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PayPalIndian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai Placement Interview Questions
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4 Dec 2024
19 interviews found
I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Dec 2016.
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: The exam was purely
Cs based
Weigtage was given to coding question almost.
Tips: Revise data structures and be through with algorithms
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Questions: 10
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: They asked us deep questions s about the project and asked us to apply it to any situation PayPal faces
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: The exam was purely
Cs based
Weigtage was given to coding question almost.
Tips: Revise data structures and be through with algorithms
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Questions: 10
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: They asked us deep questions s about the project and asked us to apply it to any situation PayPal faces
College Name: IIT Madras
I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Dec 2016.
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: I couldn't find an optimal approach to the first question, so she skipped that question and proceeded to next questions. Remaining questions I have answered satisfactorily.
Round: Technical + HR Interview
Experience: I told that my strength is problem solving and I can always find a way when there is a bottle-neck. Gave some examples of my experiences while doing my assignments.
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: I couldn't find an optimal approach to the first question, so she skipped that question and proceeded to next questions. Remaining questions I have answered satisfactorily.
Round: Technical + HR Interview
Experience: I told that my strength is problem solving and I can always find a way when there is a bottle-neck. Gave some examples of my experiences while doing my assignments.
College Name: IIT Madras
I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Dec 2016.
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: coding question related to palindrome portioning.MCQs related to cs fundamentals
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Skills: General Coding And Problem Solving
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: coding question related to palindrome portioning.MCQs related to cs fundamentals
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Skills: General Coding And Problem Solving
College Name: IIT Madras
I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Dec 2016.
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: One Programming and 15 multiple choice Questions.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Questions: 16
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: All details about projects you have written on resume. Some different implementation of some parts of your project.
Skills: Knowledge about Database Managements Systems, Problem Solving Skills
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: One Programming and 15 multiple choice Questions.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Questions: 16
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: All details about projects you have written on resume. Some different implementation of some parts of your project.
Skills: Knowledge about Database Managements Systems, Problem Solving Skills
College Name: IIT Madras
I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Dec 2016.
6 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: The coding question was:
Given a binary string containing 0's and 1's. You can split the string such that each partition should be a exponential of 5 (1,5,25,625...). You were asked to return minimum number of partition for the given string such each partition is exponential of 5. If no such partition exists return -1.
Examples: '101101101' Ans: 3 (101, 101, 101)
'111' Ans: 3 (1,1,1)
10101 Ans: -1
Tips: For MCQ's prepare DSA, OS and Networking. For DSA you can refer to cormen
For Coding question practice on either geeksforgeeks or from any of the coding platforms like hackerrank
The shortlist was mainly dependent on coding question
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Round: Puzzle Interview
Tips: Do lot of puzzles from heard on the street, -----/ , Try to search for more. It will be helpful in other interviews as well
Round: Technical Interview
Tips: Practice algorithm section from geeksforgeeks. There are lot of standard problems. The given questions were slightly modified version of standard problems
Round: Technical Interview
Tips: For this round you need to be well prepared with your projects and resume.
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: The coding question was:
Given a binary string containing 0's and 1's. You can split the string such that each partition should be a exponential of 5 (1,5,25,625...). You were asked to return minimum number of partition for the given string such each partition is exponential of 5. If no such partition exists return -1.
Examples: '101101101' Ans: 3 (101, 101, 101)
'111' Ans: 3 (1,1,1)
10101 Ans: -1
Tips: For MCQ's prepare DSA, OS and Networking. For DSA you can refer to cormen
For Coding question practice on either geeksforgeeks or from any of the coding platforms like hackerrank
The shortlist was mainly dependent on coding question
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Round: Puzzle Interview
Tips: Do lot of puzzles from heard on the street, -----/ , Try to search for more. It will be helpful in other interviews as well
Round: Technical Interview
Tips: Practice algorithm section from geeksforgeeks. There are lot of standard problems. The given questions were slightly modified version of standard problems
Round: Technical Interview
Tips: For this round you need to be well prepared with your projects and resume.
