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What If Not IITs! Tech School Survey 2012

Welcome to the first edition of Digital Mailers Tech School Survey 2012 What IF Not IITs! In this survey we intend to evaluate non IITs Tech Schools in India, unlike other survey which keeps re-claiming year by year IITs as top rated tech school in India. We do acknowledge that IITs are still the most revered for all-round academic excellence but our aim here is to bring you an overview of Indias Best Tech Schools who are giving IITs & NIITs a run for their money.

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Over 10 Lac aspirants wrote Engineering entrance exams in the year 2011 and only 15000 students made it to IITs. This survey is made to assist remaining students who will enrol in Non IITs tech school.

In order to bring you most exhaustive Tech School rankings we surveyed 25000 engineering graduates from 200 Non IITs Tech Schools across India. The parameter we selected to rank these colleges is SALARY or in other word the Earning Potential these Tech Schools offer to their students. The idea behind selecting salary as judging parameter is to give engineering aspirants a better understanding about engineering educations cost versus returns, which should help them identify the Tech school apart from IITs which offers value for money in true sense of word.

All india ranking

rank tech school Location avg salary
(Lakhs)inr

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12 Chadalawada Krishna Teja Educational Institutions Tirupati 8.11 11 Jadavpur University Jadavpur 8.37 10 Sardar Patel College of Engineering Mumbai 8.60 9 K L University Vijayawada 8.90 8 Heritage Institute of Technology Kolkata 9.20 7 BIT-Pilani Mesra 9.40 6 Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal 9.73 5 Maharastra Institute of Technology Pune 10.05 4 Bengal Engineering and Science University Shibpur 10.30 3 Vellore Institute of Technology Vellore 10.80

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

Delhi

11.19

Nirma Institute of Technology

Ahmedabad

11.00

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All india ranking

rank tech school location avg salary
(Lakhs)inr

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dr. BR Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar 5.74 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------31 Malviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur 5.11 30 Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology Bhubaneshwar 5.27 29 Harcourt Butler Technological Institute Kanpur 5.34 28 Silicon Institute of Technology Bhubaneshwar 5.36 27 CV Raman College of Engineering Bhubaneshwar 5.39 26 Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur 5.45 25 Thangal Kunju Musaliar College of Engineering Surathkal 5.51 23 Savera Group of Institutions Gurgaon 6.07 22 PES Institute of Technology Bangalore 6.20 21 Manipal Intitute of Tecnology Bangalore 6.35 20 Jamia Milia Islamia, Faculty of Engg & Technology Delhi 6.50 19 Meghnad Saha Institute of Technology Kolkata 6.70 18 Aditya Engineering College Surampalem 6.91 17 ICFAI University Dehradun 7.01 16 Jagan Nath University Jaipur 7.20 15 Accurate Institute of Management and Technology Greater 7.50 14 VIT Pune 7.80

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Dhirubhai Ambani Institute

Gandhinagar

8.00

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All india ranking

rank tech school location avg salary
(Lakhs)inr

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------P.S.G College of Technology (PSG) Coimbatore 43 4.61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------50 Terna Engineering College Navi Mumbai 4.26 49 Sahrdaya College of Engineering Thrissur 4.29 48 Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Eng College Vijayawada 4.35 47 Jabalpur Engineering College Jabalpur 4.41 46 Mu akham Jah Engineering College Hyderabad 4.49 45 Cummins College of Engineering of Women Pune 4.56 44 Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College Ludhiana 4.60 42 College of Engineering Anna University Guindy 4.64 41 Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology Dwarka 4.66 40 Karunya university Coimbatore 4.68 39 Royal School of Engineering and Technology Guwahati 4.69 38 K. J. Somaiya College of Engineering Mumbai 4.71 37 Adamas Institute Of Technology Kolkata 4.81 36 Sir M Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology Bangalore 4.83 35 Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad 4.94 34 Atharva Educational Trust Mumbai 4.97 33 Babu Banarasi Das National Institute Lucknow 4.99

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Dharmsinh Desai University

Nadiad

5.04

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PROFILE OF K L UNIVERSITY, VIJAYAWADA

K L University is situated in a spacious 50-acre campus on the banks of Buckingham Canal of river Krishna, eight kilometers from Vijayawada city. Built within a rural setting of lush green fields, the Institute is a virtual paradise of pristine nature and idyllic beauty. The campus has been aptly named Green Fields and the splendid avenue of trees and gardens bear testimony to importance of ecology and environment. The campus ambience is most befitting for scholastic pursuits. The Institute has a built up area of around 10,00,000 sq. ft. and has over 84 laborato-

ries. The college was made Autonomous in the year 2006 and in 2009 it is accorded Deemed to be University status.

