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How to prepare for summer internship in USA?

Fall semester is the best time to start preparation for summer internship. 


  • During Fall Semester,
    • Prepare your resume
    • Review your resume from university career center
    • Review resume from Senior students who had previously done internship

  • LinkedIn
    • Add all details in your LinkedIn profile such as Summary, previous projects details, teammates, skills, courses you already taken and courses you are taking in currently semester.
    • Get recommendation from your professor
    • Tell your network to endorse your skills
    • Search for "University Recruiter at Company X" and send invitation to them.
    • Keep your profile pictures and cover photo professional.
  • From October to November,
    • Start applying on company sites
    • Collect all preparation material
    • Start to revise your concept of algorithm and data structures
    • Start coding
    • Practice on white board
    • Revise simple concepts of your favorite programming language.
  • From December onward
    • It is a time when you Google, Facebook,Microsoft  starts to give interview call from summer internship
    • Go to Glassdoor and get set of questions companies are asking during interview
    • Get idea of interview process from Glassdoor reviews
    • Make team with your friends and/or colleague and practice mock interview on blackboard
    • Find your weak points and practice more to improve it.
    • Find email id of recruiter of Company X from your LinkedIn connections and mail your resume them and ask for interview call.
  • Once you convert your interview call into full time summer internship, share your experience and review with others. It will very useful for other students. Help those who doesn't get interview call.   

Upcoming post will be on.....
  • How to contact recruiter on LinkedIn?
  • How to prepare for summer internship?
  • What are the useful material, sites for preparation ?
  • How to revise data structures and algorithms?
  • How to improve coding?
  • How to get interview call from company like Microsoft, Amazon etc?
  • As a international student what should I do to get internship?
  • Which silicon valley companies provide summer internship for CS students?

How to prepare for summer internship in USA?

Fall semester is the best time to start preparation for summer internship. 


  • During Fall Semester,
    • Prepare your resume
    • Review your resume from university career center
    • Review resume from Senior students who had previously done internship

  • LinkedIn
    • Add all details in your LinkedIn profile such as Summary, previous projects details, teammates, skills, courses you already taken and courses you are taking in currently semester.
    • Get recommendation from your professor
    • Tell your network to endorse your skills
    • Search for "University Recruiter at Company X" and send invitation to them.
    • Keep your profile pictures and cover photo professional.
  • From October to November,
    • Start applying on company sites
    • Collect all preparation material
    • Start to revise your concept of algorithm and data structures
    • Start coding
    • Practice on white board
    • Revise simple concepts of your favorite programming language.
  • From December onward
    • It is a time when you Google, Facebook,Microsoft  starts to give interview call from summer internship
    • Go to Glassdoor and get set of questions companies are asking during interview
    • Get idea of interview process from Glassdoor reviews
    • Make team with your friends and/or colleague and practice mock interview on blackboard
    • Find your weak points and practice more to improve it.
    • Find email id of recruiter of Company X from your LinkedIn connections and mail your resume them and ask for interview call.
  • Once you convert your interview call into full time summer internship, share your experience and review with others. It will very useful for other students. Help those who doesn't get interview call.   

Upcoming post will be on.....
  • How to contact recruiter on LinkedIn?
  • How to prepare for summer internship?
  • What are the useful material, sites for preparation ?
  • How to revise data structures and algorithms?
  • How to improve coding?
  • How to get interview call from company like Microsoft, Amazon etc?
  • As a international student what should I do to get internship?
  • Which silicon valley companies provide summer internship for CS students?

