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Updated 1 Dec 2016

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I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jan 2016. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: Around 30-40 MCQs + 5 subjective questions.
Subjective questions were - finding little endian/big endian using char-int, function pointers, etc
Duration: 2 hours
Total Questions: 35

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Mostly resume based, mostly looking for someone who have worked intensively in that area.

College Name: IIT Madras

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

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before May 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Which is the best sorting algorithm
  • Ans. 

    There is no one-size-fits-all answer as the best sorting algorithm depends on the specific use case and constraints.

    • The best sorting algorithm depends on factors such as the size of the data set, the range of values, whether the data is mostly already sorted or not, and the available memory.

    • For small data sets or nearly sorted data, insertion sort or bubble sort may be efficient.

    • For large data sets, quicksort, mergesor...

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Write a program to print the permutations of abc

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Line drawing algorithm , clone linked list

I was interviewed before Dec 2020.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 90 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

The timing was from 4:30 pm to 6 pm, so it was quite convenient. The platform was good, the only problem I had was while attempting diagram based questions, as the interface was difficult to understand. The test had three types of questions- MCQ, subjective and diagram based. The major topics from which the question were asked were- sequential circuits(sequence detector), static timing analysis, digital design and computer architecture.

  • Q1. 

    City of Happy People Problem Statement

    Imagine a city where the happiness of each resident is described by a numerical value. Ninja, who is visiting this city, is interested in forming groups of people su...

  • Ans. 

    The problem is to find the number of ways to form a group of people such that the overall happiness of the group falls within a given range.

    • Iterate through all possible subsets of the given array/list

    • Calculate the sum of happiness values for each subset

    • Count the number of subsets whose sum falls within the given range

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Video Call 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

The timing for my interview was 9:30 pm and it went on for an hour. They asked me thorough questions from majorly two topics- CMOS and Digital System Design. Even if I was not able to answer certain questions,, they were happy to drop hints and then observed how I went further with the solution.

  • Q1. 

    Wildcard Pattern Matching Problem Statement

    Implement a wildcard pattern matching algorithm to determine if a given wildcard pattern matches a text string completely.

    The wildcard pattern may include the...

  • Ans. 

    The task is to implement a wildcard pattern matching algorithm that checks if a given wildcard pattern matches a given text.

    • The wildcard pattern can include the characters '?' and '*'

    • '?' matches any single character

    • '*' matches any sequence of characters (sequence can be of length 0 or more)

    • The matching should cover the entire text, not partial text

    • Implement a function that takes the wildcard pattern and the text as inp...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI completed Computer Science Engineering from TIET - Thapar Institute of Engineering And Technology. Eligibility criteriaPresent CGPA- 7.00 , 10th, 10+2/Dip-60%NXP Semiconductors interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Digital Design, CMOS , Static Timing Analysis, Linear Integrated Circuits, Basics of Network TheoryTime required to prepare for the interview - 3 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : MOST IMPORTANT- HAVE YOUR BASICS CLEAR! No amount of cross questioning should confuse you.
Tip 2 : Practise previous year GATE questions 
Tip 3 : Have atleast a basic knowledge of any one of the hardware description languages- VERILOG or VHDL

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Be honest. Don't include an achievement/project that is not yours.
Tip 2 : Highlight your projects and do include an ongoing project if you have any.

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Basic C questions and microcontrollers

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Leetcode Easy - mediums

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 - Aptitude Test 

It was basic coding question and aptitude.

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. About project in detail?
  • Q2. They mostly asked about c programming, stages of c program and their functions, bit manipulation

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - They mostly ask C questions, and also OS, OOPs was asked to some of the candidates
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed before Jun 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about your Protect?
  • Q2. Questions on C++
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Day to day tasks
  • Ans. 

    Day to day tasks involve coding, debugging, testing, and collaborating with team members.

    • Writing code for new features or fixing bugs

    • Debugging and troubleshooting issues

    • Testing code to ensure quality and functionality

    • Collaborating with team members on projects

    • Participating in code reviews and providing feedback

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Team management questions
Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Salary negotiations
  • Q2. Bahaviour questions

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed before Jan 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

5 Questions

  • Q1. 1. Python regular expression,
  • Q2. 2. List and dictionary comprehension
  • Q3. 3. Git and Jenkins
  • Q4. 4. Overview of existing company projects
  • Q5. 5. Linux basic commands

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - If you're applying for python based role please brush up the python basics
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Python automation
  • Q2. Network testing

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Work life balance is bad.Stock option is best
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Apr 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Basic programming and Algorithms. data structures theory and implementation

Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Formality round and nothing was asked.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident and always be open for questions

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