Provided by www.YuvaJobs.com - Whole Testpaper K.J.S.C.E (Vidyavihar) , Mumbai - 6 July 2007 MASTEK PAPER ON 6th JULY AT MUMBAI hi frns,dis is MILESH.i got thru in MASTEK after failing 5 companies prior 2 mastek and dis  d 6th one brought me mental satisfaction.dat memorable day was 6th july 2007 in k.j.somaiya(vidyavihar) wen i got thru. guys i jus need 2 mention a simple fact : jus leave behind all ur failures and jus remember ur goin better & learnin after every failure.rite so cheer up frns & concentrate henceforth.   selection criteria was above 58 percent widout any backlogs. stages: 1  General aptitude test 2  Technical interview 3  HR interview     GENERAL APTITUDE TEST: MASTEK paper was almost a repetitive paper of previous year.ppl u,l find it in ,freshersworld,. remeber answer sheet was very confusing so better b careful while markin ur ans. now paper was of 3 major sections.   section 1: dere were 2 subsections containin series questions and simple  elementary maths.   section 2: dere were 3 subsections containin 1 RC(READG COMPREHENSN),1 relations question(a different question wich u’l find only in MASTEK apti –very,very easy. 1 subsection of FLOWCHARTS .DERE WERE 2 FLOWCHARTS wich u need  2 decode and den ans five questions per flowchart.(challenging subsection.i will advice u 2 attempt dis at d end)       section 3: pure mathematics questions (total 20 questions) pls do prepare TIME,WORK,PROFIT-LOSS,PERCENTAGES,AGESdats more dan enough from R.S.AGARWAL. frns u mus b thinking dat in section1 also I mentioned some maths ques bt dise ques r very-very simple and most of d ques can b solved using common sense.   Total dere r 70 ques(20,30,20) in 70-75 mins. Negative marking of 0.25, No sectional cut-offs Remember overall cut-off is very-very high approx. 65% .pls b very careful while marking ur ans.bt remember paper is very-very simple.a good logical and cool mind will definitely crack it. All d best!!!!!!!!!   Around 200 students appeared; of dose shortlisted candidates from apti were only 69.jus chk out d selection and cut-off. I was 1 of dem and den came d next step  of technical interview.My chance came at 4:30pm .   TECHNICAL INTERVIEW: MASTEK is known for its tech.intervw.so first step is study ur resume well.u shuld b able 2 ans all ques arising from ur resume. Be very careful wid ur technical skills and project dat u’ve appended in ur resume. Let me share wid u all my intervw   My tech intervw lasted for 90 mins(long time na……….). First 15 mins was a kind of HR. Den d game begin. D interviewer was very chilled out in casuals.he asked me abt my WT PROJECT and specially my contributn in dat project. I was able 2 ans him well. He den asked me “ wat have u learnt from dese 3 years of engg.?” I answered “ sir, as d engg studies r theoretical so v students r not into practical aspect of d subjects studied much derefor trainin  phase is very imp.i have learnt 2 manage myself and 2 handle stress well in dese years.”( quite a diplomatic ans bt wen u’l read further u’l get 2 kno how I was stress interviewed……….) Den he asked me a question wich was a kind of project 2 me. The ques was if 1 clicks url of reliance den 1 shuld get d  required data. Actually ques was very complicated bt I was able 2 debug only dis part of d ques.i asked him2 grant me sum time & he den came aftr 15 mins. I explained dynamic pages concept 2 him. Lukin his expressn I learnt dat he’s not convinced. I thought I’l b kicked out of mastek so I from my side brought 2 his notice dat I kno C,C++,DATA STRUCTURES well. U can consider dis as a very bold gutsy move from my side bt d situatn demanded dis. Den he asked me wich is d best soting method? I answered HEAP SORT I explained heap sort wid an example 2 him. Den he asked me 1-2 difficult ques wich I culdnt remember as I didn’t ansd  dem..he was generous enough coz he gav me 20 mins 2 ans dem bt I was unable 2 do so. Den he told me dat my score is negative, here came my strong points jus pay attention further. I told him dat since heap sort is creatin problem so we’l choose quick sort and began explainin dat 2 him. He told me dat am good at marketing and was persuading me 2 go for MBA and not IT BACKGROUND.bt here came my real test and strictly told him dat am NOT plnnin for mba( jus don’t reveal ur further studies plan 2 dem-never.if u reveasl den sure u’l b rejectd). I told him dat since I am doin my engg in computers so want 2 b an IT PROFESSIONAL for initial part of my career and since every companies inclusive of IT requires marketing. Dis was a smart ans and den he asked me 2 leave. After cumin out I felt dat mayb il b rejected.bt after 10 mins 2 my surprise he himself came out and told me dat I’v 2 go thru 1 more intervw and asked me 2 wait in dat special room itself. D volunteers told me d guys whor thru for next round r only allowed 2 wait here in dis special place. I den felt much better and much confident for next round.   