While replying to a doubt about how posting is done on allaboutinfosys forum, i accidentally but fortunately composed a reply which turned out to be longer than most of my blog posts. :P So here it is for the sake of those who did not read it on the forum. You may wish to check the original link to see what the question was.
Here is the post:
Posting is decided according to their business requirements.
There are several departments within Infosys on which your posting depends.
There is a Corporate Planning Group (CPG)at Infosys, Bangalore which makes all the important decisions.
All the senior HR executives and Directors belong to this group alongwith the lovely lady who came to conduct your campus interview. (I checked about the lady who came to conduct our interview and found it to be like that).
There are various Business Units in Infosys like
1. Communications, Media and Entertainment (CME)
2. Healthcare
3. Retail
4. Banking and Capital Markets
5. Business Intelligence etc.
This is domain classification. Another classification would be like
1. IVS : Independent Validation Group
2. SI: Systems Integration
3. IMS: Information Management Systems.
These units would tell their requirements to the CPG according to the projects they have in hand.
If CME unit at Pune will say we need 100 Java trained people the CPG will give postings to 100 Java trainees as CME, Pune.
Some other unit will say we need 200 .NET people at Trivandrum and the CPG will do so.
This is the reason that even if you are allowed to swap, you still cant change your business unit and cant swap with a person from another stream because they have a specific requirement at the location and business unit which needs to be met.
The posting is usually announced in the last month of training, mostly in the last 2 weeks. After you have been assigned to a business unit by CPG, the head (or HR or whoever) of that business unit will contact you and all your communication will be done with him only and you dont directly need to interact with CPG.
As you can see, till now, i have not even mentioned HRs at Mysore. So now you know why you cant request for a location of your preference because they simply dont have any say in this. Their only role is to forward your swap request to CPG or The Business Unit you are posted at. The responsible people for your posting are the ones in CPG and you wont ever interact with them. This is one of those very smart processes that they have in place.
You will get enough time for swapping as it is announced 2 weeks before. And as soon as you get your posting, hundreds of mails from unknown people will overload your 10 MB inbox asking if anyone wants to swap. But be careful, sending such mass mails (and posting about swap on their online bulletin board) is against their policies and they have the right to cancel your swap if you found a swap through these methods.
So how to swap? There is a Swap Portal on their intranet website which you can access only after you have got your posting. You have to submit your request there with details like employee number, unit posted to, current location, preferred location etc. As soon as there is a match for you, your locatin will be swapped with that person.
It can also be done if two friends walk upto the HR and submit their request. You will make friends from Chennai etc who would be wanting Chennai and got Pune and you want Pune but got Chennai. In such a case, you two can go to the HR and say we want to swap our locations. Again, as i said before, your business unit and stream training needs to be the same.
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July 27, 2009 8:38 PM
May i know how CGPA is calculated at infy
July 28, 2009 2:18 AM
@Hima...
They will explain it to you in the first week of training.
July 29, 2009 10:49 PM
hey u mentioned "Communications, Media and Entertainment (CME)"
u hav ny idea wat this sector does and wat kind of a profile wud some1 get once posted in there??
July 30, 2009 10:47 AM
@The Rebel...
Its the unit which does Bharti Airtel DTH project and similar related projects.
You would get the role job profile of "software engineer" when you are posted there. :)
There wont be any difference in your role in whichever unit you get posted.
July 30, 2009 2:50 PM
hi..i am not able to login in my e-joining form and take the print out..is it ok if i join without e-joining form...
July 30, 2009 4:38 PM
@Chandni...
It was not compulsory for us but i think from 2009 batch, e-joining is compulsory. Please call their helpline for this issue.
July 30, 2009 7:56 PM
hello chintan
My DOJ is Jan-2010. My final semester result just declared and placed under re appear in one subject. Though i have applied for re evaluation but if it does not work i have to appear for clearing the subject in Dec-2009 and it s result is expected some where in Feb/Mar-2010. I have all seven semesters DMC with me at present . In this situation, can i join on the date given to me or write for extension or they will cancel the offer
July 30, 2009 8:03 PM
hi chintan..
my DOJ is dec 7..do i hav to get docs verified in development center or ny whr b4 15 days of my DOJ or can i directly reach development center on dec 7 itself??
July 31, 2009 10:34 AM
@Sarita...
They will not cancel the offer for sure. You can call their helpline about this and apply for extension if they say so.
@Meghana...
I think you are confused about the verification process.
You just need to take photocopies of your documents there. They will verify it themselves after you give it to them.
August 1, 2009 3:05 AM
Hi, chintan
I heard about infy asking to undergo some medical tests before joining from a any of the listed hospitals by infy. and the candidates will have to bear the cost themselves. they are sending this info in e-mail about a month before joining. as far as i knew, there were no medical tests before joining in infy till the previous batches. can you plz confirm this news and update us.
August 1, 2009 10:13 AM
@Saurav...
Yes, medical tests were not compulsory for us. And i dont think you need to worry about that before joining.
Even if they say its compulsory, you can do it there as there is an Apollo Hospital inside Infosys, Mysore campus itself.
