Qualcomm India Private Limited (QIPL or QC India) was provided a Dream Status of Recruitment at BIT Mesra, owing to its Attractive Compensation Package and Tremendous Reputation in the Semiconductor Industry. Qualcomm India conducted a Well-Organised Campus Recruitment Process, which comprised of the following steps:
PRELIMINARY ROUNDS:
Initial Shortlisting on the Basis of CGPA & Resume:
Depending on the Highest CGPA of the Batch & Branch, Qualcomm fixes its CGPA Cut-Off which was 7.5 for BIT Mesra. The Resumes of Interested Applicants were provided to the Recruiter for an Initial Screening however, there were no such cases of elimination coming up in this step. Out of 114 applicants from the branches of CSE, ECE, EEE and IT, 98 students were declared eligible for taking the OT, strictly on the basis of the CGPA Cut-Off decided earlier (Selection Ration >= 90%).
ONLINE ROUND: Platform: HirePro
The Online Test (OT) is designed in a scientific manner, where you have to select your Area of Specialisation in the beginning itself. The choices provided were:
(1) Electronics
(2) Communication
(3) Software
The OT is again divided into three sections viz.
(1) Basic Aptitude & Mathematical Reasoning
(2) Coding Fundamentals
(3) Area of Specialisation opted for at the beginning
Each Section Comprises of 20 MCQ Questions and the time allotted per section is 25 Minutes. You have to take up the above sections in the order mentioned above, you don’t have the provision to switch between two sections here. There is a buffer time available on completion of each section, which is on the candidate, it is never advised hence to rush into the next section when you finish one. The details of the questions faced in the individual sections are as follows:
(1) Basic Aptitude & Mathematical Reasoning:
The Aptitude Section comprises of CAT or Higher Level Questions. All the questions are significantly time-consuming, hence it is advised to skip a lengthy question and jump to the relatively simple ones, which will give you a fair idea of the entire paper at the beginning. Solving questions on Data Interpretation, Probability, Profit and Loss, Mensuration etc. will be helpful. Students consume most of the allotted time in solving the DI questions, which can be improved with practice.
(2) Coding Fundamentals:
This section comprised of basic C Programming Questions, Questions on Basic OOPS Concepts, Microprocessor Based Questions, Questions on Computer Networking and Boolean Algebra. Greater focus in this section was on input-output based questions rather than writing chunks of code. This section is relatively easy and less time consuming, fairly depending on your knowledge of the above topics.
(3) Area of Specialisation selected at the beginning:
I had chosen for Electronics as my Area of Specialisation. Questions in this section were fairly simple, straight from the GATE Preparation Archives, demanding strong understanding of Courses like Basic Electronics, Digital Electronics, Semiconductor Theory and VLSI Design. This section might seem to be tight on time on two conditions, one if you are not confident on your solving approach or you are out of practice.
