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Updated 11 Jan 2025

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.NET Core Api Developer Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 27 May 2022

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before May 2021. There were 2 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 - Coding Test 

Asked OOPs, solid principles, DI and more

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for PwC .NET Core Api Developer interview:
  • ASP.Net MVC
  • Azure
  • SQL Server
  • Angular
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Use available resources whether concern person or use Google and YouTube with very effective and clear way, and with better use.

Associate Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 26 May 2021

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself?
  • Q2. Java oop questions

Top PwC Associate Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Create a table with specified columns Alter the table and add new columns Create another table with help of existing tables Write a query which uses group by clause Write a query which uses having clause
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Consultant Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 27 Feb 2022

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Feb 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

General aptitude

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Sql and excel are a mist, you have to have a basic idea about them.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Pwc is a great company with decent compensation. You just need to focus and you can easily convert it.

Top PwC Consultant Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. A large South American toffee manufacturer wishes to acquire a European premium Chocolate producer. Should the acquisition be done? What are the implications?
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Consultant Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. How would you pass an entry for travel expenses incurred and paid by employee and was reimbursed? How would the end to end flow happens
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Associate Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 3 Jun 2022

I applied via campus placement at Government College of Engineering, Karad and was interviewed before Jun 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

There were Basic and intermediate programming questions in the online assessment test.

Round 2 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Reverse a string using any programming language
  • Ans. 

    Reverse a string using any programming language

    • Use a loop to iterate through the string and append each character to a new string in reverse order

    • Alternatively, use built-in string reversal functions or methods depending on the programming language

    • Some languages, like Python, allow for string slicing to reverse a string

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  • Q2. Tell me about yourself
  • Q3. Basic SQL queries and theoretical questions on database management system
Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself
  • Q2. Challenges faced in life

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Whatever you learn in BTech is enough. Just work harder on programming and DBMS.

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Top PwC Associate Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Create a table with specified columns Alter the table and add new columns Create another table with help of existing tables Write a query which uses group by clause Write a query which uses having clause
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Senior Associate Interview Questions & Answers

user image Himanshu Sharma

posted on 16 Nov 2021

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Nov 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. What are audit assertions?
  • Ans. 

    Audit assertions are the claims made by management regarding the accuracy and completeness of financial statements.

    • Audit assertions are used by auditors to assess the risk of material misstatement in financial statements.

    • There are six types of audit assertions: existence, completeness, accuracy, valuation, rights and obligations, and presentation and disclosure.

    • For example, existence assertion refers to whether the ass...

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  • Q2. Then they ask me about cut off procedure, which is taken out from my previous answer?
  • Ans. It means procedure applied to the accounting period to ensure that all the transaction relevant to reporting period has been recorded.for ex. Insurance premium given for next year is recorded under prepaid exp.
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  • Q3. What is materiality concept and they give me pen and paper to solve some practical question about AS-22 like permanent difference, temporary difference,deferred tax assets and liability

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - From my experience and I also heard from my colleagues that same questions was asked to most of us.interviewers were friendly.I think they are judging the confidence only because these are the basic questions if you are from accounts and audit background.

Top PwC Senior Associate Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. What is Materiality, How to decide Materiality , who decide what will be the level of Materiality ?
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Q1. On an average, how many invoices can you process in a day?
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Tax Associate Interview Questions & Answers

user image Ranjan Singh

posted on 10 Jun 2022

I was interviewed before Jun 2021.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Aptitude test comprises 3 section. Quant, accounting & English. Overall level of all the three sections were very basic. In Quant basic questions came from arithmetic portion, accounting we had journal entries, golden rules, all the tax related question like income slabs, five sources of income etc, ,in English questions were from grammar, tenses etc.

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. From Basics of accounting and taxation

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for PwC Tax Associate interview:
  • Journal Entires
  • Golden rule
  • Five sources of income
  • CY income Slabs
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be prepared with basics of accounting and taxation what you have read in your graduation, Whole test will be very basic no need to worry about difficulty level at all.

Top PwC Tax Associate Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. What is the accounting procedure for Bad debts
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Tax Associate Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. 1- Difference between Traditional IRA VS Roth IRA 2- What is Sch H? 3- Suppose in sch C if the net loss is $10,000 which includes home office expenses of $5000 then how much home office expenses can be deducted? 4- Liability vs Provision? 5... read more
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Associate Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 11 Sep 2022

I applied via campus placement at Balaji Institute of Modern Management, Pune and was interviewed before Sep 2021. There were 3 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 - Aptitude Test 

I had a tax profile so basics of Tax, accounts, excel and simple english

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Testing your technical knowledge

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident, show your communicative, and you are positive about growth and learning also exploring roles at the organization

Top PwC Associate Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Create a table with specified columns Alter the table and add new columns Create another table with help of existing tables Write a query which uses group by clause Write a query which uses having clause
View answer (2)

Associate Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. What is mean of TTR & why required for powder coating process ?
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Associate Consultant interview

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posted on 16 Nov 2021

Consultant Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 28 Oct 2020

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in May 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. If you have work experience, majority of the questions will revolve around it along with general questions related to about your own self, interests, achievements etc.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - The best way to crack an interview will be to understand the job description and re align your resume based on similar work experience. Also during interview, one will need to have hands on knowledge of his/her previous work experience.

If a fresher - except general questions around the industry you are applying for including recent news, developments, basic product service understanding and so on.

Top PwC Consultant Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. A large South American toffee manufacturer wishes to acquire a European premium Chocolate producer. Should the acquisition be done? What are the implications?
View answer (2)

Consultant Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. How would you pass an entry for travel expenses incurred and paid by employee and was reimbursed? How would the end to end flow happens
View answer (8)

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Mar 2020. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. What is Materiality?
  • Ans. 

    Materiality refers to the significance or importance of information in relation to a company's financial statements.

    • Materiality is a concept used in accounting and auditing.

    • It helps determine what information is important enough to be included in financial statements.

    • Materiality is based on the amount or nature of the information and its impact on the financial statements.

    • For example, a $10,000 error in a company with ...

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  • Q2. Proposed dividend?
  • Ans. 

    The proposed dividend is currently under review and will be announced at a later date.

    • The company is currently reviewing its financials to determine the feasibility of a dividend payout

    • The decision on the proposed dividend will depend on various factors such as profitability, cash flow, and future growth prospects

    • The announcement of the proposed dividend will be made after the review process is complete

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be calm and keep faith on yourself.

Top PwC Senior Associate Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. What is Materiality, How to decide Materiality , who decide what will be the level of Materiality ?
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Senior Associate Interview Questions asked at other Companies

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

How many rounds are there in PwC interview for freshers?
PwC interview process for freshers usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the PwC interview process for freshers are Technical, One-on-one Round and Aptitude Test.
How to prepare for PwC interview for freshers?
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 PwC. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at PwC expect are Leadership Development, Research Analysis, Management, Advisory and Consulting.
What are the top questions asked in PwC interview for freshers?

Some of the top questions asked at the PwC interview for freshers -

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  2. What are the Fundamental Accounting Assumptio...read more
  3. Do you know about stlc explain something about st...read more
How long is the PwC interview process?

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

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