Fractal Analytics Decision Scientist Interview Questions and Answers for Experienced

Round: Test
Experience: The questions were of moderate difficulty level
Duration: 1 hour

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: We were given a case study. Revenues and all sorts of data for each of 5 outlets of a company were given. We were asked to thoroughly study the data and come to a conclusion about which of the outlets should be shut down.

Round: Technical + HR Interview
Experience: Questions were asked from concepts of statistics and econometrics. They asked me about my studies, my internship and my future plans. The interviewers were friendly.

College Name: Jadavpur University, Kolkata

Round: Test
Experience: MuApt test consists of questions based on Quant, Critical Reasoning, Logical Reasoning. The questions are generally based on time & works, percentages, data sufficiency which can be solved easily if you have practiced earlier. English section comprises of grammar, fill in the blanks and RCs.Critical thinking section includes questions related to visual thinking and visual representation. The test is not very difficult. After you give the MuApt, you will get a score which will determine if you're eligible for the next round.
Tips: You can practice quants from RS Aggarwal boom or from indiabix.com.
Total Questions: 55

Round: Video Synthesis
Experience: MuApt test consists of questions based on Quant, Critical Reasoning, Logical Reasoning. The questions are generally based on time & works, percentages, data sufficiency which can be solved easily if you have practiced earlier. English section comprises of grammar, fill in the blanks and RCs.Critical thinking section includes questions related to visual thinking and visual representation. The test is not very difficult. After you give the MuApt, you will get a score which will determine if you're eligible for the next round.
Tips: You can practice quants from RS Aggarwal boom or from indiabix.com.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: In the Video Synthesis round you are shown a video and you are supposed to write the underlying message and not the summary of the video clip is which is about 10 mins long.
Tips: You aren't allowed to take notes during the video, so pay attention to what's going on, but always keep an eye out for the underlying message. It's better to write the synthesis in points rather than writing a paragraph.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: The main motive of this round is to test two main things - your thinking process, and the way you interact in a team.
Tips: Firstly, take your time to understand the topic clearly and think of sone good points. You should wait for your turn to speak patiently and also try to be a good listener during the GD round. Nod your head in agreement occasionally, but never shake it in disagreement.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: You might have one interview wherein you are asked technical questions based on your major/department and one wherein you are asked to solve puzzles or a case study.I was given a case study during this round. The main aim of the interviewer is to see what is your approach to solve the given problem.
Tips: Being calm and relaxed will help but also be confident.

Skills: Problem Solving Skills, Thinking Approach
College Name: VIT Vellore

Round: Test
Experience: It was a simple test, mostly judgement based questions were there and some aptitude related questions were there.

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: Around 10 members were there for the gd, I would suggest to understand what actually gd is .
Tips: Its a discussion and not a debate, if you are placing your points correct and are leading the group, your chances would be high.

Round: Technical + HR Interview
Experience: I was asked mostly about my internship, some students were asked puzzles and guesstimates as well.

College Name: NIT Kurukshetra

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: I started the Gd round,we discussed various nuances related the present education system of India.Moderator later during the interview asked me to note down the points that we think has the potential to be presented as suggestion to improve the condition of present scenerio of education.
Duration: 25 minutes

College Name: NIT Silchar

Round: Test
Experience: Good standard questions
Tips: Be good at your mathematics tricks.
Duration: 20 minutes
Total Questions: 15

Round: ProgRAmming Knowledge Test
Experience: Basic c programming algorithms
very easy indeed
Tips: be good at basics of C

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: Very much interactive one and a good one to talk on.
Tips: Be sure on what you talk and be ready to respond to each and every opinion.
Duration: 30 minutes

Round: Video Synthesis
Experience: A video on Mu Sigma Belief System, a good one to analyse.
Tips: Never summarize the video.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: Being Confident is the main plus point for me.
The Interviewer was a cool minded and also good at manipulating our answers to form the next question.
Tips: Be Confident throughout the interview and show them you are meant to be at this job.
And make sure you don't cook up any fake story , you may get caught somewhere in the interview.
And never feel tensed, just give it your best shot.

General Tips: Just show the interviewer how confident you are and what you are capable of.
Skills: Confidence with which you can work, Readiness to work hard
College Name: VIT VELLORE
Motivation: A best company that can be found in today's Indian Economy for Business Analysts and their principle of learning over knowing is the best.
Funny Moments: The HR team is really friendly and they shared a lot of funny moments, one among them is the chat we had on monkeys and people as monkeys.

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: I used only one resume for all the companies that I applied in. I mentioned about my extra-curricular activities and my projects with the projects relevant to the profile on offer getting higher priority.

Round: Test
Experience: For the aptitude questions the preparations for the CAT examination that I had done earlier in the year proved to be availing. Whereas for the technical questions I studied topics like fluid machinery and IC engines.

The first round in Mu Sigma was the aptitude test. The test pattern was CAT based, but the difficulty level was pretty mediocre compared to CAT papers.
Tips: There was time constraint in the test. Therefore I would recommend you to practise some questions before appearing for the test to improve your speed.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: The interview began by the interviewer asking me some HR questions. The last question I responded saying that Mu Sigma is company catering to the needs of solution seeking companies. To this the interview asked me come up with a problem that I felt the company would have to deal with and also an efficient solution to the same. I designed a problem which was related to the loss in sales of Refrigerator and I solved it using the 4P concept. Then they asked me a puzzle which was that in a room of height 100m to ropes are hanging one of 120m and another of 60m and your height is 10m then what is the maximum length of rope that you can cut.

College Name: IIT ROORKEE
Motivation: Mu Sigma is a company that deals with data so I went through their site and found what it does. Later the other queries related to the company were cleared by attending the pre placement talk.

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: I consulted my seniors for preparation of my resume. I believe that seniors provide the best provide you with the best possible insights in this regards.

Round: Test
Experience: The first round was the written test. The duration of the test was half an hour. The test consisted of questions on data interpretation, logical reasoning and analytics. The questions were pretty easy. The company shortlisted a lot of candidates for the Group Discussion (GD).

Round: HR Interview
Experience: The interview was, as I would call it, an HR and a puzzle based interview. Some questions from probability were also asked. The puzzles asked were tricky but easy at the same time. I cannot recall any of the puzzles that were asked.
Tips: Before appearing for the interview, I would suggest you to solve puzzles from a book named ‘Out of the Box’; the book contains some really good puzzles.

College Name: IIT ROORKEE