1. CAT preparation will help to get through in this.
GENERAL TIPS/ADVICE
Have a good practice on all the questions sent by BC.For every point mentioned in the resume, one should have a backup for that point.Read Newspapers (at least Economic Times) at least before 2 months.
YOUR MOTIVATION FOR APPLYING TO THIS COMPANY
The company encourages entrepreneurial skills,enabling and empowering employees to take appropriate decisions. Those wanting to grow better as an entrepreneur should definitely apply here.
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NOMURA
Profile: Analyst Industry : INVESTMENT BANKING
"This review has been posted by a BTECH student of Metallurgical Engineering Branch"
SELECTION PROCESS
Test--> Technical Interview--> HR Interview--> HR Interview
ROUND 1: TEST
Experience
There was no negative marking but I am not sure whether wrong answers were counted for elimination (though I feel they were not). The level of test was moderate
ROUND 2: TECHNICAL INTERVIEW
Q1: Tell me something about yourself?
Q2: 2. What programming language are you good at?
Q3: . The interviewer worked with data structures (DS), so was not much interested in my previous answer and directly came to it asking- do you know data structures?
Q4: What DS have you known and which one you personally like? Q5: What do you know about hashing, hash table, hashing key? Q6: He gave a question which made use of linked list and hash table Q7: Do you have any questions for me?
Experience
There were 3 different panels (nos. might change). Allocation was done the basis of your performance in the test. I was ranked 3rd so I got a panel where I was first to enter. This gives you a lot of advantage if you absorb it effectively. The interview lasted for more than 1 hr 15 min. .
ROUND 3: HR INTERVIEW
Experience
The interview was about my interest, family background, likes, dislikes, higher education. He had all my answers written on back side of my resume.
Tips
Be firm and honest. Don’t try to match your answers with theirs. If you have higher education in plan have an alternative answer. Know you strengths. Know you weaknesses and what are you doing to overcome them. Know where you would see yourself 5 years down the line.
Q1: How was your day and your previous interviews? Q2: What was asked in your previous interviews?
Q3: So I was again asked about data structures. But this time I was asked about queues and stacks. Q4: What do mean by stacks and queues?
Q5: Can you implement queues using stacks?
Q6: Can you implement circular queues using stacks? Q7: Tell me something about heap sort.
Q8: Do you know any other sorting algorithm? 9. Do you have questions for me?
Experience
It was already 5 pm when I was called in for the interview and I was very exhausted. This was again a test of my programming skills. The atmosphere was not tensed at all as the interviewer was pretty relaxed and comforting
PREPARATION MATERIAL THAT HELPED YOU BUILD THE REQUIRED SKILL-SET BOOKS
CAT/CMAT books (recommendation: - Arun Sharma or R.S. Agrawal)
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NOMURA
Profile: Analyst Industry : INVESTMENT BANKING
"This review has been posted by a BTECH student of Metallurgical Engineering Branch"
SELECTION PROCESS
Test--> Technical Interview--> Technical Interview--> HR Interview
ROUND 1: TEST
Experience
Divide your time well for each section in aptitude test. Practice well and avoid solving long passages in the beginning. Make logical guesses for the remaining questions. No negative marking.
ROUND 2: TECHNICAL INTERVIEW
Q1: Did u have lunch? · Q2: Tell me about yourself
Q3: What is inner join, outer join, left outer join?
Q4: She gave me a question and asked me to write down SQL queries · Asked me a puzzle, how would you reduce the number of iterations (make it more effective)
Q5: Tell me about your projects. Explain one in detail (Prepare well) Q6: Asked me to write down a java code (pattern matching) · Q7: What was the last topic you studied (apart exam syllabus) Q8: Any questions
ROUND 3: TECHNICAL INTERVIEW
Q1: Rate yourself on scale of 10 in Java and database
Q2: Gave me a question and asked me to write queries (union, intersection, joins, ordering) Q3: Asked me to write a code in java (Data Structures)
Q4: Make it more efficient (Think aloud and keep trying) Q5: What is SDLC? Explain all phases in detail
Q6: Which of the two phases would you like to work? Why so? Q7: Tell me your strengths ·
Q8: Asked me to solve a puzzle · Q9: Which is the first month in a year?
