As we approach the crucial stage of Engineering, there comes a mental thought of inferiority. This is due to the factors involving, peer pressure, competition, lack of skills and grades, ongoing recessions, and lower intakes. It is totally natural for any person to get such thoughts at this stage. As you are entering your final year, let us look at how the placements system works, provided let us also find what one needs to do to emerge with flying colors.
Given below is a detailed summary of the entire placement process, considering a top private university for reference.
Working of Campus Placements
The Campus Placements generally get to peak during the mid-7th semester. That is when students are tested on their technical skills and, intrapersonal skills would play a pivotal role.
The tech giants always prioritize themselves to get listed first. By doing this, it becomes easy for the companies to get a variety of roses before it is picked. Google, Paytm, Amazon, and Microsoft usually visit Tier-1 and Tier-2 colleges at the start of 7th semester. This is when highly skilled candidates get placed at the very initial stage. Such students are given the offer letter and are asked to intern for a year at their organizations.
Then comes IT core and service companies like Mphasis, Caterpillar, SAP, etc. These companies prioritize medium intakes close to around 15-20 candidates. An average student with decent skills and projects can easily clear interviews and secure internships at these companies.
Lastly, we have our core departmental companies like Schneider, IFB for electrical, Royal Enfield for Mechanical branches, etc. Then comes the mass recruiting companies like TCS, CTS, Cognizant, and various startups. This is when most of the candidates are swept at the end of the 8th semester and are trained at the office.
Payroll and Company profile
Given below is a random analysis of a set of companies made for a better understanding.
| Company and its Tier | Tier of College Visited | Roles Offered | CTC Offered |
| Microsoft, Google, Amazon (Tier – 1) | Tier – 1 and Tier – 2 (IITs, NITs, BITS, VIT etc) | Software Developer | Rs. 28 to 53 LPA |
| Commvault, Ringcentral, Walmart (Tier – 1) | Tier – 1 and Tier – 2 | Software Developer and Quality Analyst | Rs. 18 to 25 LPA |
| Intel, Qualcomm, AMD (Tier – 1) | Tier – 1 and Tier – 2 | Software and Hardware Engineer | Rs.15 to 22 LPA |
| Schneider Electric, Mercedes Benz, Siemens (Tier – 2) | Tier – 1,2 and 3 | Junior Electrical Engineer, Research Engineer | Rs. 11 to 16 LPA |
| KPMG, Bajaj Finserv, HSBC Bank (Tier – 2) | Tier 1, 2 and 3 | Business Analyst and Finance Analyst | Rs. 9 to 14 LPA |
| Deloitte, Tiger Analytics, JP Morgan (Tier – 3) | Tier 1, 2 and 3 | Data Analyst | Rs. 7 to 12 LPA |
| DELL, HP (Tier – 3) | Tier 1, 2 and 3 | Product Quality Maintenance Engineer | Rs. 7 to 10 LPA |
| TCS, Cognizant, Wipro, Capgemini (Tier -3) | All Tier Colleges | Service and Consultant | Rs. 3.2 to 6 LPA |
| Ashok Leyland, TATA Motors, Bharat Benz, Asian Paints (Tier – 4) | All Tier Colleges | Core Engineering roles | Rs. 4.5 to 7 LPA |
| Startup Companies in Education and software sector (Tier – 4) | All Tier Colleges | All fields applicable | Rs. 3 to 5 LPA |
Basic Requirements for Placements
- For Tier -1 Companies knowledge of Data Structures and algorithms, OOPS, DBMS, high profile coding, aptitude, and Communication will be required.
- For Tier-2 Companies medium understanding of programming, few certifications and projects are mandatory.
- For Tier-3 Companies, basic coding and aptitude is a must. This section majorly involves consultancy companies hiring large numbers.
- Lastly, the Tier-4 Companies and startups mainly focus on core engineering, values, ethics, and interest shown in active contributions.
Active Placement Preparation Tips:
- Start by learning coding in any of the languages. Regularly practice questions in sites like Leetcode, Hackerrank, Coding Ninjas etc
- Once you are strong with the basics, start attending various hackathons and coding contests. Try to optimize your solution. By doing this your analytical skill improves.
- Regularly practice basic Maths and aptitude questions from sites like Instaprep. This is usually a deciding factor in testing your speed.
- Complete lots of certification courses from recognized companies like Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle, etc.
- Start implementing your theoretical knowledge into practice and build novel projects that you can patent.
- Develop your Communication skills and appropriate usage of language. This only comes from regular practice.
- Lastly wear a formal dress, with a blazer, trim your beard, put on a smile, and may all the success be with you.
Interview Process
The interview process generally consists of 3 to 5 rounds depending on the company.
Initially, students are classified based on their branches and grades obtained so far. Then based on the criteria, students will be shortlisted to give a written test online.
The test majorly consists of questions from aptitude and English along with two coding questions. Based on individual scores, we will filter the candidates again and call them for a technical interview, which takes place physically. In this round, we will ask you about the projects or skills mentioned in your resume. Therefore it is very important to only mention what you are confident in in the biodata.
After this, candidates will participate in a group discussion round, followed by a final HR round that includes general questions about them.
