Guys , lemme clear a few rumours about Infosys with present ground realities..
Question:- Should I join Infy ?
Answer :- Do join only if you can take a lot of mental pressure....I can assure you training at Mysore would be an out of the world experience , quiet possible the best thing that can happen to any1 , BUT ONLY , if u can deal with tht pressure.
Trainees are not treated well in Infy....be it HR's/The security guys or thereoff....
Next is the actual training...it is very hectic....being from the "Recession-batch" , I can certify , its very very rigorous , specially for those like me who dont have CS/IT background.
The campus is very beautiful and all other facilities are too good(except food).
My views :- I loved it....it was a fulfilling experience inspite of few major dispcrepencies.
Question :- What if I am preparing for CAT?
Answer :- Infy is ideal then...first it instills the work ethics(the kind of hard work we had to put in was a first time for me) and then after training is complete , u will have nothing to do for a long long time(very few people are un-lucky enough to get some work)...so lots of free time with the right mind set...ideal for any kind of preparation....add to it they will provide you with a PC , internet connection in a air-conditioned office and NO WORK...things dont get better.
Question :- What if I want to have a career in IT?
Answer :- NO....Infy is not for freshers....they have nothing to offer unless you are willing to be patient and wait for minimum of 2-3 years .
Join any other , just any other company....Infy is not gonna take u anywhere....training is world class but its value in the market is a big MYTH.....no value without good work-ex...none from my batch have got any meaningful work.
plus the bond is a peculiar one.....if u quit before the bond is over u have to pay back for no of computer-hours...i.e., the no of hours for which you have used the computer provided by them...it generally comes down to something in range of 2-3 lc.
Mismanagement of resources is blatant.
Question :- Compulsary 9.15 hours.
Answer :- Yes it is compulsary to clock 9.15(not 9.25) hours ...but not on a daily basis...it is calculated quaterly...many people I know , come and swipe in go back only to return at night to swipe out....life is fun....few like me sit in office and make full use of all the resources provided.
training:-
Ideal place for geting trained in various technologies
I for example , got trained in all basic courses in CSE , followed by .net(man it was good ..I can do anything now)...later on , I had another full training in Open Systems tech , followed by posting in Pune where I underwent training in CS4(action script programming for FLASH) , now am planning to go for JAVA...I dont intend to leave Infy....it was at tht point when I started taking my plans for MBA seriously...now tht I have decided to give it a shot I AINT LEAVING INFY..!!
POSTING:-
can be in any of their DC's(all in proper cities though)...no1 has a say...things are completely random.
Internship:-
Met many interns at Mysore....lemme tell you something...it rocks...the workload is inhuman , dont go for it if you did not take your engg seriously , otherwise gear up for your first whacky experience at Infy.
What they teach to interns is same as in main training....just that the duration is less than half and the course is adjusted(read compressed) accordingly....pressure is immence...there was not even a single night when I went to smoking zone for a ciggy-break and din find at-least 20 interns with tense faces , hurrying throung their ciggies.
The positive side however is that once you are done with this thing , the main training will be a cakewalk and you guys will get more time to enjoy the campus...ITS EXTRA-ORDINARILY WONDERFUL/BEAUTIFUL...
The Vinod Gupta School of Management (VGSOM), Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur released its placement report for the MBA batch of 2008-10 this week, claiming a total of 110 offers for an eligible-for-placements count of 80 students. With 15 job offers, IBM was the largest recruiter at the placements. A total of 41 companies made recruitments, registering an average salary of Rs 11.37 lakhs. Despite the placement season being over, not all eligible students have been placed though, reveal our sources.