TCS- STEP BY STEP DOCUMENTS PREPARATION FOR U ALL



-----------------<<<<<<<"SERVICE AGREEMENT (SA)">>>>>>---------------

1. Download the format of SA from nextstep>Home > ILP Corner >First Day at TCS>joining formalities..
2. Purchase Stamp paper of value Rs 100 or 2x Rs 50 in YOUR NAME
. 3. Den Please type the first page of the Service Agreement givn in the format on a `100/- stamp paper. The matter which u have to print on stamp paper is “ THIS AGREEMNT MADE AT MUMBAI ON DIS ________________DAY OF__________,TWO THOUSAND AND___________BETWEEN TATA CONSULTANCY LIMITED. “
4. And just take the printout of the remaining pages in A4 size and attach with the stamp paper.
5. Just keep in mind that u should leave enough spaces in blank so that u will be able to write completely in the blanks. Sometimes u will face problem in writing address, so leave more spaces in blanks.
6. There is 37 blanks to fill in the SA, so fill those blanks with BLUE/BLACK dot pen.
7. Fill the above spaces by taking references from ANNEXURE 1 given in JOINING ANNEXURE.
8. Don’t forget to take the signature of surety at the bottom of all pages and In the last page of Service Agreement, please ensure that the surety signature is present adjacent to the statement "As a token of his/her consent, he/she has signed this agreement as Surety”.
9. A surety can be a person who is an Income Tax payee or who possesses landed property.
10. Please keep in mind that Clause No. 3 in the service agreement needs to be filled only if you are submitting a Fixed Deposit Receipt of `50,000 to tcsl.

---------------<<<<<<"SURETY VERIFICATION FORM (SVF) :">>>>>>----------

1. Fill the Surety verification form given in th last page of SA.
2. Get the SVF attested by any one of the below:
i. Manager of a nationalized bank where the Surety holds an account.
ii. District collector of the district in which the Surety resides.
iii. Gazetted officer.
iv. Tehsildar of the village in which the Surety resides.
v. Employer of the Surety, if the Surety is an income tax payee. In this case, attach a photocopy of Form 16, which has been issued to the Surety and signed by the Employer.
3. Along with SVF u have to submit anyone of th following:
i. Pan card along with IT Returns/ Saral/ Form 2D/ Form 16/Form 12B OR
ii. Land deed (Photostat attested copy) + valuation certificate (in English) IF any one is submitting “Land deed (Photostat attested copy) + valuation certificate (in English)”, the the format is given in tcs portal.
iii. Alternatively, (instead of the Surety Verification Form) you may attach an attested photocopy of the Surety's valid passport, to the Service Agreement
iv. Ensure that the signatures of the Surety affixed on the Service Agreement, Surety Verification form, Passport and other supporting documents (IT returns/PAN card) match.
v. If there is any mismatch in the signature of surety, den surety should make an affidavit with specimen signatures on ` 100/- stamp paper from a Notary, mentioning that the signatures are of the same individual.
4. If u r not able to arrange surety, then u can opt for a fd of Rs 50000.
5. For FD preparation, just go to any nationalized bank and make fd in ur name. and tell d bank manager to write “ THIS FD IS ASSIGNED TO TCSL ” and get it signed by manager.. donot forget to take seal of bank. NON CRIMINAL AFFIDAVIT (NCA)
1. Download the format of SA from nextstep>Home > ILP Corner >First Day at TCS>joining formalities
2. Type th first page on Rs 100 stamp paper and attach the remaining pages.
3. if contents of the Non –Criminal Undertaking do not fit in the stamp paper page , plain sheets can be used
4. Get it notarized.
5. Notary seal is mandatory in all the pages.

. -------------<<<<<<<<"MEDICAL CERTIFICATE (MC)">>>>>>>>>---------

1. download the Medical Certificate format by clicking on ‘Download Medical Certificate’ link on TCS NextStep>> ILP Corner>> First Day at TCS>>Joining Formalities.
2. Get the medical certificate (in the format prescribed by TCSL) verified by a registered medical practitioner with minimum qualification as M.B.B.S.
3. Don’t forget to get attested on the photo.
4. Its good to prepare ds certificate 7-10 days prior to ur joining.

-----------<<<<<<<<<"National Skills Registry(NSR)">>>>>>>>------------.

