Mu
Sigma aptitude,reasoning,technical and hr interview procedures
1. What is the output of the following code?
x=0;y=1;
for(j=1;j<4;j++){
x=x+j;
y*=j;
}
2. There is a 200 miles long tunnel. one train enters the tunnel at a speed of 200mph while the other trains enter the tunnel in the opposite direction at a speed of 1000 mph. A bee travels at a speed of 1500 mph enters the tunnel goes to and back until it reaches the train. What is the distance covered by the bee when the two train collides (the bee survives)
3. List the two advantages of views.
4. Which layer is encryption and decryption done
5. What are the various modes used to send data over the network
6. Write a query to display the name of the students whose total marks is divisible by 25 (total marks may be 175, 200, 150...)
7. P(S1)
a++;
P(S2)
v++;
V(S2)
V(S1)
P-wait, V-signal, S1 and S2 are semaphores. Consider two threads running. Is there a
deadlock .If yes in which situation does the deadlock occur.
8. How do you find the port number of the remote host?
Date; who>logfile
What is the difference between the two statements.
10. How do you find the machine MAC address
11. How many children did not try any of the rides. ?
(55-20=)35 kids * 2 rides = Rs. 70
60 + 70 = Rs. 130
So, Rs. (145 – 130 = ) 15 are left for the other (85 – 55 = ) 30 kids . so only 15 of them
can take a ride and rest 15 will be left out.
145 rides were taken. 20 of them took all three, i.e. Rs. 60 were spent, so 145-60= Rs. 85
are left for the others. Total kids were 85, so rest were 65. out of these 65,
12. How many children took exactly one ride?
13. Four cities are connected by a road network as shown in the figure. In how many ways can you start from any city and come back to it without travelling on the same road more than once ?
Consider the top city, the following are the 3 routes possible, starting from the leftmos edge. Since there are 3 edges emanating from each city and the figure is erfectly symmetrical, these 3 routes are possible from each edge, hence for any given city, the total number of routes = 4 * 3 = 12.
14. Directions for question nos 14 to 15A, B, and C are three numbers, Let@(A, B)= Average of A and B*(A, B)=Product of A and B/(A, B)=A divided by B
15 If A=2 and B=4 the value of @( / (*(A,B),B),A) would be
16. Sum of A and B is given by
17. Let x<0, 01 which of the following is false:
A) (x2-z2)has to be positive.
B) yz can be less than one.
C) xy can never be zero
D) (y2-z2) is always negative
18. If A's income is 25% less than B's ,by what % is B's income greater than that of A ?
Directions for Questions Nos: 19 to 20
Kya-Kya is an island in the south pacific .The inhabitants of Kya-Kya always Answerany question with two sentences, one of which is always true and other is always false.
19 You are walking on a road and come to a fork. You ask the inhabitants Ram, Laxman, Lila,”Which road will take me to the village?”
Ram says,”I never speak to strangers. I am new to this place”
Laxman says,”I am married to Lila. Take the left road”.
Lila says,”I am married to ram. He is not new to this place”
Which of the following is true?
A) Left road takes you to the village
B) Right road takes you to the village
C) Lila is married to laxman
D) None of above
Ram said he never talked to strangers, but he spoke to a stranger, this meAns that this statement is false, hence his other statement must be true, hence the second statement of Lila is false, hence her first statement is true that is she is married to ram, hence the first statement of Laxman is false, hence his second statement is true, that is take the left road.
20. You find that your boat is stolen.You question three inhabitants of the island and they
reply as follows:
John says,”I didn't do it. Mathew didn't do it”
Matthew says,”I didn't do it. Krishna didn't do it.”
Krishna says,”I didn't do it .I don't know who did it.”
Written test:
There were 16
aptitude questions given for 20 minutes.
1. 2 containers labeled A and B are filled with red and blue marbles in given quantities: -
Container RED BLUE
A 6 4
B 60 40
Each container is shaken vigorously. After choosing 1 of the container, without looking, draw out a marble. From which container you have the max probability of choosing a blue marble?
Ans. – (a) Container A (6 red, 4 blue)
(b) Container B (60 red, 40 blue)
(c) Equal chances from each container.
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2. The school committee of a small town wanted to determine the average children per household of the town. They divided the total no. of children in the town by total no. of households. Total no. of households = 50. Which of the following statements must be true if the average children per household are 2.2?
Ans.- (a) Half the households in the town have more than 2 children
(b) There are total of 110 children in the town.
(c) More households in the town have 3 children than have 2 children.
(d) The most common no. of children in a household is 2.
3. For 1 month, 500 elementary students kept a daily record of the no. of hours of watching television. The average no. of hours per week spent watching television was 28hours. Researchers conducting the study also obtained report cards for each of the students. It was found that the students, who did well in school spent less time watching television and those who spent more time, did poorly. Listed below several possible statements concerning the research. Place a check on the statement that is definitely not true.
