IBM (International Business Machines Corporation) is an American multinational innovation organization headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States, with activities in more than 170 nations. The organization started in 1911 as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR) and was renamed “Universal Business Machines” in 1924.

Nicknamed Big Blue, IBM is one of 30 organizations incorporated into the Dow Jones Industrial Average and one of the world’s biggest bosses, with (starting at 2017) more than 380,000 representatives. Known as “IBMers”, IBM representatives have been granted five Nobel Prizes, six Turing Awards, ten National Medals of Technology and five National Medals of Science.

IBM India’s Solution and Services span all major industries including Financial Services, healthcare, government automotive, telecommunication, and education amongst others.IBM holds numerous awards for its industry-leading employment practices and policies.

IBM Recruitment Process

IBM conducts 3-4 rounds to select fresher as Software Developer in their organization.

• Aptitude test
• Technical interview
• HR interview

Academic Criteria:

• 65 percent or above in B.Tech, Class X and XII.
• No backlogs at the time of interview

Written Round:

The Written round consists of three major sections namely number series, General Aptitude Test and English Assesment Test. For Number Series and General Aptitude Test, there is a time of 2.15 min. And for the English Assessment Test, the total time duration is 20 minutes. These both tests are objective and there is no timer for each question as in the 1st round.

Technical Rounds:

Only those students are allowed to appear in this round who have passed the written round. There is no guide to tell which questions will be asked in this round but you can guess the types of questions. Questions can depend on the interview panel. Your basics must be strong to clear this round. You should be prepared with Data structures and Algorithms, DBMS, Operating System, Networking, OOPs concepts and at least a programming language of your choice. You must be prepared for the highlighted points of your resume.

HR Rounds:

Sometimes they asked HR Questions like:

1. Tell me about yourself.
2. Why IBM?
3. What are your Strength and Weakness?
4. Question from Resume
5. Questions form Internship/prior projects

Questions Asked in IBM:

1. Insertion Sort
2. Selection Sort
3. Linked List
4. Explain the different types of database users.
5. Collection in Java
6. File Handling in Java
7. Differentiate between overloading and Overriding
8. Differentiate between Abstract Class and Interface

IBM Aptitude Questions

1) If 20 men can construct a divider of 112 meters in length in 6 days, what length of a comparable divider can be worked by 25 men in 3 days?

1. 69 meters.
2. 58 meters.
3. 70 meters.
4. 76 meters.

2) In a race of 600 meters, A can beat B by 60 meters and in a race of 500 meters; B can beat C by 50 meters. By what number of meters will A beat C in a race of 400 meters?

1. 76 meters.
2. 89 meters.
3. 71 meters.
4. 84 meters.

3) On the off chance that the accumulated dividends on a specific total of cash for a long time at 10% for each annum be Rs. 993, what might be the basic intrigue?

1. Rs.840
2. Rs.590
3. Rs.695
4. Rs.900

4) What yearly portion will release an obligation of Rs. 4600 due in 4 years at 10% straightforward intrigue?

1. 1000
2. 1330
3. 1600
4. None of these

5) A number whose fifth part expanded by 5 is equivalent to its fourth part lessened by 5, is

1. 140.
2. 180.
3. 200.
4. 270