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Updated 16 Sep 2024

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1 interview found

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Aug 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

1 hour 10 mins, MERN Stack, Face to Face. Mongodb, medium DSA Question, callback, eventloop, NodeJS asynchronous working

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Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Core Java and aws
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Nov 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. LLD: Design Google Calendar
  • Ans. 

    Design Google Calendar for scheduling events and appointments

    • Use a clean and user-friendly interface for easy navigation

    • Implement features like creating events, setting reminders, and sharing calendars

    • Include options for recurring events and color-coding for organization

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  • Q2. Coding: Take Home Assignment
  • Q3. HLD: System Design, Projects

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

I appeared for an interview before Jan 2023.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 1st round more over related to java, spring boot, MySQL and data structures
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. This round is also having the same as first but more deep
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Nothing much strength and weakness type questions
Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What is policy manager
  • Ans. 

    Policy manager is a software tool used to centrally manage and enforce policies across an organization's systems and applications.

    • Policy manager helps define, monitor, and enforce policies related to security, compliance, access control, and other governance aspects.

    • It allows administrators to set rules and regulations that govern how data and resources are accessed and used within an organization.

    • Policy manager can au...

  • Answered by AI

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Skills evaluated in this interview

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

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Sep 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Its a combination of all the questions like aptitude , logical questions, programming questions, sql, etc,...

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. No i was rejected
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Mar 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Its mostly on Train, Pipes and Cistern, Dice reasoning

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Data Structures medium level question

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Oct 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Maths,verbal reasoning.
Like percentage,wages, proportional problems

Round 3 - Group Discussion 

Particular topic on political party

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in May 2024. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Basic array and vectors DSA questions

Round 2 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Asked me about my past project and my contribution in it
  • Q2. Linux commands and c++ language control
  • Q3. Asked me to write last function i wrote and explain what it does
Round 3 - Behavioral 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Asked me about my past projects and my contribution
  • Q2. Checked my work ethics
Round 4 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic hr questions
  • Q2. Salary negotiation
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via Campus Placement

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 

Low-level design interview
I need to design a Music player app using oops concept

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. Sort the stack in O(1) time complexity
  • Ans. 

    Use an additional stack to store sorted elements and maintain the minimum element at the top of the original stack.

    • Create a new stack to store sorted elements.

    • Pop elements from the original stack and compare with the top element of the new stack.

    • If the popped element is smaller, push it to the new stack. If larger, keep popping from the new stack and push to the original stack until the correct position is found.

    • Repeat...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Difference between process and thread
  • Ans. 

    A process is an instance of a program running on a computer, while a thread is a smaller unit of execution within a process.

    • A process has its own memory space, while threads within the same process share memory.

    • Processes are independent of each other, while threads within the same process can communicate with each other.

    • Processes are heavyweight, requiring separate memory and resources, while threads are lightweight an...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Difference between abstract class and interface
  • Ans. 

    Abstract class can have both abstract and non-abstract methods, while interface can only have abstract methods.

    • Abstract class can have constructor, fields, and methods, while interface cannot have any of these.

    • A class can implement multiple interfaces but can only inherit from one abstract class.

    • Abstract class is used to provide a common base for multiple derived classes, while interface is used to define a contract fo...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. What is race condition?
  • Ans. 

    A race condition is a situation in which the outcome of a program depends on the order of execution of its threads or processes.

    • Occurs when multiple threads or processes access shared data or resources concurrently

    • Can lead to unpredictable behavior or bugs in the program

    • Prevented by using synchronization mechanisms like locks or semaphores

    • Example: Two threads trying to increment a shared variable simultaneously

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. What is normalization in dbms
  • Ans. 

    Normalization in DBMS is the process of organizing data in a database to reduce redundancy and improve data integrity.

    • Normalization involves breaking down a database into smaller, more manageable tables.

    • It helps in reducing data redundancy by storing data in a structured way.

    • There are different normal forms like 1NF, 2NF, 3NF, BCNF, etc.

    • Example: In a database of students, instead of storing student details in multiple ...

  • Answered by AI

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How many rounds are there in Kotak Securities Software Engineer interview?
Kotak Securities interview process usually has 1 rounds. The most common rounds in the Kotak Securities interview process are Coding Test.

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