I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Infosys (Bengaluru) in Sep 2016
Interview
I applied through college.
All the branches of BE/MTECH/MCA were eligible with a 60% aggregate throughout academics.
Nearly 600 students applied for the process.
Around 400 students took up the first round.
First round was a written test, which comprised of verbal ability(40 questions,35 mins), Mathematical critical thinking and logical reasoning(10 questions 35 mins) and arithmetic reasoning and analytical thinking(15 questions 25 mins).
There was sectional cut off.
67 students were shortlisted for th second round
Second round was a one on one technical and HR interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Description of project
Problems faced during project
Objectives and outcomes of project
Why Infosys??
What do Infosys do??
What is Outsourcing??( As I answered Infosys does Outsourcing)
Many other questions based on resume like
Instances for presentation skills (as I had mentioned "good presentation skills" in my resume
Why IT and not core (as I am from non IT department)
There was 2 rounds of interview. 1st round is aptitude. 2nd round was f2f interview. Interview was moderate level if you are well known about you resume and some basic coding questions.
The first round was aptitude. It was of medium level. Then HR round. He asked about my projects, ML concepts which I highlighted in my resume, the a lot of behavioural questions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself.
Explain what is machine learning to a kid.
If you get opportunities for another more ML related roles, would yo go?
How do you see yourself in 5 years?
What if you are not satisfied with the tech Infosys teaches you?
The interview process was straightforward and highly accessible, focusing primarily on fundamental concepts. Candidates were asked basic Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) questions, requiring them to elaborate on core principles like inheritance, polymorphism, and encapsulation without diving into complex technicalities.
Systems Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Infosys with 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 85% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Systems Engineer roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 1,011 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Infosys overall takes an average of 14 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Infosys as a Systems Engineer according to 1,011 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 28%
IQ intelligence test: 17%
Skills test: 13%
Personality test: 11%
Background check: 10%
Presentation: 7%
Group panel interview: 5%
Drug test: 4%
Phone interview: 2%
Other: 2%
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