Samsung Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Round: Test
Experience: It was an MCQ test with marking as: +1, -1/3
Tips: Practice coding and finding output because most of the questions required it and some questions were on the registers.
Duration: 60 minutes

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: It was of about 45min. Mainly questions were asked about image processing, internship and on the project.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: No questions were asked. It was mostly to inform that I got the offer.
Tips: Knowledge from minor is not tested.

Skill Tips: I would like to suggest everyone to be honest with the interviewer and in resume.
College Name: IIT MADRAS

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: The company didn’t have any resume based selection. The criterion for applying was that the student should have a CGPA greater than 7.

Round: Test
Experience: There was a written test which had questions related to the core engineering area. After the written test there were two rounds of interviews.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: In the interview they asked me questions about the following topics:Backtracking, Related to Computer Networks (ipv4 v/s ipv6), Http v/s Https, Algorithm and database for T9 predictive text in mobile phones.
Finally when they were sure about my technical skills they asked me HR related questions. These were whether I was fine with the package and the place of assignment which was Bangalore. Also they inquired about my family background to ascertain my values and whether I will stick with the company in the long run or not.

College Name: IIT ROORKEE

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: I prepared a single resume but changed my areas of interest while applying in different companies. For instance while applying in Samsung Electronics I wrote about my strengths in data structures and various programming languages. I had a long list of extra-curricular activities under my belt; I made sure to select a handful of relevant activities and mentioned them in my resume.

Round: Test
Experience: I had prepared for the CAT examination, for this I had joined a coaching class where we were given extensive practice of aptitude related questions which helped me a lot for the written tests.
First round was the written test. There were two tests, one was the aptitude test and the other was programming test. The former was simple, but the later was a little difficult. The programming test was based completely on C programming language. The questions asked were mainly from classes, objects and functions. In some of the questions they had given a complete code and we had to predict the output. The test was of half an hour duration. There were no questions on data structures and we were clearly told at the beginning of the test that knowledge of data structures is not must, but possessing the same could be beneficial in one’s bid to get a job in the company.
The aptitude test paper was easy and was divided into two sections, data interpretation and logical reasoning. There were 50 questions to be answered in 50 minutes.
Since the profile was open only for CS, EE and EC students there were not many students who appeared for the test. Around 60 to 70 students appeared for the test and 15 to 16 qualified for the next round.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: For the preparation of HR interviews I collected a set of questions and prepared my answers to them. I collected these questions from the internet. A few more questions on the same lines were also asked. While framing answers to these questions I added certain experiences of my life to add a personal touch.The questions asked in the interview were mainly technical. One of the interviewers asked me to explain the principles of C programming. He asked to write down the complete code of a string related problem and then asked me to do the same using classes. One more question that I vaguely remember being asked was about swapping of digits.
They next asked me a puzzle. In the puzzle I was asked to divide a rectangle into 9 equal pieces.
They also enquired whether I had designed any software or done any work in networking sector. I replied with a no, but I did tell them that I had studied DSP.
They did not ask me a lot of HR questions, but they did enquire about my family background. They also asked me whether I’d be ok if I were to be posted in Bangalore.
Tips: Before the interview we were given an HR form, in the form there was question in which we had to specify the technologies that we were interested in. Make sure that you answer this question with complete honesty because they do ask you questions based on this.

College Name: IIT ROORKEE
Motivation: Samsung came to our campus with numerous profile. This profile basically required knowledge of basic electronics. They were up for people who had done something related to electronics which would be a project or a robotics event.

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: I used only one resume for different companies, however I altered my areas of interests to make them compatible with the profile on offer, for instance while applying for profiles related to programming/ITeS I mentioned my areas of interests as C++ and data structures, whereas in core companies I mentioned my areas of interests as machining and power systems.