1. You need to complete the registration and bio-metric process of NSR before joining ILP (please visit site www.nationalski llsregistry.com). If, under certain circumstances you are not able to complete the National Skills Registry, second phase(Biometrics ) can be arranged during ILP.
2. You need to mention your CT Ref. No. as the Employee Code
3. If u don’t have ur surname den mention your father’s name as your last name.
4. You need to submit the IT Pin number on the Next Step Portal. Log onto https:// nextstep.tcs.com /.Clickon ILP Corner ->
If, under certain circumstances you are unable to submit your IT Pin No.; you need to carry a valid proof of your IT Pin as the same can be uploaded during ILP training.

-----------<<<<<<<<<<< BIRTH CERTIFICATE (BC)>>>>>>>>>>----------------

1. A birth certificate is a mandatory document.
2. Birth certificate issued by the concerned government authorities will be accepted.
3. The class X and/or XII mark sheets or certificates from the hospital/community and nativity certificate will not suffice.
4. In case you do not possess a birth certificate containing your name, date of birth and place of birth, you are needed to obtain an affidavit on a `100 stamp paper signed by a notary with these details. Since this is a temporary arrangement, you will be required to furnish the birth certificate before the completion of ILP.
5. The format for BC AFFIDAVIT is der in the file section of dis group.
6. If the Birth Certificate does not contain the name, you will have to get the birth certificate revised from the concerned authority.
7. the birth date mentioned in the birth certificate has to be matched with the birth date mentioned in other documents like ssc, passport, pan card, etc
8. if ur birth certificate is not in English, den You will have to translate the certificate in English and make an affidavit of the English document. However both the documents, that is, the original birth certificate (non English) and the affidavit have to be submitted. 9. birth certificate in dual format (English+other language ) is accepted.
----------------<<<<<<<<"BACK GROUND CHECK (BGC)">>>>>>>>--------------
1. U HAVE to give address proof for present and permanent adress both.
2. if u do not have any of the above den u can make an affidavit on Rs 100 stamp paper mentioning both the addresses.(present and permanent)
3. u have to submit ID proof. (driving license/pan card/passport/ college ID card)
4. U have to submit degree or provisional certificate. If u don’t have dis, den you can submit a course completion certificate from the college.
5. Passport can be submitted as proof of ID, Address and Date of Birth.
6. Attach copy of any one of the following documents as Proof for Address
(a) Ration Card in regional language will be accepted.
(b) Electricity Bill
(c) Landline Telephone Bill (Mobile ph bill not acceptable)
(d) House Lease Agreement
(e) Hostel Allotment Letter from College, if staying in College Hostel (f) Valid Passport.

-------------<<<<<<<<<<"EDUCATION GAP AFFIDAVIT ">>>>>>>>>>------------

1. If the employee has a gap in education for a period of six or more months, then the employee is required to submit a GAP certificate that is notarized , made on a ` 100 stamp paper states the employee’s name, year of GAP and the reason for GAP.
2. In case of medical reasons, copy of the medical certificate attested by a gazetted officer must be attached to the affidavit. GAP Affidavit is to be made in English and the original is to be submitted along with the BGC form at the time of joining.
3. The format for GAP AFFIDAVIT is der in the file section of dis grp. PANCARD
1. It is mandatory that the employee has a PAN card at the time of joining.
2. If u do not have pan card but already applied it then submit acknowledgementslip provided by the Income Tax department, the slip should be attested by a gazetted officer and will be valid for a period of fifteen days post joining, after which the associate must have the PAN card or PAN number with them.
3. Payroll of an associate will not be processed until his/her PAN number is updated in the system.
<<<<<<< DOCUMENTS TO B SUBMITED DURING JOINING>>>>>>>
1. Matriculation and Inter/Higher Secondary mark sheets
. 2. All semester mark sheets for post graduation, graduation and diplomas, as applicable
3. Degree certificate/provisional certificate for post-graduation, graduation and diplomas
4. Birth certificate issued by the concerned government authorities.
5. A valid passport (if any). This is mandatory in case you are not an Indian national.
6. Offer letter and joining letter.
7. 6 passport size photographs.
8. Date of birth details of the person you would like to nominate for Gratuity, Superannuation,Provident Fund and Health Insurance Scheme.
9. Permanent Account Number (PAN) Card copy
. 10. Medical Certificate.
11. SERVICE AGREEMENT (SA)
12. SVF (6th page)/ surety passport
13. SURETY’S IT Returns/ Saral/ Form 2D/ Form 16/Form 12B
14. NON CRIMINAL AFFIDAVIT (NCA)
15. ADDRESS PROOF
16. ID PROOF
17. CID FORM (if applicable)