It was   6:15pm . I had nothing from d morning bt thnx 2 volunteers who gave some biscuits.i was made 2 wait for 2 hrs at a stetch  and at 8:20 I was called for HR intervw.   HR INTERVW: INTERVWER was a young, beautiful lady. She was very-very strong in her English and had n anglo-indian accent. Den came first ques: I saw u waitin for quite a long time. How r u feelin now? Ans: feelin perfect. For me job cums first. She broke me and told datdis is wrong attitude ur life is far more imp dan job. Den I told her dat I want gud job for better secured future. Den she told me dat don’t giv me diplomatic ans ,I want concrete ans from u. I was den a bit nervous bt I kept myself calm and brought myself back 2 track. Q:Y computers? I explained d difference btwn COMPS AND IT 2 HER.(ANS:COMPUTERS deals wid both HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE while IT only deals in software.iwas fascinated from my 10th std wid computers and wanted 2 kno each & every integral hardware in computer) Q; Wat is hardware? I explained it properly 2 her. Q: wat d first thng u’l do after leavin dis room? I told her I’l first pack my bag and den I’l have sumthng. Q: wat new technologies u kno? I explained her abt BLUERAY DISCS IN detail( blue ray discs r latest discs wid a memory capacity of 4-8 gb).den she broke me in between and asked me   Q: how u keep urself updated? I told her dat thru newspapers,tv and computers. Q: wich sites u search for technologies? I told her dat  no special sites as such I jus search on google Q: wat u kno abt mastek.i mean abt its lates projects? I explained her  abt mastek dat I culd remember and mentioned her abt mastek’s LRR PROJECT(BIGGEST . NET PROJECT  being workd upon london ’s congestn and traffic) Guys pls attend d ppt(pre-placemt talk well and note d imp points. Dis is imp step for any company and not only for mastek) Q: y mastek shuld hire u? ( dis ans of mine is 1 of d most famous ans in my college) ans: MASTEK as d name suggest is MASTER OF TECHNOLOGY and I want 2 b a master. Apart from hardworking and sincere I seriously follow 3 D’S DETERMINATION-TO DO SUMTHNG DEDICATION-TOWARDS MY WORK DEVOTION-TOWARDS MY ORGANISATN   Q: wats ur short term goal and long term goal?  Short term goal is 2 b a group leader and 2 b a project head 2 handle various projects Long term goal is 2 b     CEO of d organztn (she intervened in btwn: ) Q: y CEO wat is CEO and wat does CEO DOES? ( GUYS DIS ANS OF MINE WAS AGAIN A GUTSY ANS PLS B CAREFUL WHILE ANSWERNG) ANS: ceo is chief executive officer CEO actually supervises  execution of  various activities in d orgnztn. Q: do u want 2 ask nethng? ( pls here I made a blunder bt luckily had a narrow escape) ans: I asked how a fresher is absorbd in a company and wat happens in d trainin phase. Is he/she is supervised by any supervisor. She answered dese ques .den came another ques from my side I asked “ if an employee is not gud in technical and if he’s gud in marketing or other stuff den wat opportunities d cmpny provides ? She answered.den atlast I stopped and was asked 2 leave. ( warning: don’t ask many ques like me. Jus ask a simple plain ques widout afectng d prestige of d organizatn and never ever discuss wid d interviewer. )    dis interview lasted for 35-40 mins. Den after 10 mins I was given d news of my life thru an volunteer dat I was selected. It was 9:20 pm Den at 9: 40 I was called for verification of my certificates. Den at 10 pm I was awarded wid n offer letter. Total 26 got placed on 69 shortlisted candidates.  By god’s grace I was 1 of dem.     Provided by www.YuvaJobs.com - Whole Testpaper K.J.S.C.E (Vidyavihar) , Mumbai - 6 July 2007