HALL MARKS OF KLU

All UG programs of KLCE(The Constituent College of KLU) are accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA) of AICTE, 6 of them for 5 years only private engineering institution in Andhra Pradesh to get 6 branches accredited for 5 years.The institute is recognized as a public funded research institute by DSIR of Government of India a recognition for the excellent research environment in the institute.The faculty of the institute, numbering 540+ out of which 140+ Doctorates and 250+ pursuing their Ph.Ds is one of the best in any engineering institute.A mentor is allotted for each 20 students to counsel them in their academic as well as personal problems.KLU has a separate Communication & Soft Skills (CSS) Dept. with more than 40 professional trainers.Advisory board in every department with top academicians from IITs & foreign universities and eminent personalities from industries.KLU has a strong industry Relations & Placement Department (IRP) and has been consistent in achieving 100% placements for the past eight years.Freshman Engineering Dept.(FED) is a unique feature for 1st year Engineering students.A separate student welfare and guidance division headed by Dean-student welfare. 145 Mbps hi-speed internet connectivity round the clock in the campus and in the hostels. Centres of Excellence in association with Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, CISCO(CCNA), Adobe, ZENSAR lab, Altair, NI LabView , and Nuclear Energy Centre Entrepreneurship Cell in association with IIT Madras.Yoga and Meditation classes for the students.Technology forums & hobby clubs for students.Excellent facilities with international standards for all kinds of indoor & outdoor games & sports with coaches for all major games & sports.Research Oriented Problem solving Techniques.

FLEXIBLE ACADEMIC SYSTEM

Acceleration and Deceleration Elective courses Integrated Program Degree with Specialization Major and Minor Degree

RESEARCH AT KL UNIVESITY
42 Research Groups 20 Research Centers

B.Tech Program Duration : 4 Years

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Aerospace Engineering (AE) Bio-Technology (BT) Civil Engineering (CE) Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) Electronics & Communication Engineering (ECE) Engineering Physics (Major in ECE) Electronics & Computer Engineering (EC) Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EEE) Mechanical Engineering (ME) Nuclear Engineering (NE)

Post Graduate Programs

M.Tech, Duration : 2 Years

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All india ranking

rank tech school location avg salary
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Shri Ramdeobaba Kamla Nehru Engineering College Nagpur 62 3.88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------69 IEC Group of Institutions Noida 3.30 68 Rungta College Of Engineering & Technology Bhilai 3.33 67 K.L. College of Engineering Guntur 3.36 66 Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology Hyderabad 3.41 65 Coimbatore Institute of Technology Coimbatore 3.47 64 Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology Panipat 3.76 63 M.S. Ramiah Institute of Technology Bangalore 3.85 61 Sharda Group of Institutions Mathura 3.90 60 Kolam Karunakara Reddy Institute of Technology Kurnool 3.91 59 Shri Ram Murti Smarak College of Eng & Technology Bareilly 3.93 58 SV University Engineering College tirupati 3.95 57 Anil Neerukonda Institute of Technology & Science Vishakhapatnam 3.98 56 DAV Institute of Engineering & Technology Jalandhar 4.03 55 Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology Delhi 4.06 54 Model Engineering College Thrikkakara 4.09 53 SDM College of Engineering Dharwad 4.13 52 Cochin Institute of Science and Technology Cochin 4.19

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Atria Institite of Technology

Bangalore

4.21

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ADITYA @ FOUNTAIN HEAD OF EXALTING EDUCATION

An exclusive technical courses complex which includes three Engineering & two Pharmacy Colleges is developed by Aditya at Surampalem which sprawls over 180 acres of lush greenness, excellent infrastructure, efficient man powerfully equipped labs and exhaustive libraries, equidistance from Kakinada and Rajahmundry, headed by the Vice Chairman Mr. N. Satish Reddy, Son of Chairman Sri N. Sesha Reddy. As on date the three Engineering colleges are offering B.Tech & M.Tech Courses and the two Pharmacy Colleges are offering B.Pharmacy, M. Pharmacy, Pharma D Courses besides D. Pharmacy. In addition to these MBA & MCA Courses are also offered. The campuss knowledge base stems from the presence of eminent and highly qualified academic staff that brings with them rich industrial, research and teaching experience. A garland of Multi-National Companies Comprising of WIPRO, INFOSYS, BIRLASOFT,