Ans.- (a) The students who watch television more performed poorly.
(b) If the students will not watch television their performance will improve.
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4. When 2 dice are simultaneously thrown, is it possible that one of the ____ occurs. Result 1: A 5 and a 6 are obtained. Result 2: A 5 is obtained twice. Select the response that you agree with the most.
Ans.- (a) The chances of obtaining each of these results is equal.
(b) There is more chance of obtaining result 1.
(c) There is more chance of obtaining result 2.
(d) It is impossible to give an answer. (Please explain why)
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5. When 3 dice are simultaneously thrown, which of the following would be obtained?
Ans.- (a) Result 1: “A 5, a 3 and a 6”
(b) Result 2:” A 5 three times”
(c) Result 3:”A 5 twice and a 3”
(d) All three results are equally likely.
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6. A teacher wants to change the seating arrangement in the class in order to improve the no. of comments given by the students in the class. She 1st decides to change the seating arrangement of the students in the class. The no. of comments made by 8 students during a period are given below:
Serials A.A R.F G.H D.C A.F C.M S.S C.G
No. of comments 0 5 2 22 2 3 4 1
What should be the method adopted by her to get the accurate results.
Ans.- (a) Throw out the 22, add up the other 7 no.s and divide by 7
(b) Throw out the 0, add up the other 7 no.s and divide by 7
© Add the 8 no.s and divide by 8.
(d) None of these.
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7. A new medicine has been developed and its effectiveness has been determined by carrying out an experimental study. 30 patients were divided into groups of 20 and 10. The group having 20, were given medicine while the other group dint get any medication. The results obtained where as follows:-
Medication Non-medication
Improved 8 2
Unimproved 12 8
Based on data, I think medication was:-
Ans (a) somewhat effective as in 8 patients improved while in other only 2 improved.
(b) Basically ineffective because difference between improved and unimproved where 6 and 4 respectively.
(c) Basically ineffective because in the control group, also 2 patients improved without taking any medicine.
(d) Somewhat effective because 40% of the students improved in medication (8/20), and only 20% improved in case of control (2/10).
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Interview Questions: Mostly HR related
1) Tell me something about yourself and started to grill on the basis of the resume.
2) Your strength and weakness, any 3?
3) Explain yourself?
4) Tell us about your hobbies?
5) Why Mu Sigma? What you know about Mu Sigma India?
Puzzles:
A bacterium doubles in a day. A bacterium is kept in a container. After 10 days the container is completely filled with bacteria. How much time will take to half fill the container??
1. 2 containers labeled A and B are filled with red and blue marbles in given quantities: -
Container RED BLUE
A 6 4
B 60 40
Each container is shaken vigorously. After choosing 1 of the container, without looking, draw out a marble. From which container you have the max probability of choosing a blue marble?
Ans. – (a) Container A (6 red, 4 blue)
(b) Container B (60 red, 40 blue)
(c) Equal chances from each container.
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2. The school committee of a small town wanted to determine the average children per household of the town. They divided the total no. of children in the town by total no. of households. Total no. of households = 50. Which of the following statements must be true if the average children per household are 2.2?
Ans.- (a) Half the households in the town have more than 2 children
(b) There are total of 110 children in the town.
(c) More households in the town have 3 children than have 2 children.
(d) The most common no. of children in a household is 2.
3. For 1 month, 500 elementary students kept a daily record of the no. of hours of watching television. The average no. of hours per week spent watching television was 28hours. Researchers conducting the study also obtained report cards for each of the students. It was found that the students, who did well in school spent less time watching television and those who spent more time, did poorly. Listed below several possible statements concerning the research. Place a check on the statement that is definitely not true.
Ans.- (a) The students who watch television more performed poorly.
(b) If the students will not watch television their performance will improve.
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4. When 2 dice are simultaneously thrown, is it possible that one of the ____ occurs. Result 1: A 5 and a 6 are obtained. Result 2: A 5 is obtained twice. Select the response that you agree with the most.
Ans.- (a) The chances of obtaining each of these results is equal.
(b) There is more chance of obtaining result 1.
(c) There is more chance of obtaining result 2.
(d) It is impossible to give an answer. (Please explain why)
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5. When 3 dice are simultaneously thrown, which of the following would be obtained?
Ans.- (a) Result 1: “A 5, a 3 and a 6”
(b) Result 2:” A 5 three times”
(c) Result 3:”A 5 twice and a 3”
(d) All three results are equally likely.
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6. A teacher wants to change the seating arrangement in the class in order to improve the no. of comments given by the students in the class. She 1st decides to change the seating arrangement of the students in the class. The no. of comments made by 8 students during a period are given below:
Serials A.A R.F G.H D.C A.F C.M S.S C.G
No. of comments 0 5 2 22 2 3 4 1
What should be the method adopted by her to get the accurate results.
