In one round, I was the contractor, and they initially placed me in old application maintenance. However, I fought for it and secured some decent development work. In application maintenance, you may learn shell scripting.
No, they were straightforward C++.
The following metrics were computed from 439 interview experiences for the IBM Software Engineer role in India.
IBM's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in India is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Candidates reported having very good feelings for IBM's Software Engineer interview process in India.