Round: Test
Experience: The company had a minimum CGPA cut-off of 7.0. However since not many people applied initially, they relaxed their minimum cut-off and allowed people even with CGPA less than 7.0 to participate in the recruitment process.
The first round was the written test. There were two tests altogether. The first test was the aptitude test in which there were 50 questions asked and the time allotted was one hour. The second test had questions on programming and algorithms. The duration of this test was 30 minutes and 20 questions were asked.
The programming test was pretty simple. In the test we were given the coded algorithms of some programs and we had to guess the output the code would yield. The topics covered in this test were pointers, arrays and functions. They did not stress much upon classes and inheritance.
The other test was the aptitude test. Since I had prepared for the CAT exam (MBA entrance test for the IIM’s) I managed to solve the questions given with relative ease. The questions asked were mainly from logical reasoning and data interpretation sections and I found the questions simpler as compared to CAT. Such questions can be easily found in any of the CAT preparation books. Around 60 people appeared for the test out of which 14 were shortlisted for the next round. For the written tests there were sectional cut-offs, i.e. a student wanting to get shortlisted for the next round had to surpass the cut-off marks set for each section.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: The next round was the personal interview round. They began by asking whether I had studied digital signal processing. I replied negatively since I did not prepare for the topic. They paid heed to my reply and started asking me questions on data structures. They asked me some basic questions like ‘How to prepare a link list using arrays?’, ‘What are the different types of sorting algorithms and which is most efficient amongst them considering the time factor?’ and they likes. They then picked some points from my resume and asked me questions based on that, they enquired about my internships and projects. They did not ask many HR questions, the only question I remember being asked was ‘Being an electrical graduate why don’t you want to pursue a job in your core sector of study? Why do you want to enter into the IT/ITeS sector? 8 students were shortlisted for the final interview round.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: The company conducted one more interview. This interview was mainly conducted to carry out a casual background check. They first asked me to fill a form in which I was asked to write about my parent’s jobs. They also enquired about my siblings and about their educational background. They asked me questions like ‘How were your last 4 years in the institute?’ The interview lasted only five minutes. The company eventually recruited 7 students.

College Name: IIT ROORKEE
Motivation: Samsung came to our campus with various profiles. I knew nothing about it and hence attending the pre-placement talk helped a lot.

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: I had a standard resume for this company as per our Institute placement cell norms. I had mentioned all my achievements, academic and extracurricular, in my resume.I did have different resumes for different companies. For core electrical engineering companies, I had mentioned the relevant subject(s) of electrical engineering as my area of interest. For software companies, I did make it a point to mention all software/codes that I had developed. For consulting sector and other companies, I had mentioned Database Management System and other relevant courses in my resume.

Round: Test
Experience: The first round of selection process was a one and a half hour written test. In the written test, the first section consisted of analytical and reasoning based aptitude based questions. The second part of the written test consisted of objective questions based on C++ and C.
For aptitude based tests, I didn’t prepare anything in specific. For programming based tests, I did revise concepts of Data Structures and C++. I did go through some basic concepts of Java as well. I referred to a book by Sartaj Sahni to prepare for Data Structures. For C++, one can refer to any course book.
Tips: Many companies go for a general quantitative/logical aptitude based test for short listing candidates for subsequent rounds. Practice as many such questions as you can so that you are at ease while attempting questions during such written tests.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: After the written test, the short listed candidates were required to appear for an interview.
In the first interview round I was asked questions related to Data Structures and C++. Some questions related to Java were also asked.
Some of the questions asked were:
If you have a circulating linked list, how would you find the last node in it?Give an algorithm to reverse a number bitwise.If we have a binary tree, then how would you match it with another tree – whether the two are same or similar?This first interview round was followed by an HR interview round. However in my case, a lot of technical questions (related to programming) were also asked during this round. Even though the job profile was that of a Software engineer, I was asked questions from almost all the subjects that I had studied in college. Questions were asked from Thermodynamics, Databases etc.  I guess the interviewer was trying to put me under stress by asking a lot of technical questions, related or unrelated.
I didn’t prepare much for interviews. After appearing for a couple of interviews, I did get an idea about how to answer typical questions, what to say and what not to say in an interview.
Tips: It is important to be truthful during an interview. If you do not know any particular answer, be confident in telling the interviewer the same, instead of making wild attempts at answering that question. Almost certainly, you would leave a bad impression on the interviewer’s mind if you do not know the answer and take random shots at it, instead of telling the truth.