Ans.- (a) Throw out the 22, add up the other 7 no.s and divide by 7
(b) Throw out the 0, add up the other 7 no.s and divide by 7
© Add the 8 no.s and divide by 8.
(d) None of these.
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7. A new medicine has been developed and its effectiveness has been determined by carrying out an experimental study. 30 patients were divided into groups of 20 and 10. The group having 20, were given medicine while the other group dint get any medication. The results obtained where as follows:-
Medication Non-medication
Improved 8 2
Unimproved 12 8
Based on data, I think medication was:-
Ans (a) somewhat effective as in 8 patients improved while in other only 2 improved.
(b) Basically ineffective because difference between improved and unimproved where 6 and 4 respectively.
(c) Basically ineffective because in the control group, also 2 patients improved without taking any medicine.
(d) Somewhat effective because 40% of the students improved in medication (8/20), and only 20% improved in case of control (2/10).
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Interview Questions: Mostly HR related
1) Tell me something about yourself and started to grill on the basis of the resume.
2) Your strength and weakness, any 3?
3) Explain yourself?
4) Tell us about your hobbies?
5) Why Mu Sigma? What you know about Mu Sigma India?
Puzzles:
A bacterium doubles in a day. A bacterium is kept in a container. After 10 days the container is completely filled with bacteria. How much time will take to half fill the container??
MU Sigma Placement Paper 2011 (Paper 1)
1. What is the output of the following code?
x=0;y=1;
for(j=1;j<4;j++){
x=x+j;
y*=j;
}
2. There is a 200 miles long tunnel. one train enters the tunnel at a speed of 200mph while the other trains enter the tunnel in the opposite direction at a speed of 1000 mph. A bee travels at a speed of 1500 mph enters the tunnel goes to and back until it reaches the train. What is the distance covered by the bee when the two train collides (the bee survives)
3. List the two advantages of views.
4. Which layer is encryption and decryption done
5. What are the various modes used to send data over the network
6. Write a query to display the name of the students whose total marks is divisible by 25 (total marks may be 175, 200, 150...)
7. P(S1)
a++;
P(S2)
v++;
V(S2)
V(S1)
P-wait, V-signal, S1 and S2 are semaphores. Consider two threads running. Is there a deadlock .If yes in which situation does the deadlock occur.
8. How do you find the port number of the remote host?
9. (Date; who)>logfile
Date; who>logfile
What is the difference between the two statements.
10. How do you find the machine MAC address
A) 0
B) 8
C) 16
D) 32
Ans. A
11. How many children did not try any of the rides. ?
A) 5 B) 10 C) 15 D) 20
Ans. 15.
12. kids * 3 rides = Rs. 60
(55-20=)35 kids * 2 rides = Rs. 70
60 + 70 = Rs. 130
So, Rs. (145 – 130 = ) 15 are left for the other (85 – 55 = ) 30 kids . so only 15 of them can take a ride and rest 15 will be left out.
145 rides were taken. 20 of them took all three, i.e. Rs. 60 were spent, so 145-60= Rs. 85 are left for the others. Total kids were 85, so rest were 65. out of these 65,
12. How many children took exactly one ride?
A) 5 B) 10 C) 15 D) 20
Ans. 15
13. Four cities are connected by a road network as shown in the figure. In how many ways can you start from any city and come back to it without travelling on the same road more than once ?
A) 8
B) 12
C) 16
D) 20
Ans. 12.
Consider the top city, the following are the 3 routes possible, starting from the leftmost edge. Since there are 3 edges emanating from each city and the figure is perfectly symmetrical, these 3 routes are possible from each edge, hence for any given city, the total number of routes = 4 * 3 = 12.
14. Directions for question nos 14 to 15
A, B, and C are three numbers, Let
@(A, B)= Average of A and B
*(A, B)=Product of A and B
/(A, B)=A divided by B
15 If A=2 and B=4 the value of @( / (*(A,B),B),A) would be
A) 2
B) 4
C) 6
D) 16
Ans. 2
16. Sum of A and B is given by
A) *(@(A, B), 2)
B) /(@(A,B),2)
C) @(*(A,B),2)
D) @(/(A,B),2
Ans. A.
17. Let x<0, 0<y<1, Z>1 which of the following is false:
A) (x2-z2)has to be positive.
B) yz can be less than one.
C) xy can never be zero
D) (y2-z2) is always negative
Ans. A.
18. If A's income is 25% less than B's ,by what % is B's income greater than that of A ?
A) 35%
B) 25%
C) 30%
D) None of these
Ans. D.
Directions for Questions Nos: 19 to 20
Kya-Kya is an island in the south pacific .The inhabitants of Kya-Kya always Answer any question with two sentences, one of which is always true and other is always false.
19 You are walking on a road and come to a fork. You ask the inhabitants Ram, Laxman, Lila,”Which road will take me to the village?”
