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 My interview was on 9th of September, i was to be there at 3:00 pm. I reached there at 3:30.
Registrations were closed at 4:30, we then were assigned a panel. My chance came at around 6:30, it continued for 20 min.
 
There were two members in the panel.
 
First question: Tell us about urself
Me: (told)
 
Panel: Tell us about ur project
Me: told
 
Panel: tell about visual basic(my project included VB)
Me: dont know much about VB
 
Panel: asked some more questions abt the project
Me: answered
 
Panel: wt is d diff between char and varchar, procedure and function, array and structure
Me: answered(i didnt answer for char and varchar)
 
Panel: wt operating systems can u work on
Me: told vista
Panel: how can u find ip address of a web address?
Me: dont know
 
Panel: draw the open circuit and closed circuit. write the truth tables of and & or
Me: (it's d simplest for every1)
Panel: can u write a c program?
Me: yes
 
Panel: then write a program using while loop
Me: (i wrote)
Panel: y do u want to choose software job
Me: told the reason
 
Panel: wt would u do if another electronics company would pay u more?
Me: (convinced them dat i will stick to the software job)
Panel: wt would tcs get if we select u
Me: told
 
Panel: u wrote good communication skills in ur resume so how could u say dat?
Me: many times i had convinced the other person so i have put that
Panel: but dat would mean strong convincing and negotiating skills
Me: a person without good communication skills cant convince others sir
 
Panel: u said u have good comm skills then did u participate in debates
Me: no sir
Panel: y
Me: i had participated in many group discs but not debates sir
 
Panel: if u were assigned a project and there are 2 other members. u know certain things about the project which are not known to others. then what would u do? will u completen the work by urself or try to teach them those concepts
Me: we r in a grooup so y would i take the entire load on myself. i would try to teach them
Panel: wt if they dont understand?
Me: then i cant waste my time. i will proceed to do the work
 
Panel: but u told u have good cmm skills
Me: bt sir other one should also have good listening skills
Panel: u wrote tactful in accomplishing tasks. can u give us any example
Me: i cant recall any such task at this time sir
 
Panel: tell me any such thing which u may have done in ur daily life
Me: i m unable to recall sir
Panel: did u organise any events?
Me: no but assissted when my help was needed
 
Panel: but u didnt initiate anything
Panel: okay u wait there for one minute
(They showed me a place and discussed some thing for 10 seconds and called me. they told to wait in some other room)
so after coming out of the interview room i was told that only those who cleared the interview were told to wait in dat other room and i felt happy)

After much waiting i had the HR round, i was called and only one HR was present.
He: tell me abt urself(he was checking my resume and the remarks by previous HRs)
Me: told
He: tell me about ur achievements
Me: there is no such gr8 achievement which can be shared in dis interview
He: wt r u doing these days
Me: i am waiting for my offer letter. i got a job in mahindra satyam ( hey guys i actually got a job in satyam but didnt get my offer letter for 3 months... some others got it.... so i came for tcs)
He: so wt will u choose satyam or tcs?
Me: tcs is a big name and compared satyam with tcs....
He: can u sign an agreement for 24 months
Me: definitely sir
He: if u get selected then u will get mail by one week
Me: okay sir
He: prepare urself for new technologies
Me: ok fine sir (and happily left)

And now i am waiting for my mail
(If any candidates who had the interview on the same day at the same venue, please write a comment if you receive any mail)
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