Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai
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I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Dec 2016.
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. The questions are coding data structures
- Q2. How would you find a loop in a linkedlist?
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: The questions are from expectations.
Practice probability
Duration: 1 hour
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Questions are adaptive,I mean interviewer builds up questions basing on our answering
Skills: Data Structures and Algorithms, Mathematics, Probability And Statistics
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: The questions are from expectations.
Practice probability
Duration: 1 hour
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Questions are adaptive,I mean interviewer builds up questions basing on our answering
Skills: Data Structures and Algorithms, Mathematics, Probability And Statistics
College Name: IIT Madras
Anonymous
posted on 2 Dec 2016
I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jan 2016.
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: I think almost everyone with a decent CGPA got in. Not sure about the exact criteria.
Round: Test
Duration: 1 hour
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: I think almost everyone with a decent CGPA got in. Not sure about the exact criteria.
Round: Test
Duration: 1 hour
College Name: IIT Madras
Rashmi Ravishankar
posted on 6 Nov 2016
I applied via Campus Placement
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. How would you find the square root of a number using code? (Answer: Binary Search)
- Q2. Check if a linked list is looped onto itself (Answer: Hashmaps)
- Q3. Prove that p^2-1 is divisible by 8. Divisible by 24? (p is a prime) Is this true for all primes?
- Q4. How many cuts needed to divide a cube into 27 smaller cubes. Explain your logic. (Answer: 6)
- Q5. What is the probability that three unbiased dices to roll such that a>b>c. Extrapolate to five random number generators (1 to n)
- Q6. 50 red marbles, 50 blue marbles. 2 jars in a room. Divide the marbles into the 2 jars such that you maximise the probability that a blind man picks up a red mar...read more
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Good. No glitches.
Tips: I had made a specific resume for Analytics/ Finance/ Consult profile. Since I had absolutely no economics coursework to talk about, I included a line about interests and wrote "economics, current affairs and languages" under that heading. I think my Data Analytics course and knowledge of quite a few programming languages helped. The 3 main categories in my CV were Academics, Co curricular, and Leadership.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Extremely good experience- I was out of the country and they accommodated my needs and video interviewed me. More importantly, there was an audio glitch that we couldn't diagnose- the interviewers were very patient and used Whatsapp call for the entire audio portion of the interview!
Tips: Stay calm, and tell them what you are thinking in clear terms. This way, even if you don't get the final answer, you will be given points for your thought process. I actually approached quite a few problems incorrectly, but since I was explaining my thoughts to them, they quickly helped me course correct by giving hints, and I took it forward from there.
Round: Other Interview
Experience: Again, very good experience! Accommodated my being in a different timezone very well.
Tips: Same as interview one.
General Tips: Stay calm, and prepare "walk me through your CV" properly.
Skill Tips: Study Probab, Geeksforgeeks, etc.
Skills: Probability Concepts, Algorithms And Data Structures, Basic Coding, Ability To Analyse
Duration: 2
College Name: IIT Madras
Motivation: Dream company!
Experience: Good. No glitches.
Tips: I had made a specific resume for Analytics/ Finance/ Consult profile. Since I had absolutely no economics coursework to talk about, I included a line about interests and wrote "economics, current affairs and languages" under that heading. I think my Data Analytics course and knowledge of quite a few programming languages helped. The 3 main categories in my CV were Academics, Co curricular, and Leadership.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Extremely good experience- I was out of the country and they accommodated my needs and video interviewed me. More importantly, there was an audio glitch that we couldn't diagnose- the interviewers were very patient and used Whatsapp call for the entire audio portion of the interview!
Tips: Stay calm, and tell them what you are thinking in clear terms. This way, even if you don't get the final answer, you will be given points for your thought process. I actually approached quite a few problems incorrectly, but since I was explaining my thoughts to them, they quickly helped me course correct by giving hints, and I took it forward from there.
Round: Other Interview
Experience: Again, very good experience! Accommodated my being in a different timezone very well.
Tips: Same as interview one.
General Tips: Stay calm, and prepare "walk me through your CV" properly.
Skill Tips: Study Probab, Geeksforgeeks, etc.
Skills: Probability Concepts, Algorithms And Data Structures, Basic Coding, Ability To Analyse
Duration: 2
College Name: IIT Madras
Motivation: Dream company!
Teja R D
posted on 9 Jan 2016
6 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Tell me about yourself
- Q2. Why a bank not some IT company?