Ram says,”I never speak to strangers. I am new to this place”
Laxman says,”I am married to Lila. Take the left road”.
Lila says,”I am married to ram. He is not new to this place”
Which of the following is true?
A) Left road takes you to the village
B) Right road takes you to the village
C) Lila is married to laxman
D) None of above
Ans. A.
Ram said he never talked to strangers, but he spoke to a stranger, this meAns that this statement is false, hence his other statement must be true, hence the second statement of Lila is false, hence her first statement is true that is she is married to ram, hence the first statement of Laxman is false, hence his second statement is true, that is take the left road.
20. You find that your boat is stolen.You question three inhabitants of the island and they reply as follows:
John says,”I didn't do it. Mathew didn't do it”
Matthew says,”I didn't do it. Krishna didn't do it.”
Krishna says,”I didn't do it .I don't know who did it.”
Who stole your boat?
A) John
B) Matthew
C) Krishna
D) None of them.
Ans. B
MU Sigma Placement Paper 2011 (Paper 2) :-
1. A puts a share of 1/3, B puts a share of 1/2, and the remaining share is put by c,and start a business their total profit is Rs 4800, what is the share of A?
2. what is the remainder of (3682*3684*3686) divided by 19?
3. Mr. loyd wants to fence his Square shaped land of 120 Sqft each side.If apole is laid every 12ft how many poles do he need?
4. if 105 is represented as 253 in base 6,how is 253 represented in base 6?
5. the cost of 5 chairs and 3 mugs is Rs 1900, and the cost of 8 chairs and 5 mugs is Rs 2900, what is the cost of 5 chairs and 8 mugs?
6. Mr Roy found an old bill which shows that he brought 10 hens for Rs_67.92_ the first and the last digits were missing. what was the cost of each hen?
7. In a school football team the captain was the eldest of all with ,the next was the goal keeper with 26, in a particular match both the players were shown red cards. the average age of the remaining people raised by? what was the average age of the team.?
8. Which of the following is false
(a) QA is a process defined to attain Quality Standards
(b) QC is testing of the product during its production workflow
(c) A Test case could contain many Test PlAns.
(d) A Test Plan could contain many Test Script & Test Cases
Ans. c
9. A Printing Machine that trAnsfers impressions from Flat Plate to Rubber Cylinder, thence to paper is called
(a) Laser Printer
(b) Press, Offset
(c) Digital Printer
(d) All of the above
Ans. maybe Offset
10. Printing process in which ink is applied to paper or board from raised portions of printing plates or type is called:
(a) Printing, Letterpress
(b) Printing, Flexographic
(c) Printing, Silk screen
(d) None of the above
Ans. maybe letterpress
11. Yellow (lemon), Magenta (cold red), Cyan (blue-green) are the three
(a) Process Colors
(b) Monitor Colors
(c) Special Colors
(d) Spot Colors
12. Leading specifies:
(a) The space between the lines in a paragraph.
(b) The space between the base of a line to the base of the following line in a paragraph.
(c) The space between the top of the X height and the bottom of the X height of the following line in a paragraph
(d) The space between the beard of the top line and the beard of the bottom-line.
13. Which is a typical page layout program out of the following software products:
(a) Adobe Photoshop
(b) Adobe PageMaker
(c) Macromedia FreeHand
(d) Macromedia Director
14. what does the hexanumber E78 in radix 7.
(a) 12455
(b) 14153
(c) 14256
(d) 13541
(e) 131112
Ans: (d)
15. Q is not equal to zero and k = (Q x n - s)/2 find n?
(a) (2 x k + s)/Q
(b) (2 x s x k)/Q
(c) (2 x k - s)/Q
(d) (2 x k + s x Q)/Q (e) (k + s)/Q
16. If B occurs which must occur
(a) D
(b) D and G
(c) G and H
(d) F and G
(e) J ans: (a)
18. If J occurs which must have occured
a) E
(b) either B or C
(c) both E & F
(d) B
(e) both B & C
Ans: (b)
19. which may occurs as a result of cause not mentioned
(1) D (2) A (3) F
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) 1 & 2 (d) 2 & 3 (e) 1,2,3
Ans: (c)
20.. E occurs which one cannot occurs
(a) A
(b) F
(c) D
(d) C
(e) J
Ans: (b)
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Mu-Sigma
HR Interview Tips
Now
its time for the face to face interview with the employer itself. Any number of
items can go wrong but you have to be in control and must have confidence. Go
into an interview with the feeling that you are going to impress them so much
that they will have to make you an offer.
These
are the most common interview mistakes - and their antidotes.
1.Arriving late - Get directions from the interviewer - or a map. Wear a watch and leave home early.
2.Dressing wrong - You make your greatest impact on the interviewer in the first 17 seconds - an impression you want to make powerfully positive.
