Mentor Graphics Software Trainee Intern Interview Questions and Answers

Coding test was medium to hard leetcode problems.

Round duration - 120 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

I was MCQ + Coding round, Their were MCQ Based on DSA, Aptitude and 2 easy coding questions.

Q1. 
Ninja Competition Problem Statement
Ninja is organizing a coding competition where two teams compete at a time. To keep it fair and interesting, both teams must have an equal number of members. Ninja’s ta...read more
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Check if Ninja can create two teams with equal members given an integer N and its divisors.
• Iterate through all divisors of N and assign members to the first or second team based on whether the divisor is even or odd.

• Keep track of the total members in each team and check if they are equal at the end.

• Return true if the total members in both teams are equal, false otherwise.
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Help Bob Out! - Validating IFSC Code
Bob has just turned 18 and opened a bank account. Being inexperienced with banking, Bob needs your help to validate whether an IFSC code provided by his bank is valid.
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Validate IFSC code based on given rules and return True or False for each test case.
• Check if the code is 11 characters long.

• Verify the first four characters are uppercase alphabets.

• Ensure the fifth character is '0'.

• Validate that the last six characters are alphanumeric.
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Round duration - 50 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

The nature of the interviewer was very kind. The test was proctored, our webcam and mic were on, and shared my screen.

Round duration - 50 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

The nature of the interviewer was very kind. The test was proctored, our webcam and mic were on, and shared my screen.

It was combination of mcqs and 2 coding questions

Q1. What is oops concepts
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Object-oriented programming concepts that focus on objects and classes for better code organization and reusability.
• Encapsulation: Bundling data and methods that operate on the data into a single unit (class).

• Inheritance: Ability of a class to inherit properties and behavior from another class.

• Polymorphism: Ability to present the same interface for different data types.

• Abstraction: Hiding the complex implementation det...read more
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Q2. Difference between java nd putjon
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Java is a programming language while Putjon is not a recognized term in software development.
• Java is a widely used programming language for developing applications.

• Putjon is not a recognized term in software development, it may be a typo or a specific term not commonly used.

• There is no direct comparison between Java and Putjon as they are not related.
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Q3. Tell about ur project
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Q1. What are your strengths
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Q2. What is ur greatest comeback
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There will be 3 coding questions, Easy, moderate and hard level.

Q1. 2nd round will be technical round, they will ask mostly theoretical coding questions(Mostly array, Linked List), puzzles (Geeks Puzzles are enough).
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3 hours was the duration of the test. 3 questions were asked

3 coding questions - medium

Q1. Puzzles like matchstick problem
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Q2. Easy coding questions
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Platform - Mettl
3 Questions of medium level difficulty to do in 2 hours, typically contain concepts like DSA, DP etc.

Q1. What is structure padding?
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Structure padding is the insertion of unused bytes between structure members to align them on memory boundaries.
• Padding is added to ensure that each member of a structure starts at a memory address that is a multiple of its size.

• Padding is compiler-dependent and can vary between different platforms and architectures.

• Padding can affect the size of a structure and the performance of the program.

• Example: struct example { ...read more
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Q2. College Project discussion
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Q3. Form a dictionary from name.
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Forming a dictionary from name
• Create an empty dictionary

• Iterate through each character in the name

• Add the character as a key and its frequency as value in the dictionary
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Q1. Tell me about yourself, availability, visa-related questions
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Dynamic programming questions, longg time to complete the 2 questions

Problem solving : a clock with 3 hands, no numbers written, guess what it is