August 1, 2009 10:37 AM
Hello saurav and chintan u see the medical tests are must now and not to be done at mysore infy campus as its not in list and even they need us to be done with those tests i just felt to provide u the info
August 1, 2009 11:03 PM
hi.my DOJ is aug 10th...are internet memos accepted at the time of joining?.as i don have my final sem marks memo can i take a printout of my marks from my university website..
August 2, 2009 1:21 AM
@Hima...
Thanks for providing the info...
@Gayatri...
They will mostly ask for the original one. You can confirm this by calling their helpline as i am not sure.
August 2, 2009 8:11 PM
ok..thank you
August 7, 2009 10:58 PM
Hi chintan
i wanted to ask whether there is any way to prepone my date of joining
Please tell me procedure if it exists?????
Thanks
August 7, 2009 11:19 PM
@Bharath...
You cant prepone your DOJ...
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August 11, 2009 10:17 PM
Hi. I'm also interested at how Infosys posts its employees to various locations ABROAD, say to the US. What's the process for that? Thanks
August 12, 2009 11:01 PM
@Paolo...
It depends on a lot of factors... Will try to compose a post for that.
August 18, 2009 1:27 AM
hey chintan. my DOJ was 10 th august 2009. But due to medical reasons i couldnt join and i had applied for an extention.and i had informd them that i can join at any date after 1 st september. I received an ack frm thm but didnt get the new DOJ. ,y life is at a standstill waiting for a DOJ. Could you tell me what could be a probable new DOJ?
August 18, 2009 11:35 AM
@Dhaval...
Your new DOJ will be mostly in March 2010. That is when they call all extension candidates together.
August 18, 2009 11:59 AM
Hello Chintan,
do we have to sign any bond with infy b4 joining?if yes, then what is the maount and what is the duration, till which v have to b with Infy?
Thanks.
Regards.
August 18, 2009 4:49 PM
@Divya...
Already answered so many times on other threads. Please read other threads and their comments.
August 20, 2009 12:09 AM
hai chintan.......will dis training period wich undergoes for 6-8 months comes under experience......or it counts only after we start doin d projects
August 20, 2009 10:22 AM
@Ruthvik,
It will be counted as valid experience.
September 7, 2009 3:09 PM
Hi,
My joining date was 10'th Aug'09. Owing to a backlog i extended my DOJ. In the request for extension i specified the date after which i would be available, as required by Infy. I was also told to intimate them once i clear the backlog, which i have already done. Now m ready to join and m waiting for d next DOJ.
Somebody plzz tell me this..
Does Infy provide a 6 months extension invariably to everybody, once it allows one? Or does it take ppl as they become available?
Plzz help me...
September 7, 2009 4:02 PM
@Ammu...
Usually all extension candidates are called together in March next year. So your new DOJ would be in March 2010.
September 27, 2009 10:55 PM
Hi chintan ,
I am from march,09 batch .I am posted to Bhubaneswar .I am still at mysore.anyways that i can ask for a change in IBU.
NO swap is availabe for me now.
I am planning to quit
September 28, 2009 10:45 AM
@Ashok...
I dont think you can swap with someone who is not from your IBU.
Personally, i wont quit just because i got posted at some place which i didnt expect but its your call ultimately.
October 1, 2009 2:02 AM
Hi i underwent training for two months but then as i had an arrear and had applied for revaluation i was asked to apply for an offer extension and i was informed that they will inform me on the joining date. Could you pls let me know a tentative date as on when they will call me back or will the offer be void.
-thanks
October 1, 2009 7:08 AM
@Giftson...
Your joining date can be anything from 2 months to 6 months after you applied for it.
October 1, 2009 11:26 PM
hey chintan where can i find the e joining form.
October 2, 2009 10:39 AM
@Katikthekat...
It is somewhere in the online portal but i dont know for sure.
October 6, 2009 11:17 AM
Hi Chintan,
I am about to join Infy as a trainee in Nov. I just wanted to know if there'll be any hassle with me carrying a smartphone like Nokia-N97. I was wondering if 'smartphones', by some irrational idea, are classified in the same category as laptops.
btw, you are doing a great job answering such tremendous number of queries.
October 7, 2009 10:13 AM
@Code...
I dont think that would be a problem as all kinds of mobile phones are allowed.
October 17, 2009 12:31 PM
hi chintan...in my e-joining portal they have said 'Your joining date is 11/9/2009 12:00:00 AM'...and if i reach there after 12 wud it be a problem...because i wil b reaching banglore at 9 a.m and it would take me around 3-4 hours to reach mysore...
October 18, 2009 4:02 PM
hi chintan.....
vch 1 is the date of joinin intimation letter???
November 4, 2009 8:46 PM
Hi Chintan!
Thank you very much for posting so much useful information. You have done so much selflessly. I really appreciate it. Once again, Thank you very much for giving us so much of your time.
November 4, 2009 10:27 PM
@Sandhya...
At most, you will not be allowed in the campus before all the allotted time slots are over.
@Sathya...
I am not able to understand your query.
@Kudva...
Thank you... :)