SYNTEL,

USTECH,

HINDUSTAN

MOTORS,

HCL,

IBM,

EFFTRONICS,

ACCORD, SONATA, INFOTECH, CYNDRAKE, POWER MECH, CENTRONICS, NOVACOM visit to select rising stars in the glittering horizon of Aditya year after year. For the
Academic year 2009-10 the campus succeeded in placing 275 students in various multinational companies. The campus administration rigorously pursues and implements discipline. There is no compromise what so ever in the principles governing discipline and education. Apart from curriculum based activities, structured and highly innovative student activities are framed for the overall personality development of the students. For the students coming from distant locations, separate hostel for boys is run in their own multi-storied buildings provided on the campus with spacious rooms, attached baths, Mouth-watering dishes of steam cooked food, mineral water, three tier security, guidance by resident faculty, internet, Gym and other facilities. A separate hostel for girls with the same facilities is located at kakinada and a transport facility is provided from the hostels to the colleges campus and vice-versa. With a fleet of 100 buses, a transport facility is provided to the students and staff at regular intervals,covering various points.

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All india ranking

rank tech school location avg salary
(Lakhs)inr

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------75 Vidya College Of Engineering Meerut 3.00 74 Swarnandhra College of Engineering Narsapur 3.07 73 Samalkah Group Noida 3.12 72 C.T. Institute Jalandhar 3.18 71 Sanjay Memorial Institute of Technology Berhampur 3.21

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Sree Chitra 'irunal College of Engineering

Trivandrum

3.27

Bright Prospects for New Generation of Tech Schools

"If I had a choice, I would of course opt for IIT or NIT, but unfortunately not everybody can get through the rigorous entrance process and grab a seat in these top-rung schools. So, we have to look for the next leve of schools,"says Pankaj from Delhi, an Engineering aspirant. In our survey we have also surveyed 50 new generation tech schools who have joined the battleground post 2005. We bring you the list of Top 10 New generation Tech-Schools who have given the much desired reputation boost to an already battered management education by imparting quality education. These colleges not only managed excellent placement track record in last couple of years but their graduates have come out with flying colors by notching the best average salaries to give a kick start to their careers.

TOP 5 NEW GENERATION TECH SCHOOLS

rank
1

top emerging tech school

ICFAI University

location
Hyderabad

- - - 2- - - - - KITE College-of Professional -Engineering-Sciences- - - - - - - - - - - - Shabad- - - - - ------- -------- ------ ------- - -3- - - - - Sri-Sunflower-College - - Engineering & - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Lankapalli - - - - - - - - - - - - - Of - - - - - - - - Technology --------------------------------------------------------------4 Guru Nanak Institute of Technology Panihati - - -5- - - - - Mahalakshmi-Engineering-College - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Tiruchirappalli - ------- ------ -----------

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Methodology
Traditionally, Tech-schools rankings have been trying to tell us which Engineering colleges we should be looking at in the coming admissions season. However, most of them have not succeeded in capturing the order of tech schools that students should actually opt for. The primary reason for this is that most of ranking agencies who conduct Tech-School surveys rely on the data inputs provided by the colleges and based on which the ranking computation is carried out. Yes we do agree that there is a thorough validation and cross checking of data inputs is done, but still it leaves a small open gap that can make difference to actual standings. Digital Mailers independently conducts its Tech-Schools Salary survey without any direct inputs from the colleges. This year survey was conducted by sampling over 25000 Engineering graduates from 200 Top Tech-Schools across India. On an average we have sampled around 30 60 students from each college depending on the batch size. After sampling we conducted a random check by individually speaking to the recipients to verify the facts. As we had an extended data collection period this year it has helped us in enhancing our data accuracy. Salary figures and other stats represented in the report are close to reality but we would like to inform our readers that there could be slight variations for some colleges salary figures, as the survey was done using a statistical model.

Zone wise ranking

rank
1

tech school
BIT- Pilani

north zone
(location)

---------------------------------------------------------2 Accurate Institute of Management and Technology Noida ---------------------------------------------------------3 Jagan Nath University Jaipur ---------------------------------------------------------4 ICFAI University Dehradun ---------------------------------------------------------5 Jamia Milia Islamia, Faculty of Engg & Technology Delhi ---------------------------------------------------------6 Savera Group of Institutions Gurgaon - - - 7 - - - - Dr. BR Ambedkar - - - - - - - - - - of-Technology - - - - - - - - - - -Jalandhar- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - National Institute - - - - - - -------------------------------------------------------------8 Harcourt Butler Technological Institute Kanpur ---------------------------------------------------------9 Malviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur ---------------------------------------------------------10 Babu Banarasi Das National Institute Lucknow

