Answer / sudhanshu porwal

Satyam Computer Service Ltd

Hello!! my name is Sudhanshu Porwal. Currently I am in my
6th semester. I went through the Satyam recruitment process
recently. By God?s grace, I was able to make through the
final list and now I am a proud Satyamite.

This website helped me a lot to get through the process and
I think, I would be glad if I can contribute a bit from my
side too.

Some 1000 candidates appeared..out of which 251 were
selected for the second round.

Some of the questions that I recall, though not perfectly,
are?

1. What is the cost of covering the walls of a room with
paper, given following information :
(a) length, width and height of the room is 50,35 and 45
mts. respectively.
(b) there is only one door of size 3x2 mts.

Which of the following options is correct to find answer to
this question:
A. Sentence 1 is sufficient but Sentence 2 alone is not
sufficient.
B. Sentence 2 is sufficient but Sentence 1 alone is not
sufficient.
C. Sentence 1 and 2 are sufficient.
D. BOTH sentences are not sufficient.
E. None of these.

Ans. D



2. Some arithmetic series, i don remember.




3. Some question based on Assertion n Reasoning, too
lengthy so I don?t remember this either.




4. a pyramid question..
something like..

?
956 956
123 111 123
20 16 16 20
3 2 1 2 3


The number at ? mark has to be found out.


5. If the compound interest on a sum for 2 years at 12.5%
per annum is Rs.510, the simple interest on the same sum at
the same rate for the same period of time is :

a. Rs.400 b.Rs.450 c.Rs.460 d.Rs.480
Ans: d




6. If a boat goes upstream with a speed of U km/h and
downstream with a speed V km/h, what will be speed of boat
in still water?

Ans. (U+V)/2



7. If a clock loses 27% time in first seven days and gains
31% in next seven days, what will be the correct time
exactly after two weeks if clock was initially set to 12
noon.




8. If 5 litres of mixture of x water and y spirit are mixed
with 10 litres of m water and n spirit, find the ratio of
water and spirit in new mixture. (x,y,m,n are numerical
ratios that I cant recall.)




9. If the area of a square is 147 sq m. find the radius of
the in-circle of that square.

Ans. Solution is pretty simple. Area is equal to x*x where
x is the side of the square. Once you find x, radius of in-
circle is equal to x/2.


10. A question figure series?.was tricky?..but solvable
with keen observation.



11. A can do a work with probability 1/2, b with 3/9 and c
with 6/11.. find probablity that working together they will
not do it.


Most of the other questions were comprehensive, long text
type, so I can?t recall them.

I was able to mark some 8 answers and I reckon, the cutoff
was about 5.

Most of the questions were solvable if one has done
Quantitative Aptitude by R.S.Agarwal.
Make sure, you attempt only those questions which are you
damn sure of. Don make too many blind guesses. Usually, the
cutoff ranges between 6 to 8, and attempting 7-9 questions
with full confidence will get you in. To


Group Dynamics round

All the 251 candidates were called for GD and PI round to
Lucknow. The GD is called not as Group Discussion but Group
Dynamics round in Satyam. I hope that tells us, as to what
we are supposed to do in that round. The point is not only
to speak good on a topic or good communication skills. They
count as well as how you behave in the group, giving others
a chance, encouraging others, making a space for yourself,
emerging as a leader yet being a part of the group.

GD?s were conducted in groups of 10, and lasted for 10
minutes on an average.

In some groups, the moderator briefed the topic and asked
each candidate to speak on the topic for a few seconds and
then commenced the GD, while in some he invited a candidate
to commence the discussion, while in others he rocketed off
the discussion straightaway.

My topic was ?Terrorism in India?. We had a pretty good
discussion as we had decided to give each other a fair
chance and not intercept in between unless the person has
not spoken for at least 30-40 seconds. Make sure, that you
have a small chit chat with your group before you go into
the GD room. This is what I call Pre-GD talk. This will
help you get familiar to the members and understand each
one before you land directly into the GD.

The discussion was quite good, as we talked not only about
the problem of terrorism but also the possible solutions to
it. If you are able to speak at least 3 times and give a
solid idea in reasonable and good English, you are nearly
in.

