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HCLTech Network Specialist Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 24 Jan 2025

HCLTech Network Specialist Interview Experiences

5 interviews found

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
More than 8 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I was interviewed in Dec 2024.

Round 1 - Technical 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Explain OSI model
  • Q2. Explain RSTP
  • Q3. If OSPF stuck in exstart stage how to trobleshoot
  • Q4. What is the difference between Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) and Gateway Load Balancing Protocol (GLBP)?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well for basics of networking
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I was interviewed in Nov 2023.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Prepare fully about OSPF, BGP concepts(in depth) SDWAN HSRP And other basics

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Q3. What are the tools you have used for monitoring
Q4. Can you explain about change management
Q5. How ISE authenticate end device
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Sep 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Over view of OSPF, BGP,stp,vtp,hsrp,vrrp, wireless,packet flow
  • Ans. 

    Overview of OSPF, BGP, STP, VTP, HSRP, VRRP, wireless, packet flow

    • OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) is a routing protocol used to find the best path for data packets in a network

    • BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) is used to exchange routing information between different autonomous systems

    • STP (Spanning Tree Protocol) prevents loops in Ethernet networks by blocking redundant paths

    • VTP (VLAN Trunking Protocol) manages VLAN config...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What ever you mention in your resume prepared all things.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepared over view of all topics which is mentioned in your resume.

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

I was interviewed before Jun 2023.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is the use of SDWAN?
  • Ans. 

    SDWAN stands for Software-Defined Wide Area Network. It is used to simplify the management and operation of a WAN by decoupling the networking hardware from its control mechanism.

    • Improves network performance by utilizing multiple connection types (MPLS, broadband, LTE) and dynamically routing traffic based on application needs

    • Enhances security by encrypting traffic and providing centralized visibility and control over ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What is OMP in sdwan?
  • Ans. 

    OMP stands for Overlay Management Protocol in SD-WAN, used for communication between the SD-WAN edge devices and the SD-WAN controller.

    • OMP is responsible for exchanging control and management information between the SD-WAN edge devices and the centralized SD-WAN controller.

    • It helps in establishing and maintaining the overlay network tunnels in SD-WAN.

    • OMP is used to convey routing, policy, and configuration information ...

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

HCLTech interview questions for designations

 Senior Network Specialist

 (1)

 Network Engineer

 (21)

 Network Analyst

 (4)

 Network Administrator

 (2)

 L2 Network Engineer

 (4)

 Network Support Engineer

 (2)

 Associate Network Engineer

 (1)

 Network Engineer L1

 (1)

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Jun 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. All the questions asked from related to my field only like what is STP how it's work ,ospf full senario,BGP attributes,AD value , Symantric or asymmetric root,,HSRP States and troubleshooting, Day to day a...

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepared your self keep learning and hit sixes 😀

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I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Jan 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Basic Networking Questions, Firewall, VPN, F5 load balancer and basic ITIL (Change management etc.)

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - They will ask everything from your resume, update your resume properly.

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Jun 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. MAC details BGP OSPF
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Semi technical questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Focus on fundamental of network technology
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Sep 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

It is online test. In this test there is question of apti and also coding and from 5g question.

Round 2 - Coding Test 

There are two questions asked and time is enough to solve 60 minutes

Round 3 - Technical 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. Wap for palindrome number
  • Ans. 

    A palindrome number is a number that remains the same when its digits are reversed.

    • Convert the number to a string

    • Reverse the string

    • Check if the reversed string is equal to the original string

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Add two numbers by function
  • Ans. 

    Create a function to add two numbers

    • Define a function that takes two parameters as input

    • Inside the function, add the two numbers together and return the result

    • Example: function addNumbers(num1, num2) { return num1 + num2; }

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Write a code for Binary search
  • Ans. 

    Binary search code implementation in Python

    • Define a function that takes a sorted array and a target value as input

    • Initialize two pointers, low and high, to the start and end of the array respectively

    • While low is less than or equal to high, calculate mid as (low + high) // 2 and compare array[mid] with target

    • If array[mid] is equal to target, return mid

    • If array[mid] is less than target, update low to mid + 1

    • If array[mid]...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Wap for check your name is palindrome not
  • Ans. 

    A program to check if a given name is a palindrome or not.

    • Convert the name to lowercase to handle case-insensitivity

    • Remove any spaces or special characters from the name

    • Reverse the name and compare it with the original name to check for palindrome

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. What is malloc and calloc function
  • Ans. 

    malloc and calloc are functions in C programming used for dynamic memory allocation.

    • malloc function is used to allocate a single block of memory of a specified size.

    • calloc function is used to allocate multiple blocks of memory of a specified size, initialized to zero.

    • Example: int *ptr = (int*)malloc(5 * sizeof(int));

    • Example: int *ptr = (int*)calloc(5, sizeof(int));

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Capgemini Network Engineer interview:
  • Basic programming

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Dec 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is Virtual LAN?
  • Q2. Difference between L2 &L3 switch?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - If you want to go down your morality and preparation for interview then , don't attend interview with current Wipro interview bench. Most............ They not need Engineer, I think they need Dr. In networking.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
Selected Selected
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. CCNA SWITCHING and switching
  • Q2. Routing
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Manager round CCNA routing and switching

HCLTech Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in HCLTech Network Specialist interview?
HCLTech interview process usually has 1-2 rounds. The most common rounds in the HCLTech interview process are Technical and Resume Shortlist.
What are the top questions asked in HCLTech Network Specialist interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the HCLTech Network Specialist interview -

  1. Over view of OSPF, BGP,stp,vtp,hsrp,vrrp, wireless,packet f...read more
  2. What is the use of SDW...read more
  3. What is OMP in sdw...read more

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