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Updated 5 Feb 2025

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I was interviewed before Feb 2024.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Fundamental problem-solving questions.

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Intermediate problem-solving skills.

Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself.
  • Q2. Can you explain the project you mentioned in your resume?

Top IBM Software Developer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Chocolate Distribution Problem You are given an array/list CHOCOLATES of size 'N', where each element represents the number of chocolates in a packet. Your task is to distribute these chocolates among 'M' students such that: Each student r... read more
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Q1. Maximum Subarray Sum Problem Statement Given an array of integers, determine the maximum possible sum of any contiguous subarray within the array. Example: Input: array = [34, -50, 42, 14, -5, 86] Output: 137 Explanation: The maximum sum is... read more
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Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. How do you measure success at work?
  • Q2. What are your career goals? Have they changed?
  • Q3. How do you maintain work-life balance?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Email - for official notices,Company wiki - for shared knowledge

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Q1. Market share of motorcycle in North Zone viz Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab, Chandigarh, Jammu and Kashmir
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Application Developer Python Interview Questions & Answers

user image Mithun Md

posted on 12 Sep 2022

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

20 Questions What i can remember

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Face to face discussion for communication skill check
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Technical round more of Basic concepts
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Normal discussion related to my self and family

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - it’s was good experience at that time ,
Because ibm hire me without any experience so it will be always a good experience for me
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Dec 2022. There were 2 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 - HR 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Self introduction, Related company profile
  • Q2. What you know about our company?
  • Q3. About project related questions
  • Q4. What is salary expectations

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Please see our working performance then you give the results.

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Q1. How do you get use to bulk of invoices comes at a time and how do you work on it
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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 in Dec 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Properly align and format text in your resume. A recruiter will have to spend more time reading poorly aligned text, leading to high chances of rejection.
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Round 2 - Coding Test 

Was asked about Polymorphism concept and vtable and vptr.
Overloading of new operator.
Questions on List and vector

Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Current project knowledge and challenges faced.
  • Q2. Knowledge of different tools

Top IBM Application Developer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Tell me how to write ansible playbooks and how would you define a CI/CD pipeline. What tools can you use for pipeline creation and how it works.
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Application Developer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Reverse Linked ListGiven a singly linked list of integers. Your task is to return the head of the reversed linked list. For example: The given linked list is 1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 4-> NULL. Then the reverse linked list is 4 -> 3 -&g... read more
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Intern Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 15 Oct 2023

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Oct 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Very easy aptitude test, basic logical reasoning questions

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Asked very basic and easy coding questions for freshers

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Asked questions based on my projects and resume

Intern Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Case. There is a housing society “The wasteful society”, you collect all the household garbage and sell it to 5 different businesses. Determine what price you will pay to the society members in Rs/kg, given you want to make a profit of 20% ... read more
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Practitioner Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 28 Apr 2023

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

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed before Apr 2022. There were 2 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.
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Round 2 - One-on-one 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. What is 3 golden rules of accounting
  • Ans. 

    The 3 golden rules of accounting are: 1. Debit the receiver, credit the giver. 2. Debit what comes in, credit what goes out. 3. Debit expenses and losses, credit income and gains.

    • Rule 1: Debit the receiver, credit the giver. This means that when an asset is received, it is debited, and when a liability is given, it is credited.

    • Rule 2: Debit what comes in, credit what goes out. This means that when there is an inflow of...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What is BRS and it uses
  • Ans. 

    BRS stands for Business Requirement Specification. It is a document that outlines the requirements for a project or product.

    • BRS is used to clearly define the scope and objectives of a project or product

    • It helps to ensure that all stakeholders have a common understanding of the requirements

    • BRS can be used as a reference throughout the project to ensure that it stays on track

    • Examples of information included in a BRS are ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. What is depreciation and it's types
  • Ans. 

    Depreciation is the decrease in value of an asset over time due to wear and tear, obsolescence or other factors.