- Q3. Internships and projects
- Q4. Family background
- Q5. Hobbies and general interests
- Q6. Plans for higher studies and why not continue in Aerospace Engg?
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: I don't think there was a resume shortlist.
Round: Test
Experience: Pen & paper test. Interviewers had our answer scripts pined to the resume during the interviews. Section 5 played a major role in advancing through the interviews.
Section 1:
Multiple choice questions on OOP in JAVA (They wanted to test our JAVA skills because most their applications are written in JAVA). Many students who got shortlisted for the interview didn't know JAVA including me. Since there was no negative marking I attempted every question.
Section 2,3,4:
Questions were simple. I think they shortlisted based only on these 3 sections.
Section 5:
Two programming questions were asked and you have to attempt any one, we had to code in C/C++/JAVA. Questions are very simple if you have minimum knowledge of DSA
Q1. Remove duplicates in Linked list.(I did it using hash map)
Q2. Find Kth largest element in array. (I didn't do this in the test. They asked me this in one of my interviews)
Duration: 120 minutes
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: First interview was taken by Vice President, Global Technology, JP Morgan Chase.
This round mostly contained Technical questions with some HR questions, had to talk about internships (I interned with TechMahindra, Ambitionbox.com and NAL) and projects. He asked me around 5 algorithm based questions(mostly on string manipulations and string buffers) and couple of puzzles. No coding was there in this round. I felt most of these were standard questions, I think I answered every question. 20 min interview.
He told me I will be having two more rounds, one HR and one Technical.
Tips: Be confident and show enthusiasm while answering.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Interviewed by HR head.
General conversation between two. No complicated HR questions. 15 min interview.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Interviewed by Director
For first 15 min he talked about growth opportunities in the firm, platforms they work on(why they are migrating from JAVA to Python), What kind of challenges they face, How working in bank different from typical IT company. Most of these are followups of the questions I asked him.
Next 15 min was technical. He asked couple of algorithm based questions, still no coding. One of these is to reverse a doubly linked list, I told him 3 or 4 possible solutions.
He told me I will have one more technical interview in 5 min.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Interviewed by other Vice President
This round was entirely coding, he wanted to know how I proceed in solving a programming problem. Asked me choose any programming language and code in that, I chose C++. At the end he asked some puzzles. Following are some of the questions
1. Find Kth largest element in array
2. N-queen problem - backtracking implementation
3. Searching for small tree(10 nodes) in a huge tree(1 billion nodes)
This went on for 30 - 40 min
General Tips: Take DSA course. Practice lot of coding problems on platforms like hackerrank, hackerearth, codechef etc. Try to maintain good CGPA, they were looking for candidates with very high CGPA
Skill Tips: Read cracking the coding interview by Gayle Laakman, few questions were directly asked from this book. Practice on hackerrank, read articles on geekforgeeks etc
Skills: Logical Puzzles, Coding Skills, Data Structures And Algorithms
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: I don't think there was a resume shortlist.
Round: Test
Experience: Pen & paper test. Interviewers had our answer scripts pined to the resume during the interviews. Section 5 played a major role in advancing through the interviews.
Section 1:
Multiple choice questions on OOP in JAVA (They wanted to test our JAVA skills because most their applications are written in JAVA). Many students who got shortlisted for the interview didn't know JAVA including me. Since there was no negative marking I attempted every question.
Section 2,3,4:
Questions were simple. I think they shortlisted based only on these 3 sections.
Section 5:
Two programming questions were asked and you have to attempt any one, we had to code in C/C++/JAVA. Questions are very simple if you have minimum knowledge of DSA
Q1. Remove duplicates in Linked list.(I did it using hash map)
Q2. Find Kth largest element in array. (I didn't do this in the test. They asked me this in one of my interviews)
Duration: 120 minutes
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: First interview was taken by Vice President, Global Technology, JP Morgan Chase.
This round mostly contained Technical questions with some HR questions, had to talk about internships (I interned with TechMahindra, Ambitionbox.com and NAL) and projects. He asked me around 5 algorithm based questions(mostly on string manipulations and string buffers) and couple of puzzles. No coding was there in this round. I felt most of these were standard questions, I think I answered every question. 20 min interview.
He told me I will be having two more rounds, one HR and one Technical.
Tips: Be confident and show enthusiasm while answering.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Interviewed by HR head.
