In the past six months, i have appeared in both of the consultancy exams that open the for multiple companies - AMCAT and eLitmus. The AMCAT exam comes from the Aspiring Minds Limited, and eLitmus comes from eLitmus evaluations limited. Both of these companies give candidates the opportunity to sit for companies like Ericsson and so. Both the exams have a good track record. AMCAT gives a better detailed result, whereas eLitmus gives a more transparent process. Once, i had a confusion on which one to appear in. eLitmus was expensive, but more reputed, whereas AMCAT was quite reasonable but didn't give the opportunity to apply by oneself(one can only pray that the company will invite the candidate).
So i appeared for the both. Both were very different exams. AMCAT tested your speed, efficiency , skills with easy questions that needed to be answered rapidly. eLitmus, on the other hand, needed one to be more precisely correct, and have better IQ abilities.
I got a decent face-saving score in both. Though i like elitmus personally, i'd rather suggest that someone who is on the threshold of making a decision to appear in either one of them should analyse himself/herself well. If you're good at roteing stuff, go for AMCAT. If you're bad at roteing, and use your logic go for eLitmus. I've seen that girls perform better in AMCAT,maybe because they're consistent in efforts and that shows in AMCAT. Both the companies open opportunities for good companies. I've appeared for companies through both these tests, and let me tell you, these tests give you a hell of opportunities, but only to realise that you've only cut the crap, and the competition is still enormous. In one company, i managed to reach till the personal interveiew, but couldn't make it to the HR interview round. The reason was that the company needed to recruit 3 programmers, and there were 60 candidates who had appeared for the PI round.
Hope this has been helpful who are on the verge of this dilemma. It took me three months and 1000bucks to realise this.
17 comments:
thnxx..very informative blog.Cn u name d cmpany wich required only 3 programmers ?? i hope u wnt mind sahring ur interview xperience in technical intrvw round.
The company was Tekriti software. Decent enough, but needs very less programmer.
As for interview, i was asked only logical questions. Nothing from Java or dotnet, as i haven't done a formal training in any of them, and it hardly matters even if you don't know any. All you need is logic, rest can be learnt with experience.
And for technical, there was not much. Simple programs, like count the number of i's in capital in the sentence and all. That round is basically used to check your comm skills. What they want is an impressive personality, and decent aggregate in your engineering, thats it. If not, you need to show something to prove your mettle.
before writing these exams we have to be good in any of these courses for interview.like java,j2ee,.net etc
great man
Is there any test like elithmis or amcat for recruitment
Well, there are. There is c2c livewire too which also brings some good companies. I would suggest you to focus on these 3 tests only, as there are many fraudential consultant tests too, like R-SAT which are there only to dupe job aspirants.
I am having my AMCAT tomo! but i am already placed in VIRTUSA so is it useful for me to get companies which are better than the one im placed in? plz do rep!
really need this info. thanks n keep helping others.
I am a mechanical engineer....does taking AMCAT and ELITMUS help me to get into core companies???
kindly reply
Hi..I am a mechanical engineer-frsher...does taking AMCAT and ElITMUS help me to get into core companies??
kindly reply
Thanks a lot for this information, am going to appear for elitmus next month so i wanted to see what my options are.
hey thank you . I just want to know if there was any criteria for that company??
I acads is not so good . My aggregate is 50%.. Will it be helpful if I manage to score good in elitmus or AMCAT?
Hey what was the criteria of the company for which you appeared for interview.. I have 50 pc marks. Will it be helpful to give elitmus or amcat?
Thanks!
i have 57% in PUC and 65% in B.E(CSE) will getting a high score in elitmus/AMCAT help me in getting interviews.
Its good that you are replying to every comment..I am from 2013(cse) passed out.. i have taken my amcat exam twice and improving with my marks in my each attempt..i have 8.09 cgpa..attended hp,infosys,tech mahindra,bpcl,ibm,...But never cleared even the 1st round ,..though i am bit weak in my aptitude,i managed to clear cognizant aptitude test thrice!.. but sent back in my PI( cuz i had all the 3 chances within 6 months)..feeling hopeless..i need some advice..i feel little low.. going to small it firms...but i have no time being an 2013 passed out..1.Shall i opt for a small company 2. shall wait giving my amcat exams 3.shall i start going for off campus
Well, thanks for the nice words. I myself was in this situation for sometime, so i can totally understand what the person commenting on this post would be feeling.
Well, i started my career with a very small company by the name of Magic software (<500 employees). And the kind of exposure i received there was more than i have got in my current job(Accenture). Big companies give you stability, but small ones give you learning and exposure that you need.
Moreover, i would strongly suggest you to go for off-campus and walkin's. There are companies out there who dont care a good apti(Webyog is one).
For 2013 batch, openings are there for ASE level in IBM. Ask any of your pals/referees to refer u there.
Bottom line for freshers:
->Throughout 65/60% marks
->Average aptitude
->Decent personality (no fashion)
->Good communication (if you are good at Hindi, speak in Hindi). Only thing matters is that the other person should understand
->Desire to learn, work hard, and succeed
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