Hi everybody,    I attended Keane India interview in october 2005. The course for which I have applied is TESTING. And I would like to share my first interview experience to all of u. I am 2004 passed out completed my B.Tech in ECE.  

Keane selection pattern consists of 4 rounds. Namely:  

1) Written test (Elimination Round)

2) GD (Elimination round) 

3) Psychometric test (Not an Elimination Round) 

4) Technical Interview.    

About 1500 to 1600 people attended the written, out of which 125 were short-listed. Out of 125 about 6 batches were made for GD (21 in each batch).  About 80 were short listed in GD (from each batch 7 members were eliminated).  Finally they will be selecting 35 members from interview (i.e., the batch size they required for testing is 35 only. For other courses I heard the batch size is 40)   

Written Pattern:  

Written pattern would be based on the course you have applied for.   For testing paper was quite easy.   Consists of 60 Questions to be answered in 60 min. There were 3 sections.   1)      Quantitative Aptitude---------------------------25 questions.   2)      Verbal and comprehension---------------------25 questions.   3)      Logical Reasoning and Computer Basics----10 Marks.       For other development side courses like Mainframes and Peoplesoft the pattern was somewhat tough. Tough in the sense the no of questions in each section were more.   Consists of 75 Questions to be answered in 60 min. There are 3 sections.   1) Mathematical Ability & Aptitude---------30 marks 

2) Verbal and Comprehension-----------------25 marks 

4)  Computer Basics & Logical reasoning---20 marks.  

 SECTION 1: Mathematical Ability & Aptitude 

 

  Questions on  * Number systems like--  How many numbers between 100 and 200 are odd, divisible by 3, but not by 7?   Also on lcm, hcf, etc.  *Time &work *Time&Distance *Races *Probability *Areas and volumes, length of chord etc.   

SECTION 2:  Verbal and Comprehension  

*Analogies  *Antonyms *Reading Comprehension *sentence completion...  *Arranging sentences in correct order. eg:  P: Alas! she had only 30 rupees with her.  Q: Bindu got late for the exam and she started in a hurry.  R: She called an auto and he demanded 50 rupees..  S:  She blamed her hurry, as in hurry, she forgot to bring more money.   T: She went to the busstop and there were no buses.   The following is the exact order of sentences: a) PRSTQ         & nbsp;     b) QTRPS         & nbsp;  c) RSQPT         & nbsp;     d)QPRTS          ;  e)none of these Answer :b  

SECTION 3:  Computer Basics & Logical reasoning

Logical Reasoning like

  eg:  P: All girls are Bindus.  Q: Some Bindus are boys.  R: All Bindus are boys.  S: Some boys are not girls.  T:All girls are boys.  U:All boys are girls.   The following sentences are logically related: a) UTQ b) PQS    c) TSP      d) RPS      e) QSP

Answer : b   

Group Discussion Round  

Even GD round was different for testing and other courses.  In my case our batch consists of 21 members. Topic was   

“Population In India-Pros and Cons-Steps to control” 

Each member was called at random and he needs to talk on the topic for about 1 or 2 min. We need to talk only when our chance comes.   It’s not like general GD.   But for other courses it was like general GD only.   Other topics, which my friends faced, were:   “Youth role in Politics-Pros and Cons”,   “Impact of Globalization on Indian Economy”,   Mobile Phones ad their Nuisance”,   “IT development in India”, etc.    Psychometric test: It’s not so important. About 10 questions were given with 2 choices. We need to tick one of them. The test reflects our personality.  For e.g.,   How do you sit while talking to others?   a)      Lean forwards.  b)      Sit backwards.   I heard that they would consider this only while selecting in final round if two persons have same scores.                                                 Go to Next Page