General conversation between two. No complicated HR questions. 15 min interview.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Interviewed by Director
For first 15 min he talked about growth opportunities in the firm, platforms they work on(why they are migrating from JAVA to Python), What kind of challenges they face, How working in bank different from typical IT company. Most of these are followups of the questions I asked him.
Next 15 min was technical. He asked couple of algorithm based questions, still no coding. One of these is to reverse a doubly linked list, I told him 3 or 4 possible solutions.
He told me I will have one more technical interview in 5 min.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Interviewed by other Vice President
This round was entirely coding, he wanted to know how I proceed in solving a programming problem. Asked me choose any programming language and code in that, I chose C++. At the end he asked some puzzles. Following are some of the questions
1. Find Kth largest element in array
2. N-queen problem - backtracking implementation
3. Searching for small tree(10 nodes) in a huge tree(1 billion nodes)
This went on for 30 - 40 min
General Tips: Take DSA course. Practice lot of coding problems on platforms like hackerrank, hackerearth, codechef etc. Try to maintain good CGPA, they were looking for candidates with very high CGPA
Skill Tips: Read cracking the coding interview by Gayle Laakman, few questions were directly asked from this book. Practice on hackerrank, read articles on geekforgeeks etc
Skills: Logical Puzzles, Coding Skills, Data Structures And Algorithms
College Name: IIT Madras
I applied via Referral
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Explain the Eurozone debt crisis
- Q2. Difference between a bond and a debenture
- Q3. What is working capital
- Q4. Explain how the balance sheet works for banking sector
- Q5. If I buy a piece of equipment, walk me through the impact on the 3 financial statements
- Q6. What is goodwill ?
- Q7. What is a deferred tax asset ?
- Q8. Tell me about yourself
- Q9. Why finance or investment banking ?
- Q10. How did you develop your interest towards this field ?
- Q11. What are your strengths and weaknesses ?
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: I had done a couple of finance projects, one internship in a VC firm and published a paper at IIM Calcutta. All this excited the interviewer and he started grilling me about various questions related to the course projects, generally about basic terms in finance and about my internship. These answers I had well prepared and hence were smooth to answer. But what was unexpected is where it would lead to once you answer the initial set of questions. I was asked to explain Eurozone debt crisis in simple language. I had also given CFA and FRM level 1 exams and there were a few questions related to risk management and portfolio investment.
PS: Please note that since I had done so many things related to the core work at JP Morgan I was asked a lot of questions in core finance. IT IS NOT AT ALL NECESSARY that you will be asked the same questions.
Tips: Know the basics really well. It goes a long way if you know the concepts crystal clear. You can watch a few videos that explain the various crises and why they happened on Youtube. ( I have put up the links in the preparation material section). Be confident and if you don't know the answer, be straightforward to tell that you are not aware of that or maybe even have forgotten at the moment. Honesty helps! The interviewer can always guide you if you are stuck somewhere so ensure you attempt to answer or atleast get closer to the answer. Many a times they want to look into or analyze your thought process rather than getting the correct exact answer itself!
Round: Problem Statement
Experience: It should be easy if your fundamentals are really clear. The case as such does not matter much since the positives and negatives of different valuation models are pretty much well known. I showed on how i arrived at the number using the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Valuation model and Comparative Comparison Valuation model. They also wanted to check on how well you write and are able to put out on paper as this was a Junior Analyst interview for a Equity Research Analyst role.
Tips: Revise the various types of valuation models well and know the assumptions correctly. Models could get really complex sometimes but you should be clear with how you get at the final number and be able to explain it easily. Conceptually this is very interesting. This pretty much forms the basics of a lot of concepts in finance.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: This was a simple round. Usually you know the HR round questions already and hence you know how you could answer and even manipulate and steer the interview in your favour. Ensure you are clear with basic questions about how you got interested in this field and why you would like to pursue finance as a career option and not your core field (in my case it was civil engineering). A clear and simple story with facts shows that you have prepared well for the interview and have something concrete to say. So do prepare for these kind of questions and don't take them lightly.
Tips: Practice out loud alone and with your friends and take feedback. Most of the times you would yourself realize that you have not answered in the best way possible. But at the same time do not push yourself so much that you get confused at the end moment. Keep a good balance. Try writing down points on a piece of paper and then frame them accordingly on the spot. It always better to know the important points instead of "mugging up an answer". A good interviewer can always tell the difference.