There were a few members who were not involved and waiting
for someone to invite them. I took the lead and got them
involved in the discussion which again added to my points.

Out of my group, four candidates got selected including me.

Out of 251 candidates, 86 moved on to the Interview round.
Some other topics were

- Are women better managers
- Five traits a person should have in modern world
- Globalization
- Mercy Killing
- Mode of Wars
In some groups, the moderator also invited candidates to
suggest a topic, so be ready with a good and relevant topic
with a supporting line to convey its importance.

Personal Interview Round

The Interview was conducted in two batches on two days. I
had mine the very same day in the evening. The interview
was Technical+HR but was being taken by a single person.
Interviews were conducted in two rooms in parallel due to
large group of candidates.

I was interviewed by a South-Indian Technical fellow, and I
must say, he was really good and very supportive.

Let me write the talk in short.

I knocked and waited for 2 seconds, and then entered the
room.



Me: May I come in Sir?
Interview: Yes. Come in.
Me: Good-evening Sir!

Interviewer: Good-evening.
I handed over my resume and waited beside the chair meant
for me.
Interviewer: Have your seat.
Me: Thank-you Sir.
Interviewer: Okay. So you are Sudhanshu.
Me: Yes sir. Sudhanshu Porwal.
Interviewer: Is that Porwal? (he checked with the
pronunciation and I repeated my surname to make it clear.

Interviewer: So, you were in my GD today?

(He was the same person who had inspected over my GD in the
day time)

Me: Yes Sir.

Interviewer: So, How are you feeling?
Me: I am feeling good Sir. Thank you.
Interviewer: What do you think? Will you be able to make
through?
Me: I hope to perform my best sir. Rest all depends.

Interviewer: Okay. Can you talk about yourself?
Me: Sir my name is?currently pursuing?.belong to
Kanpur?.family background?.hobbies?..love to work?goal
oriented blabla.

Interviewer: Okay. good. What do you know about Satyam?
(Make sure?you go through the website of Satyam and
also?.all the related material that you can find. They like
it If you have taken the pains to find out about the place
you are going to join.

Me: Satyam is a leading company that deals in Computer and
IT Services. It covers a wide domain of expertise including
Aerospace, Finance and Banking, Medical, ERP etc. Started
by Mr.B.Ramalinga Raju in 1987. It also attained SEI CMM
level-5?.(I was interrupted here)

Interviewer: Do you know what is SEI-CMM?
Me: Yes Sir. SEI-CMM stands for Software Engineers
Institute Capability Maturity Model. It is used for
measuring the quality of process that run in an
organization. Started by US Military initially?defined in 5
levels. Initial..Repeatable..Defined..Managed..Optimized.
Satyam is level 5 that means it is at optimized level. (I
guess He was impressed with the detailed answer I gave.)

Interviewer: Do you know anything about Six-Sigma?
Me: Yes Sir. I am sorry I wont be able to tell a lot?.but
let me share the little info I have. Six sigma is a model
used to measure the quality of manufacturing process in
industries. It was proposed by some Electronics Scientist
in manufacturing of Chips or ICs ..and using this model he
was able to bring down the defect levels to below 3.5 in a
million.
( I just recalled of something I had read once?and I was
not sure whether all of it was correct?..but I guess he was
again impressed by the detailed answer I gave)


Interviewer: Okay Sudhanshu. Thank you so much.
Me: Thank you Sir.

Surprisingly, my interview lasted for hardly 5 minutes. And
I wasn?t sure whether I would be in or not.

But I guess?..my last two answers got me in.

There is no standard way?.a person may perform in
interview. What is most important is Confidence, Courage
and Belief in yourself. You need to show what you are.
Don?t be boasting but don be shy. Show what you are?.and
why you should be selected.

This was my first ever company and I am glad I made it
through?and now I am a proud Satyamite.

I convey my best wishes to all the aspirants wishing to
join Satyam. I hope you find my experience useful.

Hoping to see you all in Satyam soon.

Sudhanshu Porwal

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