Prior to attending the interview, i had enormous respect for Infosys because of discipline and process followed by them.It is one of very few reputed firms where hierarchal growth is very transparent and a truly an equal opportunity provider for all it's employees.
Got a call to attend the interview on Sep 24th '10. Went to their electronics city campus 2:00 pm. After filling the the application form (i strongly suggest you fill it prior going to the campus and carry a printout), i waited till 4:30 for interview. Eventually a technical panel member called me for a discussion and the gentleman was very polite and positive in approach. During the interview, he was trying to extract the answers from me rater than move on to the next questions. Since i fall for the technology lead position in .NET, i was asked on SQL Joins, Abstract Factory Pattern ( Not a straight forward question, but with example), Enterprise Architect, WCF, TFS Server, and few basic .NET questions. Interview went fine and later i was asked to wait for HR interview.
Here comes the mystery part. I have quoted my current and expected salary from Infy in the application form. The HR member referred that and said they can offer me even more. He appreciated my current experience (nearly 7 years in one firm,) and the technical feedback which was very positive. But he cited that my engineering percentile was not upto the mark which is a fact (But i am still unsure, why is this considered even after 7 years of solid IT experience in a CMM level 5 company. Above that i got a call from Infosys for the interview only after submitting my percentile details, if it was a criteria then i should not have received a call letter ). After initial discussion, the HR member said they will intimate me about the decision in 7-10 working days and i started to leave. then in less than 10 minutes i got a call from the HR member asking me to come back. I went back and he said they had a quick chat with the HR manager and they are recruiting me and i will be receiving the offer letter in 7-10 working days. TO MY SURPRISE & SHOCK, AFTER 8 WORKING DAYS I RECEIVE A MAIL FROM INFOSYS STATING WE ARE UNABLE TO OFFER YOU ANY POSITION CURRENTLY THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING. Though i was little disappointed in not making even after faring well, but what saddened me was the way things were handled after the HR member confirmed my selection into INFOSYS.
I assume there would have a been a communication gap, during internal discussions before finalising the list of selected employees, but certainly expect better from INFOSYS. Anyway, i am sure these sort of things dont happen frequently to everyone. It's just misfortune.