College Name: IIT Madras
I applied via Campus Placement
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: The MCQs - Quant part was easy. They had some good questions. It was quite interesting. Programming questions were mostly out of my domain,
The final code writing question was not that tough. We had half an hour to write the code, and I pretty much wrote it till the last minute and got the green tick.
Tips: Go well prepared in C, C++. They asked obscure MCQ questions which most junta doesn't know. Read 'bitwise operators'.
In the last question, we were allowed to write code only in C++/ Java. So, be prepped for that too.
Duration: 90 minutes
Total Questions: 21
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: First off, he asked my interests and we kicked off the convo with philosophy, competitive programming, hacking. Then, he gave a string manipulation question and I solved it with decent efforts.
The interviewers were very friendly and helpful throughout.
Since I am from Electrical Engineering background, they didn't ask too tough questions involving DSA.
Tips: They won't ask you any questions that are outside what you've learnt.
All they wanted to see was whether I was good at what I knew or not?
Don't lie and brag about any skills. Under sell and overwhelm.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: One word. Blissful. She talked quite well, in the sense that the conversation we had was quite genuine and warm.
Tips: Listen to the presentation keenly. Do some groundwork about the company - founders, latest developments, etc.
ASK QUESTIONS after the presentation. It helped me A LOT.
Be genuine and you;ll definitely rock it.
General Tips: Doing some competitive programming helps you big time in such interviews.
Skills: Programming, Basic C/C++, C Programming
Duration: 2
College Name: IIT Madras
Motivation: Elon Muskk
Experience: The MCQs - Quant part was easy. They had some good questions. It was quite interesting. Programming questions were mostly out of my domain,
The final code writing question was not that tough. We had half an hour to write the code, and I pretty much wrote it till the last minute and got the green tick.
Tips: Go well prepared in C, C++. They asked obscure MCQ questions which most junta doesn't know. Read 'bitwise operators'.
In the last question, we were allowed to write code only in C++/ Java. So, be prepped for that too.
Duration: 90 minutes
Total Questions: 21
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: First off, he asked my interests and we kicked off the convo with philosophy, competitive programming, hacking. Then, he gave a string manipulation question and I solved it with decent efforts.
The interviewers were very friendly and helpful throughout.
Since I am from Electrical Engineering background, they didn't ask too tough questions involving DSA.
Tips: They won't ask you any questions that are outside what you've learnt.
All they wanted to see was whether I was good at what I knew or not?
Don't lie and brag about any skills. Under sell and overwhelm.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: One word. Blissful. She talked quite well, in the sense that the conversation we had was quite genuine and warm.
Tips: Listen to the presentation keenly. Do some groundwork about the company - founders, latest developments, etc.
ASK QUESTIONS after the presentation. It helped me A LOT.
Be genuine and you;ll definitely rock it.
General Tips: Doing some competitive programming helps you big time in such interviews.
Skills: Programming, Basic C/C++, C Programming
Duration: 2
College Name: IIT Madras
Motivation: Elon Muskk
6 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: The resume shortlist round was very fair and well structured as every one was given ample time to register for PayPal on the internship portal. The deadline was also extended for a day to give opportunity to people who might have forgotten to apply.
Tips: Make your resume tailored to the profile of the company. PayPal generally looks for people with good coding skills and a strong knowledge of algorithms. It will always help to describe a coding project in your resume.
Round: Test
Experience: It was fun to work out the aptitude section. Some of the questions were challenging
The coding section was very interesting. I enjoyed working on creating the algorithm to solve the problem.
Duration: 45 minutes
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: The technical round was very good. Both the panelists were very friendly and they clearly described the problem statement. I was given ample time to work on the problems. The even helped me by giving hints whenever I got stuck
Tips: A good knowledge of Data Structures and Algorithm is required to et through the technical round
Round: HR Interview
Experience: The HR round was very casual. The manager took the candidates for short walk and spoke to us very informally. She also gave me tips on how to build my interest in coding.
