Infosys Technologies Ltd.

Profile:

Infosys (NASDAQ: INFY) is a world leader in providing IT consulting and software services to the world's finest organizations. They offer a complete range of software and consulting services such as business-technology consulting, Internet and e-business consulting, system integration, custom application development, re-engineering and sustenance. The highest rated scrip on the Indian bourses - Infosys is the most admired company on the BSE. It is the face of the Indian software industry. The company was the first in India to register on the American stock exchange - NASDAQ with an issue of two million American Depository Shares (ADR) that raised $70 million.

Infosys' solutions include building next generation communication, networking, and e-infrastructure products for clients. Fortune 1000 companies leverage Infosys' expertise to align their business and IT strategies and successfully transform themselves for the new economy. Infosys also partner leading-edge technology companies looking to be the architects of the Internet infrastructure. Infosys have a strategic global relationship with Microsoft for developing, promoting, and delivering a comprehensive portfolio of Infosys business solution offerings and enterprise services built using the Microsoft. Infosys have alliances with i2 Technologies, JASDIC Park Company, SAPMarkets Inc. and TIBCO Software Inc.

Infosys' clientele include many banking firms worldwide, Cisco Systems, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Lucent Technologies, Apple Computer, Reebok International, Nortel Networks to name a few.

The Banglore based company started in 1981 has around 5,500 employees and hopes to double this figure to 10,000 till the end of year 2003(courtesy:Busiiness India). The company was also judged as the 5th best managed company in Asia. The company's Chairman Mr. N. R. Narayana Murthy was selected as one of the 50 most powerful people in Asia for the year 2000 in a poll conducted by Asia week.

For more information about this company visit their homesite at http://www.infy.com/



Written Test:

The written paper consists mainly of puzzles followed by an essay. There are 10 puzzles to be completed within one hour and a short essay (usually based on the trends in the computer field) of 15 minutes. We suggest that after going through the sample tests given below you also take time to go through some puzzle books like "Puzzles and teasers by George W. Summers “,"Shakuntla Devi's Puzzle books" , "Mind Stretching Puzzles by Stickles" etc.

We give you some test papers, which consists of more than ten questions, which are selected from the above mentioned books and from older question papers. The paper can be attended by students from all engineering streams.
The written test consists of two sections each of 45 minutes duration.

Section#1

This is the aptitude section consisting of 45 questions to be attempted in 45 minutes. As is in all the exams, this section is based on the MBA pattern of examination.

Section#2

This is the technical section. There is a separate paper for hardware and software. Candidates have to mention beforehand whether they want to write the software or the hardware paper. This section also carries 45 questions to be completed in 45 minutes.

Interview:

The interview lays stress on puzzles along with technical and general questions. To know more about the interview we suggest that you look at the interview Section.









TEST PAPER 1:

1. At 6'o a clock ticks 6 times. The time between first and last ticks is 30 seconds.
How long does it tick at 12'o clock.
Ans: 66 sec. (2 marks)

2. Three friends divided some bullets equally. After all of them shot 4 bullets. The total number of bullets remaining is equal to the bullets each had after division. Find the original number divided.
Ans: 18 (2 marks)
Initially . x x x
Now x-4 x-4 x-4
Equation is 3x-12 = x

3. A ship went on a voyage. After it had traveled 180 miles a plane started with 10 times the speed of the ship. Find the distance when they meet from starting point.
Ans: 200miles. (2 marks)
Distance travelled by plane = 1/10 distance travelled by ship + 180

4. Complete the Table given below: Three football teams are there. Given below is the group table. Fill in the x's

Played Won Lost Draw Goals For Goals Against
A 2 2 X x x 1
B 2 x X 1 2 4
C 2 x X x 3 7
Ans: The filled table is given below (4 marks)
Played Won Lost Draw Goals For Goals Against
A 2 2 0 0 7 1
B 2 0 1 1 2 4
C 2 0 1 1 3 7

5. There are 3 societies A, B, C. A lent cars to B and C as many as they had already. After some time B gave as many tractors to A and C as many as they have. After sometime c did the same thing. At the end of this transaction each one of them had 24.
Find the cars each orginally had.
Ans: A had 39 cars, B had 21 cars & C had 12 cars (4 marks)

6. There N stations on a railroad. After adding X stations on the rail route 46 additional tickets have to be printed. Find N and X.
Ans. x=2 and N=11
Let initially, N(N-1) = t
After adding, (N+X)(N+X-1) = t+46
By trail and error method (4 marks)

7. Given that April 1 is tuesday. A, B, C are 3 persons told that their farewell party was on
• A - May 8, thursday
• B - May 10,tuesday
• C - June 5, friday
Out of A, B, C only one made a completely true statement concerning date, day and month The other told two one told the day right and the other the date right. What is correct date, month, and day.
Ans: B - (May 10) SUNDAY C - June 6 (Friday). (5 marks)

8. The Bulls, Pacers, Lakers and Jazz ran for a contest. Anup, Sujit, John made the following statements regarding results.
• Anup said either Bulls or Jazz will definitely win
• Sujit said he is confident that Bulls will not win
• John said he is confident that neither Jazz nor Lakers will win
When the result cameit was found that only one of the above three had made a correct statement. Who has made the correct statement and who has won the contest. Ans: Sujith; Lakers (5marks )

9. Five people A ,B ,C ,D ,E are related to each other.
Four of them make one true statement each as follows.
(i) B is my father's brother. ii) E is my mother-in-law.
(iii)C is my son-in-law's brother iv)A is my brother's wife.
Ans: (i) D (ii) B
(iii) E (iv) C (10 marks)

10. Some statements are given below:
• L says all of my other four friends have money
• M says that P said that exactly one among them has money
• N says that L said that precisely two among them have money
• O says that M said that three of the others have money
• P, L and N said that they have money
All the above statement are false..
Who has money & who doesn't have any money?
(5 marks)