3.Play zombie - Sit up, focus on the interviewer, and start responding. Enthusiasm is what the interviewer wants to see.
4.No smoking, no gum, no drinking. This is all comfort stuff for you, and none of it helps you here. Employers are more likely to hire non-smokers.
5.Research failure. The interview is not the time for research. Find out the company's products and services, annual sales, structure and other key information from the Internet, the public library, professional magazines or from former employees.
6.Can't articulate your own strengths and weaknesses.
7.Winging the interview - Practice! Get a friend, a list of interview questions and a tape recorder and conduct an interview rehearsal.
8.Talk, Talk, Talk.
9.Failure to connect you to the job offered - "How my education/experience/talents/strengths fit your needs and why I can do this job for you."
10.Not asking questions - and asking too many - Use your research to develop a set of questions that will tell you whether this is the job and the company for you.
11.Bad-mouth anyone - Not just your present employer, or former employer, or the competition. You don't want to look like a complainer.12.Asking about compensation and /or benefits too soon. Wait for the interviewer to bring up these issues - after the discussion of your qualifications and the company's needs and wants.
12.Asking
about compensation and /or benefits too soon. Wait for the
interviewer to bring up these issues - after the discussion of your
qualifications and the company's needs and wants.
13.Failure to ask for the job. When the interviewer indicates the interview is over, convey your interest in the job and ask what the next step is.
Attending
an interview for a job you really want can be a nerve-wracking experience
especially if you are unprepared.
Luckily, Jobsite have created a list of typical interview questions and best responses so you need worry no longer!
1. Tell me about yourself
Keep your answer to one or two minutes; don't ramble.
Do not go back to childhood experiences, just give a brief outline of where you are from and where you want to be going.
Use your CV introduction as a starting base.
Say only positive statements
2. What do you know about our company?
Show that you have done your research. Know what their products are, how big the company is, roughly what their annual revenue is, what reputation it has within the industry and on the street. Know the company's history, image, goal, and philosophy.
Project an informed interest which allows the interviewer to tell you some more detailed aspects about the company.
3. Why do you want to work for us?
Don't talk about what you want; first talk about their needs and what you can do for them.
You wish to be part of their company: identify its strengths.
You relish the challenge of solving their company problem/s.
You can make a definite contribution to specific company goals.
4. What would you do for us? What can you do for us that someone else can't?
Talk about successful past experience where you have helped an employer solve a problem and relate this to the job being offered.
Stay positive and don't be seen to criticise other candidates.
5. Which aspects of our position do you find the most attractive? Least attractive?
List three or more attractive factors and only one, minor unattractive factor. Aspects to pick up on could include; office location, company reputation, the chance to work with esteemed colleagues, training opportunities etc.
6. Why should we hire you?
Because of the knowledge, experience, abilities, and skills you possess. Be very positive and confident in your reply, not vague.
7. What do you look for in a job?
An opportunity to use my skills, to perform and to be recognized.
The opportunity to develop further skills; throughout life we should be constantly learning.
Relate your answer to the job for which you are applying e.g. "I enjoy a challenge and I believe this position would offer me that."
8. Please give me your definition of a … (the position for which you are being interviewed).
Keep it brief; actions and results oriented.
9. How long would it take you to make a meaningful contribution to our firm?
Very quickly after a little orientation and a brief period of adjustment.
10. How long would you stay with us?
As long as we both feel I'm contributing, achieving, growing etc.
Management and experience questions
11. What is your management style?
For example 'Management by Coaching and Development (MBCD)' where managers see themselves primarily as employee trainers. 'Open door' is also a good one.
12. What did you look for when you hired people in the past?
Skills, initiative, adaptability, team players.
14. What is your biggest weakness ?
Be honest but don't dwell on it and end on a positive note.
Luckily, Jobsite have created a list of typical interview questions and best responses so you need worry no longer!
1. Tell me about yourself
Keep your answer to one or two minutes; don't ramble.
Do not go back to childhood experiences, just give a brief outline of where you are from and where you want to be going.
Use your CV introduction as a starting base.
Say only positive statements
2. What do you know about our company?
Show that you have done your research. Know what their products are, how big the company is, roughly what their annual revenue is, what reputation it has within the industry and on the street. Know the company's history, image, goal, and philosophy.
Project an informed interest which allows the interviewer to tell you some more detailed aspects about the company.
3. Why do you want to work for us?
Don't talk about what you want; first talk about their needs and what you can do for them.
You wish to be part of their company: identify its strengths.
You relish the challenge of solving their company problem/s.
You can make a definite contribution to specific company goals.
4. What would you do for us? What can you do for us that someone else can't?
Talk about successful past experience where you have helped an employer solve a problem and relate this to the job being offered.
Stay positive and don't be seen to criticise other candidates.
