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Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur

Kharagpur, West Bengal

What if you can't knock at your Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur seniors' door for advice? Read their placement interview questions and crack your next interview. 🏆

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Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur Placement Interview Questions

Updated 12 Jan 2025

316 interviews found

Software Engineer Interview Questions

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posted on 15 Jan 2015

3 Interview Rounds

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: There were around 10 MCQ questions and 3 coding questions. Quantitative ability was tested in MCQs and programming and algorithmic skills were tested in coding questions.
Tips: Don’t try to over-optimize your algorithms if time doesn’t permit. First write a pretty decent algorithm. You will get through the written test. After that, try to optimize your algorithm only if time permits.
Total Questions: 13

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Questions on basic data structures of Computer Science. Basic tree algorithms with coding. Some analytical questions.
Tips: In all the interviews, try to be as confident as possible. Sometimes they will just see your confidence and they will take you through that round. So be confident and be happy.

Skill Tips: CGPA > 7.5, decent algorithmic skills and coding skills, good analytical skills. No computer science in-depth knowledge is required. They didn’t consider any extra-academic involvement. Maths ability such as probability was required. Quantitative ability was required in Written Test. Proficiency with any programming language was enough. You should be able to explain your BTP project in full details. For internship, apart from project related technical knowledge, you should have an idea of the business relevance of the project. Try to prepare with people giving CAT. This will help enormously.
Skills: Coding
College Name: IIT KHARAGPUR
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Software Engineer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 15 Jan 2015

4 Interview Rounds

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: 2 tests - Logical Analysis and Writing Codes on paper.
Tips: Good algorithm development and coding skills will help.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Interview mainly involves questions about internships and projects. Some puzzles are also given sometimes.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: HR interview mainly focuses on your personal strengths and weaknesses and how you react to various situations

General Tips: For CSE companies, participating in coding competitions such as Overnite, Bitwise, Codechef etc. helps a lot in the written tests of various companies.
Skill Tips: The CGPA does matter. It is advantageous to have a CGPA of more than 8, specially when you are applying for software companies in this field. Extra academic activities help you in the interview stages mainly. They boost your image as an all-rounder, apart from lending you a lot of confidence. For CSE companies, good coding skills certainly provide an edge. Projects and internships undertaken are generally the first things that the interviewer asks about. So a good internship or a project in your record is advantageous.
Skills: Coding
College Name: IIT KHARAGPUR
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Interview Questions

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posted on 15 Jan 2015

5 Interview Rounds

Interview Questions

  • Q1. Given a matrix which sorted both column wise and row wise and an integer X, find whether two elements A and B are present in the matrix such that A + B = X
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Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: 4 programming questions are given. Programming skill, Design skills are most necessary.
Tips: Don’t waste time thinking about efficient solutions. Even Brute force solution will make you clear the test.

Round: design round
Experience: Given a specific Design problem.

Round: Interview
Experience: Asked a lot of questions on Data structures and Algorithms. Problem based on Greedy solution is asked.
There were also a lot of questions on Binary Trees.

College Name: IIT KHARAGPUR
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Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 15 Jan 2015

4 Interview Rounds

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Students with good grades in the lab mentioned by them would have an edge. Also, students involved in open-soft, BIT Wise etc. have an advantage. 4 questions, totally coding based. Skills: Aptitude for coding.

Round: Test
Experience: Coding related online test.
Tips: Try to write efficient codes.

Round: Test
Experience: Only one question was asked. It was important to solve the question quickly and as efficiently as possible.
Tips: Do’s : Try to do them as fast as possible. Try to be efficient

Round: HR Interview
Experience: Interview with one of the VPs.

Skill Tips: Good Programming skills is necessary. Involvement in coding related work is beneficial, But is not a necessity. Good knowledge of Data Structures and Algorithms. Things related to coding will be good.
Skills: Programming skills
College Name: IIT KHARAGPUR
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Software Developer Interview Questions

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posted on 15 Jan 2015

2 Interview Rounds

Interview Preparation Tips

General Tips: Strong Coding Skills and basic computer Knowledge is a must. Make sure you are good in these. Basically they are looking for people with problem solving abilities.
Skills: Problem Solving Qualities
College Name: IIT KHARAGPUR
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Software Engineer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 15 Jan 2015

2 Interview Rounds

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: Pretty Simple. Stick to the basics and you'll be fine.
Tips: Be Fast. Be Correct. Dont Leave your questions in order to finish your paper early.

Round: Test
Experience: Basically to measure your working conditions in certain situations in the workplace.
Tips: Keep Calm and you'll Pass through them pretty easily.

