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HSBC Software Development Software Engineer Trainee Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 31 Jan 2017

HSBC Software Development Software Engineer Trainee Interview Experiences

1 interview found

I was interviewed before Jan 2016.

Interview Questionnaire 

5 Questions

  • Q1. Explain your projects (details)
  • Q2. Questions related to project
  • Q3. Core Java questions
  • Q4. Basics of DBMS
  • Q5. Conceptual questions of Artificial Intelligence, Data mining, Machine Learning

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: The first round is an online aptitude test which consists of verbal, logical, quantitative, Java and Data structures questions. Verbal, logical and quantitative, data structures were not that tough but Java section required good Java knowledge. There is sectional cut-off.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Questions: 75

Round: Coding round
Experience: The coding round consisted of 2 questions. The duration was 30 minutes. I solved only one and got qualified. All the test cases (of atleast one) should pass. The questions were of easy to average difficulty level.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: The technical interview

College Name: NIT Silchar

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

I applied via campus placement at Lbs Institute of Technology For Women, Thiruvananthapuram and was interviewed in Jul 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Logical and quants like percentage, clock hand, coding decoding

Round 2 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell about project
  • Q2. Pattern printing
  • Q3. Print any python program you know

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Most interviewers are of pleasant character. They won't stress you much. If you are a fresher, just brush up basic programs like pattern printing, palindrome, prime number, and make base in any language
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via campus placement at Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune and was interviewed in Mar 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

2 coding questions were asked

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Techincal interview was smooth. Interviewer was friendly. He asked me about my projects in depth with technical details. Then he asked me some cpp concepts. And at the end he asked me a puzzle

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare the Puzzles from gfg
Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Nov 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Very difficult and you help me confident levals improving
  • Q2. Group discussion python basics
  • Q3. Self introduction and than company information
  • Q4. Coding level and skills

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for HCLTech Software Engineer Trainee interview:
  • Group discussion
  • Self introduction
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Company working Experience good communication skills coding language self introduction basis
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed in Oct 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - Assignment 

Marry plans or not for yourself

Round 3 - Technical 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. Do you know any programming in java
  • Ans. 

    Yes, I have experience in programming in Java.

    • I have worked on projects using Java programming language

    • Familiar with object-oriented programming concepts in Java

    • Experience in developing applications using Java frameworks like Spring

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Explan constructor
  • Ans. 

    A constructor is a special method in a class that is automatically called when an object of that class is created.

    • Constructors have the same name as the class they belong to

    • Constructors can be used to initialize object properties

    • Constructors can have parameters to customize object initialization

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. What is software testing
  • Ans. 

    Software testing is the process of evaluating a software application to ensure it meets specified requirements and functions correctly.

    • Software testing involves executing the software with the intent of finding bugs or errors.

    • It helps in identifying defects or issues in the software before it is released to the end users.

    • Types of software testing include unit testing, integration testing, system testing, and acceptance...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Joins ,DDl,DML,DTL,DCL,DQL
  • Q5. What are you specialin

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Accenture Software Engineer Trainee interview:
  • Java
  • SQL
  • Manual Testing
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - HR, Technical

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
-

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed before Dec 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Based on logical reasoning, quantitative aptitude

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions on OOPs, Testing, Types of testing

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - NA
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Aug 2023. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

It consists of general aptitude

Round 2 - Coding Test 

3 questions were given to solve

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. It's was quite easy , they only asked about your resume
  • Q2. Prepare well everything that you have mentioned in the resume
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. It didn't get selected in this round
Interview experience
2
Poor
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Apr 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

First round was Aptitude test which contained questions from every major subject from CS/IT i.e., DBMS, OS, Computer Networks. It also had Maths aptitude and Verbal, and 2 coding questions.

Round 2 - Verbal and Voice Analysis 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Polymorphism and its types
  • Ans. 

    Polymorphism is the ability of an object to take on many forms.

    • Polymorphism allows objects of different classes to be treated as if they are of the same class.

    • There are two types of polymorphism: compile-time (method overloading) and runtime (method overriding).

    • Compile-time polymorphism is achieved through method overloading, where multiple methods have the same name but different parameters.

    • Runtime polymorphism is ach...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. SQL Joins query
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. I didn't get selected for this round but my friends told me that they just asked if you are comfortable with salary, bond and relocation. Also the lady HR asked them to define the room, tell her something ...

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Coforge Software Engineer Trainee interview:
  • Oops
  • SQL
  • Cloud Computing
  • JDBC
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Your selection generally depends on your interviewer because some interviewers are there just to show off their own knowledge and reject them. My interviewer was so arrogant, he rejected 4/5 candidates and took almost an hour interview where he asked stupid questions and interrupted when answering the questions.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
More than 8 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Sep 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Verbal ability
Quant
Reasoning

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Difference between c and java
  • Ans. 

    C is a procedural language with manual memory management, while Java is an object-oriented language with automatic memory management.

    • C is a procedural language, while Java is an object-oriented language

    • C requires manual memory management, while Java has automatic memory management (garbage collection)

    • C is platform-dependent, while Java is platform-independent (write once, run anywhere)

    • C supports pointers, while Java do

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Difference between constructor overloading and constructor overriding
  • Ans. 

    Constructor overloading is having multiple constructors in a class with different parameters, while constructor overriding is redefining a superclass constructor in a subclass.

    • Constructor overloading allows a class to have multiple constructors with different parameters.

    • Constructor overriding involves redefining a superclass constructor in a subclass with the same name and parameters.

    • Example of constructor overloading:...

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Strength and weakness
  • Q2. Role model and salary

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed before Dec 2023. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Basic apti questions

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Coding questions with dsa

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Discussion with tl
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic behavioural questions

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