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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 Sep 2023. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Group Discussion 

Just speak what you know man

Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Attempt all the questions in the test

Round 3 - Aptitude Test 

HR round is easy of all

Round 4 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell about yourself
  • Q2. What you know about your company

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I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Oct 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. About capital markets basics and previous company project details related questions
  • Q2. Fixed income, equity, corporate actions, derivatives
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. About previous company project related details
  • Q2. What is the reason for change
  • Q3. Derivatives difference between future and options
  • Ans. 

    Futures and options are both derivatives, but futures obligate the buyer to purchase or sell an asset, while options give the buyer the right to buy or sell.

    • Futures are contracts that obligate the buyer to purchase or sell an asset at a specific price and date in the future.

    • Options give the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an asset at a specific price and date in the future.

    • Futures are standardiz...

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Round 4 - Group Discussion 

Group discussion is about women empowerment pros and cons

Interview Preparation Tips

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  • Derivatives
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  • Corporate Actions
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
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Process Duration
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Result
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Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Experienced based
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

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

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. BRD, FRD GELL ME SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR SELF
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What is your expectation

Interview Questionnaire 

23 Questions

  • Q1. Why Morgan Stanley?
  • Ans. 

    Morgan Stanley is a top-tier investment bank with a strong reputation for innovation and excellence.

    • Morgan Stanley has a long history of success in the financial industry

    • The company is known for its innovative approach to investment banking

    • Morgan Stanley has a strong reputation for excellence in research and analysis

    • The firm offers a wide range of services to clients, including wealth management and investment banking

    • M...

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  • Q2. What between Tower and Morgan Stanley?
  • Ans. 

    Tower and Morgan Stanley are both financial services companies.

    • Tower is a global investment management firm with over $1 trillion in assets under management.

    • Morgan Stanley is a multinational investment bank and financial services company.

    • Both companies offer a range of financial services including wealth management, investment banking, and asset management.

    • Tower is known for its focus on sustainable investing, while Mo...

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  • Q3. Strengths/weakness
  • Q4. What is the job profile offered ? Why not phd?
  • Ans. 

    The job profile offered is for an analyst position. A PhD is not required for this role.

    • The job involves analyzing data and providing insights to clients

    • A PhD is not necessary as the role focuses more on practical application of analytical skills

    • The job may require a bachelor's or master's degree in a related field

    • Examples of job responsibilities may include data collection, statistical analysis, and report writing

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  • Q5. Minimize the cost of the pen, what innovations can you do with it?
  • Ans. 

    Innovations to minimize cost of pen

    • Use recycled materials for pen body and ink

    • Simplify design to reduce production costs

    • Implement refillable ink cartridges to reduce waste and cost

    • Partner with companies for bulk purchasing of materials

    • Automate production process to reduce labor costs

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  • Q6. Prove that for N>= a, N> N^.5 + N^(1/3)+N^(1/4)
  • Ans. 

    Prove N>=N^.5+N^(1/3)+N^(1/4) for N>=a

    • Use AM-GM inequality

    • Substitute N with a and prove the inequality holds

    • Use calculus to find the minimum value of the expression

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  • Q7. Statisticss, Algorithms
  • Q8. X, y are random variables with probability distribution ke^(-kx) and ue^(-ux). What is the dist. for min(x,y)
  • Ans. 

    Finding the probability distribution for the minimum of two random variables with given distributions.

    • Use the formula P(min(x,y)>z) = P(x>z)P(y>z)

    • Integrate over the range of z to get the distribution of min(x,y)

    • Final distribution is 2ke^(-kx)ue^(-ux)exp(-uz)

  • Answered by AI
  • Q9. An organism dies out with prob. p and spawns into 2 with prob (1-p). what is the prob. that starting from 1,the organism will die out?
  • Ans. 

    Given prob. p of dying out and prob. (1-p) of spawning into 2, find prob. of dying out starting from 1 organism.

    • Use probability tree to visualize outcomes

    • Probability of dying out starting from 1 is p + (1-p) * (probability of dying out starting from 2)^2

    • Solve recursively to get final answer

  • Answered by AI
  • Q10. In a unit circle, p is chosen uniformly on the circle and q inside the circle, what is the prob. that the rectangle is inside the circle?
  • Ans. 

    Probability of a rectangle being inside a unit circle with p chosen uniformly on the circle and q inside the circle.

    • The probability can be found by calculating the ratio of the area of the rectangle to the area of the circle.

