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Updated 10 Jan 2025

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

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

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What factors affect real estate property valuation
  • Ans. 

    Factors affecting real estate property valuation include location, market conditions, property size and condition, amenities, and economic factors.

    • Location: The location of a property plays a significant role in its valuation. Factors such as proximity to amenities, schools, transportation, and desirable neighborhoods can impact property value.

    • Market conditions: The state of the real estate market, including supply and...

  • Answered by AI

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Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 18 Apr 2023

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

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Apr 2022. There were 4 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 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Options payoff for Long call and short put
  • Ans. 

    Long call and short put have similar payoff structures.

    • Both strategies have unlimited profit potential and limited loss potential.

    • Long call profits when the underlying asset price rises above the strike price.

    • Short put profits when the underlying asset price stays above the strike price.

    • Both strategies have a breakeven point at the strike price plus the premium paid/received.

    • Long call and short put can be used separate

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Interest rate risk for Zero coupon bond vs coupon bond
  • Ans. 

    Zero coupon bonds have higher interest rate risk than coupon bonds.

    • Zero coupon bonds have no coupon payments, so their prices are more sensitive to changes in interest rates.

    • Coupon bonds have regular coupon payments, which can offset some of the price changes due to interest rate fluctuations.

    • As interest rates rise, the price of zero coupon bonds falls more than the price of coupon bonds.

    • As interest rates fall, the pri...

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Valuation of credit default swap
  • Ans. 

    Valuation of credit default swap

    • Valuation of credit default swap involves estimating the probability of default and the expected loss in case of default

    • The valuation also takes into account the credit spread and the recovery rate

    • Various models such as structural models, reduced-form models, and Monte Carlo simulations are used for valuation

    • Market data such as credit spreads, interest rates, and volatility are also used

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Value at risk methods and uses
  • Ans. 

    Value at risk (VaR) is a statistical measure used to quantify the level of financial risk within a portfolio.

    • VaR estimates the maximum potential loss that an investment portfolio may suffer within a given time frame and confidence level.

    • It is used by financial institutions to manage risk and set capital requirements.

    • VaR can be calculated using various methods such as historical simulation, Monte Carlo simulation, and p...

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - Case Study 

Assume you are consultant to an asset owner client. How will you consult the client for valuing the portfolio and risk.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be through with concepts of Finance.
Be confident with the answers and fluency in English is important.

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Associate Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 18 Nov 2021

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Oct 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Work experience, your work other than BAU, technical questions
  • Q2. Be yourself, give the honest replies

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Keep looking for other options this is not employee friendly company

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Associate Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 25 Feb 2022

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Jan 2022. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Check 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for MSCI Associate interview:
  • Object Oriented Programming
  • distrubuted systems
  • Ruby
  • Python
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Object oriented
Ruby
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SQL query
DSA question
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I applied via Referral and was interviewed in May 2021. There were 5 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. How will you design Android lock pattern, which days Structure will you use for that, code for same.
  • Ans. 

    Designing an Android lock pattern using Java

    • Use a 3x3 grid to create the pattern

    • Store the pattern as a string of numbers

    • Use onTouchListener to detect user input

    • Use Canvas to draw the pattern on the screen

    • Use SharedPreferences to store and retrieve the pattern

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  • Q2. Internal working of hashmap
  • Ans. 

    HashMap is a data structure that stores key-value pairs and uses hashing to retrieve values quickly.

    • HashMap uses an array of buckets to store key-value pairs

    • Each bucket contains a linked list of entries with the same hash code

    • When a key-value pair is added, its hash code is used to determine the bucket and added to the linked list

    • When a value is retrieved, its hash code is used to find the bucket and then the linked li...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Difference between topic and queue
  • Ans. 

    Topics allow multiple subscribers to receive the same message, while queues only allow one subscriber to receive a message.

    • Topics are used in publish-subscribe messaging pattern

    • Queues are used in point-to-point messaging pattern

    • Messages sent to a topic are broadcasted to all subscribers

    • Messages sent to a queue are received by only one subscriber

    • Topics are stateless, while queues are stateful

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be prepared with basics.

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Nov 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
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Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. All kind of technical questions with regards to experience followed by case study round and 2 more one-on-one technical rounds..
  • Q2. The final round will be with executive director of the domain

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident and self driven during the interview.

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Q1. On an average, how many invoices can you process in a day?
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I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Mar 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Core Java, Multithreading, Executor framework, Algo, database
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Design question- how to design a fail safe iterator
  • Ans. 

    A fail-safe iterator should handle exceptions and errors gracefully without crashing the program.

    • Use try-catch blocks to handle exceptions and errors

    • Implement a hasNext() method to check if there are more elements to iterate over

    • Use a current pointer to keep track of the current element being iterated over

    • Ensure that the iterator is thread-safe

    • Provide clear documentation on how to use the iterator

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Please prepare core Java and Multithreading thoroughly

Skills evaluated in this interview

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Q1. On an average, how many invoices can you process in a day?
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I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed in Feb 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. First round pure technical, second and third were managerial and director level.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Study whatever is written in Job Description. You should know 90% of it.

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Q1. On an average, how many invoices can you process in a day?
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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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MSCI Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in MSCI interview?
MSCI interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the MSCI interview process are One-on-one Round, Technical and Aptitude Test.
How to prepare for MSCI interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at MSCI. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at MSCI expect are Recruitment, CVS, Python, Financial Services and SQL.
What are the top questions asked in MSCI interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the MSCI interview -

  1. Have you found a conflicting situation about Data Science projects, where a tea...read more
  2. How will you design Android lock pattern, which days Structure will you use for...read more
  3. What is your knowledge about Real Esta...read more
How long is the MSCI interview process?

The duration of MSCI interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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