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Acuity Knowledge Partners Analyst Interview Questions and Answers for Freshers

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Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 3 Dec 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Jun 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Capital markets, mutual funds, statistics basics like mean median mode standard deviation, bonds
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Bonds, capital markets, situation based questions

Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 14 Dec 2023

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Nov 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Do not use an unprofessional email address such as cool_boy@email.com. It shows a lack of professionalism by the candidate.
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Basic questions of finance

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 1. EBITDA 2. Deferred expenses, deferred revenue, accrued income 3. Difference in Interest coverage ratio Debt service ratio 4. Difference between trade payable and debt 5. Net worth 6. Goodwill of the com...

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Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 8 Dec 2023

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via Campus Placement

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 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Self introduction, Journal entry
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. FS linking, Ratio, Excel
Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. FS linking,Basic stock market,Ratio

Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 30 May 2024

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

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

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What is Alpha in financial markets?
  • Ans. 

    Alpha in financial markets is a measure of an investment's performance compared to a benchmark index.

    • Alpha is used to assess the skill of a portfolio manager in generating returns above the market return.

    • A positive alpha indicates outperformance, while a negative alpha indicates underperformance.

    • Alpha is often used in conjunction with beta, which measures the volatility of an investment compared to the market.

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is your opinion on global financial markets currently?
  • Ans. 

    Global financial markets are currently volatile due to various factors such as geopolitical tensions, trade wars, and economic uncertainties.

    • Geopolitical tensions, such as the conflict between the US and Iran, have led to market fluctuations.

    • Trade wars, particularly between the US and China, have created uncertainty and impacted investor confidence.

    • Economic uncertainties, including Brexit and slowing global growth, hav

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Open ended question, so have an understanding of what is happening in the market.

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Acuity Knowledge Partners Analyst interview:
  • Equity
  • Fixed Income

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I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Aug 2020. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Basic: Tell me about yourself, movie story

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Don't get into this shit

Interview Questionnaire 

8 Questions

  • Q1. Questions on Summer Internship
  • Q2. What are your 2 Weaknesses ? Explain them to me ?
  • Ans. 

    I tend to overthink and can be too self-critical at times.

    • I often spend too much time analyzing details and can lose sight of the bigger picture.

    • I sometimes struggle with making decisions quickly due to overthinking.

    • I can be too hard on myself and take criticism too personally.

    • For example, in my previous job, I spent too much time perfecting a project and missed the deadline.

    • Another example is when I received construct...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. What is the process of launching a new product to market ? Explain each step ?
  • Ans. 

    Launching a new product involves several steps, from ideation to market launch.

    • Conduct market research to identify customer needs and preferences

    • Develop a product concept and create a prototype

    • Test the product with focus groups and make necessary adjustments

    • Create a marketing plan and determine pricing strategy

    • Launch the product and monitor sales and customer feedback

    • Make any necessary improvements or adjustments based...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Difference between Primary and Secondary Research ?
  • Ans. 

    Primary research is original research conducted by the researcher, while secondary research is based on existing research.

    • Primary research involves collecting new data through surveys, interviews, experiments, etc.

    • Secondary research involves analyzing existing data from sources like books, journals, websites, etc.

    • Primary research is more time-consuming and expensive than secondary research.

    • Secondary research is useful ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Guesstimate : No of traffic signals between Aurangabad and Pune.
  • Ans. 

    There are approximately 50-60 traffic signals between Aurangabad and Pune.

    • Consider the distance between Aurangabad and Pune is around 235 km.

    • Assuming an average distance of 4 km between two signals, there would be around 58-59 signals.

    • However, the number may vary based on the route taken and the traffic density.

    • Also, the number of signals may have increased or decreased over time due to road development projects.

    • Hence,...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q6. Tell me something about yourself ?
  • Ans. 

    I am a highly motivated individual with a passion for problem-solving and continuous learning.

    • I have a degree in computer science and have worked as a software engineer for 3 years.

    • I enjoy taking on new challenges and have experience working in both team and individual settings.

