Just pasting here the post that i posted on the forum:
One more suicide attempt at Infosys Mysore:
One more girl tried to commit suicide at Infosys, Mysore. She could not succeed and she is fine at the moment. This information is a closely guarded secret till now but now you people know it. It is known to a very few people there. The block number where this happened is 12.
"Stream"ing news:
OS Stream getting hauled up. 16th March batch will be the last one to learn Visual Basic 6.0. They will include something more substantial than Visual Basic 6.0 now. This news is officially confirmed.
From 9th Feb OS stream batch, out of 63, about 40 are made to leave infosys due to failing in both compre and recompre.
16th March Java Batch, already 40 exited out of 250 even before they could give compre. (i.e. failed in more than 2 subjects before compre).
Parents are allowed:
For new batches, parents are allowed inside the campus when they come to leave you but only upto FC 1(Food Court-1). This rule always existed whenever they allowed parents inside the campus. And ya, no brothers or sisters are allowed! Only parents.
Hands On exam with project:
Now for all those subjects in stream where you were to do projects, there is a hands on exam. So there will not only be projects but also a hands on exam for those subjects.
The Hands On part will be evaluated and not the project but mostly Hands On will be an extension of the project.
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July 16, 2009 9:07 PM
hi chintan,
did the girl commited suicide due to work pressure? it is really very unfortunate.
I want to ask you whether it is individual performance or the difficulty level of exam that has caused so many to leave. I think they are creating terror by throwing such a large number of people( more than 75%)
These companies are making a mockery of placements.Sir, please tell me why such a large number of people fail in stream exams. I m worried about my future. please guide me and tell me to prepare any other thing other than wat u told before so that I can pass the training
July 16, 2009 10:44 PM
@Anky...
She did not succeed in committing suicide. She failed in the suicide attempt and she is fine now.
Difficulty level is increased because they want to make sure only better engineers stay.
What more than 75%??? From where did you get that figure. Dont take the figure of just one batch as the overall average. It maybe that the batch was from Mech. The person who gave me this update is a mechie.
You have to perform consistently. I dont think any of the exited trainees would blame anyone but themselves to be out of infosys. Even i dont.
You wont be thrown out without any reason. If you perform well, there is noone who can do anything to you.
July 17, 2009 7:17 PM
@sri...
You can technically take your bike with you but it is not worth the pain.
Noone takes their bikes there in training.
July 22, 2009 2:13 PM
Hi Chintan
I must say that you are doing a great job. I havent seen such a detailed coverage about life at infosys anywhere on the internet. This blog eased a lot of pressure and answered almost all my queries. I'd like to thank you again for this effort.
I'd like to know about the dress code there. I am aware that we need to be formally dressed, but can we wear stripped shirts or we just have to wear plain full sleves Shirt (this is a rule in many MNC's). Also is their some kind of ban on Tshirts having a logo or picture on them?
July 22, 2009 2:29 PM
@fakerz...
There are no such rules about what kind of formals or tshirts you should wear.
July 24, 2009 11:09 AM
i am joining infy on 20th oct...my branch is mechanical...so is it that the training is tough 4 mechanical engineers....?...
July 24, 2009 1:52 PM
@Chintu...
If you are dedicated and sincere, then it wont be that difficult. But yes, it will be more difficult for you than others.
August 3, 2009 3:02 PM
Hi Chintan
You r really doing great job. Its gud that the girl is fine now but you didn't wrote why she attempted suicide??
August 3, 2009 3:49 PM
@Reena...
I dont know why she attempted suicide but probably the reason would be bad marks in tests.
August 10, 2009 9:32 PM
Hello Chintan,
my DOJ is Sept 29th. I have a few questions.
1.Are laptops allowed?
2.How about net access? Will I be able to access my mail (Yahoo/Gmail) without breaking office rules?
3.Can I use a wireless net adapter (Photon+ or Reliance)?
August 11, 2009 10:20 AM
@Ram...
1. No.
2. No.
3. No.
August 22, 2009 9:54 AM
if you dont mind wats dis hands on exam actually?
September 2, 2009 11:06 PM
hello chintan,
i'm joining on sept 14....what will be my in hand salary during training duration??
September 3, 2009 10:14 AM
@Abhishek...
You in hand salary would be about 18000 during training. I am not sure as salary has increased for 2009 batch. It was 14453 for 2008 batch.
September 4, 2009 2:33 AM
i need leave in nov due to my engagemtn for a week..i lll b joinin in oct..shall i postpone by a month or will they giv me leave?
September 4, 2009 10:37 AM
@Uniquely the same...
Yes, you can get a leave for 1 week easily as you have a good enough reason for it.
September 5, 2009 11:42 PM
no i m postponing my date since a person known to dad is in hr dept in mysore n he said so..r u very sure they ll give me a weeks leave? then i ve to change my decision soon..
September 6, 2009 12:08 AM
@Uniquely the same...
I wonder if the HR you know is in E&R dept. If he is in E&R (Education & Research), then you better believe him.
Otherwise, during our training, we were told that by the permission of our batch owner, we can get 5 days leave. But things may have changed in this one year and it may happen that you will need to join in a different batch (continuing your training from where you left it).
But as far as i know, its possible to get 1 week's leave. I can give you contact number people working in E&R who can confirm this for you. Scrap me on orkut if you want it.
September 21, 2009 11:14 AM
@chitan
my DOj is 18 th JAN 2010
Q.1 Do we have to pay them for hostel room when we arrive(i.e. before we get our first pay) ? if so how much is the cost currently
Q. 2 Do they cut money from salary for hostel and the other services? or we have to pay them separately .
Q.3 They say we have a one year bond ,but if i leave before 1 year (say 2 months or 1 months before completion) how much will i have to pay?
