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Polaris Software Lab

Career Details

Eligibility:

Engineering Degree with 50%

Selection Process:

Written
GD
Interview

Entry Package:

2.2

Organization Details

Industry:

IT/Software, Hardware

Web-Site:

http://www.polaris.co.in/

Company Profile :

Polaris Software Lab Ltd is one of India's leading institutions contributing to the knowledge economy of the global financial services marketplace. Headquartered in Chennai (India), In this knowledge quest, over the last 2 decades (11 years as Polaris), Polaris has established its solutions and services footprint globally contributing to the realization of the business vision of some of the world's leading giants in the money vertical.

Strong roots - Respectable Pedigree

20 years ago, Citigroup began its quest to pioneer the utilization of the vast human intellect capital in India & the seeds of Polaris were sown. Polaris was fortunate to be one of the first vendors that Citigroup chose to partner with, through this Indian quest.

In parallel, Citigroup also started its own company called COSL (Citibank Overseas Software Ltd) which strategized and operationalized Citigroup's vision of leveraging India.

Today, Polaris is the amalgamation of these two organization that traveled the path of successfully architecting & realizing Citigroup's India led vision.

The Labor Pains of a Pioneer

The 2 Decade long journey was clearly an experience that helped Polaris participate, witness and experience every pitfall, every hurdle & fallacy in this path to leverage the Indian intellectual capital.

Polaris was recognized by Smithsonian Institute in 1993 for creating the first ever banking solution on distributed architecture

The challenges were many. The challenge of creating a successful global sourcing model, the challenge of creating an alternative distributed banking platform, the challenge of creating global competitiveness from a third world economy, the challenge of replicating success from one country to another… The biggest challenge was in being the first one in the world doing all this.

As Citigroup gained the competitive edge, Polaris gained two very critical experiences:

The experience of creating mission critical solutions with leading edge functionality, built on reliable and robust technical architecture which could be successfully implemented and replicated across the globe. This capability is today brought to the customer in the form of a suite of modular solution components under the brand name of intellect Suite.

The experience of creating successful outsourcing models which enable global organizations to sustain their competitiveness. This experience has been converted into a predictable and repeatable model of success and is known as the Entity model.
From Experience to Expertise

The journey gave Polaris one of its biggest differentiators - the intimate understanding of the Money business.

Polaris is organized into 6 Business Solution Centers (BSCs). Each BSC houses expertise in one of the domain areas. For example Hyderabad center houses the Investment banking and wealth management expertise.

While the rest of the Indian market was busy building expertise on COBOL, Java and Lotus, Polaris had built expertise on Investment Banking, Retail Banking, Credit Cards, Corporate Banking, Life Insurance etc.

Polaris decided to capitalise on this wealth of enviable experience of having partnered with Citigroup through its evolution.

Polaris made its strategic choices at this stage

Stay focused on the money vertical - BFSI segment
Create lasting value in only a few relationships
Partner with the pioneers
Dominate the Domain
Build Turnkey capabilities - Products , Solutions & services

1. Written test
2. group discussion (there would be group discussion it depends up on the croud)
3. technical
4. hr

1.written apptitude(cProg+microprocessor+verbal+reasoning+logical)the main topics are

1.pipes
2.blood relations
3.distances
4.percentages etc....

2.Group Discussion in this each team around 12 people and the topic our team got is "reducing the Eamcet qualifying cut off marks" some more topics other teams got is "is artificial intelligence dominates human", "banning of showing animals in movies", "education is necessary to get stardom"

some questions i faced are
1.void main()

{ int i;i=(2,3);printf("%d",i);
ans:

2.void main()
{ int i;for(i=0;i++;i<100)

printf("%d",i); }
How many times does the loop executes
a) 10 b) 0 c)100 d) infinite
ans: b) 0

3. void main()

{

int i;for(i=1;i++;i<100)
printf("%d",i); }
a) 10 b) 0 c)100 d) Infinite
ans: d) infinite

4) void main()
{ char[]="cdef";printf("%d%d",sizeof(c),strlen(c));}

5) local variables will get stored in ________
a) Stack b) queue c) register d) all the above

6) register variables r stored in _______
a) heap b) cpu register c) stack d) none

7) Program code is stored in ________
a) Heap b) CPU register c) stack d) None

8) Which of the following interrupts has the heghest priority________
a) Rs6 b)RS7 c) INT d) Trap ans: d) trap

9) wat is the function of the kernal_____
a) Process b) task c) not defined d) none of these