<<<<<<<<<<NO OF COPIES TO BE ATTESTED:>>>>>>>>

1. one set of attested photocopy need to be provided on joining for ILP.
2. BUT I suggest u to keep 2 copies of attested cop + xerox copy with u. may b u will require in some other documentary work.
3. Original as well as the attested documents should be carried to the ILP Centre. The originals will be returned after verification on the same day. TCS will only retain the attested copies of the documents. The attestation is mandatory and must be done by a competent authority. However, all affidavits have to be submitted in original during the joining formalities.
4. The documents can be attested by any one of the following authorities:
1. Manager of a nationalized bank where the candidate holds an account
2. District Collector of the district in which the candidate resides
3. Gazetted Officers
4. Tahsidar of the village.

---------<<<<<<MISTAKEs DONE DURING REGISTRATION TIME>>>------

1. IF THERE IS ANY NAME MISTAKE, SIGNATURE MISTAKE, THEN MAKE AN AFFIDAVIT ON Rs 100 STAMP PAPER
2. FORMAT for MULTIPLE NAME AFFIDAVIT, MULTIPLE SIGNATURE AFFIDAVIT is there in the file section of dis group. 1. IF U HAV DONE ANY MISTAKE ON OFFER LETTER OR JOINING LETTER THEN The rectification in name mis spelt, change in new address or other details shall be made at the time of joining ILP..

Analysis of NMAT exam paper

Nmat final strategy with exact breakup
Dream score:
230-240/360... don’t worry about normalization…your only focus should be on getting as many questions right as possible… only key to success!!!!!
Breakup of scores:-
quant/di/ds:-  75-95……..expected sectional cutoff score: 73excellent score:-80+
verbal:- 60-70……. expected sectional cutoff score: 54
excellent score:- 65+
logical reasoning(most imp section):-75-90excellent score: 85+ 
The most imp question…….how do i achieve this?
 
       Expected Nmat-2015 paper pattern
 section 1(Quant/DI/DS section)
quant:-(32-35 ques expected)
  • number system:- 3-4 ques
  • simplification:- 2 ques
  • ratio and proportion:- 2 ques
  • indices and surds:- 1ques
  • percentage:- 1ques
  • profit and loss:- 2ques……very imp chapter
  • partnership:- 1ques
  • average,mix and alligation:- 2ques
  • time,speed and distance:- 2ques…..(imp)
  • simple and compound interest:- 2ques
  • geometry:- 2ques
  • learn all the formulas
  • ques on area,volume
  • sequence and series:- not imp…..
  • linear,quadratic and inequalities:- 2-3 ques…..imp for nmat
  • clocks and calendar……1ques (guaranteed)…….do illustrations only……
  • logarithms…..1ques……
  • functions…..1ques
  • probabilty …..v imp…..1ques-2ques
  • probability……2ques…..imp
  • set theory…..imp….can appear in lr section also……
  • co-ordinate geometry…….3ques….
  • height and distances…..1ques

