 2050 a nuclear disaster has ocurred and 50 persons are saved. These are of age above 15. Among them these people know 5 subjects and you have to choose only 3 of five subjects so that resticted resorces can used for future.The subjects are:
Enggineering Medicine Law Social Sciences Life Sciences
many problems on percentage and profit/loss from rs agarwal.
Pattern:(All are elimination Rounds)
1) Screening Test --> out of 750, 450 been selected for Aptitude.
2) Aptitude Test --> 50 questions in 1 hour.
3) Technical --> 50 question on Java/Jsp in 40 min. JSP was bit easy.
4) GD --> It was bit easy, was on general topic.
5) Tech/Per Interview --> All about Your Project which u mentioned in ur resume and on JSP.
1.one prob regarding TRANSLATION OF AXES (COORDINATE GEOMETRY FROM INTERMEDIATE)
2.SWAP TWO NUMBERS WITHOUT USING A TEMP VARIABLE. or Aptitude test, there were 40 questions to be solved in 60 minutes. Questions were based on geometry, profit and loss, percentages and arithmetic.
For Group Discussion, they divided us into groups of 10, gave us a topic, and we had to discuss for 20 minutes. At the end of the it, the instructor would select 1 person who should summarize the entire discussion.
For Personal Interview, They made us fill up a form, and then generally asked us about our answers which we had given. Questions include : Strengths/ weaknesses, career goals, about being transferred to another location etc.
Moreover, I was also asked about the type of books i read and current affairs. They also go through the resume in detail and asked about extra-curricular activities. Well, i am glad that i made it. As for the experience, i feel, any one can make it. The only thing that should be kept in mind is, i guess, one should be prepared. I don't mean that one has to do extensive preparation, but just brushing up of important topics in maths, revising concepts of C, learnt earlier should be enough. As for GD/PI, confidence is important.
1.what is the angle between teo hands of a clock when time is 8-30 ans:75(appro
2.a student is ranked 13th from right and 8th from left.how many are there(similer) 3.a,b,c,d,e,f are arranged in a circle b is to right of c and so on(rs aggrewal)
4.chain rule (work&time)
5.puzzle test. some data is given and he asked three qustions below. based on data we have to answer.
6.six questions on venn diagrams.
7.5 years ago sum of ages of father and son ans:40,10
8.assertion and reasoning 1.clouds 2.capital city of developed corentira ansfor both is :a
9.man walks east & from turns to right & from to left &then 45degrees to right. in which direction he went ns:north west
10.aa-b-bb-aaa-
11.96,85,..(a series with diff 11),3,15,45,..,total 3 questions are given on series
12.a student got 70% in one subject,80% in other.to get overall 75% how much he should get in third subject.
12.a news pwper must have a.news b.advertizements 3.editor 4.date 5.paper
13.if clouds are air, air are water and so on where birds fly?
14.press,cinema,tv ans:mass media
15.3 qustions on rs aggrewal relations i.e first few chapters of aggrewal (english)
16.a man showed to a woman sitting in a pack & told to his friend. she is the daughter of my grand mother only son ans:daughter
group discussion topic
1.if you become municipal corporate what steps you take to develop your area.
2.if you become administrative officer of this university what steps you take to improve standards.
3.tell what are the seven problems in Calcutta and solutions to problems?
4.abortion is legal or illegal the following two topics are important they asked the same topics to many
students by changing the numbers
interview here they asked only personal. relating to what you have written in psychometric test and some puzzles one puzzle is 10 machines are there only one is defective teams are coming out how to do you find out which is defective second: * * * how do you reverse this in two transitions * * * * * * *