Q10: He gave me managerial situations for testing my sense of ethics and responsibility Q11: Any questions
Q2: Were the interviewers nice? Why do you feel so? Q3: Are you ready for 5-6 more interviews?
Q4: What did you like about our PPT? · Q5: Tell me about your achievements
Q6: Your scores are low in first year. Why so?
Q7: Tell me about your weakness. Name at least 3 of them Q8: Asked me about political issues prevailing in Iraq Q9: Do you have any other offer?
Q10: Which was the last company you got rejected? What do you think is the reason? Q11: Why Nomura?
Q12: Why not MS/MBA? (It was a very long discussion) · Q13: Any questions
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NOMURA
Profile: Analyst Industry : INVESTMENT BANKING
"This review has been posted by a BTECH student of Metallurgical Engineering Branch"
SELECTION PROCESS
Test--> Technical Interview--> HR Interview--> Technical Interview
ROUND 1: TEST
Experience
There was no negative marking but I am not sure whether wrong answers were counted for elimination (though I feel they were not. The level of test was moderate and if you solve any CAT/CMAT books.
ROUND 2: TECHNICAL INTERVIEW
Q1: Tell me something about yourself?
Q2: What programming language are you good at?
Q3: The interviewer worked with data structures (DS), so was not much interested in my previous answer and directly came to it asking- do you know data structures?
Q4: What DS have you known and which one you personally like? Q5: What do you know about hashing, hash table, hashing key? Q6: He gave a question which made use of linked list and hash table? Q7: Do you have any questions for me?
Experience
There were 3 different panels (nos. might change). Allocation was done the basis of your performance in the test. I was ranked 3rd so I got a panel where I was first to enter. This gives you a lot of advantage if you absorb it effectively
ROUND 3: HR INTERVIEW
Experience
The interview was about my interest, family background, likes, dislikes, higher education. He had all my answers written on back side of my resume. Be firm and honest. Don’t try to match your answers with theirs. If you have higher education in plan have an alternative answer. Know you strengths. Know you weaknesses and what are you doing to overcome them. Know where you would see yourself 5 years down the line.
And of course, Do you have any questions for me?
ROUND 4: TECHNICAL INTERVIEW
Q1: How was your day and your previous interviews? Q2: What was asked in your previous interviews?
Q4: What do mean by stacks and queues? Q5: Can you implement queues using stacks?
Q6: Can you implement circular queues using stacks? Q7: Can you implement circular queues using stacks? Q8: Do you know any other sorting algorithm? Q9: Do you have questions for me?
Experience
It was already 5 pm when I was called in for the interview and I was very exhausted. This was again a test of my programming skills. The atmosphere was not tensed at all as the interviewer was pretty relaxed and comforting
PREPARATION MATERIAL THAT HELPED YOU BUILD THE REQUIRED SKILL-SET BOOKS
Arun Sharma or R.S. Agrawal
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NOMURA
Profile: Analyst Industry : INVESTMENT BANKING
"This review has been posted by a BTECH student of Metallurgical Engineering Branch"
SELECTION PROCESS
Test--> HR Interview--> Technical Interview--> HR Interview
ROUND 1: TEST
Experience
Divide your time well for each section in aptitude test. Practice well and avoid solving long passages in the beginning. Make logical guesses for the remaining questions. No negative marking.
ROUND 2: HR INTERVIEW
Q1: Did u have lunch? Q2: Tell me about yourself
Q3: What is inner join, outer join, left outer join?
Q4: She gave me a question and asked me to write down SQL queries
Q5: Asked me a puzzle, how would you reduce the number of iterations (make it more effective) Q6: Tell me about your projects. Explain one in detail
Q7: Asked me to write down a java code (pattern matching) Q8: What was the last topic you studied (apart exam syllabus) Q9: Any questions
ROUND 3: TECHNICAL INTERVIEW
Q1: Rate yourself on scale of 10 in Java and database
Q2: Gave me a question and asked me to write queries (union, intersection, joins, ordering) Q3: Asked me to write a code in java (Data Structures) , Make it more efficient
Q4: What is SDLC? Explain all phases in detail
Q5: Which of the two phases would you like to work? Why so? Q6: Tell me your strengths
Q7: Which is the first month in a year? (Do ask whether he is talking about a financial year) Q8: Asked me to solve a puzzle
Q9: Any questions
Experience
ROUND 4: HR INTERVIEW