5. Which aspects of our position do you find the most attractive? Least attractive?
List three or more attractive factors and only one, minor unattractive factor. Aspects to pick up on could include; office location, company reputation, the chance to work with esteemed colleagues, training opportunities etc.
6. Why should we hire you?
Because of the knowledge, experience, abilities, and skills you possess. Be very positive and confident in your reply, not vague.
7. What do you look for in a job?
An opportunity to use my skills, to perform and to be recognized.
The opportunity to develop further skills; throughout life we should be constantly learning.
Relate your answer to the job for which you are applying e.g. "I enjoy a challenge and I believe this position would offer me that."
8. Please give me your definition of a … (the position for which you are being interviewed).
Keep it brief; actions and results oriented.
9. How long would it take you to make a meaningful contribution to our firm?
Very quickly after a little orientation and a brief period of adjustment.
10. How long would you stay with us?
As long as we both feel I'm contributing, achieving, growing etc.
Management and experience questions
11. What is your management style?
For example 'Management by Coaching and Development (MBCD)' where managers see themselves primarily as employee trainers. 'Open door' is also a good one.
12. What did you look for when you hired people in the past?
Skills, initiative, adaptability, team players.
14. What is your biggest weakness ?
Be honest but don't dwell on it and end on a positive note.
A day's fight
for Mu-Sigma
It was the time
when I had finished my engineering and was waiting patiently at home for my
joining date from TCS. 3rd of August I open my mail only to be surprised to see
a call for an interview by Mu-Sigma.
It reads, your interview is scheduled on 6th of August in SP college Mumbai, wow! " I want this , I just want this , my mind says ".
Now, I was living in Bhopal, so its near 14 hour journey by train , If I leave tomorrow , I can be there , well skipping the struggle I made to make it to Mumbai, I jump straight to the judgement day.
Its 8 o clock in the morning and I am standing facing the SP College Building in Andheri, Mumbai.
Feels odd , as I am the only person out there except the "chowkidar", minutes later I see people coming in , with whom I wait eagerly for the Mu-Sigma HRs.
10 o clock and there they are, 37 of us were guided to a classroom where the written exam started instantly.
Details of Written Exam :
Duration: 25 minutes ( approx)
Sections: 3
Sections: 1. Quantitative Aptitude - 10 questions
2. Verbal Reasoning - 10 questions
3. Data Interpretation - 6 questions
There was no sectional cut off, so I knew I am not touching these big , confusing verbal reasoning questions, it was quant which was easy for me , and so was the DI questions.
Questions Preparation:
Well the question paper format keeps changing all the time as I have heard, so I would advice you to have a general idea of all the things.
My format was as I mentioned above, its quant and DI questions were easy questions from RS Agarwal.
I was keeping hopes 30-40 % chance that I will crack it, and yes I did, I was one of the 16 shortlisted candidates from the written test.
The group was immediately divided into 2 smaller groups of 8 each. Who wre straight away called for GD on the topics:
1. Corruption good or Bad.
2. Recession is gone , myth or reality.
the GD ends and again the doubt creeps in, 30-40% chance that I am getting in :/,
Bingo! I get in again , its 12 of us shortlisted for the next round.
We fill in some forms and are asked to write an essay.
Topics:
1. Corruption good or bad ( yes, the same as GD)
2. Education System in India
No, cutting short on essay as I perceived , all of us move for the interviews,
The interviews are the real jury as I felt, they churn you inside out , to know if you are made for their analytics.
There are 2 rounds of interviews, first is a simpler one compared to the last which is the stress round. I would recommend you go blank in the interviews, as me telling you interview things would put in pre-conceived notions and you would not be the original person you arem so just go raw and try your best.
Coming back to me , I screwed my stress round, but something he saw in me made him to take me in.
They were announcing the result instantly, so I had the letter of intent with me at 5 o clock in the evening, It was only some days later that I came to know, that nearly 5 of us were short listed by the company.
Excited about the fact that my joining is 20th October.
This is Parth Tiwari Sigining off, take care , regards
It reads, your interview is scheduled on 6th of August in SP college Mumbai, wow! " I want this , I just want this , my mind says ".
Now, I was living in Bhopal, so its near 14 hour journey by train , If I leave tomorrow , I can be there , well skipping the struggle I made to make it to Mumbai, I jump straight to the judgement day.
Its 8 o clock in the morning and I am standing facing the SP College Building in Andheri, Mumbai.
Feels odd , as I am the only person out there except the "chowkidar", minutes later I see people coming in , with whom I wait eagerly for the Mu-Sigma HRs.
10 o clock and there they are, 37 of us were guided to a classroom where the written exam started instantly.
Details of Written Exam :
Duration: 25 minutes ( approx)
Sections: 3
Sections: 1. Quantitative Aptitude - 10 questions
2. Verbal Reasoning - 10 questions
3. Data Interpretation - 6 questions
There was no sectional cut off, so I knew I am not touching these big , confusing verbal reasoning questions, it was quant which was easy for me , and so was the DI questions.
