What is the placement online test?
Nearly every campus recruiter — the big IT-services firms like TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant, Accenture and Capgemini, as well as product companies — begins hiring with an online test that shortlists candidates before any interview. It typically has four kinds of section: quantitative aptitude, logical reasoning, verbal ability, and a coding or pseudocode section. Companies weight these differently and set a cutoff, but the underlying content overlaps so much that one solid preparation carries across most drives.
Because it is a shortlisting gate under a tight clock, speed and accuracy matter more than depth. The fastest way to improve is to drill the recurring question types — percentages and time-speed-work in Quant, series and syllogism in Reasoning, grammar and comprehension in Verbal, and output-prediction and pseudocode in Coding — until they are automatic, then rehearse full timed tests. Once you clear it, the interview rounds decide the offer, which is where the company-wise interview practice comes in.