10) WAT DOES Microprocessor does when it encounters an non maskable interrupt____
a) finishes d current executing instruction n then serves interrupt b) finishes d current executing task n then serves d interrupt c) serves d interrupt at once d )none of these ans: a) (not sure)

11)the storage type used by microprocessor iz__
a) LIFO b) FIFO c) use both d) none ans:a LIFO

12)use of _____ clocking circuit is advantageous in term of use of power
a) osscillators b) crystal c) d) none ans: b)

13)when microprocessor encounters d HLT instruction_____
a) halts the execcution b) halts the execution and busses enter in to tri state c) d)all the above

14)busses in micro'sor does which of d following job ____
a) carrys d data b) carrys d address c) carrys d control signal d) all d above ans: d

3.HR round this round is very importnt and the hr is very cool morning in the presentation section he looks aggresive but in hr round he is very cool ..they people observes our facial expressions,body language ets. i faced some questions from hr is

a)    about ur self(hobbies, family background)
b) wat news paper ur studying
c) wat magagines ur watching
d) strengths and weaknessess

section A -35 questions (arthimatic)
section B - 7 questions(analytical)
section C -10 questions( VERBAL ANALAGIES).

Section-A
How to delete variables that are dynamically allocated?

If s=a/b +c/d +1/e. and 0<A<B<C<D< added? be to is 1 variable which ,to s of value maximum the get>

which is the prime number? a. 119 b.115 c.127 d. none. ( ans for this question is :c)

If x is an odd integer, which of the following is even: ( answer for this question is 2(n+1). )

There are 30 balls , out of which 60% are green balls and the rest are blue balls. how many waysthat we can pick the pair of blue balls?
a .21 b.2 c.12 . d none( answer for this is : 2 --plzz check it)

An officer is getting the salary of S rupees for H days of work, he has taken x days of medical leave , then what is his average salary per day?

How many 2 digit numbers , which is a square ,with last digit as 8?( answer for this is: 0)

One tank will fill in 6 min ar the rate of 3cu ft /min , length of tank is 4 ft and the width is 1/2 of length, what is the depth of the tank ? (answer for this is: 3 ft 7.5 inches)

Find the next number in the series 3,4,6,9,13,?( ans: 18)

which one is the least likely of the other? a. triangle b. sphere c.pyramid d. circle.

The straight distance between A and C IS 60 miles,the straight distance between A and B is 50 miles. the straight distance between B and C is 50 miles then what is the distance from B to the straight line of A AND C? ( answer is: 40 miles)

11.& 12.If A,B,C are having x,y,z marbles initially, A has given the same number of marbles to both B & C ,as they have. next B has given the same number of marbles to both A and c as much they already have, Similarly C also given to A & B . then

How many marbles that B has finally? ( ans: 2( 3y-x-z) )

if the total number of marbles are 72, then how many marbles A had initially?
a. 22 b. 20 c.36 d.39 ( ans for this is :39 , plzz check this)

A is 8 km east of B
B is 10 km north of C
C s 13 km east of D
E is 2 km north of D.
then what is the shortest distance beteen A and E.? a. 5km b. 6km .c.13km d.18km

If the cost price of an item is x rupess,it was sold out after the successive discounts of y% and z%. then what is the selling price of the item?

Cost price of an item is $50,the price has been increased to 108% ,and after some days it was sold out with the discount of 10%, then what is the sold price of the item?( ANS: $ 48.60 )

How many 3 digit numbers are there in between 100 and 300 , having 1st and the last digit as 2.
a.9 b.10 . c. 11 d. 12 ( answer for this is : 10)

If a=26, b=25, c=23...............z=1.then what is the value of z+y+x+...........+a=?
a.351 b.531 c.335 d. 235 ( answer for this : 351)

Pipe A will fill the tank in 6hr and B in 4hr,if the pipes are opened alternatively, in which A is opened first,then how many hours it will take to fill the tank?( answer is : 5hr.)

A ,B, and C ,went to do mean in a hotel, A has apid 50% more than the amount that B has paid. and c has paid 5/6 of that opf A has paid. also B has paid $2 more than that os c has paid. then what is the total amount that all the three paid for their meal? ( ans for this is: $ 30

Cost price of the item is $2500 ,in the year end it will be 4/5 ,after 3 yrs , what will be the cost?

section -B
This section contains analytical 2 questions-( there are 2 questons in 1st ans 5 questions in 2nd) (this also i can't say exactly the quetions..)

