PLACEMENT

AWARENESS
lecture
WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE????

• Post-Graduation in
Technical Field?
• Post-Graduation in
Management?
• Placement into a Core
Engineering Firm?
• Placement into a
Software Firm?
 MS/MTech vs. MBA vs. JOB
Factors MS/MTech MBA JOB
%age (B.E.) 60% agg. 50% agg. 60% agg.
Procedure • Test • Test • Test
• no GD • GD • GD
• no Interview • Interview • Interview
Skills Required • Technical interest • Management • Basic Skills of
• Project interest Branch
Experience • 2 yrs. Work • Willing to Work
Experience

Advantages • Specialization • Skill Enhances • Chance to Learn

• Pay Improves • Managerial Post • Career Start
Disadvantages • Mostly Abroad • Change of Field • Start is Lower
• initial investment • initial Investment
 WHY PLACEMENT ???
• Career Start
• Very Tough to get placed Off-Campus
• Reputed Firms recognized by
Universities abroad.
• Adds weight to your Resume.
• Your Work gives impetus for Masters and
PhD in Management and Technical Fields.
HOW PLACEMENT ???
JOB

Interviews

Group
Discussion

Aptitude Test

Student’s Registration
 SO WHAT IS
THE PROBLEM ???

• Not Enough %age

• Not Clearing Aptitude Test
• Not Getting Through GD
• Not Impressing at Interviews
 PERCENTAGE CRITERIA!
• Calculation of Aggregate %age is :
Agg. %age = (Sum of All mks in FE, SE, TE) X 100
(Sum of Max. marks in FE, SE, TE)
• NO LIVE ATKTs !!!
• First Target to Rid off Live KT
• Next Target to Improve Aggregate %age.
 APTITUDE TEST !
1) General Aptitude test:
• Critical Reasoning
• Quantitative Aptitude
• Vocabulary/ Grammer
• Data Interpretation / Data Sufficiency
2) Technical Test
3) Psychometric Test
It is of Utmost Importance to do well in every section of
the Paper and not just one!
 GROUP DISCUSSION !
• Body Language
• Speaking Skills
• Group Dynamics
• Contribution in Content to Topic
• Role Played
 INTERVIEWS !
• Technical Interview
- Technical Skills
- Confidence levels in Basic Concepts
- Preciseness of Answer

• HR Interview
- Body Language
- Command over Spoken Language
- Presentation
 DO I NEED TO IMPROVE ?
81 80
Number of Students

77
74

60 60
56 56
53
46
42
35 35
25
22

E.X.T.C COMPS I.T MECH ELEC

STRENGTH REGISTERD ELIGIBLE
 Do I Need To Improve? continued...
EXTC Department Students' Performance in Placement

Company Name Applied Interviewed %Interviewed Selected %Selected

(Out of Applied (Out of Applied
Candidates) Candidates)

Infosys 40 21 52.50 21 52.50

TCS 19 14 73.68 11 57.89

LNT 8 2 25.00 1 12.50

Amdocs 6 0 0.00 0 0.00

Wipro 7 5 71.43 4 57.14

Satyam 2 0 0.00 0 0.00

Mastek 16 1 6.25 1 6.25

L&T Infotech 4 0 0.00 0 0

ATOS Origin 4 2 50.00 0 0.00

Total 106 45 42.45 38 35.85

 Do I Need To Improve? continued...
Computer Department Students' Performance in Placement

Company Name Applied Interviewed %Interviewed Selected %Selected

(Out of Applied (Out of Applied
Candidates) Candidates)

Infosys 30 9 30.00 9 30

TCS 21 11 52.38 8 38

Amdocs 12 1 8.33 1 8

Wipro 19 14 73.68 9 47

Satyam 6 4 66.67 3 50

Mastek 15 1 6.67 1 7

L&T Infotech 5 1 20.00 1 20

ATOS Origin 6 3 50.00 2 33

Total 114 44 38.60 34 30

 Do I Need To Improve? continued...
IT Department Students' Performance in Placement 2006-07

Company Name Applied Interviewed %Interviewed Selected %Selected

(Out of Applied (Out of Applied
Candidates) Candidates)

Infosys 30 5 17 4 13

TCS 12 6 50 2 17

Amdocs 9 2 22 2 22

Wipro 18 10 56 4 22

Satyam 9 0 0 0 0

Mastek 21 4 19.05 3 14

L&T Infotech 9 2 22.22 1 11

ATOS Origin 9 2 22.22 2 22

Total 117 31 26.50 18 15

Do I Need To Improve? continued...
Mechanical Department Students' Performance in Placement

Company Name Applied Interviewed %Interviewed Selected %Selected

(Out of Applied (Out of Applied
Candidates) Candidates)

Infosys 10 5 50.00 4 40.00

TCS 11 4 36.36 2 18.18

LNT 26 8 30.77 7 26.92

Wipro 13 6 46.15 2 15.38

Satyam 9 0 0.00 0 0.00

Voltas 3 2 66.67 0 0.00

Schneider 13 6 46.15 1 7.69

Petrofac 22 4 18.18 2 9.09

Total 107 35 32.71 18 16.82

Do I Need To Improve? continued...
Electrical Department Students' Performance in Placement

Company Name Applied Interviewed %Interviewed Selected %Selected

(Out of Applied (Out of Applied
Candidates) Candidates)

Infosys 15 2 13.33 1 6.67

TCS 11 5 45.45 2 18.18

LNT 14 6 42.86 4 28.57

Wipro 13 5 38.46 5 38.46

Satyam 1 0 0.00 0 0.00

Siemens 20 12 60.00 1 5.00

Voltas 13 6 46.15 4 30.77

Schneider 13 7 53.85 4 30.77

Petrofac 17 3 17.65 1 5.88

ATOS Origin 3 2 66.67 0 0.00

Total 120 48 40.00 22 18.33

 WHAT DO I
NEED TO IMPROVE ?
• Aggregate %age and KT Status
- 58% and No Live is the least requirement !
• Preparation for Aptitude Tests
- RS AGARWAL’s :Quantitative Aptitude, Verbal & Non-
Verbal Reasoning
• Preparation for GD
- Up-to-Date on Current Affairs
• Preparation for Interview
- Brush-up Concepts and Fundamentals
- Homework on the Company
INITIATIVES !
• Placement Coordinators
from Sem V.

• Many ‘Mock’ Placements

before ‘Real’ !

• Tips on GD and TI / PI.

• Student Involvement in
Placement Activity !
HERE I GO ON MY WAY !

• Dream BIG
• Dream NOW
• Dream FAST
• And go for the Dream!