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Jagran Prakashan Associate Vice President Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 22 Mar 2021

Jagran Prakashan Associate Vice President Interview Experiences

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I applied via Referral

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. How was my connect with E Comm Clients and my working style
  • Q2. How was my connections with clients in the South in general and how far could i develop them x times once on board

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be very honest and upfront . Remember the masters of the trade do have a feel of the market and they have their information update. So kind of preparing for the show and cooking false imagery can turn disastrous later. Be brutally honest !!

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I was interviewed in Sep 2016.

Interview Questionnaire 

9 Questions

  • Q1. Questions on DBMS like find the 2nd maximum salary of employee
  • Q2. A table was given and i need Normalize it
  • Q3.  join, groupby queries on a given table
  • Q4. Question related to Computer Networks like how internet works
  • Q5. What is web server and application server
  • Ans. 

    Web server handles HTTP requests and responses, while application server executes application logic.

    • Web server serves static content like HTML, CSS, JS files

    • Application server executes dynamic code like Java, Python, Ruby

    • Web server communicates with client, application server communicates with database

    • Examples of web servers: Apache, Nginx, IIS

    • Examples of application servers: Tomcat, JBoss, WebSphere

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  • Q6. Coding question to print a given pattern
  • Q7. Proper discussion on my projects that were mentioned in the resume. They usually ask to make class diagram, ER diagram of project etc.
  • Q8. Firstly HR asked to introduce yourself
  • Q9. Then he asked simple questions like why u want to join this company, my family background, asked about hobbies, academic achievements etc

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: Two coding questions were given in the 1st round
1)find nodes at kth distance from root node
2)arrange a given array in min-max sequence
Duration: 1 hour
Total Questions: 2

College Name: Thapar University, Patiala

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Dec 2015. There were 5 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

6 Questions

  • Q1. Reverse a linked list
  • Ans. 

    Reverse a linked list

    • Iteratively swap the next and previous pointers of each node

    • Use three pointers to keep track of the current, previous, and next nodes

    • Update the head pointer to the last node after reversing

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  • Q2. Object Oriented Programming
  • Q3. Database questions
  • Q4. What do you like about this company
  • Ans. 

    I appreciate the company's commitment to innovation and employee development.

    • Strong focus on innovation in software development

    • Opportunities for professional growth and development

    • Positive company culture and work environment

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  • Q5. Why do you want to work here
  • Ans. 

    I am impressed by the company's innovative projects and collaborative work environment.

    • Impressed by innovative projects

    • Desire to work in a collaborative environment

    • Excited about potential for growth and learning opportunities

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  • Q6. Long term goals

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: Simple aptitude test where they filtered out 2/3 of the applicants (12-15 selected out of 30)
Duration: 1 hour
Total Questions: 40

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: General questions about you, your projects etc.
The linked list question, you can write in any language you like.
OOP concepts like how it is implemented in your favourite language.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Your thoughts on designing a database for a company that aggregates jobs from any available source.
The schema for the database and your reason for it.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: Standard HR questions

College Name: Shiv Nadar University, Dadri

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Core php, redis, solr

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Explain what projects you have worked on.

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Nov 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Data Structures
  • Q2. Algorithms knowledge

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Study DSA and be thorough with projects.

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Oct 2019. There were 5 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

9 Questions

  • Q1. Graph Question:- There is a chessboard. It is different from the normal chessboard. White and black blocks can be anywhere. Source and destination block are given. I was asked to find the path with a mini...
  • Q2. Find the sum of k smallest number in a BST.
  • Ans. 

    Find sum of k smallest numbers in a BST.

    • Traverse the BST in-order and add the k smallest numbers to a sum variable.

    • Use a priority queue to keep track of the k smallest numbers.

    • If k is greater than the number of nodes in the BST, return the sum of all nodes.

    • If k is 0, return 0.

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  • Q3. System design of BookMyShow. Design the algorithm and database for the seat booking system. How this the system will handle the case when the payment gets failed. Again he asked me to write the query for...
  • Ans. 

    Design algorithm and database for seat booking system of BookMyShow and handle failed payments.