    • In my free time, I enjoy reading books on technology and attending tech conferences to stay up-to-date with the latest trends.

    • I am also an avid...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q7. What is the process of Market Research ?
  • Ans. 

    Market research involves gathering and analyzing information about a target market to make informed business decisions.

    • Identify research objectives and target audience

    • Choose research methods (surveys, focus groups, etc.)

    • Collect and analyze data

    • Draw conclusions and make recommendations

    • Continuously monitor and update research

    • Example: Conducting a survey to determine customer satisfaction with a product

    • Example: Analyzing ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q8. How did you know about Consumer Neuroscience ? ( I had spoken about it during induction )

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: Quantitative Aptitude -10 Q ....Questions on P&L AND Percentage ....Cutoff 7
Verbal Ability - 18 Q .....Sentence Correction Cutoff -12 Q
Case Studies - 2

Time - 1.5 Hrs
Tips: Questions were quite easy ....Time Management Is Important
Duration: 90 minutes

Round: Behavioural Interview
Experience: Checking the confidence of the candidate. I think the fact that I had carried out a Social Research (Ganpati Procession Analysis in Pune ) helped. I could share that experience.
Tips: During your course try and associate yourself with some kind of research work ( whether it is complete or incomplete does not matter ).
Study the company ( website) as much as you can before the interview.


Round: Technical Interview
Tips: Questions on Summer Internship - Prepare well and do speak about

Skills: Ability To Analyse, Communication, Basics of Market Research
College Name: Department of Management Sciences (PUMBA)

I applied via Campus Placement

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: Based on whether you have experience in analytics, maths or programming.
Tips: If you're serious about EXL, work on a data science project, intern or take up a few courses in data science. Probability and Statistics is a 'must do course'.

Round: Test
Experience: Had 4 questions. One was based on probabilty, another was a puzzle, a data interpretation question and finally a case study question, involving a bit of guesstimate analysis.
Tips: Be strong in probability and puzzles. Do one or two cases with a friend while preparing for any kind of internship.

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: No group discussion

Round: HR Interview
Experience: I was asked about myself, my interest areas, the reason for applying for EXL. That was pretty much it
Tips: Be thorough and genuine with all kinds of HR questions

Duration: 2
College Name: IIT Madras

I applied via Campus Placement

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: 15 people were short listed from the entire lot.
Tips: High CGPA or course in R programming will be helpful in getting shortlisted.

Round: Telephonic interview
Experience: general HR questions like describe yourself was asked. I was questioned on my tennis knowledge (extra curricular) and detailed description of intern too.
Tips: Be thorough with your resume from start to end and you should be able to explain what you did in interview.

Round: Test
Experience: Difficult questions related to data interpretation mixed with probability were asked to solve within 7 minutes. One guess-estimate question and one case study type problem were asked to be solved within 23 minutes.
Tips: calculations should be done fast and assumptions properly written.
Duration: 30 minutes
Total Questions: 6

General Tips: Be very thorough with your resume and some general HR questions.
Skill Tips: Be calm and not get tensed is a must,
Skills: Analyzing And Problem Solving Skills
Duration: 2
College Name: IIT Madras
Motivation: This is a very diverse company and major attraction is that it applies decision analytics to solve business problems. Being interested in a finance and coding a bit, this profile seemed the right fit.
Funny Moments: I was quizzed on my knowledge of tennis like how many Grand slam has Leander paes won and what was the semi final score of US open.

Interview Questionnaire 

6 Questions

  • Q1. Resume-based questions
  • Q2. What is the color of door from which you entered?
  • Ans. 

    The door from which I entered was brown.

    • The door was made of wood.

    • The color was a dark shade of brown.

    • There were no decorations or patterns on the door.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Did you attend the ppt? What did you like the most about ppt?
  • Ans. 

    Yes, I attended the ppt and found the case studies presented to be the most interesting.

    • Attended the ppt

    • Found the case studies to be the most interesting

    • Impressed by the data presented

    • Liked the interactive nature of the presentation

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Intern-based questions
  • Q5. If you start a startup of selling books to IITK students through e-commerce what will be the annual demand you can expect from IITK students?
  • Ans. 

