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Updated 27 Feb 2025

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Interview experience
4
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Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
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Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell just one thing about yourself which is not part of your resume.
  • Q2. Talk about something you are passionate outside of work, they want to know you for you. So, keep it real.

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Q1. Design the zabbix architecture and share how many servers are you gonna suggest the customer to have?
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I was interviewed in Sep 2024.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Code signal coding test in python

Data Engineer- Trainee Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 19 Jun 2024

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via campus placement at Christ University, Bangalore and was interviewed in Dec 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is your experience with SQL? Can you write query to join multiple tables.
  • Q2. Explain the basics of Data Warehousing and its benefits.
Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Why do you want to work at BCG?
  • Q2. Describe a time when you faced a significant challenge. How did you handle it?
Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Asked to write SQL Queries and draw an ER diagram for a Online shopping site's database.
  • Q2. To find problems in a given dataset.

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Consultant Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 26 Nov 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in May 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Why BCG Nairobi
  • Ans. 

    BCG Nairobi offers a unique opportunity to work on impactful projects in a dynamic and diverse environment.

    • Opportunity to work on projects with significant social impact

    • Dynamic and diverse work environment

    • Access to a wide network of clients and industries in Nairobi

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  • Q2. Tell me about a time you had to deal with ambiguity

Top BCG Consultant Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. “there is a company in the telecom sector and has a product “X” – this X is a necessity in telecom and the company has been making good profits for the last 4 years – like 40% gross margin.. and now suddenly the revenue and profits are stag... read more
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Q1. How would you pass an entry for travel expenses incurred and paid by employee and was reimbursed? How would the end to end flow happens
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
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Result
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Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic finance questions
  • Q2. Behavioral questions

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Q1. Tell any name reactions to form new c-c bond without metal catalyst?
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Software Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 6 Mar 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Asked about SAAS, JS questions
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Given a case study need to solve in 2 days

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Explain the case study. Palindrome function in any prog language
  • Ans. 

    A palindrome function checks if a given string reads the same forwards and backwards.

    • A palindrome function typically involves reversing the input string and comparing it to the original string.

    • Examples: 'racecar' is a palindrome, 'hello' is not a palindrome.

    • Common languages for implementing a palindrome function include Python, Java, and C++.

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Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. General Guidelines

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Q1. Bridge and torch problem : Four people come to a river in the night. There is a narrow bridge, but it can only hold two people at a time. They have one torch and, because it's night, the torch has to be used when crossing the bridge. Person... read more
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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
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Round 1 - Case Study 

This round includes an assignment which needs to be completed based on Java, Springboot, REST and any Frontend. They evaluated the case study based on how I write the APIs, how normalised my database is, and how user friendly the UI is.

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. How will you add pagination in Spring Boot JPA query?
  • Ans. 

    Use Spring Data JPA's Pageable interface to add pagination in queries.

    • Use Pageable interface in repository method signature

    • Pass PageRequest object with page number, size, and sorting criteria

    • Example: public List findAllUsers(Pageable pageable);

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Software Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Bridge and torch problem : Four people come to a river in the night. There is a narrow bridge, but it can only hold two people at a time. They have one torch and, because it's night, the torch has to be used when crossing the bridge. Person... read more
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Machine Learning, Metrics

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Q1. Special Sum of ArrayYou have been given an array/list ‘arr’ of length ‘N’, which contains single digit elements at every index. Your task is to return the sum of all elements of the array. But the final sum should also be a single digit. To... read more
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Associate Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 29 Aug 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Jul 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Case Study 

It was market entry, specifically for Coporate bank

Top BCG Associate Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. “A cement company looking to reduce costs. How will we do it?”
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Q1. What is mean of TTR & why required for powder coating process ?
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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Jun 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

1 hr test with questions on react and , js, python

Senior Software Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Nth Prime Number Problem Statement Find the Nth prime number given a number N. Explanation: A prime number is greater than 1 and is not the product of two smaller natural numbers. A prime number has exactly two distinct positive divisors: 1... read more
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BCG Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in BCG interview?
BCG interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the BCG interview process are Case Study, HR and Technical.
How to prepare for BCG 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 BCG. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at BCG expect are Consulting, Python, SQL, Analytical and Agile.
What are the top questions asked in BCG interview?

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  1. “there is a company in the telecom sector and has a product “X” – this ...read more
  2. Your client is Tata Sons and their hierarchy is such that all their other busin...read more
  3. Case: Our client is a leading cement manufacturing firm in India looking to ent...read more
How long is the BCG interview process?

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

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