WIPRO

Interview Procedure

The test is followed by a Technical and a HR interview. The technical interview 
is highly specialized and covers almost all subjects you have done in your
curriculum. However one is required to name his/her favorite subject on which 
most of the interview is focused. For Computer Engineers C, Operating Systems, 
DBMS, Microprocessors are mostly focused upon. Electronics Engineers can be 
grilled on DCLD, Microprocessors and Communications

 

The Wipro test consists of 75 questions. It is a multiple choice test with no
negative marking. The paper emphasises on your basic 11th and 12th standard 
physics, chemistry, maths with about 40-45 questions on these three subjects. 
There are about 10-15 data sufficiency and aptitude questions and about 15-20
technical questions on your respective branch of engineering. A separate paper 
is held for the various branches of engineering. The PCM and aptitude based
questions are the same for everyone and different engineering branches have 
their own set of questions. Everyone though has an option of writing a hardware
or software paper.


A part of the Wipro group, Wipro Infotech also has its own campus recruitments. 
Its test is technical with 50 MCQ to be done. 

 

 

About The Company

    

Wipro was previously known as Western India Vegetable Products Ltd was started 
by Mr.M.H Premji. The company manufactured vegetable oil, vegetable ghee and 
laundry soap. In 1966, upon the untimely demise of M.H. Premji, his son, 
Mr.Azim Hasham Premji, a 21-year-old student of engineering at Stanford 
University, was called upon to run the company. Under him, Wipro embarked 
on an ambitious phase of expansion. The business diversified into fluid 
power, soaps, toiletries, lighting and babycare products, and distribution 
was considerably expanded.Some of the important consumer products made by 
Wipro include soaps, babycare products, bulbs, tubelights, shampoos, powder 
etc. The financial strength of the consumer care division powered further
diversifications, particularly in infotech and healthcare.

The Infotech era began in the late seventies and Wipro set up its IT business 
in Bangalore in 1980. Wipro became the No.1 listed company in the country in 
just 15 years. In a reorganisation, the firm went public with Wipro 
Technologies, the global IT services subsidiary, whose gross income grew by 
65 percent to reach Rs.1042 crore($240 million).Wipro's software business was
assessed at SEI CMM Level 5(.Wipro's technology divisions, global R&D and 
telecom solutions contributed 46 percent of the software revenue, and the 
balance was accounted for by enterprise solutions business. E-commerce 
contributed 15 percent of enterprise solutions revenue for the year. Sales 
and other incomes of the second division,Wipro Infotech, the Indian IT services 
and products business that takes care of networking solutions, customer services,
computers and peripherals, grew by 20 percent to Rs.825 crore.

Wipro Technologies soon plans to tap the global capital body through an issue 
of American Depository Receipts(ADR) or Global Depository Receipts(GDR). 
It established its headquaters in Santa Clara, US, with Mr.Vivek Paul as 
the company's president and CEO. 

The pay package is around Rs.17,000(approx.) for the year 2000 recruits.

Mr.Azim H. Premji is presently the Chairman. Mr.Premji owns about 75 percent 
of the Wipro stock. He also happens to be the richest Indian in the world.

For more information about this company visit:  

www.wipro.com