    • Depreciation is a non-cash expense that reduces the value of an asset on the balance sheet

    • There are three types of depreciation: straight-line, accelerated, and units of production

    • Straight-line depreciation is when the asset loses an equal amount of value each year

    • Accelerated depreciation is when the asset lo...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. What is Goods requisition
  • Ans. 

    Goods requisition is the process of requesting and obtaining necessary items or materials for a particular purpose.

    • It involves identifying the required goods or materials

    • It involves submitting a request for the goods or materials

    • It involves obtaining the goods or materials once the request is approved

    • Examples include requisition of office supplies, equipment, or raw materials for production

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for IBM Practitioner interview:
  • Fundamentals
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Learn basics strong

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Q1. What is 3 golden rules of accounting
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Technical Support Engineer interview

user image KaaShiv Venkat

posted on 17 Nov 2021

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via campus placement at GH Raisoni College of Engineering, Nagpur and was interviewed in Apr 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Do not use an unprofessional email address such as cool_boy@email.com. It shows a lack of professionalism by the candidate.
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Round 2 - Coding Test 

Topics covered were mostly basic data structures like array, linkedlist, etc.
I have not got a question related to trees and graphs.

Round 3 - Group Discussion 

Three topics were allotted to us for GD. Had to talk to 1 after 1 giving a reasonable conclusion.

Round 4 - Behavioral 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Has this interview with the project manager. Discussed on managerial situations, projects I've worked on, extra curricular, in depth report on final year project, etc.
  • Q2. Interviewer was really good and tried to communicate with me as much as possible.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Interview was quite easy only coding test can be an issue because of the short duration.

Top IBM Associate Systems Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Given string/sentence need to be reversed and the vowels need to be replaced with numbers from 1-9.In the reversed string replaced numbers should appear in descending order from left to right .If there are more than 9 vowels , numbering sho... read more
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Associate Systems Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Given string/sentence need to be reversed and the vowels need to be replaced with numbers from 1-9.In the reversed string replaced numbers should appear in descending order from left to right .If there are more than 9 vowels , numbering sho... read more
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I applied via Recruitment Consulltant

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Be truthful in your resume. It is very easy to catch false or lies during the interview by asking basic questions.
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Round 2 - Coding Test 

In coding round there are 3 questions and we have to answer all three.if u pass 4 test cases out of 7 ,then u will be shortlisted for another English assignment round.

Round 3 - Aptitude Test 

It's not an aptitude test it's an English assignment round.in this section we have to answer each question as soon as possible because this round depends on how you take a time while giving a perticular answers. If you answer very fast then you will be able to move another session that is interview Tr

Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. In TR round it is one of our interview round .we have to talk in English fluently. Prepare self intro Technical questions Situation based questions HR questions
Round 5 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. When you are available to join with us? What is your preferred location. Are you willing to sign in bond papers

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Make sure that you have to talk in English.
Patience is most important while passing one round to another round.
Tr round was very difficult..soo please prepare before going to TR round.

Top IBM Associate Systems Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Given string/sentence need to be reversed and the vowels need to be replaced with numbers from 1-9.In the reversed string replaced numbers should appear in descending order from left to right .If there are more than 9 vowels , numbering sho... read more
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Associate Systems Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Given string/sentence need to be reversed and the vowels need to be replaced with numbers from 1-9.In the reversed string replaced numbers should appear in descending order from left to right .If there are more than 9 vowels , numbering sho... read more
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IBM Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in IBM interview for freshers?
IBM interview process for freshers usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the IBM interview process for freshers are Technical, Resume Shortlist and HR.
How to prepare for IBM interview for freshers?
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 IBM. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at IBM expect are Expense Management, Finance, Fixed Assets, Accounting and Accounts Payable.
What are the top questions asked in IBM interview for freshers?

Some of the top questions asked at the IBM interview for freshers -

  1. What do you know about DITA XML, which tags have you used in your documents, wh...read more
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  3. What is design thinking, have you ever communicated with developers, what do yo...read more
How long is the IBM interview process?

The duration of IBM interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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