Preparation for this round actually helps you connect with your inner self and you start to ask yourself why you think you deserve this job and why this is a very good bet as a career option. Hence do go through this exercise atleast a few times! :)
General Tips: In my case I had prepared a lot from various resources. I have put it out in detail in the previous section section.
CFA and FRM exams helped a lot for building a strong foundation but more importantly you actually need to be passionate about financial markets, how investment banks function, know the work details about your job profile and be excited about finance in general.
Do not try and put things in resume that you think will "look" very good but you wouldn't be able to explain it thoroughly. The job is very demanding and requires long working hours, so be prepared for it. Know some basic numbers like GDP of top economies, population, interest rates, valuations, etc so that even if you guess things it should sound reasonable.
Skill Tips: The best way to prepare would be actually building financial models, doing an internship in a financial services firm and getting a first hand experience of all the above. Theory part can be understood through CFA or FRM Level 1 books which pretty much cover the basics of finance.
Skills: Financial Modeling, Valuations, Mergers & Acquisitions, Basics of stock market, Portfolio Management, Risk Management
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Motivation: I was very keen to work at an Investment Bank. I had given CFA and FRM Level 1 and it had got me very excited about financial markets in general. I was trading part time and thoroughly enjoyed it. JP Morgan being one of the largest and most reputed Investment Banks I thought would give me exposure to various facets of equity research and thus improve my knowledge and understanding about markets. Also I was referred by my senior Kartheek Konanki who was an alum of IIT-Madras and the idea of having working with a lot of colleagues from various IITs excited me.
Funny Moments: I was asked a lot of questions about the movies I had seen like Wall Street, Boiler room and was asked to explain what happened to which character and why ? and that was not expected :P But they did make me comfortable and referred me other movies and books that would make learning all the more interesting. Net-net I think the interview had its fair share of ups and downs :D
Experience: I had done a couple of finance projects, one internship in a VC firm and published a paper at IIM Calcutta. All this excited the interviewer and he started grilling me about various questions related to the course projects, generally about basic terms in finance and about my internship. These answers I had well prepared and hence were smooth to answer. But what was unexpected is where it would lead to once you answer the initial set of questions. I was asked to explain Eurozone debt crisis in simple language. I had also given CFA and FRM level 1 exams and there were a few questions related to risk management and portfolio investment.
PS: Please note that since I had done so many things related to the core work at JP Morgan I was asked a lot of questions in core finance. IT IS NOT AT ALL NECESSARY that you will be asked the same questions.
Tips: Know the basics really well. It goes a long way if you know the concepts crystal clear. You can watch a few videos that explain the various crises and why they happened on Youtube. ( I have put up the links in the preparation material section). Be confident and if you don't know the answer, be straightforward to tell that you are not aware of that or maybe even have forgotten at the moment. Honesty helps! The interviewer can always guide you if you are stuck somewhere so ensure you attempt to answer or atleast get closer to the answer. Many a times they want to look into or analyze your thought process rather than getting the correct exact answer itself!
Round: Problem Statement
Experience: It should be easy if your fundamentals are really clear. The case as such does not matter much since the positives and negatives of different valuation models are pretty much well known. I showed on how i arrived at the number using the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Valuation model and Comparative Comparison Valuation model. They also wanted to check on how well you write and are able to put out on paper as this was a Junior Analyst interview for a Equity Research Analyst role.
Tips: Revise the various types of valuation models well and know the assumptions correctly. Models could get really complex sometimes but you should be clear with how you get at the final number and be able to explain it easily. Conceptually this is very interesting. This pretty much forms the basics of a lot of concepts in finance.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: This was a simple round. Usually you know the HR round questions already and hence you know how you could answer and even manipulate and steer the interview in your favour. Ensure you are clear with basic questions about how you got interested in this field and why you would like to pursue finance as a career option and not your core field (in my case it was civil engineering). A clear and simple story with facts shows that you have prepared well for the interview and have something concrete to say. So do prepare for these kind of questions and don't take them lightly.
Tips: Practice out loud alone and with your friends and take feedback. Most of the times you would yourself realize that you have not answered in the best way possible. But at the same time do not push yourself so much that you get confused at the end moment. Keep a good balance. Try writing down points on a piece of paper and then frame them accordingly on the spot. It always better to know the important points instead of "mugging up an answer". A good interviewer can always tell the difference.