    • The area of the circle is pi and the area of the rectangle can be found using the distance between p and q.

    • The probability is 1/4.

    • Example: If the distance between p and q is 0.5, then the area of t...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q11. Find a local minima of an array in o(log n)? In a functional program
  • Ans. 

    Find local minima of an array in o(log n) in functional programming.

    • Use binary search to find the local minima.

    • Check if the mid element is a local minima, if not, move towards the lower side.

    • If the mid element is greater than its left element, move towards the left side, else move towards the right side.

    • Repeat until a local minima is found.

    • Example: [5, 3, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9] -> local minima is 2.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q12. Write a code to sort a list without pipes?
  • Ans. 

    Code to sort a list without pipes

    • Use a sorting algorithm like bubble sort, insertion sort, or selection sort

    • Implement the algorithm in the programming language of your choice

    • Test the code with different input sizes and types

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  • Q13. Find an even length palindrome in a string in o(n)?
  • Ans. 

    To find an even length palindrome in a string in O(n), we can use the two-pointer approach.

    • Initialize two pointers at the center of the string.

    • Expand the pointers outwards while checking if the characters at both pointers are equal.

    • If they are not equal, return the previous substring as the even length palindrome.

    • If the pointers reach the end of the string, return the entire string as the even length palindrome.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q14. A is a matrix vi's are n linear vectors s.t. Avi= Vj a<=j<=n, what are the possible values of |A|?
  • Ans. 

    Possible values of determinant of matrix A given Avi=Vj for n linear vectors

    • The possible values of |A| are non-zero as the given vectors are linearly independent

    • The value of |A| can be calculated using the formula |A| = (-1)^n * det(A)

    • If the given vectors are orthogonal, then |A| is the product of the magnitudes of the vectors

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  • Q15. A and B play a game with unfair count with P[Heads]= p. they count # of heads and tails .if # of heads > #tails +1 at any point, A wins.Find the prob. that A wins
  • Ans. 

    A and B play a game with unfair coin. A wins if # of heads > #tails +1 at any point. Find prob. of A winning.

    • The game is played with an unfair coin with P[Heads]=p

    • A wins if # of heads > #tails +1 at any point

    • Find the probability of A winning

  • Answered by AI
  • Q16. Given a sorted array find two element (i,j) s.t. i+j =x in O(n) time?
  • Ans. 

    Find two elements in a sorted array that add up to a given sum in linear time.

    • Use two pointers, one at the beginning and one at the end of the array.

    • If the sum of the two pointers is greater than the target, move the right pointer to the left.

    • If the sum of the two pointers is less than the target, move the left pointer to the right.

    • Repeat until the sum is found or the pointers meet.

    • Example: Given [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] and ta

  • Answered by AI
  • Q17. Question on bubble sort : Given random permutation, suppose i run bubble sort on it.
  • Q18. What is the prob. that element at 20th position lands up at 31st position after the first iteration?
  • Ans. 

    The probability of element at 20th position landing up at 31st position after the first iteration.

    • The probability depends on the size of the dataset and the algorithm used for iteration.

    • If the algorithm involves swapping adjacent elements, the probability is higher.

    • If the dataset is sorted in a way that the element at 20th position is adjacent to the element at 31st position, the probability is 1.

    • The probability can be...

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  • Q19. A rod at length l, I randomly put 100 ants in the rod .each ant moves left and right in random direction with l m/s .what is the expected no. of collisions after 30 secs?
  • Ans. 

    Expected number of collisions between randomly moving ants on a rod after 30 seconds.

    • Calculate the probability of two ants colliding at any given time.

    • Use the formula for expected value to find the expected number of collisions.

    • Assume that the ants are point masses and collisions are perfectly elastic.

    • Consider the possibility of multiple ants colliding at the same time.

    • Simulation can also be used to estimate the expect

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  • Q20. In how many ways can i permute n numbers 1 2 3...n so that all the no.s between u and i+1 are less than i (for all i in the permutation)?
  • Ans. 

    Counting permutations where numbers between u and i+1 are less than i for all i in the permutation.

    • The first number in the permutation must be 1.

    • For each i in the permutation, all numbers between u and i+1 must be less than i.

    • Use dynamic programming to count the number of valid permutations.

    • The answer is (n-1)th Catalan number.

    • Example: for n=4, the answer is 5.

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  • Q21. Find f(n) : pdt F(x) cdf. the value of k> 0 a constant -inf S +inf f(x)*F(kx) dx x follows normal standard distribution?
  • Ans. 