    The annual demand for selling books to IITK students through e-commerce depends on various factors such as the number of students, their course curriculum, and their reading habits.

    • The demand can be estimated by conducting a survey among the students to understand their reading habits and preferences.

    • The demand can also be influenced by the availability of books in the campus library and bookstores.

    • The demand may vary ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q6. In your hostel every girl plays badminton atleast once a month. The probability of one playing badminton in 1st week is a, probability that if one doesn’t play in 1st week than she will play in 2nd week is...
  • Ans. 

    Calculating the probability of two friends playing badminton in the same week given certain probabilities.

    • Calculate the probability of both playing in the first week (a*a)

    • Calculate the probability of both playing in the second week ((1-a)*b*(1-c))

    • Calculate the probability of both playing in the third week ((1-a)*(1-b)*c)

    • Calculate the probability of both playing in the last week ((1-a-b-c)*(1-a-b-c))

    • Add up all the proba

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: 1. Number of Questions: 30 (10 each from mathematics, English and DI).
2. Type of questions and details Questions of Mathematics and DI were mainly from previous years CAT papers. 
3. The time was very limited and so speed was very important while solving the questions. 
4. Moreover there was cut off for individual sections so keeping that in mind one had give time to each section.
Duration: 30-40 minutes
Total Questions: 10+10+10

Round: HR Interview
Experience: Most of the questions were resume based. The interviewer also tried to confuse me sometimes. While I was answering he looked at the ceiling and here and there but I ensured that I was still answering everything very confidently not diverting my attention.

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: It was a HR + puzzle + casestudy interview and lasted for 20-25 minutes and had a panel of only one.

General Tips: 1. Don’t leave everything for the end. As December approaches it becomes more and more hectic with end sems, project deadlines, BTP, ppts to attend, test of companies etc. Start preparing early.
2. Do attend ppt and write down points whatever they mention in the ppt. generally one can prepare the questions like why this sector or why this company from the points they mention in ppt. 
3. They generally mention that they are looking for in the candidates in the ppt so this helps in preparing the answers in interview. Moreover do spend some time in preparing for HR. 
4. At least think and write down few basic points of the questions that are generally asked in the interviews.
Skill Tips: Do solve all previous year question papers of CAT and try to increase speed of solving.
Do practice some case studies and puzzles.
Skills:
College Name: IIT KANPUR

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Basic HR based questions
  • Q2. Basic guesstimate questions were asked

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: HR Interview
Experience: This round went pretty well in my opinion.

Round: Guesstimate Interview
Experience: I had prepared for guesstimates. So, this round went rather well.

General Tips: 1. I had a CPI of 8.6 and my resume didn't have any co-curricular activities as such. I had an intern in Pidilite Industry and i had given my CAT exam.
2. I had joined CL for CAT which helped me for aptitude tests .
3. Also, I prepared for puzzles and guesstimates, took part in the diamond case study competition though I didn't win it. 
4. I had also prepared for core companies as well.
College Name: IIT KANPUR

Acuity Knowledge Partners Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Acuity Knowledge Partners Analyst interview for freshers?
Acuity Knowledge Partners interview process for freshers usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Acuity Knowledge Partners interview process for freshers are Technical, One-on-one Round and Resume Shortlist.
How to prepare for Acuity Knowledge Partners Analyst interview for freshers?
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 Acuity Knowledge Partners. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Acuity Knowledge Partners expect are Company Profiling, Secondary Research, Business Analysis, Capital IQ and Company Valuation.
What are the top questions asked in Acuity Knowledge Partners Analyst interview for freshers?

Some of the top questions asked at the Acuity Knowledge Partners Analyst interview for freshers -

  1. What is your opinion on global financial markets current...read more
  2. What is Alpha in financial marke...read more
  3. What are the asset class...read more
How long is the Acuity Knowledge Partners Analyst interview process?

The duration of Acuity Knowledge Partners Analyst interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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