don groan...but infy really sucks...its the mediocr-est of the mediocre company...don ever join it...the work is substandard..meant for call centre ppl...if u have any ambition in life...its the last place to go into... ITS HYPOCRICY all over...
m fighting to get a work ex certi for weeks...they have even banned all outside mails...dunno hw to survuive here...ask any sw engg if m wrong...this Co. is for BSc grads....
wld u care to elaborate what ur talking about? is all this just because u haven't got work-ex certi?
i do agree that some work in Infy is monotonous, and after sometime ur learning curve can start to get straight, but not all of the work is like that. moreover u cant expect to learn new stuff everyday, all through ur career. u step outside and talk to the employees of any damn company. everybody will say this about their work. its what u make of it thats very important
infy has so many other initiatives, be a part of them. i don't know of many companies that has as many parallel activities like infy does. from sports to social service, from knowledge management to infosys blog community, there is a huge scope to do creative stuff.
and what do u mean by saying that infosys is for BSc graduates? do u feel that u are much more superior to them just because u have spent 4 years in a college, playing computer games in ur hostel room? infy is for anyone who is good at programming.
don't start controversies like this without elaborating on something. if infy has treated u bad, then u might be one of the unlucky guys.
What's the arrangement for net access? Does the comps allotted to trainees have net connection? In that case will it be throughout the day or for some specific hours? Do they permit net access and downloads for personal purpose i.e other than studies? What if one needs to access net, or for that matter a comp beyond training hours??
n yeah, do infy library have CAT prep books???
1. Net access frm 5 pm to 9 am everyday for every1... no net otherwise.... Else u need spl permission... which trainees dnt get :p 2. Sites like gmail orkut etc are banned. there is a separate cafe in Infosys Mysore where u can use these sites. 3. Downloads...well.... pretty risky, u mite get cot if try to dwnload unwanted stuff... Hope u knw, wat i mean 4. thru out training, ul hv a pc for ur access, but USB drives etc are disabled on most PCs. Infact u wudnt even get admin privileges on ur PC as well. 5. No CAT books in libraray, but various other management and self help books 6. The mysore campus rox, loads of sports, an awesome movie theatre, bowling alley... Bindaas
Thr are various communities on orkut which giv the same info. Zubin
don groan...but infy really sucks...its the mediocr-est of the mediocre company...don ever join it...the work is substandard..meant for call centre ppl...if u have any ambition in life...its the last place to go into... ITS HYPOCRICY all over...
m fighting to get a work ex certi for weeks...they have even banned all outside mails...dunno hw to survuive here...ask any sw engg if m wrong...this Co. is for BSc grads....
dude, the condescending with which you are looking at the call center employees and B.Sc graduates reflects the respect you have for your fellows.....i don't like preaching at all but i'll say only one line.....u need to re-think the way you are living your life..... "SUBSTANDARD WORK".....such terms does not speak of a humble person......either you suffer from delusions of grandeur.....or u never prepared yourself mentally that you will have to do this kinda work in this industry....
u talk of "HYPOCRISY"......u can never run away from it......go anywhere u'll find it....even if a person is not....we never trust them.....
i want to write much more to u...but then it may sound like preaching.....
sir, i am a student b.e(cse) currently in last semester.i got through selection process for infosys and birlasoft in 2007. i ruled out the option of joining birlasoft (pkg 2lacs only) but now i ve got thru icfai banglore mba program selection (fees 7-7.5 lacs) and avg package (around 5 lacs).now iam in dillema to join icfai or infosys.plz guide me.
also if i join infosys will i get anytime to prepare??i ve heard that infy has a very intensive training programme nd 1 hardly gets time to prepare... plz reply soon i need to decide within a week.