    Finding f(n) for a normal standard distribution with a given constant k.

    • Calculate the product of probability density function and cumulative distribution function.

    • Integrate the product of f(x) and F(kx) from -inf to +inf.

    • The value of k is a constant greater than 0.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q22. Number of inversions in an array in O(nlogn) time?
  • Ans. 

    Number of inversions in an array in O(nlogn) time.

    • Use merge sort algorithm to count inversions

    • Divide the array into two halves and recursively count inversions

    • Merge the two halves and count split inversions

    • Time complexity is O(nlogn)

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  • Q23. Given a chessboard 8X8 I put numbers from 1 to 8 in it in such a way that no. x is the mean/average of its neighbor. What is the range of the numbers?

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: Topics:
1. Statistics
2. Probability distributions
3. Theorms of linear algebra 
4. Algorithms: DP, Puzzle
Duration: 120 minutes
Total Questions: 8

General Tips: Improve on Linear Algebra&#44; Probability, Algorithms.
College Name: IIT KANPUR

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Referral

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Mostly on Financial accounting
  • Q2. Questions on Cash flow statements ( Project during 1st term )

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: number of interviews were 2 where the 2nd was more of a confirmation that I am willing to work with them.
I answered most of the questions they asked except who is teaching you corporate finance. I asked a lot of questions about what they do and what is their view about Indian accounting laws
I think they are looking for knowledge in finance and less of globe during the interview.

Tips: Prof. R. Narayanswamies fundas of financial accounting.
Be thorough with financial.

Skills: Accounting, Finance
College Name: IIM Bangalore

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: First round - 1 hour online test split into 2 sections. First section - aptitude 10 questions and c/c++/java 10 question for a total of 30 minutes. Second section included 2 coding questions for a total time of 30 minutes. Approx - 400 students.

General Tips: Aptitude was hard and pace is important. Practicing commercial mathematics will help. Past projects are important and resume should have only information that you are thorough with.Understand the company and what it does before the personal interviews.
Skill Tips: Prepare well DSA, OS ,Aptitude,C,C++ , by the help of Indiabix.com.
Skills:
College Name: NIT Surathkal

I was interviewed in Dec 2016.

Interview Questionnaire 

8 Questions

  • Q1. Question related to projects mentioned in CV.
  • Q2. Question related to Database Management.
  • Q3. Given a web portal that is running slow, how would you debug the solution for that? Answer stepwise.
  • Ans. 

    Debugging steps for a slow web portal

    • Check server load and resource usage

    • Analyze network traffic and latency

    • Review code for inefficiencies and optimize

    • Use profiling tools to identify bottlenecks

    • Consider caching and content delivery networks

    • Test and monitor performance after changes

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Generally we store data in normalised form, but it makes it slow to run any queries. How would you make the queries run faster?
  • Ans. 

    Denormalization, indexing, caching, and partitioning can improve query performance.

    • Denormalize the data to reduce the number of joins required for queries.

    • Create indexes on frequently queried columns to speed up search.

    • Cache frequently accessed data in memory to avoid disk reads.

    • Partition large tables into smaller ones to reduce the amount of data that needs to be scanned.

    • Use query optimization techniques like query re...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Write a sorting algorithm in detail.
  • Ans. 

    Sorting algorithm organizes data in a specific order.

    • Choose a sorting algorithm based on the data size and type.

    • Common sorting algorithms include bubble sort, insertion sort, and quicksort.

    • Implement the chosen algorithm in code.

    • Test the algorithm with sample data to ensure it sorts correctly.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q6. Who or what inspires you the most?
  • Ans. 

    My parents inspire me the most.

    • Their hard work and dedication to providing for our family motivates me to work hard.

    • Their unwavering support and encouragement has helped me overcome challenges.

    • Their values and principles have shaped me into the person I am today.

    • Seeing their sacrifices and selflessness inspires me to be a better person.

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  • Q7. What are the qualities of a leader?
  • Ans. 

    A leader should possess qualities like vision, communication, empathy, integrity, and adaptability.

    • Vision: Ability to see the big picture and set goals accordingly

    • Communication: Ability to convey ideas clearly and listen actively

    • Empathy: Ability to understand and relate to others' emotions and perspectives

    • Integrity: Consistency in values, actions, and decisions

    • Adaptability: Ability to adjust to changing circumstances a

  • Answered by AI
  • Q8. Why Morgan Stanley?
  • Ans. 

