Persistent Systems Limited Interview Experience (Pool Campus Drive for B.E. Freshers 2019-20 batch - Goa)

Persistent Systems Limited conducted a pool campus drive at D.B.C.E Goa in August 2019 where the neighboring college students were invited (I was one of them). More than 5...

Persistent Systems Limited conducted a pool campus drive at D.B.C.E Goa in August 2019 where the neighboring college students were invited (I was one of them). More than 50 candidates were competing. They started with a Presentation session describing the company, and the packages they had to offer. There were 2 packages. Candidate allotment to these packages depended on the results of the first round.

Round 1 Aptitude Test This round was a online computer test (in D.B.C.E Labs) which had MCQ questions on Aptitude, Logical Reasoning and Programming. These included questions like Time & work, Time-speed-distance, Algorithm analysis (Like Big-O notations etc.), Logic Design,

Output of code snippets, few questions on OS & DBMS etc. It was a 1-1.5 hours test having around 60 questions. After the test, we all went back to the session hall, where the results were declared according to the rank. The Top few Ranked students (around 10) were eligible for higher package wherein they had to answer another computer test which had programming problems to solve. The Middle Ranked Candidates were directly eligible for the lower Package (No extra test). This group included me and many more students (around 30-40). The Candidates who failed to clear the above Programming Test (higher package) were also part of this group. The Lower Ranked Candidates were eliminated.

Round 2 Technical This round was conducted one week after the first one, again in D.B.C.E. We had to submit Resume before start of the round. Generally this round is split into 2: L1 & L2 where you have to clear L1 round to be eligible for L2, and are taken by 2 different Interviewers. There were many Interviewers present (as a result of many candidates) in the interview hall which was having many tables, one for each Interviewer. However, I my case, The Interviewer combined both L1 & L2 as one (as my L1 went good) and both were taken by him continuously. What i observed is that L1 had purely technical questions & L2 had less technical questions. Below are the questions asked (bottom questions represents L2): How are you, How is your day so far? Tell me about Yourself. How important is Normalization in DBMS? Can you explain Transactions w.r.t DBMS? Explain the ACID Properties . Which open source Linux versions do you know? How are they different? Explain Semaphore w.r.t Deadlocks. What are the latest tags introduced in HTML 5? Tell me some of the protocols used in Web. Development. Why do we use CSS ? Can you name some Software Testing Tools ? Can you explain how multi-threading works in java? What is the difference between Encapsulation & Abstraction ? Can you write a code to test whether a String is a Palindrome or not? Use any Language of your Choice. (After code was written, the Interviewer gave a test case string and asked me to debug code with that string) Puzzle on Water Jug Problem , where there are 2 glass jugs (2 ml & 5 ml) without any measurement scale on it. You have to fill the 5 ml jug with 3 ml of water. (code & puzzle was solved on the same supplied white paper) Have you ever built & uploaded any Android App on the play store? (since resume mentioned app development in the skills part) Tell me something about your Final Year Project. Tell me something about your Internship Experience. What do you know about our Company ? Why should we hire you? Do you have any Questions for me?

Round 3 HR After Round 2, i got selected for HR round, wherein they gave me a form to fill (Personal Details) & submit there itself. This form along with my resume copy was in the hands of the HR. This round was the easiest of all. Below are the questions asked: Tell me about Yourself? Tell me about your strengths and weaknesses. Do you prefer to pursue higher studies? Do you stay with your family? what's your family profession? Will you be willing to travel a long distance to Work/Training? Will you be willing to work in other states/countries if you are transferred? Are you Fine with the Salary we have to offer you? Which Technologies are you comfortable with? Do you have any Questions for me? In Conclusion, i would say prepare well in topics like OOPS, OS, DBMS and also Software Engineering Tools & Methodologies, Data Structures and Algorithms. Study your Resume properly, and have some knowledge about the company. And also in the case of any company placements, practicing general aptitude questions is a must. Do ask Questions to the Interviewer/HR when he asks, this helps in stronger bonding between the 2 of you'll. If in case you really don't know any asked question, respond back by saying you don't know the answer instead of just pretending & overthinking like you know! This indeed saves time of the Interviewer. Making it to the HR round almost confirms your selection by 95%. The final 5% is on how you present yourself in-front of the HR. I hope this helps. Stay Positive. All the Best!