Punjab Engineering College (PEC)

Tamil Nadu - Other, Tamil Nadu | Prakasam, Andhra Pradesh | Panchkula, Haryana | Pondicherry, Pondicherry

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Punjab Engineering College (PEC) Placement Interview Questions

Updated 8 Dec 2024

27 interviews found

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No, I didn't receive an offer

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Nov 2024.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

45 questions, 50 mins

2

Coding Test Round

3 questions esy to medium, 75 minutes

3

Technical Round (2 Questions)

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user image Anonymous

posted on 6 Sep 2023

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Yes, I joined the company

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Aug 2023.

5 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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2

Coding Test Round

4 medium to difficult questions

3

Technical Round (1 Question)

4

Technical Round (1 Question)

5

HR Round (1 Question)

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user image abhishek jha

posted on 21 Sep 2023

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Yes, I joined the company

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Aug 2023.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
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2

Coding Test Round

30 to 40 mcq questions are their
Java
Python
Sql
C++
Questions are from above topics

3

Interview Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. They ask about the project works and experiences you have mentioned in your resume
  • Q2. Question from object oriented programming were their

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for ICICI Bank Deputy Manager interview:
  • C++
  • Python
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident and go through your resume once.
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No, I didn't receive an offer

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Dec 2022.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Properly align and format text in your resume. A recruiter will have to spend more time reading poorly aligned text, leading to high chances of rejection.
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2

Aptitude Test Round

Cat like questions mostly based on varc, quant and dilr

3

Technical Round (2 Questions)

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - focus on cat level questions and more on probabilitt.. Excel, phthon, sql are good to have skills
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user image Anonymous

posted on 5 Feb 2024

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No, I didn't receive an offer

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Feb 2023.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Coding Test Round

2 coding problem of array and another of stack

2

Technical Round (2 Questions)

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Learn morr about how javascript works
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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Yes, I joined the company

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jul 2022.

5 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Double-check your resume for any spelling mistakes. The recruiter may consider spelling mistakes as careless behavior or poor communication skills.
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2

Coding Test Round

3 Questions
Easy to medium level
Topics :- Arrays, priority queue, trees, linked Lists, Dp

3

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. 45-50 minutes One medium DSA problem, discussion on projects and Resume
  • Q2. Kadane's Algorithm and brute force also
4

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. 45 minutes Implementation of Stacks and Queues using Linked Lists, discussion on some concepts of Operating system like multi threading, mutex and locks
5

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. General behavioural questions like strengths, weeknes, how do you handle stressful situations etc.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Have good grip on basics of DSA, study subjects like operating systems, DBMS and computer networks well. Prepare your projects well and explain them in very detail.
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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Easy
Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Yes, I joined the company

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before May 2023.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Coding Test Round

2 hours test, topics were mix of 2 DSA questions 1 SQL question and MCQs on OS and PLSQL

2

Technical Round (3 Questions)

3

HR Round (1 Question)

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I was interviewed in Aug 2021.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Coding Test Round (3 Questions)

Round duration - 90 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

The test happened at 9 PM, and the duration was of 90 mins. The test was held on Codility platform.

  • Q1. Reach the Destination Problem Statement You are given a source point (sx, sy) and a destination point (dx, dy). Determine if it is possible to reach the destin...read more
  • Q2. Circular Move Problem Statement You have a robot currently positioned at the origin (0, 0) on a two-dimensional grid, facing the north direction. You are given...read more
  • Q3. Buy and Sell Stock Problem Statement Imagine you are Harshad Mehta's friend, and you have been given the stock prices of a particular company for the next 'N' ...read more
2

Video Call Round (1 Question)

Round duration - 45 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

The timing for this round was around 10 AM. How to optimize website assets loading? Explain Hoisting in javascript.

  • Q1. Count Pairs with Given Sum Given an integer array/list arr and an integer 'Sum', determine the total number of unique pairs in the array whose elements sum up ...read more
3

Coding Test Round

Round duration - 30 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was a problem solving round and consisted of puzzles and mathematical problems.