Preparation for this round actually helps you connect with your inner self and you start to ask yourself why you think you deserve this job and why this is a very good bet as a career option. Hence do go through this exercise atleast a few times! :)
General Tips: In my case I had prepared a lot from various resources. I have put it out in detail in the previous section section.
CFA and FRM exams helped a lot for building a strong foundation but more importantly you actually need to be passionate about financial markets, how investment banks function, know the work details about your job profile and be excited about finance in general.
Do not try and put things in resume that you think will "look" very good but you wouldn't be able to explain it thoroughly. The job is very demanding and requires long working hours, so be prepared for it. Know some basic numbers like GDP of top economies, population, interest rates, valuations, etc so that even if you guess things it should sound reasonable.
Skill Tips: The best way to prepare would be actually building financial models, doing an internship in a financial services firm and getting a first hand experience of all the above. Theory part can be understood through CFA or FRM Level 1 books which pretty much cover the basics of finance.
Skills: Financial Modeling, Valuations, Mergers & Acquisitions, Basics of stock market, Portfolio Management, Risk Management
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Motivation: I was very keen to work at an Investment Bank. I had given CFA and FRM Level 1 and it had got me very excited about financial markets in general. I was trading part time and thoroughly enjoyed it. JP Morgan being one of the largest and most reputed Investment Banks I thought would give me exposure to various facets of equity research and thus improve my knowledge and understanding about markets. Also I was referred by my senior Kartheek Konanki who was an alum of IIT-Madras and the idea of having working with a lot of colleagues from various IITs excited me.
Funny Moments: I was asked a lot of questions about the movies I had seen like Wall Street, Boiler room and was asked to explain what happened to which character and why ? and that was not expected :P But they did make me comfortable and referred me other movies and books that would make learning all the more interesting. Net-net I think the interview had its fair share of ups and downs :D
1 Interview Round
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: HR Interview
Experience: which ngo u worked for ?what was its problem statement?what was your contribution?Asked me to draw the use case diagram?in this sem which is your favourite subject ?Asked me what is simulation and its benefits?design a simulator for a metro15 days with the college...since u asked this sem fav sub i said simulation otherwise my fav sub is diffInterviewer:no we meant overall which is your fav sub?design a flying objecti asked him to give me properties of flying objectyour favouraite language?why?what awesome u did in javascriptif ur client irritates u for a trivial job , and u have lot of work to do...what will u do?what authenication u do at server sidewhy jpmc
what is inheritance and composition?and difference between them?
What are the benefits of inheritance
what is dynamic polymorphism
do u like ur java teacher?
what effort did u take to learn java on your own...more than your curriculum.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: which ngo u worked for ?what was its problem statement?what was your contribution?Asked me to draw the use case diagram?in this sem which is your favourite subject ?Asked me what is simulation and its benefits?design a simulator for a metro15 days with the college...since u asked this sem fav sub i said simulation otherwise my fav sub is diffInterviewer:no we meant overall which is your fav sub?design a flying objecti asked him to give me properties of flying objectyour favouraite language?why?what awesome u did in javascriptif ur client irritates u for a trivial job , and u have lot of work to do...what will u do?what authenication u do at server sidewhy jpmc
what is inheritance and composition?and difference between them?
What are the benefits of inheritance
what is dynamic polymorphism
do u like ur java teacher?
what effort did u take to learn java on your own...more than your curriculum.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. What is the most complex algorithm you've ever written?
- Q2. Asked to explain my recent project in detail.
- Q3. Asked which algorithm I’d used. I explained the algorithm with examples.Time complexity of my most recent project
- Q4. How did you test your project?
- Q5. Any conflicts within the team while making the project? How did you resolve them?
- Q6. What are your weaknesses?
- Q7. What are you passionate about?
- Q8. What are the two things you really want to do with your passion?
- Q9. One innovative change you would like to bring in the current ATM system. (We had a healthy discussion on this one.)
- Q10. What is your family background?
- Q11. One thing about your life you would want to change?
- Q12. Do you have any senior friends at JPMC? I said "Yeah, many." They asked me to name them, and wrote a few names on the back of my resume
- Q13. What is the difference between you now and in this photo? (the photo attached to my document)
- Q14. Why do you like JPMC?
- Q15. What are your Strengths and Weaknesses?
- Q16. What is your Location preference?
- Q17. Ready to work night shifts?
- Q18. Any plans for further studies?
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: It was a pen & paper test. There were 4 sections, 20 questions and 20 minutes for each section. You cannot switch between the sections as they take the question paper after a particular section is timed out.
