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Updated 6 Jan 2025

Top EXL Service Consultant Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. You have 20 red balls, 14 blue balls. You draw out balls, 2 at a time. If they are of same color, add a blue ball the pile. If the are of different colors, add a red ball ...read more
  • Q2. You have 3 slices of bread, and a toaster. You can put in 2 slices of bread at a time. Each time, only one side of the bread gets cooked. How much minimum time is needed ...read more
  • Q3. From a deck of cards, you pick out one card at a time, 3 times, with replacement. What's the probability of getting a sequence, where a sequence is defined as consecutive ...read more
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EXL Service Consultant Interview Experiences

52 interviews found

Consultant Interview Questions & Answers

user image Akshay Jha

posted on 3 Dec 2015

Interview Questionnaire 

7 Questions

  • Q1. 2-3 Questions on my CV, my goals in life
  • Q2. List all the relevant things if you were to float a tender for ordering tube lights if hypothetically you were the head of the engineering cell of your college ?
  • Ans. 

    Relevant things to consider when floating a tender for ordering tube lights for the engineering cell of a college.

    • Quantity of tube lights required

    • Specifications of the tube lights (wattage, color temperature, length, etc.)

    • Budget allocated for the tender

    • Delivery timeline

    • Quality standards and certifications required

    • Supplier evaluation criteria

    • Payment terms and conditions

    • Warranty and after-sales support

    • Technical support a...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. You have 3 slices of bread, and a toaster. You can put in 2 slices of bread at a time. Each time, only one side of the bread gets cooked. How much minimum time is needed for cooking 3 slices on both sides ...
  • Ans. 

    Minimum time needed to cook 3 slices of bread on both sides using a toaster with 2 slice capacity at a time.

    • Cook 2 slices on one side for the first round

    • Cook the third slice on one side for the second round

    • Cook the first 2 slices on the other side for the third round

    • Cook the third slice on the other side for the fourth round

    • Total minimum time needed is 4 rounds or 2 minutes

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. You have 20 red balls, 14 blue balls. You draw out balls, 2 at a time. If they are of same color, add a blue ball the pile. If the are of different colors, add a red ball to the pile. (i) will the color of...
  • Q5. From a deck of cards, you pick out one card at a time, 3 times, with replacement. What's the probability of getting a sequence, where a sequence is defined as consecutive integers drawn in any order ?
  • Ans. 

    Probability of getting a sequence of consecutive integers from a deck of cards drawn 3 times with replacement.

    • There are 4 possible sequences: 2-3-4, 3-4-5, 4-5-6, 5-6-7

    • The probability of drawing any one of these sequences is 1/52 * 1/52 * 1/52 = 1/140608

    • The probability of drawing any sequence (in any order) is 4/140608 = 1/35152

  • Answered by AI
  • Q6. Same questions, without replacement
  • Q7. I consider a domestic airliner, pull out all the seats, and fill it up with tennis balls. How many can I fit inside ?

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: A basic aptitude test, with Quant, Verbal and LR
Tips: Cover the easiest questions first, from all the sections
Duration: 60 minutes
Total Questions: 60

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: It was a mix of HR+ Puzzles + Guesstimates based interview.
Goals in life:
Why EXL ?
Why not MBA?
How do you think you fit in here given your past internships ?
Tips: Know your CV inside out
LISTEN to the questions carefully, request you for a reiteration/reaffirm if need be.
I was sent to round 2 because of a slight lapse in listening.
Introspect, search deep inside for qualities which you think make you a fit for EXL

Round: Technical Interview
Tips: They test effective communication, structuring skills.
Keep it interactive, keep talking, elaborating in points to structure well!



General Tips: Confidence and attitude are the best things you can carry with you in an interview!
Obviously you should read up on the business they do before the interview
Its a hierarchical company with strict rules about phones, i cards etc

Skills: Presence Of Mind, Common Sense, Structuring your thoughts , Clear communication
College Name: IIT Guwahati

Consultant Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 12 Dec 2024

Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Nov 2024. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic question on the tool I use in previous company and ask question on the components of it.
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. More on what is my role and managerial round.
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 2 hour long interview with a panel of 4. Possibly every single question that can be asked and repeatedly same things. They tried understanding the process and functions elaborately way too much which was ...
Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Everything was already asked. But they need to drench and waste time of the candidate and themselves so they set up another round of technical to ask the same questions again and again.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Please don't waste your time and energy with this company. They are not serious about hiring good candidates. They just want to know what their Peer banks are doing by setting up interviews with potential candidates. And after getting all the info they can take they will ghost you by not picking up your call or answering your mail.

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Consultant Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 28 Jun 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Quants, LR-DI and VARC similar to CAT

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Excel intermediate level questions
  • Q2. SQL intermediate level questions

Consultant Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 12 Jul 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

It was aptitude test focussing on your analytical skills and logical reasoning.