Delhi

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profile of Kite college

KITE College of professional Engineering Sciences (KPES0 and KITE Womens College of Professional Engineering Sciences (KPSW) which are located in a sprawling lush green campus of 34 acres in Shabad village and Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, Andhra Pradesh. It is a progressive effort of eminent Entrepreneur with brilliant academic background. The colleges have cast a spell with their unparalleled and highly skilled faculty, advanced amenities and training facilities since 2008.The colleges are sponsored by the Katragadda Innovative Trust for Education (KITE). Vision; To create and develop a cluster of Institutions into centers of Learning and technological advancement to ultimately establish global schools of excellence. Mission: To provide applied Engineering education with an emphasis on affordable global standard instruction for imparting analytical thinking, scientific temperament and excellent communication skills, to develop competent Engineers with Multi Dimensional personality, with a potential to lead in their respective fields. The campus is having the built up area of 3 lakh sft with spacious class rooms, most modern laboratories, large libraries and separate on campus hostels for boys and girls. Campus is supported Wi Fi Network. The Blade servers can hold 1.8 TB space and are the most modern and powerful servers ever employed by an academic Institutions in India. The laboratories are equipped by the most advanced, state of the- art instruments. The colleges are also equipped with modern multi -media English language laboratory. Separate on campus hostel accommodation are being provided with spacious and modern amenities and attached bath rooms. The colleges are provided with large play ground for games such as Volley ball, Basket Ball, Badminton,Cricket Foot Ball etc.In a short span of four years ,the Womens College has achieved the soft spot among all the Engineering Colleges of the JNTU-H .More than 100 students have secured placement in reputed Multi National companies like HCL, Google, Rofous, Wipro, IBM, Gameloft etc. by on campus and off campus placement drive. Some more reputed Multi National Companies are expected to conduct on-campus drive shortly. The colleges follow the system of continuous academic monitoring for both students and faculty. Bus Transport facilities for both students and faculty from all places and corners of the Twin cities and nearby places.MOU signed with University of Massachusetts, Lowel, USA to facilitate the exchange of academic knowledge faculty and students.Training Initiative for employability through DD-2 ,RAD, PHP, DotNet, Embedded applications etc and off campus projects by IBM, CITD, BHEL, DRDL, ECIL etc.Fee Concessions are provided to meritorious students for Management Quota students.

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1

tech school
Bengal Engineering and Science University

east zone
(location)

---------------------------------------------------------2 BIT-Pilani Mesra ---------------------------------------------------------3 Heritage Institute of Technology Kolkata ---------------------------------------------------------4 Jadavpur University Jadavpur ---------------------------------------------------------5 Meghnad Saha Institute of Technology Kolkata ---------------------------------------------------------6 CV Raman College of Engineering Bhubaneshwar ---------------------------------------------------------7 Silicon Institute of Technology Bhubaneshwar ---------------------------------------------------------8 Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology Bhubaneshwar ---------------------------------------------------------9 Adamas Institute Of Technology Kolkata ---------------------------------------------------------10 Royal School of Engineering and Technology Guwahati

Shibpur

rank
1

tech school
Nirma Institute of Technology

west zone
(location)

---------------------------------------------------------2 Maharastra Institute of Technology Pune ---------------------------------------------------------3 Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal ---------------------------------------------------------4 Sardar Patel College of Engineering Mumbai ---------------------------------------------------------5 Dhirubhai Ambani Institute Gandhinagar ---------------------------------------------------------6 VIT Pune ---------------------------------------------------------7 Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur ---------------------------------------------------------8 Dharmsinh Desai University Nadiad ---------------------------------------------------------9 Atharva Educational Trust Mumbai ---------------------------------------------------------10 K. J. Somaiya College of Engineering Mumbai

Ahmedabad

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tech school
Vellore Institute of Technology

south zone
(location)

---------------------------------------------------------2 K L University Vijayawada ---------------------------------------------------------3 Chadalawada Krishna Teja Educational Institutions Trupati ---------------------------------------------------------4 Aditya Engineering College Surampalem ---------------------------------------------------------5 Manipal Intitute of Tecnology Bangalore ---------------------------------------------------------Bangalore 6 PES Institute of Technology ---------------------------------------------------------Surathkal 7 Thangal Kunju Musaliar College of Engineering ---------------------------------------------------------Hyderabad 8 Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University ---------------------------------------------------------Bangalore 9 Sir M Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology ---------------------------------------------------------10 Karunya university Coimbatore

