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I'm a cse student..I'm having campus in this month..please tell me.. How to prepare for a wrritten test and also which subjects are to be prepared for any campus interview??

Almost all companies have the same recruitment process of selecting a candidate.

Selection Procedure:

• Written Test
• Group Discussion
• Technical Round
• HR Interview

Written Test:

It includes questions from,

• Quantitative Aptitude
• Logical Reasoning
• Series problems
• English Comprehension
• Articles & Prepositions
• Comprehension
• Correcting Sentence
• Quantitative Aptitude
• Series Completion & Coding

Here some of the topics for Aptitude questions:

• Profit and loss
• Permutations and Combinations
• Compound Interest
• Simple Interest
• Probability
• Number Theory
• Speed and Distance
• Time and work
• Problems on Trains

Group Discussion:

It is to test you skills as specified below in various topics.

• Communication skills
• Listening skills
• Speaking ability
• Topic awareness

Technical Round:

In this round, you will be tested in technical subjects. Sometimes, you will be asked about your favourite subjects and questions will be based on that subject. Gain good knowledge on your core subjects.

HR Interview is to test the candidate in,

• Problem Solving skills
• Logical Reasoning
• Technical Skills
• Leadership qualities
• Stress Management
• Time bound decision taking skills

Follow these steps to prepare:

• Prepare important topics first which are specified above.
• Practice question from those topics of previous papers.
• Make note of important formulas and important points.
• Now, start preparing for technical round.
• Choose, your core subjects as the first step and choose one or two subjects in that.
• In interview, you will be asked about your favorite subject and you need to answer any question from that subject.
• Look at previous technical interview questions to get an idea.

So, develop these skills and prepare this subjects and topics for any campus interview.

The general selection procedure followed by the companies is -
Online Written Test, Group Discussion, Technical and HR Interview.
Since you have one month left in your hand, you should prepare in the following manner.

- First of all you need to get prepared for the technical interview.
- Spend the first two weeks in brushing up your technical skills.
- Search online the various questions asked in the technical interviews to CSE students and that too topic wise. Prepare according to your resume.
- You need to prepare for the interview since there will be no extra time left for you to prepare for the interview once you crack the written test.
- Then the last two weeks should be spent on practicing Aptitude and English.
- Refer to the aptitude books like RS Agarwal Quantitative Aptitude, Arihant's Quantum CAT, etc as well as online questions from http://indiabix.com.
- Meanwhile also solve questions based on verbal ability. You can get a lot of such questions online.
- Also read newspaper to be updated with the current happenings as they can be GD topics.
- Converse with friends in English and improve your communication skills.
- On cracking the written test, get prepared for HR interview and also pay special attention during the PPT round.
- Lastly be calm and confident.