1. Verbal- Comprehension and basic grammatical sentence structuring. I solved the latter part first. It wasn't very difficult
.2. Logic- Find the next number in series, next figure stuff. This was the simplest section.
3. Quants- Not that easy, but manageable.
4. Programming- Very difficult. Questions were majorly of the type:
a) Get the output (Almost all the codes had complexity n^2.)
b) Which of the following options is the correct algorithm for c) Output of flowchart (Honestly, I don’t even remember seeing the flowcharts.)
d) One or two theory questions.
I solved around 7-8, made logical guesses for the rest.There was no negative marking, so I made sure I attempted all the questions. Also, I marked the answers with pencil, so that if I get time at the end of any section, I can change an answer after cross checking. After the aptitude test, we were given a chance to interact with the managers of the company. It was not a very formal session. Make sure you make the most of this opportunity, as no other company gives you such a chance. Get all your doubts about the company cleared in these 20-30 minutes. I gained some interesting insights about the company in this session. This was not an elimination round.
Tips: All of us struggled with this section. My suggestion would be to scan the paper for the theory questions first, then type a) questions and then type b). I doubt you’ll get time for type c). Another key point is to not get stuck on a particular question for a long time. If you are finding it difficult, there’s a possibility that others are also struggling with that question. So it would be wise to utilize that time to solve a few simple questions rather than one tough question. After all, weightage for each question is the same. ;)
Duration: 80 minutes
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Any questions for me? (I asked him about one of their products. )They look for many things apart from your technical skills.
General Tips: Always dress properly. Even if you are told that 'semi-formals' are allowed,wear formals.Read about the company and be thorough with the job they're offering. Sit for the company only if it interests you. I sat only for those companies whose job profiles aligned with my job preference.Eat your breakfast/lunch. Fruits preferably. Interview day can be stressful sometimes and you need energy to look lively in your interview.Don’t forget your manners. Ask for permission to enter the room, greet them and thank them after your interview.If you are rejected for a company, don't lose hope. Instead, accept the decision and analyze where you went wrong. Work on it and make sure you never repeat that mistake again.Come talk to me if you aren't able to cope up with rejections.Even I faced rejections, but every rejection taught me something that eventually helped me on 22nd September, in one way or the other. :)
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: It was a pen & paper test. There were 4 sections, 20 questions and 20 minutes for each section. You cannot switch between the sections as they take the question paper after a particular section is timed out.
1. Verbal- Comprehension and basic grammatical sentence structuring. I solved the latter part first. It wasn't very difficult
.2. Logic- Find the next number in series, next figure stuff. This was the simplest section.
3. Quants- Not that easy, but manageable.
4. Programming- Very difficult. Questions were majorly of the type:
a) Get the output (Almost all the codes had complexity n^2.)
b) Which of the following options is the correct algorithm for c) Output of flowchart (Honestly, I don’t even remember seeing the flowcharts.)
d) One or two theory questions.
I solved around 7-8, made logical guesses for the rest.There was no negative marking, so I made sure I attempted all the questions. Also, I marked the answers with pencil, so that if I get time at the end of any section, I can change an answer after cross checking. After the aptitude test, we were given a chance to interact with the managers of the company. It was not a very formal session. Make sure you make the most of this opportunity, as no other company gives you such a chance. Get all your doubts about the company cleared in these 20-30 minutes. I gained some interesting insights about the company in this session. This was not an elimination round.
Tips: All of us struggled with this section. My suggestion would be to scan the paper for the theory questions first, then type a) questions and then type b). I doubt you’ll get time for type c). Another key point is to not get stuck on a particular question for a long time. If you are finding it difficult, there’s a possibility that others are also struggling with that question. So it would be wise to utilize that time to solve a few simple questions rather than one tough question. After all, weightage for each question is the same. ;)
Duration: 80 minutes
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Any questions for me? (I asked him about one of their products. )They look for many things apart from your technical skills.
General Tips: Always dress properly. Even if you are told that 'semi-formals' are allowed,wear formals.Read about the company and be thorough with the job they're offering. Sit for the company only if it interests you. I sat only for those companies whose job profiles aligned with my job preference.Eat your breakfast/lunch. Fruits preferably. Interview day can be stressful sometimes and you need energy to look lively in your interview.Don’t forget your manners. Ask for permission to enter the room, greet them and thank them after your interview.If you are rejected for a company, don't lose hope. Instead, accept the decision and analyze where you went wrong. Work on it and make sure you never repeat that mistake again.Come talk to me if you aren't able to cope up with rejections.Even I faced rejections, but every rejection taught me something that eventually helped me on 22nd September, in one way or the other. :)
College Name: IIT MADRAS
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. How was your previous interview?