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Guesstimates- Estimate number of kgs of paneer used in banglore per day
  • Ans. 

    Approximately 500 kgs of paneer are used in Bangalore per day.

    • Estimate the population of Bangalore

    • Assume average consumption of paneer per person per day

    • Consider the number of restaurants and households in Bangalore

    • Factor in the demand for paneer-based dishes in Bangalore

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Where do you see yourself in 5 years.

EXL Service interview questions for designations

 Product Consultant

 (1)

 Senior Consultant

 (10)

 Consultant 1

 (9)

 Associate Consultant

 (1)

 Consultant II

 (1)

 Tax Consultant

 (1)

 Associate Consultant 1

 (1)

 Senior Analytics Consultant

 (1)

Consultant Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 28 Jun 2024

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

I applied via Job Portal and was interviewed in Dec 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Excel intermediate level questions
  • Q2. SQL intermediate level questions

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Consultant Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 24 Apr 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Agile technology
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Microsoft visio
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. About yourself and salary discussion

Consultant Interview Questions & Answers

user image Shubhi Mishra

posted on 3 Apr 2024

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. How do you automate a report using Excel?
  • Ans. 

    Automating a report in Excel involves using macros or VBA code to perform repetitive tasks and generate the report automatically.

    • Use Excel's built-in macro recorder to record your actions and generate VBA code.

    • Write VBA code to manipulate data, format cells, and generate charts or tables.

    • Schedule the report to run at specific times using Excel's built-in scheduling tools or external tools like Windows Task Scheduler.

    • Co...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be very clear about the Analytics skillsets such as Python and Sql.They ask questions mostly from it.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Consultant Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 27 Sep 2024

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

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

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Basic math puzzles, reasoning questions

Round 2 - Group Discussion 

Guesstimate, hr question, puzzles

Consultant Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 15 Apr 2023

Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
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.
View all tips
Round 2 - Case Study 

Situation based questions

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. General discussion

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Worst organization to work for Gurgaon location. HR Sonam Arora is worst professional, don't have leadership skills , torchering employees is her favourite work routine.Force to work on weekends. Shift timing is 12 p.m till 9 pm but she forced employees to work till 2 a.m with the help of highly unprofessional PMO ANALYST Anjali Khandelwal who treats employees like servants, she always shouts on employees and Sonam got training from Anjali how to shout on employees and insult them beyond professional boundaries by interfering in employees personal life. Both Sonam Arora and Anjali Khandelwal are threat for EXL because of which employees resign from the organization without holding any offer from another organization

Consultant Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 6 Jan 2025

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Jan 2024. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. SQL concepts (follow Ankit bansal on YouTube)
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. SQL + case study.
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Project manager round.
Round 4 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Hr discussion on salary and other doubts.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Take referral from someone senior working at exl.

Consultant Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 9 Dec 2022

I applied via campus placement at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Jodhpur and was interviewed in Nov 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

It was a easy 45 min aptitude exam in which logic reasoning and English grammar based questions were there and some easy mathematics questions.

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. There were two interviewer in the interview. It was a 20 min interview. 1. First they asked me to walk them by my resume. 2. Then, they asked why do you want to apply for consulting and what consulting is ...
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. It was also 20 min round but went on to 30min. It was both HR + Technical round. I mentioned a project based on machine learning. so, she asked about it in the deep for like 15 min. Then she asked about my...

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for EXL Service Consultant interview:
  • python
  • Machine Learning
  • puzzle
  • guesstimate
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - It was overall easy and smooth process. They will just ask whatever you have written on your resume is true or not. so make sure to study your resume before interview. and also do a brush up on basic machine learning concept.

EXL Service Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in EXL Service Consultant interview?
EXL Service interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the EXL Service interview process are Technical, One-on-one Round and Resume Shortlist.
How to prepare for EXL Service Consultant 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 EXL Service. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at EXL Service expect are Excel, Tableau, Python, R and SQL.
What are the top questions asked in EXL Service Consultant interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the EXL Service Consultant interview -

  1. You have 20 red balls, 14 blue balls. You draw out balls, 2 at a time. If they ...read more
  2. You have 3 slices of bread, and a toaster. You can put in 2 slices of bread at ...read more
  3. From a deck of cards, you pick out one card at a time, 3 times, with replacemen...read more
How long is the EXL Service Consultant interview process?

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

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EXL Service Consultant Interview Process

based on 13 interviews in last 1 year

2 Interview rounds

  • Technical Round 1
  • Technical Round 2
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People are getting interviews through

based on 23 EXL Service interviews
Campus Placement
Referral
Job Portal
48%
22%
4%
26% candidates got the interview through other sources.
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