    • Create a database with tables for movies, theaters, seats, bookings, and payments

    • Use a locking mechanism to prevent double booking of seats

    • If payment fails, release the locked seats and notify the user

    • Write a query to get the timestamp in SQL: SELECT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP;

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  • Q4. Write the code for the time stamp in C.
  • Ans. 

    Code for time stamp in C

    • Use the time.h header file

    • Call the time() function to get the current time in seconds

    • Convert the time to a string using strftime() function

    • Use the format string to specify the desired format of the time stamp

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  • Q5. Write the code for rearranging the array in consecutive pair multiplication. For example consider an array with 10 element A0, A1, A2......A9. The resultant array will be A0*A1, A1*A2, A2*A3, and so on. Th...
  • Ans. 

    Rearrange array in consecutive pair multiplication in descending order.

    • Create a new array to store the multiplied values

    • Use a loop to iterate through the original array and multiply consecutive pairs

    • Write a compare function to sort the new array in descending order

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  • Q6. Write the code to rearrange the array in maximum-minimum form.
  • Ans. 

    Code to rearrange an array in maximum-minimum form.

    • Sort the array in descending order.

    • Create a new array and alternate between adding the maximum and minimum values from the sorted array.

    • Return the new array.

    • Time complexity: O(nlogn)

    • Space complexity: O(n)

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  • Q7. What is stoi function (stoi() function)? Its uses and code to Implement stoi function.
  • Ans. 

    stoi() function converts a string to an integer.

    • stoi() is a C++ function that takes a string as input and returns an integer.

    • It is used to convert a string of digits into an integer.

    • It can also handle negative numbers and ignore leading whitespace.

    • Example: int num = stoi("123"); // num is now 123

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  • Q8. Write code for Longest Common Substring. (time limit for writing this code was 5-6 minutes)
  • Ans. 

    Code for finding the longest common substring in an array of strings.

    • Iterate through the first string and check for all possible substrings

    • Check if the substring is present in all other strings

    • Keep track of the longest common substring found so far

    • Return the longest common substring

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  • Q9. Q: What is a Transaction in DBMS and ACID properties? Q: What is Thread and how it is different from the Process? Q: What are some Linux commands. Write any 5 commands? Q: Why sudo is used for commands?...
  • Ans. 

    Answers to common technical questions in a software engineering interview

    • A transaction in DBMS is a sequence of operations that must be treated as a single unit of work. ACID properties ensure reliability and consistency of transactions.

    • A thread is a lightweight process that shares memory and resources with other threads in the same process. A process is a separate instance of a program.

    • Common Linux commands include ls...

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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident about what you speak.

Take your step forward. Try to be firstly interviewed if choice arrives ( They get screwed up at the end and ask questions that the previous candidates failed ).

Before approaching the solution to be clear with edge test-cases. Once you are completely sure then come up with an approach.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Questions related to Data Structures like Array, Stack, Queue.. etc., Questions related to Algorithms Like Dynamic Programming and Questions from DBMS.

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Dec 2021. There were 4 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 - Coding Test 

Ecommerce platform coding test

Round 3 - Technical 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. Related to technology.
  • Q2. Prepare for standard coding pattern
  • Q3. We are using many technologies and languages so we need a full stack developer
  • Q4. Prepare for ASP.NET and oops
  • Q5. ReactJS, AWS, SQL, other database
Round 4 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Logical and team-building questions.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Apply if you are not fully qualified will give you the confidence to prepare the interview.
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
-
Result
Not Selected
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 - Coding Test 

1 hour Hacker Rank Platform Medium To Hard Level Problems are there.

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. DSA,OOPS,DBMS One coding Problem on Arrays
Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Discussion On Projects And Some DSA Topics Like Stacks,Queues Problems

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Do DSA properly. And also practice SQL queries and DBMS topics.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Medium level questions , 1 hr

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Medium level, technical knowledge test
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Very low level system design
  • Ans. 

    Design a low-level system for a software engineer interview.

    • Start by understanding the requirements and constraints of the system.

    • Identify the components and their interactions.

    • Consider the data structures and algorithms needed.

    • Think about performance, scalability, and fault tolerance.

    • Document the design and discuss trade-offs.

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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - medium level interview, focuses more on project knowledge

Skills evaluated in this interview

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