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HT Media Data Scientist Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 13 Mar 2015

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Data Scientist Interview Questions & Answers

user image Kumar Saurabh

posted on 13 Mar 2015

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Tips: Not in your hands. Just try to make as good a resume as you can.

Round: Puzzle Interview
Experience: Very common puzzle questions. Had a good chat with the interviewer.
Tips: Make sure you make the interviewer aware of your thought process while solving a problem.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: Again, common questions like why this company? What's the plan 2 years down the line?
Tips: Speak the truth. Never make up anything. Ask questions about your profile.

General Tips: Don't worry about it. Its a great learning experience. Let this learning be accompanied by joy.
Skills: Calmness, Aptitude, Attitude
College Name: Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Motivation: Startup environment backed by one of country's biggest corporate house ensures lots of responsibilities and a steep learning curve along with great money.
Funny Moments: The whole puzzle interview was fun.

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I am on my 4th job that I just joined a month ago I am 20 My first job was 6 months internship Second job was 2 months internship and 8 months permanent Third job was 6 months permanent (they turned the team into freelancers and tbh I felt the company won't last long) Now the thing is I have been wanting a break for a long time not being able to enjoy stuff really effecting me mentally my friends go out have fun when I am stuck working not just that companies I have worked for so far made me work on Sunday, said sat will be off than switched up later I also want to learn more stuff not being able to while working but I feel like the current company I am working was is paying me well (8lpa), it's a senior role and WFH if I leave another won't come by if I don't leave than how will I learn and be able to get more opportunities in future (and the biggest point is that I am feeling suicidal cause of some stuff in my life) not sure what to do plz help 😥
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posted on 3 May 2023

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Difficulty level
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Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Nov 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
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Round 2 - Technical 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. 1. First question was, from my project asked me that explain one project.
  • Ans. I have done three project, out of this three project one project was movie recommendation syatem. That i was explained. Then some counter question from project like how did you convert text to numerical, which technique you used here. I able to give all questions answer from project.
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  • Q2. 2. After they asked me, what is your subject preference?
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  • Q3. 3. My one projcet was sentimental analysis that was by LSTM model. So, next question was explain how LSTM model work and architecture .
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  • Q4. 4. One question was from sql. what is the condition for primary key? last question one case business case study. this is all about my interview. My interview was 50 min and selected for HR round.
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Zee Entertainment Enterprises user image Sanju

posted on 14 Feb 2024

Interview experience
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Difficulty level
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Process Duration
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Result
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I applied via campus placement at Calcutta University and was interviewed before Feb 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Leetcode hard level coding with 4-5 questions

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

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Zee Entertainment Enterprises user image Anonymous

posted on 3 May 2023

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
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Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Nov 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
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Round 2 - Technical 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. 1. First question was, from my project asked me that explain one project.
  • Ans. I have done three project, out of this three project one project was movie recommendation syatem. That i was explained. Then some counter question from project like how did you convert text to numerical, which technique you used here. I able to give all questions answer from project.
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  • Q2. 2. After they asked me, what is your subject preference?
  • Ans. My subject preference was NLP, Deep Learning, ML. Afrer that asked some question from NLP like what is term document matrix, tf-idf, word embedding, Gradient descent, why we have to change learning rate after every epoch, how lr change, precision recall.
    • Answered Anonymously
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  • Q3. 3. My one projcet was sentimental analysis that was by LSTM model. So, next question was explain how LSTM model work and architecture .
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    • Answered Anonymously
    Add your answer
  • Q4. 4. One question was from sql. what is the condition for primary key? last question one case business case study. this is all about my interview. My interview was 50 min and selected for HR round.
    • Add your answer
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Viacom18 Media user image Anonymous

posted on 24 Aug 2023

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Process Duration
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Result
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I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Aug 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

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Round 4 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Company culture discussion
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Zee Entertainment Enterprises user image Sanju

posted on 14 Feb 2024

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

I applied via campus placement at Calcutta University and was interviewed before Feb 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Leetcode hard level coding with 4-5 questions

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Machine Learning algorithms, Statistics, NLP
    • Add your answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Study Machine Learning, NLP, Deep Learning. Learn about Generative AI, LLM, Prompt Engineering.

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Viacom18 Media user image Anonymous

posted on 24 Aug 2023

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

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Aug 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Double-check your resume for any spelling mistakes. The recruiter may consider spelling mistakes as careless behavior or poor communication skills.
View all tips
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Python Code on lists manipulation
  • Ans. 

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    • Use list comprehension to filter, transform, or combine elements in a list.

    • Utilize built-in functions like map(), filter(), and reduce() for list manipulation.

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    • Remove duplicates from a list using set() or list comprehension.

    • Answered by AI
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Round 3 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Discussion on ML projects
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Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Discussion on salary and company culture
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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Know your code and projects well
Highlight your learning and technical prowess well

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