Vellore

rank

tech school

Placement Scenario In Engineering Colleges Of India

west zone

The million dollar question that plagues many brilliant minds when they slog through their college courses is whether the effort will culminate in good placements. How do you define 'good' placements anyway? Here's a peek-a-boo at the current placement scenario in the best engineering colleges of India. Placements can give anyone jitters, from the "god" of coding to the lethargic, uninterested, time incompetent sloth, and of course, the majority of the people who fall in between these extremes. Campus placements often have more drama and nail biting experiences than what Ekta Kapoor can possibly concoct. It can throw curve balls that even the seasoned batters will find it difficult to tackle. True to the spirit of the game, it churns out one hit wonders who become the instant talk of the whole campus, not because they weren't good enough, but for the simple fact that there were others who were much better than these students. The combined tension, drama, anxiety and eventual relief surpasses what even Sachin and his devotees might feel for his 100th century. But the whole debacle highlights some important points which have to be kept in mind to jump off from the summit with flying colors.

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In the current scenario, the best 'tech' jobs are being whisked away by the Computer Science students. Although this hardly comes as a surprise, what is important to glean from this is that the most important skills required by companies is a proficiency in data structures, algorithms and coding. If you have these skills without being a Computer Science student, you have almost an equal chance to crack companies. Continuing in the same breath, many MNCs (read Microsoft, Google, IBM, Oracle, TCS, Infosys, Cognizent to name a few) are vying for students from top engineering colleges by giving them attractive packages. Mostly centered in Bangalore, Hyderabad and Pune, it is a great prestige for students also to be inducted in these companies. Slowly but steadily, the number of foreign placements (Sony, Facebook, Epic Systems) is on the rise too. Till a few years ago, almost all major market leaders in various verticals use to recruit only from IITs, & NITs, though with the changing current scenario MNCs have started recognizing the potential in students from the top private colleges of major cities like BITs, RV, IIIT and MIT. In addition, another coveted profile is in financial institutions. Banks are in need of engineers with good analytical thinking and number crunching abilities. So, if you don't want to do a job in any pure engineering domain, these high paying finance and consultancy jobs in companies like Goldman Sachs, Tower Research, McKinsey, etc. come to the rescue. In fact, these jobs pay more than most of the engineering jobs and hence, are often a destination for people seeking huge chunks of money while agreeing to work a few hours more than their counter parts in engineering jobs. Another vista that has opened up recently is through online coding events. This is specifically for Computer Science students. There are contests like codesprint, which is basically a programming contest, but with a different end result. Many startups like Dropbox, Twitter, etc. based in USA shortlist students based on their performance in various questions and then schedule an interview with -

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them on Skype. If everything works out well, you might be on the way to Uncle Sam's country to pursue your own American dream. Generally, campus placements start off with a pre placement talk by the company, where company representatives try their best to glorify the company and solve the doubts of the eager students. A written aptitude test follows. Thereafter, there might be an optional Group Discussion round, but most of the companies move on directly to the personal interviews. Finance and Consultancy companies have a slightly different approach. They normally shortlist students based on the resume and thereafter have a case study round followed by interviews. Aptitude tests require a quite thorough knowledge of your core discipline in addition to good mathematical skills. Most of the questions may appear easy prima facie, but be warned; they might turn out to be trick questions. If you haven't had much practice solving multiple choice questions, it is advisable to solve some before tests being just to get into the groove. The aptitude round often has a lot of questions to be solved in little time. Hence, speed and accuracy play very important roles here.Interviews are a different ball game altogether. It is often advisable to go through online forums where interview questions are discussed. But tread carefully, for this might act like a double edged sword and come back to haunt you during the interviews. Online forums should be used to get an idea what you might expect and learn to think in that direction. But if the same question is asked during the interview, it is often advisable to inform the interviewer that you have seen the question before instead of trying to pretend to work your way out - they can see through you. One of the most important things to keep in mind during interviews is that whenever asked a question, you should say out loud what you are thinking. Often, they would not expect you to arrive at the correct solution, but would merely want to know your thought process. In addition, when asked about your resume, be prepared to answer a battery of questions with whatever you answer. This just means that you should know your resume, projects and related fields inside out. Finance and consultancy jobs focus more on analytical skills, throwing open ended questions and seemingly absurd estimate questions at you. The trick is not to get stumped by these, but instead, slowly work your way out of the hole you have been put into. These questions have no right or wrong answer, it's up to you to concoct the right answer and convince the interviewers about its correctness. In addition, they focus on mathematics, particularly on probability questions. Having knowledge of financial terms and how things in the finance world work is a plus, but not a necessity. It is important to rise about the rat race, prove your mettle to the interviewers and convince them that you are the best person for the job. Though it can be gleaned sometimes that luck plays a pivotal, it is much more important to be confident during placements. Opportunities are many and varied, just keep yourself aware of them and strike the iron when it is hot.

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