Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (TIET)

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Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (TIET) Placement Interview Questions

Updated 7 Jan 2025

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posted on 14 Sep 2021

I was interviewed in Oct 2020.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Coding Test Round (1 Question)

Round duration - 100 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

It was organized in the evening. Monitoring was done by webcam and microphone. MCQ's based on aptitude, technical, @ SQL questions and 2 coding questions.

  • Q1. Pythagorean Triplet Problem Determine if there exists a Pythagorean triplet within a given array of integers. A Pythagorean triplet consists of three numbers, ...read more
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Face to Face Round (1 Question)

Round duration - 90 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Firstly they asked me for some Linux command line functions. Then they went on SQL. Started from the basic questions by writing a code for creating a table for some values then moved ahead by asking some theoretical and asked me to write some SQL commands too. Then they asked me to write a function which returns whether 2 strings are anagrams or not. Then they asked me to explain everything which I know about oops. After that they asked me 2 simple puzzles.

  • Q1. Anagram Pairs Verification Problem Your task is to determine if two given strings are anagrams of each other. Two strings are considered anagrams if you can re...read more
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HR Round

Round duration - 15 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI completed Computer Science Engineering from TIET - Thapar Institute of Engineering And Technology. I applied for the job as SDE - 1 in PuneEligibility criteriaAbove 7 cgpaAmdocs interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data Structure & Algorithms, Operating System, DBMS, Unix, Machine Learning, Computer NetworksTime required to prepare for the interview - 6 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Practice leetcode. Majority of the test questions come directly from there. 
Tip 2 : Don't just rote memorize the concepts. See their real life implementation too around you.
Tip 3 : Revise your projects also specially which you made in your 1st and 2nd year.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : First of all, choose a nice format. There shouldn't be many empty spaces and at the same time don't add everything in your resume and make it look messy and lengthy.
Tip 2 : Don't mention your certifications of online course which is done by everyone. Instead, make some projects based on that course and then add it in your resume.

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I was interviewed before Dec 2020.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Coding Test Round (1 Question)

Round duration - 75 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

  • Q1. Array Intersection Problem Statement Given two integer arrays/ lists ARR1 and ARR2 of sizes N and M respectively, you are required to determine their intersect...read more
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Video Call Round (1 Question)

Round duration - 40 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

  • Q1. Longest Palindromic Substring Problem Statement You are provided with a string STR of length N . The task is to find the longest palindromic substring within S...read more
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HR Round

Round duration - 30 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI completed Computer Science Engineering from TIET - Thapar Institute of Engineering And Technology. I applied for the job as SDE - 1 in HyderabadEligibility criteria7 CGPAOptum interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data Structures, Computer Networks, Operating Systems, Algorithms, DBMSTime required to prepare for the interview - 8 MonthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Practice coding questions
Tip 2 : Prepare data structures well

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Mention good projects
Tip 2 : Do not put false information

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I was interviewed before Dec 2020.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Coding Test Round (1 Question)

Round duration - 90 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

The timing was from 4:30 pm to 6 pm, so it was quite convenient. The platform was good, the only problem I had was while attempting diagram based questions, as the interface was difficult to understand. The test had three types of questions- MCQ, subjective and diagram based. The major topics from which the question were asked were- sequential circuits(sequence detector), static timing analysis, digital design and computer architecture.

  • Q1. City of Happy People Problem Statement Imagine a city where the happiness of each resident is described by a numerical value. Ninja, who is visiting this city,...read more
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Video Call Round (1 Question)

Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

The timing for my interview was 9:30 pm and it went on for an hour. They asked me thorough questions from majorly two topics- CMOS and Digital System Design. Even if I was not able to answer certain questions,, they were happy to drop hints and then observed how I went further with the solution.

  • Q1. Wildcard Pattern Matching Problem Statement Implement a wildcard pattern matching algorithm to determine if a given wildcard pattern matches a text string comp...read more

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI completed Computer Science Engineering from TIET - Thapar Institute of Engineering And Technology. Eligibility criteriaPresent CGPA- 7.00 , 10th, 10+2/Dip-60%NXP Semiconductors interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Digital Design, CMOS , Static Timing Analysis, Linear Integrated Circuits, Basics of Network TheoryTime required to prepare for the interview - 3 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : MOST IMPORTANT- HAVE YOUR BASICS CLEAR! No amount of cross questioning should confuse you.
Tip 2 : Practise previous year GATE questions 
Tip 3 : Have atleast a basic knowledge of any one of the hardware description languages- VERILOG or VHDL

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Be honest. Don't include an achievement/project that is not yours.
Tip 2 : Highlight your projects and do include an ongoing project if you have any.

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I was interviewed in Oct 2020.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Coding Test Round (1 Question)

Round duration - 75 min
Round difficulty - Medium

This round was MCQ and coding round. 25 MCQs and one coding question were asked. MCQs were based on OS, DBMS, Aptitude and Data Structures.