- Q2. Are you introvert or extrovert, leader or follower
- Q3. Strengths, Weaknesses-cross questioning on those
- Q4. Your biggest achievement you are proud of
- Q5. Are you flexible with late working hours, any location preferences etc
- Q6. Family Background
- Q7. Pressure situation you have faced and how you handled it
- Q8. Why jpmc?
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: This had 4 sections of 20 mcqs each. We were allotted 20 mins for each section after which theinvigilator would take away the respective section’s question paper.The 1st section was Verbal Ability.The questions were based on passages,complete the sentences with appropriate option and other general English qns such as find out error in the sentence. No question on synonym antonym except maybe 1 passage based question of that sort .English section was doable. Logic was the next section, it had questions based on blood relations, coding and decoding letters, direction sense , a passage on cubes and other logical questions which were easy overall Quants was next section which was a bit lengthy and had questions on pipes, speed distance and other prominent quants topics.Next was the programming section which had language independent questions of predict for the output of code, identify correct code, output of flowcharts and algorithms, multiple loops. Adifficult section overall.About 80 students appeared and around 37 were shortlisted
Duration: 80 minutes
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: There was no GD round unlike previous years and we had the technical round directly. I was asked to give a briefing about the projects I had done so for this ,one should know the purpose of the project ,the technology used ,the role you played ,the challenges you faced etc. Seeing my resume he asked me what I had learnt in a networking workshop I had mentioned it along with 3-4 other technical workshops. I barely remembered anything about itand said to him that I had attended it in my second year and I didn’t remember much.I alsouttered a few concepts on networking I could recollect. So make sure you don’t appear dumb about anything throughout the interview and keep the conversation going or don’t write things which you don’t remember just for enhancing your resume as it could back-fire on you.Asked me what is relational database Which editor is used in linux, what is shell scripting,commands in linux? Why JPMC?
Round: HR Interview
Experience: They don’t grill you much on technical. They just want to make sure that you will fit into their environment and work culture. Have the basic knowledge of every subject so that you can show that you have some idea and can drift the conversation in that direction if you are stuck
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: This had 4 sections of 20 mcqs each. We were allotted 20 mins for each section after which theinvigilator would take away the respective section’s question paper.The 1st section was Verbal Ability.The questions were based on passages,complete the sentences with appropriate option and other general English qns such as find out error in the sentence. No question on synonym antonym except maybe 1 passage based question of that sort .English section was doable. Logic was the next section, it had questions based on blood relations, coding and decoding letters, direction sense , a passage on cubes and other logical questions which were easy overall Quants was next section which was a bit lengthy and had questions on pipes, speed distance and other prominent quants topics.Next was the programming section which had language independent questions of predict for the output of code, identify correct code, output of flowcharts and algorithms, multiple loops. Adifficult section overall.About 80 students appeared and around 37 were shortlisted
Duration: 80 minutes
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: There was no GD round unlike previous years and we had the technical round directly. I was asked to give a briefing about the projects I had done so for this ,one should know the purpose of the project ,the technology used ,the role you played ,the challenges you faced etc. Seeing my resume he asked me what I had learnt in a networking workshop I had mentioned it along with 3-4 other technical workshops. I barely remembered anything about itand said to him that I had attended it in my second year and I didn’t remember much.I alsouttered a few concepts on networking I could recollect. So make sure you don’t appear dumb about anything throughout the interview and keep the conversation going or don’t write things which you don’t remember just for enhancing your resume as it could back-fire on you.Asked me what is relational database Which editor is used in linux, what is shell scripting,commands in linux? Why JPMC?
