IBM Recruitment Process Details
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The International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation, with headquarters in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and markets computer hardware and software, and offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology.
HOW TO GET INTO IBM

Eligibility IBM Recruitment | |
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Education | Criteria |
10th Standard | 60% or above |
12th Standard | 60% or above |
Graduation | 6O% or above in graduation degree/diploma or equivalent/td> |
Backlog | No Backlog at the time of application |
Gap in Education | Not more than 1 year |
This Coding Section Consists of two types of Questions:
1) It was a Coding Round on HackerRank. There was a coding question that was on the String, Array, etc. Coding question is pretty simple like,
The input was 2 numbers in which one is hexadecimal number and the other is Decimal number and I had to compare them. If they are equal then print ‘EQUAL’ and if not then ‘NOT EQUAL ‘. There are some outputs which are like invalid numbers etc that are not mentioned in question but you have to consider them.
2) 5 to 6 Multiple Choice Question which is based on
- DBMS
- OS
- OOPS
- Programming Etc.
Number of Question: 6
Time Limit : 30 min
IBM English Language Test is the last round of IBM Test. In this round, it helps them to understand your proficiency in English.
- Questions on Active/Passive Voice
- Questions on Fill in The Blanks
- Spotting Error
- Spelling
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- Preposition and Conjunctions
- Tenses and Articles
- Total Number of Questions: 10
- Total Time: 10 Min
Psychometric Test
There is no such Syllabus for Personality Test. Learning Agility Assessments is an overarching assessment of your work personality – your ability to work with others, your attitude, and your work ethic, among other traits. It is an elimination round and most of the students get eliminate on this round.
You will have to answer questions based on your personal choice, there are no right answers or wrong answers, they ask questions to understand your personality.
You have to Answer questions as-
- Strongly Agree
- Agree
- Neutral
- Disagree
- Strongly Disagree
- No. of Questions: 50
- Total Time Limit: 30 Min
In Cognitive ability games, it is a test that measures a candidate's ability via Games. In this test there will be six mini-games there will be no questions in the test.
Assess Problem Solving:-
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Shortcuts
In Shortcuts the main objective is to move the blue marble from the starting point to the starred area in as few moves as possible. Red marble will try to block your path but you have moved out for you to progress.
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Gridlock
In Gridlock, the main objective is to move and rotate all the pieces into a position to occupy every block of a grid as quickly as you can.
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Resemble
In Resemble you just have to follow the instructions and construct the new image on the blank grid and on the right-hand side using the building blocks you are given.
Assess Numerical Reasoning:-
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Tally Up
In Tally up the main objective is to identify which group of tokens has the highest value.
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Numbubbles
In Numbubble you have given a target number and you need to identify and pop the bubble with an equation that equals the target number.
Assess Verbal knowledge:-
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Proof it
In Proof it the main objective is to identify the words which contain misspellings or highlight any punctuation errors within the time limit.
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IBM Sections | No. of questions | Difficultyl | Importance |
Cognitive Ability Games | 6 Mini-Games | High | High |
English Test | 10 | Medium | High |
Learning Ability Test | 6 Mini-Games | High | High |
Coding | 1 Coding and 5 MCQ | Medium | Yes |
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IBM Original Questions
Access IBM previous year questions.
Interview
Rounds in IBM Recruitment Process
Online Written Exam
Written test of IBM tests the ability of students on the basis of cognitive ability, English language skills, and learning agility & coding skills.
IBM Interview Process
IBM Interview process consists of Technical Interview and HR Interview. Following are the details of each phase:
Technical interview
Questions related to specific technical fields are asked in this round. Questions may be based on specific knowledge about the company's technical activities; understanding of the technical work required to be completed as part of the job applied for or may enquire candidates to solve actual technical problems that they would be likely to face if employed.
HR Interview
Final step to select a candidate as an employee is Interview as it helps to determine a candidate'spersonality. Questions can be of wide range starting from your introduction, Qualification, Experience, Industry specific experience, Courses done, your strengths and weaknesses, salary expectations, friends, family etc.