  • Q1. Minimum Days to Complete Work You have 'N' tasks to complete. Each task can only be done on one of two specific days provided in two arrays: day1 and day2 . Fo...read more
2

Video Call Round (1 Question)

Round duration - 30 min
Round difficulty - Easy

This was a Data Structural round. Only one coding question was asked by the interviewer. The interviewer was very friendly. This round was very easy.

  • Q1. Bubble Sort Problem Statement Sort the given unsorted array consisting of N non-negative integers in non-decreasing order using the Bubble Sort algorithm. Inpu...read more

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI completed Computer Science Engineering from TIET - Thapar Institute of Engineering And Technology. I applied for the job as SDE - 1 in GurgaonEligibility criteria8Optum interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data Structures, Pointers, OOPS,Dynamic Programminng,Operating System,DBMSTime required to prepare for the interview - 6 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Be confident! 
Tip 2 : Maintain high Cgpa
Tip 3 : Do your best

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Mention clear points
Tip 2 : Atleast 3 projects and never put anything you have not revised

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I was interviewed in Oct 2020.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Coding Test Round (1 Question)

Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

The timings of the 1st round were 11 am to 12 noon. It was a proctored online test using a friendly hackerrank platform to conduct the test. The test was smooth and went well. There were questions from different sections.

  • Q1. Maximize Stock Trading Profit You are given an array prices , representing stock prices over N consecutive days. Your goal is to compute the maximum profit ach...read more
2

Coding Test Round (1 Question)

Round duration - 40 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Involved solving coding questions basic interaction and some questions from oops and my resume

  • Q1. Copy and Reverse the Array Given an array of non-negative integers ARR , your task is to create another array COPY_ARR with the elements of ARR in reverse orde...read more
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Video Call Round (2 Questions)

Round duration - 40 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

It was like an interaction round between the technical manager and us.

  • Q1. What are the differences between fragmentation and segmentation in operating systems?
  • Q2. What are some SQL queries and JOIN operations you have worked with in your database management projects?

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI completed Computer Science Engineering from TIET - Thapar Institute of Engineering And Technology. Eligibility criteriaAbove 7 CGPA,UnitedHealth Group interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data Structures, Pointers, OOPS, Algorithms, Operating Systems, Database management system and computer networksTime required to prepare for the interview - 2 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Study each subject deeply. Have your basics strong.
Tip 2 : Practice coding questions daily
 

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Go through your resume thoroughly, and be ready to answer questions from your resume.
Tip 2 : Include some projects

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posted on 16 Sep 2021

I was interviewed in Oct 2020.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Video Call Round (2 Questions)

Round duration - 30 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

  • Q1. Search in a Row-wise and Column-wise Sorted Matrix Problem Statement You are given an N * N matrix of integers where each row and each column is sorted in incr...read more
  • Q2. Valid Parenthesis Problem Statement Given a string str composed solely of the characters "{", "}", "(", ")", "[", and "]", determine whether the parentheses ar...read more
2

Video Call Round (2 Questions)

Round duration - 30 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

  • Q1. Subarray Challenge: Largest Equal 0s and 1s Determine the length of the largest subarray within a given array of 0s and 1s, such that the subarray contains an ...read more
  • Q2. Inplace Rotate Matrix 90 Degrees Anti-Clockwise You are provided with a square matrix of non-negative integers of size 'N x N' . The task is to rotate this mat...read more

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI completed Computer Science Engineering from TIET - Thapar Institute of Engineering And Technology. I applied for the job as SDE - 1 in HyderabadEligibility criteriaAbove 7 CGPAOracle interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data Structures, OOPS, Algorithms, DBMS, OSTime required to prepare for the interview - 1 monthInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Practice standard questions of data structures and algorithms
Tip 2 : Have good knowledge of DBMS
Tip 3 : PracticeSQL Queries

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Have some team projects
Tip 2 : Have a project on DBMS
Tip 3 : Don't put false things on resume, they ask each and everything.

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user image Anonymous

posted on 17 Oct 2022

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Oct 2021.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

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One-on-one Round (3 Questions)

Interview Preparation Tips

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  • Database
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Keep your DS concepts clear and be clear on your answers
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R&D Intern Interview Questions

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posted on 12 Dec 2021

I was interviewed before Dec 2020.

4 Interview Rounds

1

Coding Test Round (1 Question)

Round duration - 70 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

It had two parts. First part had MCQ questions and the second part had two coding questions.

  • Q1. Find Minimum Depth of Binary Tree You are given a Binary Tree of integers. Your task is to determine the minimum depth of this Binary Tree. The minimum depth i...read more
2

Video Call Round (1 Question)

Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Questions about data structures and Machine learning were asked.