Round: HR Interview
Experience: They don’t grill you much on technical. They just want to make sure that you will fit into their environment and work culture. Have the basic knowledge of every subject so that you can show that you have some idea and can drift the conversation in that direction if you are stuck
College Name: IIT MADRAS
1 Interview Round
Interview Questions
- Q1. General HR questions about yourself •
- Q2. Specific resume questions: Have a 2 min pitch line for every line of your resume and know the jargon that you might end up using during the interview
- Q3. •Behavioural questions: A particular situation was put in front of the candidate and his reaction to it was what was to be spoken about. For example, what would...read more
- Q4. Other questions were based on current affairs,opinion on stocks , market analysis where logic and interpretation matter a lot
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: HR Interview
Experience: The interview had 2 or 3 rounds depending on the candidate. It would be good to have some finance background for the HR round. The second interview round involved solving puzzles and math problems. Many people had a third round of interview which comprised of case studies and guesstimates. One can ask for some time before answering any question- gives them an impression that you're putting thought into it. Make sure your replies don't sound rehearsed and be honest. While talking about your weaknesses, make sure you do tell them about steps that you have taken to overcome them. They later open flow to ask them questions. Here, one must make sure that one knows the company well and ask questions specific to that company. Most often, you won't realise the transition between HR and technical questions.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: The interview had 2 or 3 rounds depending on the candidate. It would be good to have some finance background for the HR round. The second interview round involved solving puzzles and math problems. Many people had a third round of interview which comprised of case studies and guesstimates. One can ask for some time before answering any question- gives them an impression that you're putting thought into it. Make sure your replies don't sound rehearsed and be honest. While talking about your weaknesses, make sure you do tell them about steps that you have taken to overcome them. They later open flow to ask them questions. Here, one must make sure that one knows the company well and ask questions specific to that company. Most often, you won't realise the transition between HR and technical questions.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Questions
- Q1. Tell me about yourself
- Q2. Name 2 sectors where you will invest and 2 sectors where you won’t? Why?
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Resume shortlist based on exposure to finance field.
Tips: Exposure to finance will be beneficial.
Round: Test
Experience: Essay test. Timing 1 hr. 2 essays on general topics. Q1. Why Finance? (Compulsory to answer)Q2. What India needs to do to become a superpower by 2020? (optional 1 out of 2 questions).
Tips: English skills, grammar and essay writing skills will be beneficial.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: 2 rounds.Starts with general HR questions like: Tell me about yourself.
Then a thorough review of my resume and detailed question on finance courses and internship. Questions on the basis of my answers to this question were asked. So make sure you know what you are talking about.
Current events questions. Take on market as in where to invest and where not to with proper reasoning.Some simple puzzles and behavioral questions.
Then they let us ask if we have any questions.
Tips: Be confident and have logics to your answer and a certain finance inclination.
HR is very important in Non-core. People sort of leave it at last minute and then they sound like scripted in interview. SO give yourself some time at least 10-15 days for getting your HR answers look right and real. Speak in front of friends or mirror.
General Tips: 1st and 2nd year:
Just explore different options to figure out your interests. Don’t restrict yourself and try every opportunity you get in any field.
3rd year:
Polish you selected area of interest. Talk to seniors and figure out best way forward for you.
4th year:
keep learning and make sure you have direction in your interest and not do anything and everything that comes your way in an interest field. Your resume should tell a “ I figured my interest out” like story.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
Experience: Resume shortlist based on exposure to finance field.
Tips: Exposure to finance will be beneficial.
Round: Test
Experience: Essay test. Timing 1 hr. 2 essays on general topics. Q1. Why Finance? (Compulsory to answer)Q2. What India needs to do to become a superpower by 2020? (optional 1 out of 2 questions).
Tips: English skills, grammar and essay writing skills will be beneficial.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: 2 rounds.Starts with general HR questions like: Tell me about yourself.
Then a thorough review of my resume and detailed question on finance courses and internship. Questions on the basis of my answers to this question were asked. So make sure you know what you are talking about.
Current events questions. Take on market as in where to invest and where not to with proper reasoning.Some simple puzzles and behavioral questions.
Then they let us ask if we have any questions.
Tips: Be confident and have logics to your answer and a certain finance inclination.
HR is very important in Non-core. People sort of leave it at last minute and then they sound like scripted in interview. SO give yourself some time at least 10-15 days for getting your HR answers look right and real. Speak in front of friends or mirror.
General Tips: 1st and 2nd year:
Just explore different options to figure out your interests. Don’t restrict yourself and try every opportunity you get in any field.
3rd year:
Polish you selected area of interest. Talk to seniors and figure out best way forward for you.
4th year:
keep learning and make sure you have direction in your interest and not do anything and everything that comes your way in an interest field. Your resume should tell a “ I figured my interest out” like story.
College Name: IIT MADRAS
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