Definitely wud not vouch for ICFAI bangalore unless u feel u many nt be able to do better next yr. Evereywhere work wud be hectic and one needs to take out time. Yes, the training is hectic but still ppl do manage to take out time to study
don groan...but infy really sucks...its the mediocr-est of the mediocre company...don ever join it...the work is substandard..meant for call centre ppl...if u have any ambition in life...its the last place to go into... ITS HYPOCRICY all over...
m fighting to get a work ex certi for weeks...they have even banned all outside mails...dunno hw to survuive here...ask any sw engg if m wrong...this Co. is for BSc grads....
what do u exactly mean??u shd refrain from making such comments dude!!!!!!
don groan...but infy really sucks...its the mediocr-est of the mediocre company...don ever join it...the work is substandard..meant for call centre ppl...if u have any ambition in life...its the last place to go into... ITS HYPOCRICY all over...
m fighting to get a work ex certi for weeks...they have even banned all outside mails...dunno hw to survuive here...ask any sw engg if m wrong...this Co. is for BSc grads....
I may or may not agree with you on some points. What do you mean by call-centre people? Don't they have ambitions or you count them as dumb? If you think so then you need to re-look and think over again. It is quite possible that you might have got mediocre work or the work that you never enjoyed. But that doesn't mean to show your frustration and pointing other peoples working in different industries. So, you might be correct in commenting on a company but you need to be selective in choosing your words and language.
well, vishal ventilated his frustration n left...he is not gonna come back n look at counter posts, so no point in pondering n spamming :)
bharath/zubin/palak, Are TAXES have to be paid on gross or take home salary? What % of salary is eaten up by taxes? Will infy help in tax planning and other formalities?? I've absolutely no idea about these...and no one to ask either...
n yeah, at infy, do kinda work depends on location? I mean is there something like this say, infy hyd is for java related projects and infy pune is for testing and so on... or one may expect any kinda job anywhere?
n one more thing, what should be the basis while opting for the joining location post trng? an infy dc is yet to be in my city... I've heard that it's a mere formality n ppl r dumped as per the BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS... but still, who knows.. I may get the location of first preference... being in a major city like chennai or bangalore have certain advantages, but they are expensive as well... considering the dc ambience, kinda work n the city as whole, infoscions across locations please pour in your opinions. which should be the most desired location?
well, vishal ventilated his frustration n left...he is not gonna come back n look at counter posts, so no point in pondering n spamming :)
bharath/zubin/palak, Are TAXES have to be paid on gross or take home salary? What % of salary is eaten up by taxes? Will infy help in tax planning and other formalities?? I've absolutely no idea about these...and no one to ask either...
n yeah, at infy, do kinda work depends on location? I mean is there something like this say, infy hyd is for java related projects and infy pune is for testing and so on... or one may expect any kinda job anywhere?
n one more thing, what should be the basis while opting for the joining location post trng? an infy dc is yet to be in my city... I've heard that it's a mere formality n ppl r dumped as per the BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS... but still, who knows.. I may get the location of first preference... being in a major city like chennai or bangalore have certain advantages, but they are expensive as well... considering the dc ambience, kinda work n the city as whole, infoscions across locations please pour in your opinions. which should be the most desired location?
what should be the basis while opting for the joining location post trng?? I've heard that it's a mere formality n ppl r dumped as per the BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS... -------true....earlier they used asked preferences....they changed their policy for batches joining from MAY 2007.....if u still want location of ur choice....just start asking ur batch owner as soon as u are put into stream training....they literally put as u put numbers to fill empty mathematical puzzle
What % of salary is eaten up by taxes?---approx 10% if u don't do any savings
n yeah, at infy, do kinda work depends on location?----yes, to a little extent....locations specialize in delivery on certain technology objects... but then there will always be 1 or 2 person projects going on in a different tech in the DC. But still, its quite mixed up...except for small DC's like chd and mangalore...
Will infy help in tax planning and other formalities?? ---yes they will have a few presentations to help u out...but then they are not that useful...when u join infy ...ur fellows will help ya in this....
which should be the most desired location?well, i prefer mauritius but then these infy people dont agree, on a lighter note its upto u to decide yaar....u have given location as EARTH.....we cannot take a wild guess from that as well....take into consideration lifestyle u want, savings u r plannin to make...lang problem and a lil bit of food problem if u r frm north india.... friend circle....etc etc
these were all the practical issues...
