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Inshorts Data Scientist Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 16 Jan 2025

Inshorts Data Scientist Interview Experiences

2 interviews found

Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Dec 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Assignment 

The assignment involved analyzing sample data from Inshorts to extract valuable insights.

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Can you elaborate on the projects that you have worked on?
  • Ans. 

    I have worked on projects involving predictive modeling, natural language processing, and machine learning algorithms.

    • Developed a predictive model to forecast customer churn for a telecommunications company

    • Implemented sentiment analysis using natural language processing techniques on social media data

    • Utilized machine learning algorithms to classify fraudulent transactions for a financial institution

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What were the key discussion points regarding the assignment?
  • Ans. 

    Key discussion points regarding the assignment

    • The methodology used to analyze the data

    • The key findings and insights derived from the analysis

    • Any challenges faced during the assignment and how they were overcome

    • Recommendations for future improvements or further analysis

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Statistics, ML models, Assignment, Case Study

Data Scientist Interview Questions & Answers

user image Gourav Sharma

posted on 22 Jun 2023

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Jun 2022. There were 8 interview rounds.

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 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 1st round was more of Mathematical foundation screening before selecting for 2nd round
Round 3 - Assignment 

Assignment was similar to work you gonna do as a Data Scientist at Inshorts.

Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Discussion on assignment
Round 5 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Data Science related
Round 6 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Advanced data science related questions
Round 7 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. HR team on basic HR questions
Round 8 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. With Co-founder to introduce and check you

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I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Jun 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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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 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Write a SQL query to find all duplicate emails in a table named person
  • Ans. 

    SQL query to find duplicate emails in a table named person

    • Use GROUP BY and HAVING clause to group emails and count their occurrences

    • Select only those emails which have count greater than 1

    • Example: SELECT email, COUNT(*) FROM person GROUP BY email HAVING COUNT(*) > 1;

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Given a weather table, write a sql query to find all date's ids with higher temperature compared to it's previous dates
  • Ans. 

    SQL query to find date ids with higher temperature compared to previous dates in weather table

    • Use self join to compare temperature of current date with previous dates

    • Order the table by date to ensure correct comparison

    • Select date ids where temperature is higher than previous dates

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Questions will be asked about machine learning models and SQL query.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Linear regression

I applied via Indeed and was interviewed before Jun 2019. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. Business problems and case studies
  • Q2. Guesstimates
  • Q3. Experience to date
  • Ans. 

    I have 3 years of experience working as a Data Analyst in the finance industry.

    • Analyzed financial data to identify trends and make recommendations

    • Created reports and dashboards using tools like Tableau and Excel

    • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to improve data quality and accuracy

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Use your basic aptitude.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Apr 2023. There were 4 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 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. About your Past
Round 3 - Assignment 

Work Related 7 question

Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary, Family Background, work Experience

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Work on your Present Moment, Current news, Learn new things for next part
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed before Feb 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

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 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me something about yourself and your past experience if any
  • Q2. Introduce yourself and tell them briefly your achievements
Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Growth Opportunities and Last CTC
  • Q2. Wait them to pitch the salary then say your expectations as per market standards.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be active in market standards skillsets. Use technical knowledge such as Excel.
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Mar 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

50 question with gk and reasoning mcq

Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Introduction and prior exp
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Question about escalastions and ptoblem sovling

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Startup company but no work life balance

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed before Aug 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

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.
View all Resume tips
Round 2 - Technical 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Advance Excel (Vlookup, Index, Countifs, sumifs and others)
  • Q2. Python Basics (data frame, data types, lamda, series etc)
  • Q3. SQL Functions (joins, limits, partitions, orders by and group by)
  • Q4. 3rd round was managerial round, where mostly non-technicial questions asked.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Just be confident, while answering the questions and you don't have to know all the questions rightly. It's okay if you don't know some.
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Jan 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

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.
View all Resume tips
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself
  • Q2. Internship Experience

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Research a little bit about the company, show go getter attitude & a passion for sales, you'll be hired.
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How many rounds are there in Inshorts Data Scientist interview?
Inshorts interview process usually has 5-6 rounds. The most common rounds in the Inshorts interview process are Technical, One-on-one Round and Assignment.
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