I am a fresher who just finsiehd my final year B.
Tech Information [Link] fully prepared for the
selection test for Infy on June 19th, and with God's grace I was able to get an appointment Order form Infosys.I
would like to give back to the group the 10 day schedule that i followed, which may be of use in CRACKING the
Infy [Link] 10 days arent there for you, then you coudl leve out the days that i have used for Ravi Narula and the
quantitaive Aptitude. That would bring down the number of days to 7 or 8. You need to manage your time very
effeciently. Spend your itme in studying, and prayers. Prayers do help a lot .
Usually when you register with Infosys, you woul get a mail atleast 10 to 12 days before the written test either by
email, or by [Link] us keep this as 10 [Link] we start off, three rules must be kep in mind.
FIRST RULE : While job hunting , check your mail on a daily basis, so that you dont get delayed info regarding
test or other such details . Even the appointment order comes by email.
SECOND RULE : Once you do receive the intimating or hall ticket, check for the following [Link] all chapters
need to be followed in each book and i have given the need ones in the daily schedule .
(1) Puzzles to Puzzle you - Shakuntala Devi (very Important)
(2) More Puzzles - Shakuntala Devi (very Important)
(3) Puzzles and Teasers - George Sammers (very very Important)
(4) Brain Teasers - Ravi Narula (Optional, but few old sums are here)
(5) Quantitative Aptitude - R.S Agarwal ( Important)
(6) Verbal Reasoning - R.S Agarwal (very very Important)
(7) Previous Papers - Chetana group, Mail me for more (Important)
THIRD RULE : YOU must forget all your previosu failures and start afresh with firm determination and enthusiasm.
Once you do this , solving puzzles become easy . I solved 9 out of 10 puzzles. Concentrate on the bigger puzzles
first . This may be the way the marks are distributed:
8 marks and 6 marks - George Sammers and Verbal Reasoning (R.S Agarwal)
4 marks and 5 marks and 3 makrs - Shakuntala Devi books and Ravi Narula and Quantitative Aptitude(R.S
Agarwal)
Some questions from Previous Papers
Now lets start of with the schedule :
DAY 1 : Start off with Puzzles to Puzzle you - Shakuntala Devi and finish as mush as [Link] to only finish
the book and call the day off. Note down the sums which you are not able to solve or need the answers to solve
and keep this list safely. After you go through the whole book, go back to thses questions and just check out the
way they are solced. Sometimes they will not be explained. In this case you have no choice but to leave them. But
some sums will have some funny [Link] rememeber the way or method.
DAY 2 : Now take a break off from Shakuntala Devi and then start Verbal Reasoning - R.S Agarwal . In this you
just have to do the Puzzle Test Chapter fully , and have a look at the Number, Ranking and Sequence Test chapter.
I contains fully George Sammers type question on easier scale but you woudl be able to uderstand the basic logic
of solving George Sammers type [Link] off the whole book during the second [Link] is just one or
two methods to solve these sort of questions and the explanation is very clear . Once you get the method , you can
solve al the puzzles in this, but just in case do go through all the puzzles. there have been puzzles in previous
papers from [Link] ou get the method well, there will not be any revision necessary in this book . But you will
have to concentrate on the method.
DAY 3 : Now back to More Puzzles - Shakuntala Dei and follow the same procedure you followed for the first book.
DAY 4 and DAY 5: Get your George Sammers book and start off solving the puzzles. The first half is kind of easy,
btu dont be worried if your not able to solve much. Even one or two is enough . The Rest , you just have to use the
scheme and the solutions and then understand the puzzle thoroughly. Many papers have similar sums with the
names changed. Try to finish the first half in a day . And start off the second half . The second half is relatively
tougher, and it ill be very confusing. Just try to solve some. The second half , even the solutions will confuse you
more. So just solve as many as you can. The rest you can make use of the soultions . If they are too complex,
Leave them aside. Note down all sums you could not solve or could solve only using the solutions and list them .
When you are through the whole book, just revise all the sums, giving preference to the ones that you have listed .
It si okay even if you sit with George Sammers for three days. But you must fully be able to undertsand all the
question in the First part. The second part , atleast maybe few sums are optional.
DAY 6 : Take your quantitative Aptitude book by R.S Agarwal and work out the following chapters fully. Note down
tough sums and their solutions and come back to solve thme and revise them . The chapters to be done are :
(1) Time and Distance (very important)
(2) Time and Work
(3) Pipes and Cisterns
(4) Trains
(5) Boats
DAY 7 : Revise Shakuntala Devi book-1 and revise it well. Not necessary to wokr out the porblems. Just check if
your method is correct . The sums you have listed, give them extra importance. By the end of this day , you must
Shakuntala Devi book-1(Puzzles to Puzzle you ) on your finger tips.
DAY 8 : Revise the book-2 of Shakuntala Devi , just how you revised the first [Link] of this day you shoudl
ahve both Shakuntala devi books at your finger tips.
DAY 9 : Revise George Sammers, such that you can easily solve the whole first part . The second part , leave ii , if
it is tough.
DAY 10 : Check out Ravi Narula. The sums are very tough . It will be enough if you just c the solutions and
understand them . Some sums are asked in some papers.( There is one questin abt some ANYMAN reaching
ANYWHERE. His tyre gets punctured and he reaches [Link] his tyre got punctured earlier / later then he would
have reached earlier/later. How far did he travel..soemthing like that).that is form this book . Many papers have
this sum repeated. But the names are changed. Ravi Narula is just optional, but I suggest that you go through all
sums and their solution atleast [Link] take too much time on Ravi Narula. Just three or four hours would be
sufficient.
INTERVIEW : Interview is [Link] you have done excellently well in the test , your interview process is very
simple and a walkthrough if you have good communication skills ( Speak clearly, frankly). My Interview Panle
consisted of one Madame and one Sir. They asked me abt Team Wokr, Abt my College, Abt my family, My hobbies,
My interests, Certain changes i would like to bring out in the current socio-economic development (I said to remove
unemployment).I was nto asked any puzzles in my interview. But I do have a list of puzzles that coudl be possibly
asked. I would post them too on this forum . Interview was very friendly . You are free to ask the panel your
performance and expectation of your order. Be positive. Thats a very very big Point in your HR [Link] friend
had a stress interview. Be cool, Dont react.
Pls do mail me in case you have any doubts. Also mail me if this post has helped you become an Infosion. I would
be very happy if his post has helped few fellow Infosions out there . pls do lemme know if you do get selected. You
can also add me in your messenger. I will be online everyday, and u can send me offlines to clarify certain
doubts .