Are TAXES have to be paid on gross or take home salary? ----somebody answer this technical ques yaar...
bharath/zubin/palak, Are TAXES have to be paid on gross or take home salary? What % of salary is eaten up by taxes? Will infy help in tax planning and other formalities?? I've absolutely no idea about these...and no one to ask either...
taxes paid are as according to the rules laid by the income tax department. we just have to pay IT tax extra. some 200 bucks. i dont fully understand the tax funda. we have sessions that teach us on the basics every now and then. so u can make use of that. also we can save tax by investing the max of 1 lac per year. incase ur staying at a rented house, the rent receipt can be submitted as proof for some tax considerations. tax is obviously on ur gross. gross - all the deduction(tax, loan,welfare contribution) is ur take home.
n yeah, at infy, do kinda work depends on location? I mean is there something like this say, infy hyd is for java related projects and infy pune is for testing and so on... or one may expect any kinda job anywhere?
not at all. all DC's have good to bad to great to stinky kinda work. its depends on ur luck where u land into.
n one more thing, what should be the basis while opting for the joining location post trng? an infy dc is yet to be in my city... I've heard that it's a mere formality n ppl r dumped as per the BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS...
its ur choice dude. i opted for Mangalore cause i live there, someone opts for Chennai cause he loves iddli sambar. Tom opts for Pune, maybe becuase his GF is there. u might opt to go to Trivandrum because u think mallu ladies look hot. now where u choose is not where u get. i got posted to Bangalore and i had to request and beg to get back to Mangalore. other had it much easy.
sir, i am a student b.e(cse) currently in last semester.i got through selection process for infosys and birlasoft in 2007. i ruled out the option of joining birlasoft (pkg 2lacs only) but now i ve got thru icfai banglore mba program selection (fees 7-7.5 lacs) and avg package (around 5 lacs).now iam in dillema to join icfai or infosys.plz guide me.
also if i join infosys will i get anytime to prepare??i ve heard that infy has a very intensive training programme nd 1 hardly gets time to prepare... plz reply soon i need to decide within a week.
I would recomment you to join Infy (or other company if you willing to try your hands at offcampus). Yes, the training will be hectic but you being from CSE background will manage it. Also, if you can clear the initial exam then it will just be 2.5 months training for you.
As per my knowledge ICFAI isn't in top 30 and if you answering next year then you will definitely do better than this time.
Having a work ex before doing MBA will be better because in that case you'll be able to relate to whatever you have learned. The learning working in a company will be immense. Also, it is not late for you either you could as well target for 2 years work ex mark if you not able to get into better college next year (which i think you would if you keep the same tempo)
Regarding 'Time to Prepare' i agree you might not get during training. But once in production you will get plenty of it compared to the efforts you'll be putting in MBA (avg hours of sleep around 4-5)
bharath/zubin/palak, Are TAXES have to be paid on gross or take home salary? What % of salary is eaten up by taxes? Will infy help in tax planning and other formalities?? I've absolutely no idea about these...and no one to ask either...
Xtrim,
Take home salary itself means the salary after deductions like Income Tax, PF, etc. So taxes are not to be paid on take home salary. % and all depends on the deductions which may vary as per your planning, etc. Infy itself doesn't help in taxt planning but may provide you pointers for the same.
n yeah, at infy, do kinda work depends on location? I mean is there something like this say, infy hyd is for java related projects and infy pune is for testing and so on... or one may expect any kinda job anywhere?
There is nothing like Hyd for Java, Pune for Testing. Each dc has its own projects on varied technologies.
n one more thing, what should be the basis while opting for the joining location post trng? an infy dc is yet to be in my city... I've heard that it's a mere formality n ppl r dumped as per the BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS... but still, who knows.. I may get the location of first preference... being in a major city like chennai or bangalore have certain advantages, but they are expensive as well... considering the dc ambience, kinda work n the city as whole, infoscions across locations please pour in your opinions. which should be the most desired location?
