50+ Accenture Data Scientist Interview Questions & Answers | Complete Prep Guide 2025

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Data Scientist Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 12 Jun 2024

Interview experience

Excellent

Difficulty level

Moderate

Process Duration

4-6 weeks

Result

Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Jun 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical

(2 Questions)

Q1. Merge two dataframes

Ans.

Merging two dataframes involves combining them based on a common column or index.

Use the merge() function in pandas to merge two dataframes.
Specify the common column or index to merge on.
Choose the type of join (inner, outer, left, right) based on your requirements.

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Q2. Question on joins

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Round 2 - Technical

(2 Questions)

Q1. Case study on utilities

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Q2. Python coding question

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Data Scientist Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 26 May 2024

Interview experience

Excellent

Difficulty level

Moderate

Process Duration

Less than 2 weeks

Result

Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before May 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test

This test consists of some coding MCQ +quantitative aptitude and logical reasoning etc.

Round 2 - Technical

(1 Question)

Q1. This was technical interview multiple questions were asked from python sql and ML statistics and data analytics. Project explanation and Q/A was there over project.

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Data Scientist Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 1 Apr 2024

Interview experience

Average

Difficulty level

Moderate

Process Duration

4-6 weeks

Result

Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Apr 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical

(1 Question)

Q1. What different splitting criterion are applied in decision tree. Why random forest works better ?

Ans.

Different splitting criteria in decision trees include Gini impurity, entropy, and misclassification error. Random forest works better due to ensemble learning and reducing overfitting.

Splitting criteria in decision trees: Gini impurity, entropy, misclassification error
Random forest works better due to ensemble learning and reducing overfitting
Random forest combines multiple decision trees to improve accuracy and gener...

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Round 2 - Technical

(1 Question)

Q1. Describe the process to generate embedding on your own data set

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To generate embeddings on a data set, preprocess the data, choose a suitable embedding method, train the model, and extract the embeddings.

Preprocess the data by cleaning, tokenizing, and normalizing text data.
Choose a suitable embedding method such as Word2Vec, GloVe, or FastText.
Train the embedding model on the preprocessed data to learn the embeddings.
Extract the embeddings from the trained model to represent the da...

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Data Scientist Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 15 Oct 2022

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist

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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Round 2 - Coding Test

It consisted of a single coding question.

Round 3 - Technical

(2 Questions)

Q1. Result not yet given

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Q2. Not yet declared. if declared I will complete it

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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Practice DSA, neworking and OS based mcqs.
Recursion, Data structures, logic gates

Data Scientist Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 16 Aug 2022

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist

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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Round 2 - One-on-one

(1 Question)

Q1. Questions related to the projects that I have done and some light coding questions.

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Round 3 - One-on-one

(1 Question)

Q1. Questions related to my projects

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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Go through your previous projects thoroughly

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Data Scientist Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 5 Apr 2024

Interview experience

Good

Difficulty level

Moderate

Process Duration

Less than 2 weeks

Result

Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Apr 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical

(1 Question)

Q1. The interview was very smooth in Accenture,it was only one technical round in which she asked me questions based on me projects and resume.

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Round 2 - HR

(1 Question)

Q1. It's was only the salary discussion round

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Data Scientist Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 2 Jul 2022

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jun 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist

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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Round 2 - Aptitude Test

Ask simple question

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Accenture Data Scientist interview:

Advanced Excel
Tableau
SQL
Basic python

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Please update fast ,within n month by phone or mail id

Data Scientist Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 2 Apr 2023

Interview experience

Good

Difficulty level

Moderate

Process Duration

Less than 2 weeks

Result

Selected

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed before Apr 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist

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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Round 2 - Aptitude Test

Aptitude test on quant and basic programming language.

Round 3 - Technical

(2 Questions)

Q1. 1) technical question around your skill set.

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Q2. 2) questions around your project.

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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - study fundamental of stats and machine learning algo.
as well as one of your project end to end working you should know.

Data Scientist Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 1 Sep 2021

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Aug 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire

1 Question

Q1. How do you choose which ml model to use?

Ans.

The choice of ML model depends on the problem, data, and desired outcome.

Consider the problem type: classification, regression, clustering, etc.
Analyze the data: size, quality, features, and target variable.
Evaluate model performance: accuracy, precision, recall, F1-score.
Consider interpretability, scalability, and computational requirements.
Experiment with multiple models: decision trees, SVM, neural networks, etc.
Use...

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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Interview didn't take place on scheduled date as interviewer didn't join the call. It was rescheduled. Interviewer was very rude. She acted as if she is doing a big favor by talking to me.

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Data Scientist Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 13 Sep 2021

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Sep 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire

1 Question

Q1. Nothing much technical

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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - 1. Go in formals
2. Fluency in English is important (depends on interview panel)
3. Clarity on what your talking about

Accenture Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Accenture Data Scientist interview?

Accenture interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Accenture interview process are Technical, One-on-one Round and Aptitude Test.

How to prepare for Accenture Data Scientist interview?

Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at Accenture. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Accenture expect are Python, Machine Learning, Data Science, Computer science and Analytical.

What are the top questions asked in Accenture Data Scientist interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Accenture Data Scientist interview -

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How long is the Accenture Data Scientist interview process?

The duration of Accenture Data Scientist interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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