This article provides an insight of “how to prepare for infosys” from beginning to end.
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Question Paper Structure
- Online Test.( Duration – 95 Minutes.)
- Three Sections.
- Sectional Cut-off applied, No Negative marking.
- Sections are to be completed one by one, can’t switch in between.
- Auto saved once stipulated time is up for each section.
- Can be switched into next section before stipulated time if the section is completed.
- Attempt all Questions,Choose same answer option for unsolved/unknown questions.
Sections
- Section – 1 (Quantitative Ability) – Mathematical Critical Thinking, 10 Questions 35 Minutes
- Section – II (Analytical Ability) – Reasoning, 15 Questions 25 Minutes
- Section – III (Verbal Ability) – English Communication, 40 Questions 35 Minutes
Section – I (Quantitative Ability)To test Problem Solving and Analytical skills.
- Time consuming, higher difficulty questions.Focus is more on Numbers and Advance concepts like Permutation and Combination, Probability.
- Few questions from topics like Time and Work, Time Speed and Distance.
- One or two Crypt arithmetic Questions.
- Other less important topics are: Mensuration, Ration & Proportion, Percentage, Profit & Loss, Cube & Cuboid, Analytical Puzzles (like seating arrangement).
Section – I: Strategy
- 50 % of questions need in depth understanding of the concept and hence difficult.Remaining 50% questions can be solved with sufficient practice.
- Choose less time consuming 6 Questions and attempt with-in the first 15 minutes.Out of 6, 3 to 4 are very easy which can be solved in less than 5 Minutes.
- Remaining 4 Questions can be solved in excess 20 Minutes.Expected Cut-off is 6 – 7 correct answers.
- Key is to identify the 6 less time consuming questions.
Section – II (Analytical Ability)
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- Key areas are:
- Data Interpretation (Bar Graph,Table Chart, etc.)
- Data Sufficiency,
- Syllogism/ Logically Following Questions.
- Other areas are:
- Data Arrangement.
- Visual Reasoning
- Puzzles.
Section – II: Strategy
- Attempt Individual questions first, like questions from Syllogism, Data Sufficiency,Visual Reasoning and Puzzles.These questions doesn’t have common data to be solved and each question might take a maximum of 2 minutes to solve and a majority can be solved in less than a minute.
- 9 such questions can be with-in first 15 Minutes.
- Then attempt Data Interpretation, leave Data Arrangement to solve at last.
- Expected Cut-off is 10 – 11 correct answers.
Section – III (Verbal Ability)
- Consists of two Reading Comprehension Questions (2*5 = 10 sub questions).The remaining 30 questions are from the following topics.
- Sentence Correction/Sentence Improvement/Spot the Error (Approx 10 questions).
- Sentence Completion Filler (underlined a part of sentence and asked to insert correct phrase in it from given 4 options) (Approx 7 questions).
- Critical Reasoning/Theme Detection (Approx 6 questions).
- Fill in the blanks covering Grammar, One word substitute, Preposition, Idioms/Phrases etc (Approx 7 questions).
Section – III: Strategy
- Attempt Sentence Correction or Error Spotting and Vocabulary first.Next go for Reading Comprehension.
- If you get a short passage better attempt it at the end because the questions will be tougher
- Attempt lengthy passage first.
- Don’t try to read and understand the passage completely.
- You can comfortably attempt only the direct questions with-in 5 minutes and take a chance in the other type of questions since there is no negative marks.
- Last type of question is Critical Reasoning and try to attempt such 5 to 6 questions with-in 10 Minutes.
- Expected Cut-off is 20 correct answers.
Sectional Cut-off Marks
- Infosys maintains a standard 65% cut-off marks on each test during any training.
- Same can be expected on Section – I & Section – II.
- Actual cut-off is depends on the institute, which is determined by the Infosys itself.
Gradation of Institute
- Record of Previous selected candidates.
- Performance of the alumni of the institute at Infosys – major factor.
- Percentage of students leave Infosys after completion of training.
- Percentage of students leave Infosys after completion of 1 year of service
What Is Training Assessment
Cut-off Secrets
- Cut off is actually determined on the spot based on the gradation of the institute and performance of examinees.
- Cut – off may vary from 50% to 70% on Section – I & II
It is almost 90% you completed for getting selected at Infosys if you clear the first round (Online Aptitude Test) of Infosys.
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