Infosys, one of India's largest IT employers, uses two primary recruitment pathways for freshers: InfyTQ certification-based hiring and Hackwithinfy for top coders. Understanding both tracks and the interview process that follows will give you a clear edge.

Pathway 1 — InfyTQ

InfyTQ is Infosys's free learning and assessment platform. After completing the recommended courses, you take a proficiency test. High scorers are directly invited for the interview, bypassing the normal campus shortlisting.

InfyTQ test structure

  • Aptitude and logical reasoning: 20 questions
  • Verbal ability: 20 questions
  • Coding: 2 problems (Python-focused, but Java and C++ are supported)

The coding questions are easier than competitive programming but require clean, working solutions with good edge case handling.

Pathway 2 — Hackwithinfy

Hackwithinfy is Infosys's national coding competition. Top performers across rounds are shortlisted for the Systems Engineer or Power Programmer role directly. The coding problems are harder — expect medium to hard difficulty data structure and algorithm questions.

The Infosys interview: Technical round

Typically lasts 30 to 45 minutes. Expect questions on:

  • Programming fundamentals in your preferred language
  • Object-oriented programming: classes, inheritance, polymorphism, abstraction
  • DBMS: normalization, SQL, transactions
  • Data structures and algorithm complexity
  • Your academic projects — in significant depth

Infosys interviewers often ask you to write code on paper or in a plain text editor. Practise writing code without IDE assistance.

The Infosys HR round

The HR round at Infosys typically covers:

  • Introduction and background
  • Why Infosys?
  • Willingness to relocate and work in any technology
  • Questions about your strengths, weaknesses, and a past challenge
  • Salary expectations and notice period

Be ready to articulate clearly why you want to join Infosys specifically, not just IT in general. Reference their focus on digital transformation, sustainability initiatives, or specific service areas you find genuinely interesting.

Study plan for Infosys

  • Week 1: Complete InfyTQ recommended courses, cover OOP and DBMS fundamentals
  • Week 2: Daily coding practice (two to three problems), mock aptitude tests
  • Week 3: Mock technical and HR interviews; research Infosys's recent news and projects

Run at least two full mock interview sessions before the actual panel. PlacementDo offers HR and technical interview simulations that prepare you for the specific conversational style Infosys interviewers use.

A practical Infosys preparation routine

Start with the role you are applying for and verify the current process on official Infosys career pages or the communication sent by your college. Build a diagnostic covering aptitude, logical reasoning, verbal ability, and programming fundamentals. Track time as well as correctness: a method that is accurate but too slow needs a different intervention from a concept you do not understand.

Your interview preparation should be evidence-led. For each resume project, explain the user problem, your contribution, the architecture or algorithm, testing, and one trade-off. Revise SQL, data structures, object-oriented concepts, and the language you list most prominently. Practise reading a short problem aloud, clarifying requirements, and writing a solution that another person can review. If you do not know an answer, describe how you would find it rather than inventing a definition.

For HR questions, prepare concise stories about teamwork, feedback, a difficult deadline, and learning a new tool. Keep the stories factual and adaptable rather than memorised. Review your progress each weekend and replace weak examples with recent work from coursework, internships, or projects. Official instructions should always take priority over online coaching posts, especially for eligibility, documents, and interview dates.

Use evidence in every round

A strong Infosys preparation plan combines technical revision with evidence from your own work. Choose two projects and prepare a two-minute explanation for each: the problem, your contribution, one trade-off, and what you would improve now. Rehearse a small set of coding patterns without memorising solutions, and explain complexity in plain language. For aptitude practice, use timed sets and review why each wrong option looked tempting. Company assessments and interview formats can change, so confirm the latest instructions through Infosys or your campus placement team before relying on a recalled pattern. Keep a checklist of concepts reviewed, questions attempted, and topics to revisit. This makes the final days calmer because you can see exactly what remains instead of searching for another generic question list.