General Tips: Just be cool during the interview . P
Skill Tips: One should have a good knowledge of data structures and experience in implementation of a problem
Skills: Java Programming, OOPS Using C++, Implementing Data Structures In C++, Algorithm, Data Structures, Coding Skills, Basic Coding, Aptitude
Duration: 2.5
College Name: IIT Madras
Motivation: My passion for coding led me to applying to PayPal . I also believe that the core values of the company strongly matches my values and ideas.
Experience: The resume shortlist round was very fair and well structured as every one was given ample time to register for PayPal on the internship portal. The deadline was also extended for a day to give opportunity to people who might have forgotten to apply.
Tips: Make your resume tailored to the profile of the company. PayPal generally looks for people with good coding skills and a strong knowledge of algorithms. It will always help to describe a coding project in your resume.
Round: Test
Experience: It was fun to work out the aptitude section. Some of the questions were challenging
The coding section was very interesting. I enjoyed working on creating the algorithm to solve the problem.
Duration: 45 minutes
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: The technical round was very good. Both the panelists were very friendly and they clearly described the problem statement. I was given ample time to work on the problems. The even helped me by giving hints whenever I got stuck
Tips: A good knowledge of Data Structures and Algorithm is required to et through the technical round
Round: HR Interview
Experience: The HR round was very casual. The manager took the candidates for short walk and spoke to us very informally. She also gave me tips on how to build my interest in coding.
General Tips: Just be cool during the interview . P
Skill Tips: One should have a good knowledge of data structures and experience in implementation of a problem
Skills: Java Programming, OOPS Using C++, Implementing Data Structures In C++, Algorithm, Data Structures, Coding Skills, Basic Coding, Aptitude
Duration: 2.5
College Name: IIT Madras
Motivation: My passion for coding led me to applying to PayPal . I also believe that the core values of the company strongly matches my values and ideas.
I applied via Campus Placement
4 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: Aptitude Section consisted of good logical questions. Also, there were 5 questions of basic coding concepts.
In the Coding Section, we were asked to write code for solving a problem on Hackerearth. 30 minutes were alloted for this section.
Tips: For the coding section. practice solving problems on Hackerearth and Hackerrank.
Duration: 45+30 minutes
Total Questions: 20+1
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: There were 2 rounds of technical interview. Questions from various concepts of Data Structures and Algorithms were asked. Also, questions related to the projects I had done were asked. The interviewers were very very friendly and overall it was a great experience.
Tips: Understand the concepts of Data structures and Algorithms thoroughly. Again, practice on Hackerearth and Hackerrank will help a lot.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: HR Interview was also nice. I was asked why I wanted to be a part of PayPal and what all I liked the most about the organisation. Our frequencies matched a lot on various topics. It was a very frank and friendly conversation.
Tips: Try to be frank and confident about anything you say. Do not be nervous at all.
Skill Tips: Understand the concepts thoroughly.
Skills: Coding Skills, Confi, Data Structures and Algorithms
Duration: 2.5
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: Aptitude Section consisted of good logical questions. Also, there were 5 questions of basic coding concepts.
In the Coding Section, we were asked to write code for solving a problem on Hackerearth. 30 minutes were alloted for this section.
Tips: For the coding section. practice solving problems on Hackerearth and Hackerrank.
Duration: 45+30 minutes
Total Questions: 20+1
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: There were 2 rounds of technical interview. Questions from various concepts of Data Structures and Algorithms were asked. Also, questions related to the projects I had done were asked. The interviewers were very very friendly and overall it was a great experience.
Tips: Understand the concepts of Data structures and Algorithms thoroughly. Again, practice on Hackerearth and Hackerrank will help a lot.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: HR Interview was also nice. I was asked why I wanted to be a part of PayPal and what all I liked the most about the organisation. Our frequencies matched a lot on various topics. It was a very frank and friendly conversation.
Tips: Try to be frank and confident about anything you say. Do not be nervous at all.
Skill Tips: Understand the concepts thoroughly.
Skills: Coding Skills, Confi, Data Structures and Algorithms
Duration: 2.5
College Name: IIT Madras
I applied via Campus Placement
3 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Test
Experience: Aptitude questions were logical, not tough. For coding, one question, not basic but very logical.
Tips: for coding part try practicing on hackerrank.
