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Updated 22 Sep 2022

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I applied via campus placement at Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University and was interviewed before Sep 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

1. There were two coding problems from leetcode (1 easy and 1 mediam).
2. One was machine learning problem having hingh weightage. They given a data and we have to make a linear regression model on data and submit prediction.

Round 2 - Technical 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. It was a technical interview . Mostly focussed on data science machine learning alogorithms. Also do prepare case studies.
  • Q2. Explain Random forest. What is gini impurity.
  • Ans. 

    Random forest is an ensemble learning method that constructs a multitude of decision trees and outputs the mode of the classes. Gini impurity is a measure of impurity or randomness used in decision trees.

    • Random forest is a collection of decision trees that are trained on different subsets of the data.

    • Each decision tree in the forest is trained on a random subset of the features.

    • The final prediction is made by taking th...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. One coding question (best time to buy and sell stock leetcode easy version).
  • Q4. One case study data science senario based case study.

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Publicis Sapient Data Science Intern interview:
  • Machine Learning
  • Aptitude
  • Probability
  • Statistics
  • Data Structure and al
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - 1. Perpare well the data science algorithms part.
2. Practice MCQs about stats, probability, ML algos and aptitude.
3. Practice leetcode daily solve around 200+ problems (50 easy 10 mediam).
4. Solve ML problems on hckerrank.
5. For interviews solve some case studies type of questions based on application of data science, designing features for models, training steps and validation.

Skills evaluated in this interview

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
-
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

It was related to Aptitude MCQ and 2-coding test

Round 2 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Palindrome of a number
  • Ans. 

    A palindrome of a number is a number that remains the same when its digits are reversed.

    • To check if a number is a palindrome, reverse the number and compare it with the original number.

    • Examples: 121 is a palindrome, 123 is not a palindrome.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Merge 2linked list
  • Ans. 

    Merging two linked lists involves combining the elements of both lists into a single list.

    • Create a new linked list to store the merged elements

    • Traverse through both linked lists and add elements to the new list

    • Handle cases where one list is longer than the other

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. About projects you have done
Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Explain your resume fully
  • Q2. General questions on the behaviour

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Job Fair and was interviewed in May 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Assignment 

They gave a span of 3 days to build an AI-powered webapp

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. How would you go about learning a new skill
  • Q2. Experience in cloud technologies
  • Ans. 

    I have experience working with cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.

    • Experience in setting up and managing virtual machines, storage, and networking in cloud environments

    • Knowledge of cloud services like EC2, S3, RDS, and Lambda

    • Experience with cloud-based data processing and analytics tools like AWS Glue and Google BigQuery

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

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself
  • Q2. Project details and challenges faced in the project
  • Ans. 

    Developed a predictive model for customer churn in a telecom company

    • Collected and cleaned customer data from various sources

    • Performed exploratory data analysis to identify key factors influencing churn

    • Built and fine-tuned machine learning models to predict customer churn

    • Challenges included imbalanced data, feature engineering, and model interpretability

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be thoroughly prepared with your projects with their details nd skills on your resume

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
-
Result
No response

I was interviewed in May 2024.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about your self?
  • Q2. What is maths and stats
  • Ans. 

    Maths and stats refer to the study of mathematical concepts and statistical methods for analyzing data.

    • Maths involves the study of numbers, quantities, shapes, and patterns.

    • Stats involves collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and presenting data.

    • Maths is used to solve equations, calculate probabilities, and model real-world phenomena.

    • Stats is used to make informed decisions, draw conclusions, and test hypotheses.

    • Both ma...

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Confusion matrix what are your job rolls explain me Gradient boosting algorithm?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be very serious on every answer
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
No response

I was interviewed in Dec 2024.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Asked the question about ml and basic python questions

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

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Apr 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 1. Basics of Python 2. Basics of ML like supervised and unsupervised learning

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be thorough on basics and current job role
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
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 - Coding Test 

Basic DP, Array Questions

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Resume Walkthrough and Discussion, Medium level coding questions
Round 4 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Discussion with Manager
Round 5 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Normal HR round
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
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 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Fundamentals of ML, classical ML
  • Ans. 

    Fundamentals of classical machine learning

    • Classical machine learning involves algorithms that learn from data and make predictions or decisions.

    • Common algorithms include linear regression, decision trees, support vector machines, and k-nearest neighbors.

    • Key concepts include training data, testing data, model evaluation, and hyperparameter tuning.

    • Classical ML is often used for tasks like classification, regression, clus

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Research paper discussion

Skills evaluated in this interview

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 Aug 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Easy array questions.

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Explain projects from resume.
  • Ans. 

    Developed a machine learning model to predict customer churn for a telecom company.

    • Used Python and scikit-learn to preprocess data and build the model

    • Performed feature engineering to improve model performance

    • Evaluated model using metrics like accuracy, precision, and recall

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Questions on image processing and computer vision.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
-

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Nov 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Properly align and format text in your resume. A recruiter will have to spend more time reading poorly aligned text, leading to high chances of rejection.
View all tips
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Different ML Algorithms
  • Ans. 

    There are various ML algorithms such as linear regression, decision trees, random forests, SVM, KNN, neural networks, etc.

    • Linear regression is used for predicting continuous values

    • Decision trees and random forests are used for classification and regression

    • SVM is used for classification and regression

    • KNN is used for classification and regression

    • Neural networks are used for complex problems such as image recognition and

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Python Libraries

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Sutherland Global Services Data Scientist interview:
  • Machine Learning
  • Python
  • SQL

Skills evaluated in this interview

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