September 21, 2009 2:16 PM
@lechat...
1. You dont need to pay them in advance. The rent will be deducted automatically from your salary.
3. You can fail in training knowingly and avoid paying anything at all.
September 23, 2009 11:42 AM
@chitan
1 yr bond starts after i complete my training
i was askin that if i leave during that period
i had heard that one has to pay 1 lakh
September 23, 2009 12:46 PM
i got exit during training in infy
do i hav any chance of re entry or as a fresher
and what does lateral entry mean
September 23, 2009 5:22 PM
@lechat...
Please take care that my name is C-H-I-N-T-A-N.
In the current scenario, they are happy to accept your resignation without paying any bond. One friend if mine left infosys and joined Tata Teleservices. He did not need to pay any bond.
But do remember that market will get better and it may not always remain so but you always have the option to not do any work and make them leave you. It is not that after training you are permanent employee in the government sense. There are yearly evaluations of performance and if you dont fare well, you will still have to resign.
@Shwetha...
You can reapply after 9 months from the date of leaving infosys.
You can apply as a lateral if you have more than a year of experience at some other company.
If you have less than 1 year of experience, you will be taken in as a fresher and will have to undergo training again.
September 23, 2009 5:53 PM
hello chintan...well my question has nothing to do with infy...your blog looks more like a web page...i.e it does not show the options like create blog...nd next blog...cn u giv me sum tips regarding how can i make a blog looking like urs...
September 24, 2009 7:35 AM
@Sagar...
I have used a custom template iTheme Techno for my blog.
September 25, 2009 6:19 PM
@ chintan
sorry for misspelling your name
i didnt mean to offend u so
September 25, 2009 6:23 PM
@chintan
hey since u update this blog so nicely
just thought of informing you, infy has sent me and my frnds a mail
that the position software engg is changed to system engg
and there are some 9 job levels
we r given job level 3
i think its just an Hr experiment
September 26, 2009 10:05 AM
@Lechat..
I have already explained why that has changed elsewhere on my blog.
It is not an "experiment" but a "change".
September 28, 2009 6:32 PM
I want 2 know the training duration for MCA students.i heard that in 2009 batch MCA students are given non cs/it training.is it true?
September 28, 2009 7:01 PM
@Basabdutta...
I dont think that can be true as MCA people are always considered to be BE CS/IT equivalent. It was so at infosys also when i was there and i have no news that it has changed.
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September 29, 2009 10:01 PM
hii chintan...srry 2 bother u again..
plz kindly update me regarding the preparations to b done before joining.vl it b gud fr me if i prepare for c/c++,oracle/oracle8i/java/advanced java, & most imp unix...plz suggest me d best courses out of d above...what if i prepare fr all of dem...?plzz do reply..thnx.
September 30, 2009 10:47 AM
@Sameer...
They wont mind if you met the criteria without those marks but 0.8 and 0.6 is taken too far... Only less than 0.5 should be rounded off.
Lol.. Will you really be able to prepare for all of them? This enthusiasm mostly wears off sooner than later. Only prepare for C and Java.
October 16, 2009 8:58 AM
hey i wud like to ask dat how tough is d tests and how they evaluate n they throw out from d company?
October 16, 2009 11:37 AM
@Neha...
Tests can be easy or difficult depending on their choice of questions from the question bank and your preparation for the test.
You will be told everything about the evaluation and the exit policy in your induction program.
October 16, 2009 12:32 PM
thanx soo much well my joinin is in jan 2010 so what are the basic things u wil suggest me. regarding everything.
October 16, 2009 4:30 PM
@Neha...
There is already a post for that. Please read it. And please, read all other posts before posting your question. All of your questions have already been answered on other posts and/or their comments.
October 18, 2009 9:10 PM
hii chintan..dis is in regard to the e-joining..jst wanna ask u dat can v change/edit the marks preloaded in their system wen v login to the e-joining portal for d first time..?
one more thing i would like to ask...shud i focus n prepare for c only or both c & c++...
October 19, 2009 2:23 PM
hii chintan..in one of your previous comments u said dat i shud prepare for java bt i read in many of ur comments dat trainees usually dont know in which stream dey are going to b put in..so do u think i shud go for java...?i am from mechanical stream.will it b ok if i go for core java and not fr advanced java as i have only 3 months left.plz guide me for the best & surest courses.
October 19, 2009 7:34 PM
hi chintann,,
i wanna know that since my doj is 18 jan ... so when do i exactly report at mysore...( 17 or 18) ..
i have to travel from uttar pradesh..
and is there any specific timings to report and which one is best according to u??
i will travel by train.... and dont want to stay in hotel...
October 28, 2009 12:42 PM
hey wana ask that in a day there are how many classes???
October 28, 2009 1:31 PM
There is only one class from 9 to 12 in a day.
Then you have lab session from 2 onwards.
October 28, 2009 3:15 PM
hey chintan...plz reply to my posts...
October 28, 2009 4:11 PM
@Sameer...
I dont know if you can change marks or not but no would be my guess.
Just learn C. C++ is not used much.
Java is now a part of generic training from 23rd March 2009 onwards and so it is now necessary to learn that also.
I dont know how much Java is included in the generic training but in stream training, both Core Java and Advanced Java were taught.
@Ankur...
You have to reach the campus on 17th Jan. There is no specific timing unless conveyed to you. If you are told to report on a particular time, please report by that time otherwise you will be made to enter the gates after all the scheduled timings are over.