General Tips: Just Be yourself throughout the interview. It will be pretty cool and you'll enjoy every moment of it.
Skills: Basic C/C++, Mathematical Problems
College Name: IIT KHARAGPUR
Motivation: A chance to be a part of the best upcoming innovative companies in the world.
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Software Developer Interview Questions

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posted on 15 Jan 2015

3 Interview Rounds

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Tips: Prepare for CAT. Be Fast. Develop a decent proficiency in English.

Round: Interview
Experience: There could be Multiple rounds. You will be grilled thoroughly on your CV. Logical Puzzle Solving skills will be put to test. Your common sense about the internet will also provide a boost.
Tips: Do not prepare. Be yourself. CV should not be exaggerated. Prepare a CV customized for the company.

General Tips: Be Yourself and Win it!
College Name: IIT KHARAGPUR
Motivation: Best in business.
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Software Engineer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 15 Jan 2015

3 Interview Rounds

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Tips: Prepare well.

Round: Interview
Tips: The Basics should be good.

Round: Interview
Experience: The Advanced level.

General Tips: Just be yourself. Maintain a good CGPA. Focus as much as you can on internships. They Matter a big deal.
Skills: Adobe Photoshop, Quantitative Ability, Logical Reasoning, Data Interpretation
College Name: IIT KHARAGPUR
Motivation: One of the best companies to work for. Great growth.
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Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 15 Jan 2015

4 Interview Rounds

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: The written test is in two phases; one is mandatory and the other is for people interested in research. I would suggest taking both the tests whether interested in research or not. It will add to your experience and performing well in the research profile test increases your probability of selection for the interview. Analytical questions, and some question from the basics of data structures (Linked lists, stacks, queues etc.) and algorithm design.
Tips: Questions from the written test which you have solved and not solved, both are generally asked - prepare well for this.
Technical questions on algorithms and data structures are asked. The ones asked are generally standard interview questions, so have a look at them and prepare from blogs (I did from The Nameless blog)Practice questions on analytics and data structures. The questions asked are of a high standard so try to solve a few good problems for practice rather than hundred easy ones.
A simple understanding of data structures is enough

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: To test your analytical and technical skills, try to solve every question, and even you are not able to solve a few, show your fighting spirit and tell them the way you want to approach any particular question.
Tips: If you already know the answer to any question, don't just tell the answer quickly, solve it as though you're solving it for the first time and take your time.
Be cool, they will generally help you while solving the problems.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: After you have cleared first one, they conduct another to test you one more time.
If you have performed exceptionally well in the first interview, this will be easy. Otherwise they will ask few more questions.
Tips: Question are quite similar to first one - some more questions on algorithms and data structures.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: In FICO interview I felt HR round was just nominal if you have cleared the first two rounds.
They will test whether you want to join FICO or not.Questions are very general .
"Tell me about yourself, and about your family background", "Why FICO?", "Why this particular profile" etc.Show utmost dedication to FICO, and the will to never leave it.
Tips: And if you are asked by interviewer to ask a question if you have any, never say no - always ask
some question which is in your mind (except absurd ones).

General Tips: Good analytical skills, proficiency at solving permutations and combinations problems, and puzzle-solving skills.
Conceptual understanding of algorithms and data structures, and a good knowledge of any programming language, preferably C or C++ .
A good internship always gives you an edge over the others.
Skill Tips: I had taken the written test for both profiles so my interview was as a research profile aspirant but I was finally selected for my software profile. Those who had not taken the research profile test had their interview conducted a bit differently; they were asked more questions on analytics and puzzles. So prepare hard with puzzles, they will always help you in any company interview.
For preparation of the concepts of algorithms and data structures, Cormen is a good book and MIT course materials which are available on LAN are a good source to learn from as well, as is the Internet itself.
Skills: Programming, Analytical skills, Puzzle solving
College Name: IIT KHARAGPUR
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Software Engineer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 15 Jan 2015

4 Interview Rounds

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: You need to submit your CV and they shortlist you on this basis.Fast and accurate coding.
Tips: Clearly specify any technical achievement.

Round: Coding
Experience: You are given 4 hours to solve a few algorithmic questions.Start practicing for this from sometime earlier.
Tips: There are puzzles available on the Facebook page.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Three interviews. All almost exclusively technical with 1-2 HR questions.
The questions are mainly algorithmic in nature and you need to code online while talking to them.
Tips: Be as accurate and clean with your code as possible.

General Tips: Be creative while answering the questions. They might ask you questions like 'What changes would you want to make to Facebook?'.
Prepare algorithmic questions for the interviews. Most companies like Facebook, Google, Microsoft and others focus on this.
Technical projects or internships will be beneficial.
Qualifying for or winning programming contests like overnite is very beneficial. Involvement in Social/Cultural activities or sports is not really essential.
Skill Tips: Being good at writing fast and correct code in any language helps a lot.
Skills: Programming
College Name: IIT KHARAGPUR
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