Questions Preparation:
Well the question paper format keeps changing all the time as I have heard, so I would advice you to have a general idea of all the things.
My format was as I mentioned above, its quant and DI questions were easy questions from RS Agarwal.
I was keeping hopes 30-40 % chance that I will crack it, and yes I did, I was one of the 16 shortlisted candidates from the written test.
The group was immediately divided into 2 smaller groups of 8 each. Who wre straight away called for GD on the topics:
1. Corruption good or Bad.
2. Recession is gone , myth or reality.
the GD ends and again the doubt creeps in, 30-40% chance that I am getting in :/,
Bingo! I get in again , its 12 of us shortlisted for the next round.
We fill in some forms and are asked to write an essay.
Topics:
1. Corruption good or bad ( yes, the same as GD)
2. Education System in India
No, cutting short on essay as I perceived , all of us move for the interviews,
The interviews are the real jury as I felt, they churn you inside out , to know if you are made for their analytics.
There are 2 rounds of interviews, first is a simpler one compared to the last which is the stress round. I would recommend you go blank in the interviews, as me telling you interview things would put in pre-conceived notions and you would not be the original person you arem so just go raw and try your best.
Coming back to me , I screwed my stress round, but something he saw in me made him to take me in.
They were announcing the result instantly, so I had the letter of intent with me at 5 o clock in the evening, It was only some days later that I came to know, that nearly 5 of us were short listed by the company.
Excited about the fact that my joining is 20th October.
This is Parth Tiwari Sigining off, take care , regards
Mupaper wud very simple,10 quant quest wud b there fr ratio prpotion,profit loss,time and work,calender,chain rule,ages,bit of resoning.
Next 5 ques wud english and business mixed.
Last 5 quest fr DI,invovling snapshot of data and 5 ques wud b asked
In total 20 ques,to be done in 25 mins,so need to very fast and accurate,-ve marking would be there.
Sectional cutt will be there, attempt min of 3 each in DI,verbal and 5 ques min iin quant.
In Mu Sigma, there will be a written test first
And you have to write an essay for 10 minutes…
If you get selected after that, there will be a GD round…
GD round is the elimination round buddy…out of 10 they will take 2-3….
so I will suggest that you start the discussion…thats the best way to get through this round…
If you are shortlisted in GD, there will be an HR round…
there is no technical interview…
Mu Sigma recruitment process consists
1.Written test
2.Group Discussion
3 Technical Hr
1.Mu Sigma written test consist
Aptitude topics to concentrate
Ratio variation,Average,time and work reasoing
Reasoning,Verbal ability questions
Data sufficiecny,Data Intrepretatioon
2.Group discussion
Listening is as important as speaking
Express your ideas in as few words as possible
Be yourself and do not be arrogant
Be positive and do not be over confident
3. Technical hr interview
Technical interview some specific posts only
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DISCLAIMER
Only one month
has passed since I joined Mu-Sigma as 'Business Analyst'. So, may be it is too
early to post the review. But anyways, I am doing so. It may be useful for freshers
who are looking for a placement in Mu-Sigma. All ratings are out of 10.
OVERALL RATING : 6.9
Salary : 7.5
(Better than most of the companies)
Work-Load : 2.1
(कुत्तों की तरह
काम कराते हैं)
Learning and
Experience : 9.5 (You get enormous amount of learning, even if you are
reluctant)
Peer Group :
7.2 (Mostly IITians & NITians and other good colleges all over the country,
all young talent)
Work Culture :
5.4 (strict on timings, formals 'always', no songs, no movies, no Facebook)
Hierarchy : 9.5
(flat hierarchy, seniors are always approachable, no calling Sir/Ma'm, call by
names)
Miscellaneous
Facilities : 7 (coffee, tea, gym, TT, Fussball, cafetaria, cab facility if you
work after 9PM)
THE SELECTION PROCEDURE
First thing first. The phrase '3-6-9'
is a hoax. Your earning is NOT '3 Lakhs, 6 Lakhs and 9 Lakhs' for '1st, 2nd and
3rd year' respectively. It is actually '4.05 Lakhs, 6.25 Lakhs and 7.75 Lakhs'
for total of three years becoming slightly better than the hoax :)
When I was a BE
in AIT, Mu-Sigma visited college on September 22, 2011. It hired 8 of us from
all 4 branches in total, as compared to 2010 when only one guy was placed (few
others were also placed later on when Mu-Sigma conducted an off-campus walk-in
in Mumbai in January 2012). All rounds are ELIMINATION type. Criteria for
'University of Pune' and 'Mumbai University' is 55%. For others, it is 60%. For
AIT (2011-12), it was 53% with any number of downs. On joining, all clear
required.