Duration: 45+30 minutes
Total Questions: 20+1
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Interviewer asked all about Linked list and Data structures and algorithm.
Tips: Atleast try learning some basic concepts of linked list, stacks, queues and binary tree.
General Tips: Interview was fair, without any partiality for girls/boys or B.Tech/Dual.
Skill Tips: Be confident and reply frankly. Never let them know that you are nervous.
Skills: Confidence
Duration: 2.5
College Name: IIT Madras
Funny Moments: "Lets go for a walk". HR interviewer will take you for a round to ask you HR questions.
Please prepare for two questions "Tell me something about you" and "Why PayPal, why not any other company".
Experience: Aptitude questions were logical, not tough. For coding, one question, not basic but very logical.
Tips: for coding part try practicing on hackerrank.
Duration: 45+30 minutes
Total Questions: 20+1
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Interviewer asked all about Linked list and Data structures and algorithm.
Tips: Atleast try learning some basic concepts of linked list, stacks, queues and binary tree.
General Tips: Interview was fair, without any partiality for girls/boys or B.Tech/Dual.
Skill Tips: Be confident and reply frankly. Never let them know that you are nervous.
Skills: Confidence
Duration: 2.5
College Name: IIT Madras
Funny Moments: "Lets go for a walk". HR interviewer will take you for a round to ask you HR questions.
Please prepare for two questions "Tell me something about you" and "Why PayPal, why not any other company".
I applied via Campus Placement
5 Interview Rounds
Interview Preparation Tips
Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Very easy! Just make a proper resume. Mention all your skills whether it be technical or something else.
Tips: If mentioning any projects done, they are definitely going to ask you about it in the interview. Be prepared.
Round: Test
Experience: Aptitude :
Intermediate level
Includes : Data interpretation, logical questions and finding output of C code
Last 5 questions will be related to C programming
Technical :
Technical was also moderated level. It will be C++/Java coding. Only one question. I was asked to find the length of longest palindrome in a given string.
Tips: Just try to do C programming related questions before because sometimes you may get stuck in some aptitude questions. If at all you get stuck, move ahead and come back later to that question.
Duration: 75 minutes
Total Questions: 21
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Questions asked were related to linked lists(singly/doubly), stacks, sorting, string manipulation etc.
Tips: Just be calm. If you know, say yes. If you can try, say it. If you don't know at all, just admit it. It'll be fine.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Similar to first technical interview.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Very easy
They basically try to know your background. Speak it boldly with confidence. Be enthusiastic, this will make an impression on them. They might ask "Why PayPal?". Be ready with it.
General Tips: Just be calm in HR irrespective of your technicals (in case it doesn't go well).
Skills: Way Of Answering, Communication Skills, C
Duration: 2.5
College Name: IIT Madras
Experience: Very easy! Just make a proper resume. Mention all your skills whether it be technical or something else.
Tips: If mentioning any projects done, they are definitely going to ask you about it in the interview. Be prepared.
Round: Test
Experience: Aptitude :
Intermediate level
Includes : Data interpretation, logical questions and finding output of C code
Last 5 questions will be related to C programming
Technical :
Technical was also moderated level. It will be C++/Java coding. Only one question. I was asked to find the length of longest palindrome in a given string.
Tips: Just try to do C programming related questions before because sometimes you may get stuck in some aptitude questions. If at all you get stuck, move ahead and come back later to that question.
Duration: 75 minutes
Total Questions: 21
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Questions asked were related to linked lists(singly/doubly), stacks, sorting, string manipulation etc.
Tips: Just be calm. If you know, say yes. If you can try, say it. If you don't know at all, just admit it. It'll be fine.
Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Similar to first technical interview.
Round: HR Interview
Experience: Very easy
They basically try to know your background. Speak it boldly with confidence. Be enthusiastic, this will make an impression on them. They might ask "Why PayPal?". Be ready with it.
General Tips: Just be calm in HR irrespective of your technicals (in case it doesn't go well).
Skills: Way Of Answering, Communication Skills, C
Duration: 2.5
College Name: IIT Madras
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