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI completed Electronics & Communication Engineering from Punjab Engineering College(Deemed To be University). Eligibility criteriaAbove 7 CGPAAmerican Express interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data Structures, Algorithms, OOPS, OS, DBMSTime required to prepare for the interview - 6 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Be good at problem solving, accuracy and speed matters.
Tip 2 : Also prepare core CS subjects, OS, OOPS, DBMS.
Tip 3 : Be thorough with your resumé.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Keep at least 2 great projects on resume.
Tip 2 : Try to include only tech-related information in resumé( for SDE roles).

Final outcome of the interviewSelected
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I was interviewed in Apr 2021.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Coding Test Round (2 Questions)

Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

An online coding round was help which consisted of 2 coding questions. 
 

  • Q1. Sudoku Solver Problem Statement You are provided with a 9x9 2D integer matrix MAT representing a Sudoku puzzle. The empty cells in the Sudoku are denoted by ze...read more
  • Q2. Reverse Words in a String: Problem Statement You are given a string of length N . Your task is to reverse the string word by word. The input may contain multip...read more
2

Video Call Round (1 Question)

Round duration - 30 Minutes
Round difficulty - Hard

This round was majorly about the projects I had done and coding questions. The interviewer had gone through my resume and told me to explain my projects in brief. After that, he asked some questions about my projects and how I would handle them in different situation. Then he asked 2 coding questions.

  • Q1. Rectangle Counting on an N x N Chessboard Given a positive integer N, determine the number of possible rectangles that can be formed on an N x N chessboard, ex...read more

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI completed Computer Science Engineering from Punjab Engineering College(Deemed To be University). Eligibility criteria7.5 CGPAJPMorgan Chase & Co. interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Operating System, Mathematics, Computer Networks,Computer Organization and Architecture,Theory of Computation,Compiler Design,Digital Logic, C++, Python., DS, AlgorithmsTime required to prepare for the interview - 6 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Clear your basics about subjects related to computers and be positive.
Tip 2 : Do atleast 3 projects and be well prepared for questions around those projects during interview.
Tip 3 : Practice atleast 5 questions daily starting from the basic ones.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Have atleast 2 projects on your resume
Tip 2 : Be careful of what you put on your resume you can be questioned about everything in your interview.

Final outcome of the interviewSelected
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I was interviewed in Feb 2021.

4 Interview Rounds

1

Coding Test Round (2 Questions)

Round duration - 90 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

The round was conducted on the HackerRank platform. It was conducted in the morning from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm.
The only requirement was a stable internet connection.

  • Q1. Valid Parentheses Problem Statement Given a string 'STR' consisting solely of the characters “{”, “}”, “(”, “)”, “[” and “]”, determine if the parentheses are ...read more
  • Q2. Date Reformatting You have a string 'S' representing a date in the "Day Month Year" format, where: Day is one of {"1st", "2nd", "3rd", ..., "29th", "30th", "31...read more
2

Video Call Round (2 Questions)

Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

It was conducted in the morning, at around 8 am, and was conducted on the Blue Jeans Platform. It was an online video interview, where the interviewer asked me 2 questions related to DSA.

  • Q1. Distinct Islands Problem Statement Given a two-dimensional array/list consisting of integers 0s and 1s, where 1 represents land and 0 represents water, determi...read more
  • Q2. Count and Say Sequence Problem The 'Count and Say' sequence is a series of strings in which each consecutive term is generated by describing the previous term....read more
3

Video Call Round (1 Question)

Round duration - 30 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

This round was conducted after the first round in the morning. It was conducted at 10:00 am.

  • Q1. Distribute Items Problem Statement Calculate the number of ways to distribute a given number of items 'N' among three people such that each person gets at leas...read more
4

HR Round

Round duration - 45 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

This was an HR round and was conducted on the same day at around 12:00 pm

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI completed Computer Science Engineering from Punjab Engineering College(Deemed To be University). Eligibility criteriaNo criteriaExpedia Group interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data Structures, Dynamic Programming, Stacks, Algorithms, OOPSTime required to prepare for the interview - 4 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Consistency is the key, be it only one or two questions daily, but be consistent.
Tip 2 : Be thorough with the concepts and do note rote learn them.
Tip 3 : Even if you have successfully solved a question, do see other approaches
Tip 4 : Have at least two good projects with which you are thorough.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Resume should be concise, yet impactful.
Tip 2 : Keep only genuine content on your resume.

Final outcome of the interviewSelected
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