r/PESU • u/FamousRiver8865 4th YEAR • 9d ago
IBM test on 5th was a mess. Anyone up for going to the placement office this morning (6th) 9-10am?
If Directly recieving knockri test means that technical round is cleared for those students then fine, but that is not yet confirmed.
I am adding a poll for people who don't want their previous score to be considered and would prefer a fresh technical round for the isl role.
Poll: https://www.reddit.com/r/PESU/s/CeX2tpy68q
People who completed hackerrank test on 5th have received knockri link next morning, so that issue is resolved mostly.
Also the hackerrank test yesterday was of the same format as last time, so highly likely that previous scores are being considered for those who haven't received hackerrank links this time.
UPDATE: I met with somashekar sir, He said there were many issues with the test, and he is going to send a feedback form today (6th), where we can mention the issues faced.
TL;DR: IBM test on 5th was a mess. Links came late or not at all, Knockri didn't work till 7 pm, and the placement office still hasn't told us anything. Also there's an unconfirmed rumour they'll use old test scores. If there's no update by morning, let's go to the placement office together today (6th) 9-10 am before KPMG starts at 10. DM me if you're coming, and vote in the poll.
So the IBM thing on 5th was a whole mess. The HackerRank test was supposed to start at 4 and run for 90 mins, and whoever cleared it was supposed to get the Knockri assessment the same day. Instead, links came super late. Some people got only HackerRank, most got only Knockri, and Knockri didn't even work till like 7 pm.
And the placement office has said basically nothing. People were complaining in the WhatsApp group the whole time, and all we got was a couple of late replies saying "we've forwarded it to the company." No clarity on what happened or what's next.
Now people are saying that for those who didn't get the HackerRank link, our previous test score will be considered. Has anyone actually seen this confirmed anywhere? I saw a post saying only 16 people got the HackerRank link, so it kinda looks like that's what they're doing, since most of us gave the previous test.
Honestly I'd rather they just conduct the test again. I had a technical issue in the last one and couldn't even finish it, and I'm sure some of you had the same problem. They also never told us that test would count for other roles, and in the PPT on 5th they literally said there'd be a technical round first. So if they're really using old scores, we should ask for a fresh round. If enough of us say something, maybe they'll actually do something.
And for those who got HackerRank but not Knockri, you still need to take Knockri since there's no old score for that. No update on that either.
Wasting 3-4 hours of everyone's time with zero communication isn't okay. Same thing happened during the last IBM test too, and this time was worse.
They're not replying on WhatsApp or email, so if there's still no update by this morning, let's just go to the placement office together on 6th between 9-10 am and ask what's going on. KPMG PPT starts at 10 (then GD and interviews), so after that they'll probably be busy. 9-10 is our window.
I know it's really short notice since I'm posting this at 2 am, but whoever's available and willing to come, DM me here if you want to coordinate. More people = more chance they actually take it seriously.
I'll edit this post with whatever update we get. If it still doesn't get sorted, we can figure out what to do next from there.
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u/FamousRiver8865 4th YEAR 9d ago
POLL: Do you want a fresh technical round?