It is all on your preference. You don't make choices you just tell them your preferences and depending on the Business requirements they decide your location trying to give you a dc of your preferences. Bharat has already elaborated enough on the topic.
@palak are u sure about posting coz no preferences were taken from our batch of 540.....i completed my trainin in oct end....
maybe they had something in mind regarding ur posting when they took ur batch. all batches have the option of giving their location of preference. but i guess its just a formality.
for location, i'm frm kolkata, so, think distance, lang n food wise bbsr should be my choice... but how's the dc n life there? anybody frm infy bbsr?? elaborate plz.
one more thing, my ofr letr states that - "You will be required to claim all business related expenses and settle all dues within 30 days of incurring the expenditure. Expense claims, which are received after 30 days from the date of incurring the expenditure, will be deemed to be unauthorized. Also, any unsettled dues post the aforementioned period would be deducted from the salary."
Now, what comes under this BUSINESS RELATED EXPENSES? Also, how a DUE can be DEDUCTED?? I mean, if there's a due infy may pay the employee or not, but how can they DEDUCT from salary????:whatthat:
for location, i'm frm kolkata, so, think distance, lang n food wise bbsr should be my choice... but how's the dc n life there? anybody frm infy bbsr?? elaborate plz.
one more thing, my ofr letr states that - "You will be required to claim all business related expenses and settle all dues within 30 days of incurring the expenditure. Expense claims, which are received after 30 days from the date of incurring the expenditure, will be deemed to be unauthorized. Also, any unsettled dues post the aforementioned period would be deducted from the salary."
Now, what comes under this BUSINESS RELATED EXPENSES? Also, how a DUE can be DEDUCTED?? I mean, if there's a due infy may pay the employee or not, but how can they DEDUCT from salary????:whatthat:
dude, ur getting on my nerves man. why do u wanna bother of things even before u have joined the company.
business related expenses are costs, that should have been borne by the company, but have been payed by you. so u can get such expenses claimed back. dues are costs that have to be paid by u but paid by the company for the time being.
don't be bothered with such silly things. there are bigger things in life to worry about
for location, i'm frm kolkata, so, think distance, lang n food wise bbsr should be my choice... but how's the dc n life there? anybody frm infy bbsr?? elaborate plz.
I don't know much about BBSR DC. So won't comment.
one more thing, my ofr letr states that - "You will be required to claim all business related expenses and settle all dues within 30 days of incurring the expenditure. Expense claims, which are received after 30 days from the date of incurring the expenditure, will be deemed to be unauthorized. Also, any unsettled dues post the aforementioned period would be deducted from the salary."
Now, what comes under this BUSINESS RELATED EXPENSES? Also, how a DUE can be DEDUCTED?? I mean, if there's a due infy may pay the employee or not, but how can they DEDUCT from salary????:whatthat:
Business Related Expenses:- Suppose you are relocated to some dc and asked to pay your expenses yourself which can be later claimed from Infosys. This type of expenses cannot be deducted. The dues that can be deducted:- Suppose you stayed late at night and want a cab to drop you at home. You raise a request for the same. Cab comes and you happily reach your home. Now, you must get this request approved from your manager within 30 days. Or else the amount will be deducted from your salary.
for location, i'm frm kolkata, so, think distance, lang n food wise bbsr should be my choice... but how's the dc n life there? anybody frm infy bbsr?? elaborate plz.
I had spent good 13 months dere in infy, bbsr. Definitely u won't be getting all the facilities present there in mysore one or bangalore.
Infy has got a name in BBSR. Traffic cops won't charge if u say that u r working in Infy.
You do have a life in Infy campus but definitely not outside it.
As u being from kolkata, probably u can get back to ur place every weekend, but still Infy, BBSR is fine but definitely not BBSR if u want some life ( i.e night life ), u cd save a lot of money as u won't find much places to spend there.
BBSR campus does have a cricket as well as football ground, bengalis have formed a good footabll team dere. ;-) nearly half of the employees there were bengalis, they did liked the food( me being from delhi..hated it).
Language won't be an issue for you. People there understand both bengali as well as hindi.
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