Placement prep
Placement preparation
Placement preparation means getting ready for each round companies use to hire freshers: an online aptitude test, sometimes a group discussion, a technical interview and an HR interview. Start in your pre-final year with aptitude practice, one or two skills you can prove, a one-page resume with projects, and answers to common interview questions.
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Company test guides with sourced, dated patterns, aptitude practice, and the interview questions that follow.
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Aptitude
What are the rounds in a campus placement?
Most companies follow a similar order:
- Online test: aptitude, reasoning and verbal ability, often with coding for IT roles.
- Group discussion: at some companies, to check communication and teamwork.
- Technical interview: your subjects, one programming language or domain skill, and your project.
- HR interview: motivation, fit, relocation, shifts and salary.
Each company guide lists the stages the company publishes or, where it does not, what candidates report, with the date we checked.
When should you start placement preparation?
In your pre-final year, ideally six months before the first drive. That leaves time to build aptitude speed, finish one or two projects you can explain well, and practise interviews. Starting a few weeks before drives is possible, but you will have to focus on aptitude and the most common interview questions.
What does a placement preparation plan look like?
- Months 1–2: aptitude and reasoning topics, 20 to 30 timed questions a day, plus one core skill (a language, Excel or SQL).
- Months 3–4: one or two projects and a one-page fresher resume built around them.
- Month 5: full-length timed practice tests, technical revision and interview practice.
- Month 6: company-specific preparation for the drives you will attend, and applying to off-campus drives too.
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Questions freshers ask
Build strong basics in your subjects, learn one programming language or core skill properly, join a club or project team, and start light aptitude practice in your second year. Intensive preparation can begin in the pre-final year.
Large IT services companies such as TCS, Infosys, Accenture and Cognizant hire freshers in large numbers through campus and off-campus drives. Banks, consulting firms, manufacturers and startups also recruit on campus.
Apply off campus: company careers pages, national tests such as the TCS NQT that other companies also accept, and job platforms. Build proof of your skills with projects and assessments, because you will compete with candidates from many colleges.
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