Sun Company Recruitment process

Written Test

This is a  sketchy information on the exact pattern of the SUN written test. There is a technical section which is pretty tough. Question based on C, UNIX, Computer Networks, Data Structures and Operating Systems can be expected.

·       Interview

The interview questions were mainly on data structures, computer architecture ( very imp) , operating systems and computer networks. 

·       Profile

Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision - The Network Is The Computer (tm) - has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc., to its position as a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that power the Internet and allow companies worldwide to dot-com their businesses. With US$ 14.2 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 170 countries. America Onlineacquires Netscape; Sun and AOL to accelerate the growth of e-commerce and develop next-generation Internet devices in a historic three-year alliance.

Sun Microsystems, Inc. is a worldwide provider of products, services and support solutions for building and maintaining network computing environments. The Company sells scalable computer systems, high-speed microprocessors and high performance software for operating network computing equipment and storage products. The Company also provides support, education and professional services. The Company's products are used for many demanding commercial and technical applications in various industries including telecommunications, manufacturing, financial services, education, retail, government, energy and healthcare.

In India, Sun Microsystems has been in the market for over a decade through its business partners and has been present directly for over three years. In this period Sun servers and workstation products have had a tremendous acceptance in the market. IDC rates Sun as the No. 1 vendor in India for the mid-range servers as well as Unix workstations.

The company, which has changed its baseline from `The network is the computer' to `We are the dot in the .com' owes most of its 70 per cent growth over the previous year to the booming dotcom business. It has established its state-of-the-art industrial and allied facility in Bangalore. Sun and its partners constitute a 400-strong team that supports an installed base of more than 15,000 systems. Some of Sun's customers in India include Texas Instruments, Veritas, Lucent Technologies, ICICI, VSNL, Silicon Automation Systems, Reliance Industries, IIT (Delhi, Kanpur and Kharagpur), Motorola, and Oracle. 

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Wipro placement test

                                                                        WIPRO

·       Written Test

The Wipro test consists of 75 questions. It is a multiple choice test with no negative marking. The paper emphasises on your basic 11th and 12th standard physics,chemistry,maths with about 40-45 questions on these three subjects. There are about 10-15 data sufficiency and aptitude questions and about 15-20 technincal questions on your respective branch of engineering. A seperate paper is held for the various branches of engineering.The PCM and aptitude based questions are the same for everyone and different engineering branches have their own set of questions. Everyone though has an option of writing a hardware or software paper.

A part of the Wipro group, Wipro Infotech also has its own campus recruitments. Its test is technical with 50 MCQ to be done.

·       Interview

The test is followed by a Technical and a HR interview. The technical interview is highly specialized and covers almost all subjects you have done in your curriculum. However one is required to name his/her favorite subject on which most of the interview is focussed. For Computer Engineers C, Operating Systems, DBMS, Microprocessors are mostly focused upon. Electronics Engineers can be grilled on DCLD, Microprocessors and Communications.

The HR interview which follows the technical interview is very general. In most cases questions regarding the company are asked. 

·       Profile

Wipro was previously known as Western India Vegetable Products Ltd was started by Mr.M.H Premji. The company manufactured vegetable oil, vegetable ghee and laundry soap. In 1966, upon the untimely demise of M.H. Premji, his son,Mr.Azim Hasham Premji, a 21-year-old student of engineering at Stanford University, was called upon to run the company. Under him, Wipro embarked on an ambitious phase of expansion. The business diversified into fluid power, soaps, toiletries, lighting and babycare products, and distribution was considerably expanded.Some of the important consumer products made by Wipro include soaps, babycare products, bulbs, tubelights, shampoos, powder etc. The financial strength of the consumer care division powered further diversifications, particularly in infotech and healthcare.

The Infotech era began in the late seventies and Wipro set up its IT business in Bangalore in 1980. Wipro became the No.1 listed company in the country in just 15 years. In a reorganisation, the firm went public with Wipro Technologies, the global IT services subsidiary, whose gross income grew by 65 percent to reach Rs.1042 crore($240 million).Wipro's software business was assessed at SEI CMM Level 5(.Wipro's technology divisions, global R&D and telecom solutions contributed 46 percent of the software revenue, and the balance was accounted for by enterprise solutions business. E-commerce contributed 15 percent of enterprise solutions revenue for the year. Sales and other incomes of the second division,Wipro Infotech, the Indian IT services and products business that takes care of networking solutions, customer services, computers and peripherals, grew by 20 percent to Rs.825 crore.

Wipro Technologies soon plans to tap the global capital body through an issue of American Depository Receipts(ADR) or Global Depository Receipts(GDR). It established its headquaters in Santa Clara, US, with Mr.Vivek Paul as the company's president and CEO.

The pay package is around Rs.17,000(approx.) for the year 2000 recruits.

Mr.Azim H. Premji is presently the Chairman. Mr.Premji owns about 75 percent of the Wipro stock. He also happens to be the richest Indian in the world.

For more information about this company visit their homesite at www.wipro.com