    Morgan Stanley is a top-tier investment bank with a strong reputation for excellence and innovation.

    • Morgan Stanley has a long history of success in the financial industry

    • The company is known for its innovative approach to investment banking

    • Morgan Stanley has a global presence and offers a wide range of services to clients

    • The firm has a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion

    • Morgan Stanley is a great place to work

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: The interviewer asked questions based upon CV. He first made me adjust to the environment and then started the serious questions realted to technical stuff.
Tips: Never lie about any subject you don't really know. Keep a particular topic strong, in my case it was Database Management. Have good problem solving skills, if not efficient but at least a good solution.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: The round consisted of technical questions based on my analysis of the first round. Consisted of higher levele questions related to my topics of my expertise.
Tips: Be ready for any spontaneous questions. Explain whatever comes to your mind instead of quietly thinking. Be communicative and confident. They don't care about the syntax but rather the logical thinking.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: Just be communicative. Since you've qualified till the HR interview, you are almost confirmed for their position. They checked if I could handle pressure or not. They tried to know if they could give me more responsibilities in the near future or not.
Tips: Be confident and don't hesitate to answer. Express what you feel genuinely. Show that you are a responsible guy.

College Name: IIT Varanasi

Skills evaluated in this interview

Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

Morgan Stanley user image Deepak Kumar Thakur

posted on 5 Dec 2015

I applied via Walk-in

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Finance related questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: I think they were looking for Basic understanding of financial accounting, confidence.
My experience of working on valuation of Oil & Gas projects, financial modelling helped a lot
Tips: My confidence in answering questions related to finance and Read thoroughly two chapters 11 & 12 of “Financial Accounting” book by RNS

Skill Tips: They will give you required training
Skills: Finance
College Name: IIM Bangalore

Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. Asked about my projects – the technical aspects, scope, etc
  • Q2. Databases and Mysql – queries, types of keys, joins, etc
  • Q3. Fundamentals of Operating Systems – threads/processes, scheduling algorithms, memory/storage, etc
  • Q4. Data Structures and Files, so – sorting/searching algorithms, their complexities, files, other data structures, etc

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: The first round, quite naturally, was the aptitude round. We had to answer questions that were designed to test our quantitative and technical abilities. But this was only the first part. The second part involved finding computational solutions to simulated situations. These questions needed to be solved in a programming language we were asked to choose earlier, during the aforementioned first part. I chose to do it in Java as that is one language I am really thorough with. I understand that C/C++ are more important and versatile, but what matters here is your inherent understanding of the concepts involved

Round: Group Activity
Experience: We had to build model buildings, using LEGO blocks. Other than the fact that I love building things from other smaller things, the supplied material took me back to my childhood days. We were divided into four groups. Two in each room, and each group consisted of 8-10 candidates. We were given a time limit within which we had to design and construct a building. As a surprise, after half time, they asked the two groups in each room to merge their projects. This probably was to see if the candidates were pro-active team players, and could handle unexpected situations like professionals.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: There was another technical interview after the group activity. I was interviewed by two of their officers, who again asked questions similar to those from the first technical round.  It went quite well, since I was quite confident about the way I was solving the problems they gave me. Thinking out loud is key, as that lets them in your problem-solving abilities. That way, they let you know if you are headed in the right direction. My interviewers were quite pleasant, as they liked discussing possible scenarios to the problems they gave me.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: there was an HR round, where the woman interviewed me about my projects. She needed to know if I had the guts to finish whatever it is that I started. So she asked more on the lines on my role in the projects I had undertaken in the previous years. She also asked me about my working experience from before. That too went well. It was pretty much a standard HR interview – projects, hobbies, traits, etc.

Round: fitness roound
Experience: There was another round in the end, which was to test the candidate’s professional fitness – if they indeed are the right people for the job. I found it to be a blend of technical and HR interviews, more on the lines of HR though. All in all, it was a brilliant experience

General Tips: To my juniors&#44; study hard, be sincere, be yourself, be smart (preferably in that order, but you are free to improvise!)
College Name: IIT MADRAS

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How many rounds are there in Franklin Templeton Investments Graduate Trainee interview?
Franklin Templeton Investments interview process usually has 4 rounds. The most common rounds in the Franklin Templeton Investments interview process are Aptitude Test, Group Discussion and HR.
How to prepare for Franklin Templeton Investments Graduate Trainee 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 Franklin Templeton Investments. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Franklin Templeton Investments expect are Accounting, Analytical skills, Commerce, Corporate Actions and Document Review.

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