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MSCI Application Development Analyst Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 9 Jan 2016

MSCI Application Development Analyst Interview Experiences

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Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: The paper was lengthy and difficulty level at par with CAT. They shortlisted 50 people after test.
Tips: Be quick - don't spend too much time on a single question and I think they had sectional cutoff too. Full CAT preparation is sufficient for test.
Duration: 1-2 hrs minute

Round: HR Interview
Experience: This interview was totally based upon resume. He started with usual HR question "Tell me about yourself" and then he asked me to tell about my projects and internships. Some of my projects were based upon data analytic so I was able to relate with job description. And finally he asked which all coding languages I know and if I have used them in any projects or internship
Tips: Be thorough with your resume and show them you are interested in finance sector and will to learn new things

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: This interview consisted of puzzle, algorithms and a small case interview.
Q. How would you sort an array of 100 numbers?
Q. Explain merge sort algorithm?
Q. How would you find top 10 elements of an unsorted array? My algorithm was not time efficient so he asked me is there any other method I know which can reduce time complexity. I told him it can be done of Heap and stacks but I don't remember.
Q. Explain heap and stack?
Q. 2 eggs and 100 storey building puzzle?
Q. How would your answer change if you had infinite number of eggs?
Q. If you were to bring some improvement in your campus what would you do? followed by some cross questions and discussion about pros and cons of my suggestions.
Tips: Be calm and relaxed. If you don't know something try to convince them you have done that before but don't remember it know.

Round: Stress Interview
Experience: I was asked to tell about my core engineering projects and internships followed by grilling cross question. Then he asked when you have done so many projects and internship in core then why do you want to join MSCI. The better you answer first question the more convincing answer (especially if you have CG above 8.5) you have to give for 2nd question. I gave him few reasons and then told him that I follow news about current happenings in finance sector. Then he asked me about European crises and had a discussion with him for 5 minutes.
Tips: Don't panic. If you have done CFA, FRM or NCFM then it would be an added advantage but they are not required. Start visiting Economic times, Bloomberg or similar website 6-8 months before placement. It would be helpful for all finance companies.

General Tips: Start your resume preparation early.
If you wrote test of any company and have even a minute chance of getting shortlisted for interview then start preparation for that company early (companies usually put their shortlist 1-2 days before interview).
Have 3-4 mock interviews.
Skill Tips: Start your preparation for aptitude early and if possible join any cat coaching test series. If you are interested in Finance sector be thorough with probability.
Skills: Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning, Verbal Ability, Quantitative Aptitude
College Name: IIT Madras

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Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: Quantitative, verbal, reasoning and basic technical questions.
Duration: 1 hour
Total Questions: 50

Round: Technical + HR Interview
Experience: Questions based on data structures, algorithms, and object oriented programming concepts.
Tested basic knowledge in Finance sector especially related to the company.

College Name: Delhi Technological University, Delhi

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Pre-placement offer
Experience: Each intern was assigned a individual project and mentor.
In the last week of internship there was project presentation and interview.
interview was easy .For me 50% of the questions were about project and some questions about algorithms and DBMS.
More emphasis was given to the quality of work on project.

General Tips: Working in company is complete different from working on course project. learning many new frameworks required for the project was really challenging.
Programming : Tree, Btree, Tries ..
Operating System: Memory Management
Networks: OSI model
DBMS : basics. they dint ask me any. Show case your interest in big data, servers and passion for technology
Skill Tips: Be confident, even if you don't know the exact answer don't give up tell your approaches to interviewer. some times they will also help you. Software Developer some question s you can ask are: what technologies do your company works on. how are freshers will be selected to different teams in the company.
Skills:
College Name: NIT Surathkal
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in May 2023. There were 3 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 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. They will ask questions based on what you have mentioned in your resume
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. They have asked about my previous company project and questions related to that
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

A paper based test and it was technical

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. About the projects
  • Q2. Some sql questions
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. It's about your technical knowledge. No coding questions
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed before May 2022. There were 3 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.
View all tips
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. DSA and array manipulation
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. ReactJS features
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself
  • Ans. 

    I am a software developer with 5 years of experience in developing web applications using Java, JavaScript, and SQL.

    • 5 years of experience in software development

    • Proficient in Java, JavaScript, and SQL

    • Developed web applications for various clients

    • Strong problem-solving skills

    • Excellent team player

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What is your roles and responsibilities
  • Ans. 

    As a Software Developer, my roles and responsibilities include designing, developing, testing, and maintaining software applications.

    • Designing and developing software applications based on client requirements

    • Testing and debugging code to ensure functionality and performance

    • Collaborating with team members to brainstorm and implement new features

    • Maintaining and updating existing software applications

    • Staying up-to-date wi

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Explain about bug lifecycle
  • Ans. 

    Bug lifecycle involves identification, reporting, fixing, retesting, and closing of software bugs.

    • Identification: Bug is identified by testers or users through testing or real-world usage.

    • Reporting: Bug is reported to developers with detailed information like steps to reproduce.

    • Fixing: Developers analyze and fix the bug in the code.

    • Retesting: Testers verify the fix to ensure the bug is resolved.

    • Closing: Bug is closed o

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Case study with the topic provided
  • Q2. Questions on the resume

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Explain oop concepts
  • Ans. 

    OOP is a programming paradigm based on the concept of objects, which can contain data in the form of fields and code in the form of procedures.

    • OOP focuses on creating objects that interact with each other to solve problems.

    • Encapsulation: Objects can hide their internal state and require interactions through defined interfaces.

    • Inheritance: Objects can inherit attributes and methods from other objects.

    • Polymorphism: Objec...

  • Answered by AI

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jul 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. 1st Question was if we could obtain a string by swapping position from a given string 2nd Question was basic 0/1 knapsack problem 3rd Question was to write a sql query 4th Question was related to Java ex...

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