The document provides an overview of career paths in IT and the selection processes of major IT companies. It discusses the common steps in selection which include written tests, technical interviews, and personal interviews. Popular topics covered in written tests include aptitude, C, SQL, and Unix. Technical interviews focus on the candidate's major project and academic fundamentals. The document then summarizes the requirements for various career paths like development, testing, administration and provides guidance on skills to focus on like C, SQL, Unix and aptitude. It emphasizes the importance of thoroughly preparing core subjects and one's final year project.

1. Decide you Career Path

2. So what is this all
about???
Hmm… well this is all about providing you
insight of the selection procedures that major IT
field companies follows for the freshers. This
will also give you a brief picture of career paths
available for you.

3. Lets take a short look on
the selection process of
some
of the major IT
Companies..

4. TCS
Written • Aptitude
• Networks, DBMS, OS, C, S/W Eng.
TI • Major Project.
• Provide as many certificate you
PI have throughout your B.Tech life.

5. AMDOCS
Written TI PI
• C
•
• .
C/C++/Java
• Data Structure
• SQL (Lists/Queues)
• Unix • Real world
Problems
• Aptitude • Major
subjects(Like
Automata, Unix,
DS & DAA)

6. WIPRO
Written
Unix, C, & basic awareness of current technologies with aptitude and English.
TI
Unix and your area of interest.
PI
## After Joining you will be in probation period of 3 months in which
there will be weekly tests of C and Unix and you need to score atleast
70% aggregate in order to qualify. Otherwise……. You know…..

7. BIRLASOFT
Writte
n TI PI
.
C CN,
(code’s SQL,
output your
etc.), specializ
SQL, ation
OS, CO (ASP/
JAVA/
PHP
etc.)

8. ACCENTURE
Elitmus Written TI PI

9. Ericsson India Global Services Pvt.
Ltd.
Written Telecom Basics, Aptitude
Networks, OS, Web Basics etc.
TI Major Project
PI .

10. COGNIZANT
• Aptitude
Written
• Final year project
TI • C, Data structure
• .
PI

11. HCL
• Online Test of
Written Aptitude, C, C++
• Final year project
TI • C, C++ Data structure
• .
PI

12. MPVVCL (Govt. Org.)
Written
Unix, C, SQL, Current affairs & Reasoning.
TI
C, Unix and your area of interest.
PI

13. Bharat Electronics Limited
Written
SQL, C, JAVA, PL/SQL, Unix with Mathematical and Verbal
Reasoning.
TI
MySql, Oracle and Java with its database connectivity.
PI

14. IRCTC
• C, SQL
TI • ASP.NET/JAVA etc.
• .
PI
**Reference based

15. Continuserve Softech India Pvt.
Ltd.
Written C, SQL, & Aptitude
C, SQL, CN, Web basics
TI Asp.net/JAVA etc.
PI .

16. Arthur J. Gallagher Co.
• SQL, Unix
TI • Major Project
• Main subjects (CN, OS etc.)
• .
PI
**Direct Call.

17. Ahem Ahem!!! now what’s the
outcome of this information???
Well we can consolidate this data to carve out
some sets of required skills in order to decide
our career path according to our choice…

18. Lets Consolidate the
data we have so far…

19. Common Selection
Procedure…
Written Technical Personal
and/or GD Interview Interview
Topics asked and their
probability MAJOR
Aptitud • In 98% PROJECT
cases
e ACADEMIC
S (CN, DS,
• In 90%
proportion
Increasing
C cases
OS, Web
Basics)
ASP/ JAVA/
• In 85% PHP/
SQL cases OTHERS
• In 70%
UNIX cases
C/ SQL/
UNIX
Others (C++,
• In
ASP, JAVA,
40%cases
PHP etc. )

20. So what’s the minimum I should
opt???
C
SQL
APTITUDE UNIX
Qualify 98% of
Technical Written

21. And what about Technical
Interview???
 In most of the cases they ask your preference for
technology(ASP/JAVA/C++ etc..) and this is where your
resumes is referred for the very first.
 Apart from this, generally the stress is on your major
project.
 Your academics basics are also judged based on the
job profile they are offering and the major focus is on
Computer Network, Operating System, DBMS, Web
basics and Data structure.
Hey don’t panic...
they just ask basic concepts
only…

22. Hey!!! Wondering about
the various career paths
you can select from ???

23. Some of the career paths and their
requirements…
System
Developer DBA Testing
Administration
• (ASP /JAVA/ • Good • Basic • Good concept of
LAMP /C#) knowledge of knowledge of C, OS
• SQL basics SQL and Unix & SQL. troubleshooting.
• Certifications triggers • Basics of S/W • Linux
such as SCJP, handling. Testing Certifications
MCPD, MCM etc. • Oracle/ • Knowledge and such as RHCE
will act as Microsoft SQL Certification of are must
booster Server / IBM Testing Tools
Rational such as IBM RT.
certification.
Security Network OS Developer
Enterprise App.
Engineer Engineer Developer
• Concepts as • Good concepts • Good • SAP certification
well of CN and IP knowledge of C

24. Some of the career paths and their
requirements…
Crawler Mobile App. Embedded Researche
developer Developer System
Developer
r
• Good • Proficient in • Good • M. Tech and
knowledge J2ME and/or Knowledge of PhD.
of Python Android Embedded C
or assembly
language.
• Knowledge of
AT Mel or PIC
Micro-
controllers.

25. This is not the end of the
list but I think this much is
sufficient for you all to
imagine how diverse the
field is…..

26. So… how shall I
approach???

27. Hmm here you comes…
 Well the very first thing you should concentrate on is C,
basics of Unix, basics of SQL and Aptitude.
 Second most important thing is to brush up the basics of
some of the academic subjects such as CN, OS, DBMS &
Web Basics.
 Then you can go for specialization in any of the higher
level technology(as per your interest from the career
choices mentioned previously). International Certification
will act as boost up.
 And the most important one….. thoroughly study
your final year project (I know most of you will buy it
hahaha… ).

28.  C MCQs
 Binary Tree Program
 Sorting programs (Merge, Binary etc.)
 Basic Link List Program
 Client Server Concept in Web Basics
 Database connectivity(for ASP/JAVA/PHP etc.) and
basic operations such as insertion, deletion etc.
 IP basics.
 And of course… APTITUDE.

29. So will the
specialization in the
Higher Level
Technology and the
International
certification to help me
any way???

30. Actually in 70% cases it will not help you directly
as the tools and technologies that you have to
work on in Industry are generally very different.
But yes, it helps you a lot during interview as
well as when switching the company…
As a fresher you don’t have many choices but
once you get experience you can select the job
profile of your interest and here the International
Certifications act as real booster.
Though after 5-7 years of experience most of us will
be working on MS Excel only for most of the time…
hahaha…..

31. Hope so you might have
got some direction
regarding your career
path!!!
**********************
***
Best of Luck for your
future ahead…

32. Note!!!
The Information given here is based on the data provided by the people working in
that organization and the selection procedure of the companies generally
depends on the campus they are visiting. So the selection procedure may differ
from what is mentioned here in this document. Moreover the selection
procedures are the sole proprietary of the companies and they may change them
whenever they want.
However the motive of this document is just to provide you with a general view of
what is actually in demand in the corporate world so that you can choose your
path accordingly.
Author doesn’t bear any responsibility regarding any indiscrepancy in the
selection procedure of any of the above mentioned company.

33. Linux Engineer
Ericsson India Global
Services Pvt. Ltd.

34. Shashank Pandey
Sir
Harshit
Bajpai