There are 2 marriage groups red and brown, in which no induviduals from the same group can marry each other,if a guy marries a gal of any group the guy 's group becomes that of the gal.the children have the same group as their parents. diversed and widowed guys goto their own birth group. questions are:

A .for girl is in brown group then?
a. Grand father is in red group
b. grand father is in brown group.
c. grand mother is in brown group.
d. grand father in both the groups.
B. If girl is in red group then?

*( plzzz check any book whether these type of question that u will get)

A causes B or C but not both
D occues only if B occurs
G occurs if E or F or both occurs
...............
..............
LIKE THIS some staements are there and u will be asked 5 questions bel;ow this.

The test was for one hr.-- 40 technical qns (electrical) for 1/2 hr. and 30 aptitude qns (1/2 hr.)
there are two sets of qn papers
Some Tech qns

What is motor is used in ceiling fan & washing m/cs

In electric traction

wt is 8255

8085 has ___ address and ___ data lines

8051 is a ____ bit microcontroller (ans:8 bit)

74LS244 is _____

Bucholz relay is used for _____ protection (trnsfrmr)

Transmission line parameters are called ____

No. of poles and freq given find speed

In which motor starting torque can be incr by adding rotor resistance (IM) there were 4 qns frm Power plants (had to guess in that) 4 qns frm Controls (pretty easy.....like zetaL)
1 means a)underdamped b)undamped c)overdamped d)critically damped

qn abt transistor..basic workin

boolean expn was given for simplification-simple

How many flags does 8085 have? (ans-5)

which of the following are universal gates? (ans-nand,nor)

whts the frequency range of mobile communication?

The resolution of picture in tv depends on..
a. no: of lines scanned b. video detector o/p and 2 more choices were given...

Qn on stability of FET

Wht is the modulation used to transmit sound in tv signal
a. VSB
b. FM and 2 more choices were there...

Wht is double integration of a unit step signal?
a. ramp signal
b. parabola

It mainly covers Operating system..consists of questions in semaphore( 2 questions), job scheduling algorithms (shortest job),paging (2 or 3 questions),virtual memory,hashing, etc virtual memory is used for............

Rdbms covers "Define Query"(simple but 4 options made some complications)

Datastructure : order of randomly serached binary tree

Electronics based questions which covers microprocessor 80386(not 8085) 2or 3 questions

A pulse is passed through a pipe..to detect any damage..this process is called ..........
a. Time reflectometry
b. Piggy backing
Aptitude

Given a 3x3 matrix, find the minor of one of the elements

find the odd one out of the series 48 47 44 40 32 23 12

A goes to school at 4 kmph and reaches 10 mins b4 schedule and at 3 kmph reaches 10 mins after schdule find thedist (ans 4 km)

Meaning of COY (iritated)

Opposite of Grimace

Opposite of FLOODED WITH

JUMBLED letters find out the word, the word was FATIGUE

Simple interest problem

Smallest of four given fractions

A guy walks @ 4kmph from a point..After 4hrs a cyclist starts from the same point @ 10kmph....At wht distance will they meet from the starting point? the qn was almost like this.

x% of people have tea, y% have coffee, z no: of people have both...find the total no: of people... soln: easy..have to use n(AUB)=n(A)+n(B)-n(A intersctn B)..

Complete the series.... 1,4 ,9,25,... (choices- 47,49,64,none)

Analytical qn
"failures are stepping stones to success" this means...
a. all success are preceded by failures
b. success consists of failures
c. future can lead to success
d. none..

abt matrices.. which of the following don't have inverse? u have to find for which matrix |A|=0...time consuming...

There was 1 big sqr which had 16 sqrs in it..4 in a row & column.. each sqr had a no: in it.. except one sqr.. . had 2 find the missing no:...i dont remember the nos...

4 sentences given..& 4 choices of word given...have to choose 1 word that suits all the 4 sentences... *the police are ___ about the miising boy in the forest. * the detective was ___ her face for marks. and 2 more sentences were there... choices(investigating, searching....).ans:investigating.

Hcf of 2 nos...1024 & 1214...don remember nos exactly..like in rs aggarwal...

out of 500 students,75% of boys and 72% of girls passed.Total pass percentage is 77%.How much girls ...?

how many prime numbers are between 1 to 100?

A greater than B and B less than C. what is the relation between A and C ?

given a set of different sentences ...we have to choose an appropriate word which should be matching with all sentences
eg: A person --------------the child
The government---------------the people options may be 1)saved 2)preserve (this is not the exact question)