data interpretaion……(most difficult section in nmat)……calculation intensive…….(9-10 ques expected)…..calculation intensive……
topics:-
1)bar graph……1 set……3ques
2)pie chart…….most imp…….3ques
3)table……1set…….3ques
data sufficiency…….(jackpot section)……..
4-5ques expected……….Do basic problems given in cmat arihant book.
                                               section 2(Verbal section)
32 questions:-
expected breakup:-
1)reading comprehension:-   3sets
12-14 ques……expected time to be taken 8-9mins…….
2)vocab based question(most imp in nmat)
7-8 ques…….u will realize the imp of word power made easy after u are done with your nmat paper……so it’s better to start doing that book now……lol!!!!!
3)sentence correction,grammer based ques,fill in the blanks…….3-4 ques
4)preposition……3-4 ques…….it’s kind of a cakewalk!!!!!
5)strong and weak arguments,assumption……2-3ques
6)parajumbles……1-2 ques(not that imp for nmat)
                                         section3(LR section)
lr section will decide whether u are going into nmims or not……trust me it’s a damn imp section. score of 80+ and u will be having fun in nmims campus for next 2 years.
Expected breakup(all cet related topics comes in nmat)
1)number series--1-2 ques
2)family tree……1ques
3)strong and weak argument……2ques
4)course of action……2ques
5)assumption…..inference……3ques
6)cubes and dice…..1ques
7)matrix based problem…..3ques(v imp)
8)input output tracing…..6ques(nmat special)………very imp…..
9)arrangement based lr ques
linear arrangement:-3ques
circular arrangement:-3ques
condition based lr ques:-3 ques……
10)coding-decoding……2ques
11)direction based ques…..1ques
12)syllogism……2-3ques……
13)letter series…..1-2 ques
14)analogy,ranking based ques……1ques…..
 overall difficulty level: easy to moderate……5-6 will be cat ques out of 120…….so don’t worry!!!!!!
Final Tips:-
  • Practise cet lr ques
  • practise illustrations or solved examples from arihant cmat book.
  • verbal prep is same as what we are doing for cat.
  • give as many mocks as possible.
  • try to attempt all 120 ques in 120 mins!
so finally, it’s time to get your act together and get ready to crack Nmat.All the best for Nmat 2015. :)

How to prepare for CAT exam?

cat1Needless to say, its gonna be very hard. But if you give your best, you may surprise yourself with the results.
Now the best material that I found along the road--
Quant Ability- Quantum CAT (very thorough & ideal for those weak in QA) + CL (short & exhaustive, exactly what u need 2 months before CAT).
Logical Reasoning - TIME (really very good, covers all the topics, CAT and NON-CAT as well, something that the CL material does not)+ Arun Sharma (really not that needed unless u still feel u are a bit weak even after 3 months of prep)
Verbal Ability-
  •  Don't ignored the flash cards & i request you PLZ DONT!!!

    IN NMAT, IIFT, XAT, SNAP, antonyms & synonyms or "what is the meaning of the word used in the passage" inevitably comes, whose meanings are given in the flash cards. So it will essentially take u 15sec to solve 5 questions while your friends are still wondering what the answer can be, through trial and error.
  • Refer wren & martin from cover to cover. It really strengthens your grammar part & helps u develop almost a sort of sixth sense to the errors.

    Plz do that along with the common book that EVERYONE does, Norman Lewis.

    RC can only be improved ONLY by practise & you don't need anything specific for this. U can solve them from past year papers or CL material.
Data Interpretation- Arun Sharma+ Past year . It will test your patience, u will develop this habit of avoiding DI questions, whenever u see it. So PATIENCE is the key here.
If u do this rigorously, then by october, you'll be amazed at your reading speed + ability of picking the right questions. Plus coaching classes do provide u with tips like finding the KEYWORD for PJs, Reading the RC quickly, then going through questions, then again giving a read for greater efficiency etc---these tips are quite common & your teachers will groom you on this.
Your strategy should be completing these materials in the next two and half months thoroughly & then give 3 mock tests. If u see u are scoring 90+, then u r on the right track. If u see that u suck, then pick out the areas that are highlighted as ur weakness (mock test analysis does that) & go back to the basics. This road will be very testing but don't give up.
All the best :)