Hello everyone!
I am Manish Srivastav
I did my engineering in computer science
from Sathyabama University in Chennai
The first company which came to
my campus for placement was Cognizant
I cleared the aptitude exam and the next round was
technical interview
and this is how it went
Okay Manish, so tell me about yourself
And why you chose Computer Science Engineering?
So I was born in Bihar and brought up in Delhi
I did my schooling from Delhi as well
I got eight point 8.8 CGPA in Tenth standard
And 75 percent marks in 12th standard
after that I got a scholarship from Sathyabama University
So I convinced my parents to
let me do engineering from there and I
moved to Chennai to pursue engineering
I like reading and in my spare time
I write articles on Quora
I also write sketches and plays
Now coming back to your question about
computer science engineering
I was always interested into Computers
which is why I also took C++
as my additional subject in my 12th standard
Also one of my cousins took computer science
engineering and he is now well settled in US
and he is being paid quite well over
So that's what inspired me to take up
Computer Science Engineering
That's good but you said C++
was your additional subject
And you were always interested in computer
So what programming languages do you know
and which is the programming language
that you are most comfortable in
C, C++,
Java and C#
but I'm most comfortable working with C++
So can you write a program
to reverse the integer in C++
Sure
Can you write the same program in Java
Sure
Okay that's good
I think you are good with basics
But you are in your final year and you've
mentioned about this project in your resume
So can you tell me a little about it
So the project which I have been working on
is into the domain of network and security
so we have a Debit Card most of use a
debit card these days and
debit card comes with a four-digit pin
The problem with that is that anyone
who is standing near to you
or someone who's looking at the ATM
from a security camera
can look into that ATM card
and they can use it against you
So what I have come up with is the
dynamic colour pattern
The colour changes every time you see it
and which is why you enhance the security level
to a very different level
Okay that's good but
Can you tell me what algorithm are you using?
And take this pen & paper, you have
the pen right,
Write it down and tell me
How it can be implemented in real life?
So this is the algorithm as you can see
So there is a colour corresponding to each number
For instance your first number in the OTP or
in the pin is 1 and there are four colours associated
There is Black, there is Purple
there is Violet there is Blue
These colours are going to be changing every time
Similarly as goes for two there is
going
to be a different set of colours so
what you get out of all these four
colour combinations is 40 different combinations
of colours so if there is someone standing
right next to you or someone looking through
the security camera what they will get to see is
these colours and they won't be able to
guess the pin because these colours keep
changing all the time
I explained her everything, I went on
talking for 15 minutes
I thought I had impressed her
but I was no wrong in what I was thinking
Okay I get that. and it's quite impressive
actually
but for a guy who's not educated
Don't you think it would be easier to remember the
four digits rather than this
Iunderstood your project but I feel that
it cannot be implemented in real life.
I have been working in this domain for past 7 years
And honestly I agree with whatever you saying
but I think that this project will not
take more than two to three weeks
to complete.
Right!
So thank you so much for your time
but I just have one advice for you
That next time whenever you are writing down
your project in your resume do not do so without
like without thorough research
Yeah!
Thank you for your time
That day I learned one thing
that don't add anything in your resume
until & unless you are sure about it
I was doing that project but it was in initial stage and
And the interviewer who took my interview
she had a very good experience in the same domain
so I was not able to answer
her questions
Make sure add whatever you want in your resume
but make sure you have a good knowledge about the
subject or that topic
I got rejected from Cognizant
And the next company which was about to come to
my campus was Infosys
So I thought okay I'll prepare for it and I will give my best
First round as usual was a Aptitude exam
and unfortunately just because of two or
three marks
I was not able to clear this exam
Most of my friends got placed in Cognizant and Infosys
And I felt left out, I felt really bad
I lost my confidence but thanks to my friends and
families they supported me
and I started preparing for the
third company which was Wipro
I cleared the aptitude exam and
the next round was technical round and
this is how it went
Hi Manish!
Congrats on cracking the aptitude test
Thank you so much sir
Let's go straight to the technicals
Sure sir
Can you explain the concept of
object-oriented programming?
Object-oriented programming is a methodology
or a paradigm to design a program using
classes and objects.
There are four parts to it - Inheritance,
Polymorphism, Abstraction and
Encapsulation
Write a program to check
whether a number is Palindrome or not?
Sure
Please explain bubble sorting and
write the algorithm
Bubble Sorting is an algorithm which is designed
to compare the values of an integer with the other
integer and if the numerical value of the first one
is greater than the other it gets swapped
and this goes on happening for the
entire array of numericals
I'll write down the algorithm
Okay get ready for your HR
thank you so much sir
I got selected at Wipro and I was very
happy
I started dancing and I started
calling all my  friends and families
I called my mom but she didn't pick my call
And then I called and then I called my father
And he told me that my mom is not well
and she is in ICU
Next day I took a train and came to Delhi
I was with my mom for a couple of days
and then I got a call from a college
that I have Dell interview next week
I discussed with my father and he asked me
to go and attend that interview
and he made sure that he will take care of my mom
Unfortunately that day I missed my
flight
I was in tremendous pressure
I had  an interview, my mom was not well
and now I missed this flight
I called my father he scolded me
But somehow he arranged money
and 4:30 in the morning next day
I reached to Chennai
5:30 I reached my room
8:30 was my Dell interview
And due to lack of preparation and I was tired
I was not able to clear the first round for Dell
I told this to my father and I said I'm not happy
and then he gave me one advice
which I still follow
that we should always give our best
He told me that I should be not sad because
I took a chance and I was not able to clear it
If I would have missed this opportunity
then maybe I should have blamed myself for entire life
After few days my mom was out of danger
And the first news which she heard
was of my placement
She was very happy
and that day I learnt one thing
that we should never ever give up
upon our dreams and on our passion
If you are not getting admission in a
IIT or NIIT or NIT just don't be disheartened
There are many good opportunities out there
Not every private college is good
but there are many private colleges which are really good
Don't be disheartened just trust yourself
Keep following your passion & dreams
and definitely one day you will achieve your goal
2016 26th June I joined Wipro
After joining Wipro I saved 25,000 rupees
which I gave to my mom and father for their
25th anniversary
Last year I bought a new bike
And this year I saved one Lakh and
gave to my father for his future expenditure
and I even planned a family trip for
my grandfather and my parents
That's my parents in Mysore
In the last I would like to thank you RU buZZing team
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