Microsoft Corporation Principal Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: All got different topics to discuss on gd.
Tips: Plan before you speak. Be sure whether you are to or against.
Duration: 5 minutes

Round: Test
Experience: More questions on blood relationship, ages
Tips: Os db on technical
Duration: 1 hour

Skills: Technical Questions, Manage A Difficult Situation, Technical Knowledge(ML

Round: Test
Experience: There was an online test having 3 section, one for aptitude testing, one for logical testing and the last one for technical testing.
Aptitude and logical questions were very basic.
Technical questions included : C C++ Java DS DBMS DAA
Tips: For aptitude and logical part, you need to prepare regularly. Nothing comes out of the box, but you just have to be quick in solving the questions.
For the technical part, prepare well by revising your course materials. Basic one word questions are asked.
Duration: 1 hour
Total Questions: 60

Round: Coding
Experience: This round consists of multiple sets of coding. One question per paper. It's on your luck, which question you'll get. Also,net is allowed. You have to complete the code and show it to the invigilator.
Tips: This round is generally not there in placement drives of DELL. It is on your luck.

Skills: Communication, Data Structures, Basic Knowledge Of DBMS
College Name: Manipal University Jaipur

Round: Test
Experience: It was a blend of topics from IT,CSE and ECE. Try to concentrate on coding and networks for this round. mostly luck based

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: A very easy round. Can easily clear it if you have minimum skills

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: needs a sound knowledge in networking .

Round: HR Interview
Experience: your personality and the way you behave matters a lot. Try to be humble and truthful

General Tips: as I mentioned earlier keep trying never loose hope
Skills: communication skills, grasping power , knowledge
College Name: VIT VELLORE
Motivation: high package :P
Funny Moments: none . but had to go to bangalore for interview which was fun :)

Round: Test
Experience: Tested basics in each subject

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Had asked me about my projects in detail. Some DSA questions were asked. Asked to code in C for some questions.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Asked questions about data structures and some more algorithms. Tested in Probability and some quant.

College Name: IIT Madras

Round: Test
Experience: 30 questions on Technical knowledge - Basic C, DS, Microprocessor, OS, Networks, Circuit Designs.
20 questions on Aptitude.
Total Questions: 50

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: It was a 25-30 minute round. Apart from the questions mentioned, they asked questions related to BTP(Signal Processing) and Microprocessor 8085.
Tips: Basic C, EE 370 and Microprocessor 8085 will be helpful. They will look for Networks related questions. Revise the related courses and attend PPTs.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: It was a 15-minute round.

General Tips: Analytical thinking is important and you should have good technical knowledge and a decent academic record.
College Name: IIT KANPUR

Round: Resume Shortlist
Tips: It will be good to have a GPA of 8 and above

Round: Test
Experience: Questions were easy it were good at C and basic maths. Questions were distributed on all aspects of computer science such as Operating Systems, Few Output Question, Data Structures and Application layer networking . In basic aptitude most questions fall under Probability, distance and time and few others.
Duration: 60 minutes
Total Questions: 50

Skills: Communication, Basic Coding, Math Puzzle
College Name: NIT Surathkal

Round: Test
Experience: The test was MCQ type. It comprised of questions from Operating Systems, Data Structures, Microprocessors, logical Reasoning, Aptitude and Computer Networks. No negative marking was there.
Tips: One needs to be fast as you can't spend much time on one question.
Duration: 60 minutes
Total Questions: 50

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: I was given 2 coding questions to solve and basics of oops, operating systems, data structures and networks were asked. 3-4 questions were asked in each topic mentions above. The interviewer also asked 2 puzzles which were the standard ones. He first asked me if I knew the topic or not, then only he asked me questions about it. But that doesn't mean that you can skip all the above mentions topics.
Tips: Be relaxed and confident and try to discuss your approach with the interviewer.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: 2 Coding questions and 3-4 questions from operating systems and networks.Questions also from the mentioned projects.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: Standard HR interview with questions like what Cisco does and why they should hire you. He also asked me questions from the CV.

Tips: Be confident and mug up your cv well

Round: HR Interview
Experience: It was just a formality where he just asked about my background and whether I would be able to move to bangalore and Why I want to join Cisco.

Skills: Confidence, Problem Solving Skills, Operating System Basics, Coding Skills, Object Oriented Programming (OOP) Basics, Computer Networking, Data Strrutures
College Name: IIT Guwahati