  • Q1. Pascal's Triangle Construction You are provided with an integer 'N'. Your task is to generate a 2-D list representing Pascal’s triangle up to the 'N'th row. Pa...read more
3

Video Call Round (1 Question)

Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Hard

Questions related to data structures were asked

  • Q1. Sort Elements by Frequency Your task is to sort a list of repeated integers by their frequency in decreasing order. The element with the highest frequency shou...read more
4

HR Round

Round duration - 40 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Questions about my projects and behavioural questions were asked

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI completed Computer Science Engineering from TIET - Thapar Institute of Engineering And Technology. I applied for the job as R&D Intern in MumbaiEligibility criteria7.5 CgpaJPMorgan Chase & Co. interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data Structures and Algorithms, Operating Systems, Computer Networks, DBMS, OOPSTime required to prepare for the interview - 8 MonthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Data Structures is most important.
Tip 2 : Practice coding problems.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Mention good projects 
Tip 2 : Have complete knowledge of whatever you are mentioning

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posted on 16 Sep 2021

I was interviewed in Oct 2020.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Coding Test Round (2 Questions)

Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Coding Test. This round was held on TCS own platform. The same platform is used for TCS Codevita. There were two questions in this test.
1. This was an easy level question based on Math.
2. This was a medium level question based on string manipulation

  • Q1. Encode the Message Problem Statement Given a text message, your task is to return the Run-length Encoding of the given message. Run-length encoding is a fast a...read more
  • Q2. Count Sequences With Product X Problem Statement You are provided with an array NUM containing N positive integers. Your objective is to find the total number ...read more
2

Face to Face Round

Round duration - 30 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI completed Computer Science Engineering from TIET - Thapar Institute of Engineering And Technology. I applied for the job as SDE - 1 in PuneEligibility criteriaAbove 6 CGPATata Consultancy Services (TCS) interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data Structures, Pointers, OOPS, Algorithms, Dynamic Programming, DBMS, Operating System, System Design, Computer Networks, Machine Learning, C++, PythonTime required to prepare for the interview - 4 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Be thorough with your basics - Data Structures and Algorithms, Pointers, DBMS,OOPS,OS etc.
Tip 2 : Practice Competitive Programming. Improve your programming skills. (Take data structures course from CN. That's enough for cracking any service based or product based company). Practice questions from Leetcode/Codechef/Codeforces.
Tip 3 : Be confident in your answers. You should not fumble while giving answers.
Tip 4: Also have a good practice on aptitude. Managing time during the test is also an important skill.
Tip 5: Have good projects on recent technologies(ML/Web D/Blockchain/Analytics etc). Have in depth knowledge about the project as the interviewer can go deep and can ask difficult questions on projects as well. 
Tip 6: Start your preparation as early as possible and work on your communication skills as well.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1: Mention good projects.
Tip 2: Write the things about which you're 100% sure that you can answer questions from those things.
Tip 3: Do not try to go high profile by mentioning too many skills/projects/extra curriculars on resume.

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Quantitative Research Interview Questions

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posted on 15 Sep 2021

I was interviewed before Sep 2020.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Coding Test Round (2 Questions)

Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

This was an MCQ + Coding round

18 questions of Logical Reasoning
5 questions of Mathematics
7 questions of Subjects
2 coding questions

  • Q1. Minimum Travel Cost Problem You are given a country called 'Ninjaland' with 'N' states, numbered from 1 to 'N'. These states are connected by 'M' bidirectional...read more
  • Q2. Shortest Path in an Unweighted Graph The city of Ninjaland is represented as an unweighted graph with houses and roads. There are 'N' houses numbered 1 to 'N',...read more
2

Video Call Round (2 Questions)

Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

The interviewer was kind, chill, and helping. The interview was on Zoom.

  • Q1. Optimal Strategy for a Coin Game You are playing a coin game with your friend Ninjax. There are N coins placed in a straight line. Here are the rules of the ga...read more
  • Q2. Chocolate Bar Problem Statement You are given a chocolate bar represented as a grid with dimensions N x M. Your task is to cut the chocolate bar, either horizo...read more
3

Video Call Round (1 Question)

Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

The interviewer was kind, chill, and helpful. The interview was on Zoom.

  • Q1. Counting Pairs Problem Statement Given a positive integer N , determine the count of all possible positive integral pairs (X, Y) that satisfy the equation 1/X ...read more

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI completed Computer Science Engineering from TIET - Thapar Institute of Engineering And Technology. I applied for the job as Quantitative Research in MumbaiEligibility criteriaAbove 7 CGPAJP Morgan interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data Structures, Algorithms, OOPS, DBMS, Probability, StatisticsTime required to prepare for the interview - 1 monthInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Having good mathematical skills and a good grasp of Probability will help you a lot.
Tip 2 : Have all your basics cleared of OOPS and data structures.
Tip 3 : Practice coding questions regularly to have good coding skills.
Tip 4 : Have at least one good project where you used Machine Learning or played with data.
Tip 5 : Solve a lot of puzzles either on geeks for geeks or from any newspaper or magazine but this is necessary.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Have at least one good project where you used Machine Learning or played with data.
Tip 2 : You must know everything thoroughly that you've written on your resume.
Tip 3 : Keep it simple, clean, and readable.

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