ROUND 1 :
WRITTEN
You are given a
question paper with two pages stapled, both sides printed. All questions were
objective-type as follows:
1) 25 questions
were from 10th class mathematics
2) 5 questions
of analytic and data interpretation.
Time allowed :
30 min
Overall,
questions are easy, but time limit is short. You really need to be fast.
In our batch,
about 60 students appeared. 20 cleared for round 2.
ROUND 2 : GROUP
DISCUSSION
Groups are made
with about 10 candidates each. GD Master announces a topic. One blank paper is
given to each candidate and 5 minutes are allowed to sit quietly and think your
points. Do not write anything on the paper. Then GD is started. This is not
supposed to be a debate. So, being in favor, against the motion or to be
neutral is your choice. Just take your stand.
After GD is
over, another 5 minutes are given to write the summary of what was discussed.
Submit the paper.
ROUND 3 :
TECHNICAL as well as HR
Actually,
Mu-Sigma doesn't care which branch you belong to. So, technical interviews for
a Civil guy may differ from a Computer guy or a from a Mechanical guy. All they
look for is that :
1) You are a
quick learner (they will make you to do so, if selected)
2) You have the
urge to learn new things
3) You are intellectual (they will give
you a couple of puzzles to solve. Once you solve them, you are selected)
The most
important parts of their interviews are questions of following type :
SAMPLE QUESTION :
'Reeshock sports apparels maker' has come to you. They are experiencing a decrease in profit since last two months in one of their store. They want to know, what can be the various factors causing it?
'Reeshock sports apparels maker' has come to you. They are experiencing a decrease in profit since last two months in one of their store. They want to know, what can be the various factors causing it?
SAMPLE ANSWER
:
a) Time of year
(may be they sell winter sweaters, and summer is going on)
b) Location of
store (if it is in Himalayas, or on sea-shore, or in Rajasthan, it will affect
sales)
c) Keep
thinking and telling other similar factors till you get completely exhausted of
all the factors, no matter how silly factors you think.
c) To keep in
mind, Reeshock is not at loss in this question. They are still
gaining profit as per the question, but that profit has decreased. For example,
in Jan, their profit was $ 2 Million and in Feb, profit is $ 1.7 Million.
Obviously profit has decreased (hance following the problem statement), but it
does not mean that it is in loss. So, respond accordingly.
They may ask
you if you want to ask anything? It is usually suggested that if you ask
anything back about the company, it shows that you are very much interested in the
company, and hence increase the chances of you being placed. I personally feel
that it doesn't help that much (though I still applied it, and got selected). I
really feel that the very moment when you respond to the type of question
listed above and their puzzles, it gets decided if you are selected or not. So,
asking questions about company doesn't really help.
ROUND 4 :
RESULTS
We got over
with the selection procedure by 10:00 PM. They will announce the names of
students selected. The names are announced neither marks wise, nor
alphabetically. It is completely random. So, keep waiting till they announce
the last name. They give a paper signed by a Mu-Sigma representative in the
team, along with a low-durability Mu-Sigma carry bag (and your friends give you
a good thrashing of belt party if you are an AITian boy)
BEFORE JOINING
Long before
joining, they appoint a 'Mu-Sigma campus-ambassador' in every college. They
call the 'Ambassador' to Bangalore on Mu-Sigma's expenses via flight early morning.
Mu-Sigma makes them to have a look of the company so that when they go back,
they give a good feedback to their peers. Provides a good lunch to ambassadors
in an hotel, makes them stay in company's guest house after the function is
over, and send them back to their city by next flight. But that's NOT for all,
but only for the ambassadors :(.
After a short
period of time, they conduct another meeting, this time they coming to your
city. They call all the selected students from that city (including all
colleges) and organize a know-each-other party in an hotel. Provide you a good
dinner and sends you back. This is for ALL :).
Mail 1: Soon,
you get your offer letter in you mail box. They ask you to sign it and send
back. No need to do that. Simply reply "agreed and accepted". If you
want, at max, send a scanned copy of your signatures attached with the mail.
But that's all just formality. Even if you reply "Thanks babe", I
THINK, its gonna work fine (Don't do that)
Mail 2: Next
mail you will receive is asking about your accommodation. Mu-Sigma provides a
14 days accommodation in Bangalore and expects that you will find yourself a
good home within that period (you get only one Sunday to do so. Rest of the
days, you keep working). So, I would advise you to ask for the days such that
your last day in company's arrangement is the day of your joining. For
example, if your joining is on June 1, ask for accommodation from May 16 to
June 2. It will give you enough time to find a home, as well as explore the
city (later on, its impossible due to work load).
Mail 3: Now,
you will get a mail regarding the accommodation details, with address and
dates. Remember, the company has only given you a place to stay. Your food
expenses are still on your behalf. It may range from Rs. 1000 to Rs. 3500
within those 14 days. So, it's better to find your own place ASAP and get
shifted.
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