General Tips: Be sure about the company you want to apply for. If you want to go for a job in one of the core electrical engineering companies, then instead of studying Data Structures or C++, revise the important/relevant topics from electrical engineering.
College Name: IIT ROORKEE
Motivation: I did attend the company’s pre-placement talk. Also I did go through their website. I used to ask my seniors as well as my batch mates if they had any idea about the company or the job profile being offered.

Round: Test
Experience: Tests your basic knowledge in c++ . Question were simple evaluation of c++ programs .
Tips: Read about pointers , struct  and all basic concepts in c++ .  Practise by solving lot of problems and write code to solve even to the obovios one .
Duration: 60 minutes
Total Questions: 20

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: I felt the interview little diffuclt compared to other interview that I had while I was applying for Internship (for other comapnies) . There were two people interviewing me. They went through my resume first. A lot of questions were asked from the resumes , mostly related to projects that I have done as a part of my course.
Tips: Go through job profile. Ensure that you have gud understanding of all the projects that you hou have done.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: My HR interview was taken just after I came out of my technical interview. I was not that confident in the starting. I was preapred for almost all the obvious questions like "Tell me about yourself?"  and all. Then she asked do you have problem with relocation . I replied that question with "I am from kerala , I did my 11th,12th in banglore , and currently studying in mumbai . So I am always going towards north". My answer worked out because I knew there is only location for samsung india Electronics(delhi noida). She laughed  and I guess that answer helped. When I came out of the  room, she called one of the coordinator and told that he is selected. :)
Tips: Preapare even to the oubvios question . Well I preapared a bunch of interview question that are usually asked and wrote answer and practised saying it(It helps a lot).  The less nevrous you are the better you get to intract with the interviewer . And smile :) .

Skill Tips: It was offline Test. Tests your basic knowledge of c++ programming. So its very easy to CRACK!!! :)  .
Skills: C++ Programming knowledge
College Name: IIT BOMBAY

Round: Test
Experience: It was constituted of two parts: Logic and DI. Both parts were simple. Questions were CAT type.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Simple C, C++ questions were asked. Technical questions based on internship project were asked. General questions asked to check reaction to sudden stress (for example: Why do earthquakes occur?).
Tips: Courses like DSP (application based) and information systems should be thorough. Knowing 1 programming language is very essential.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: Resume based questions were asked.
Tips: Know complete details of your interns, BTP and resume thoroughly.

College Name: IIT KANPUR

Round: Test
Experience: Objective test in C(30 min),followed by a paper-based coding test.(1 hour, Written ).
Tips: There are old Samsung tests available online. The questions are based on the same fundamentals.Coding test focuses more on getting the pseudo code and logic right
Duration: 90 minutes

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Interview questions were mostly based on projects and skills mentioned in the resume.Be sure to read up on your projects.They asked to explain the code.On the lines of how would I approach the problem of getting faster downloads in cellphones.

General Tips: I got selected because of my projects fit the profile they were looking for. They seemed to like the Olympiad ranks too.Data structures and algorithms basic fundaes, C coding and theory (asked in every profile), Revision of your electives (depending the core specialization)For any communication profile, do not ignore revision of courses and also it was necessary to read up
further as MTechs and MS students have an edge.
Skill Tips: Went through all the literature for all my projects.My courses and projects were all related to Communication Networks and Communication Systems. This background made the questions easier to answer. Majority of questions were about network protocols and network architecture.Started preparing DS&A at the beginning of seventh sem because I had never taken the course. The rest of it can be revised a couple of weeks before the tests start.
Skills: Algorithm, C Programming, Communication Networks, Communication Systems, Network protocols, Network architecture.
College Name: IIT Madras

Round: Interview
Experience: A systematic approach is all what he expects from us. Our approach and our way of thinking is what he observes. An algorithm to solve a single face worked in my case. So called HR interview was more technical and a discussion about the projects mentioned in my resume.
Tips: An overview on problems like sudoku, rubik's cube, chess etc. A proper approach and a structure for solving the problem should be mentioned.

Round: Interview
Experience: Some questions on basic data structures, dynamic programming and recursion.
Tips: Recognize the problem(dp, recursion, etc.). Throw some algorithm.

General Tips: Be clear with basics.
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Skills: Data structures, Data Processing, Recursion
College Name: IIT Madras
Motivation: SAMSUNG!
Funny Moments: A saviour for the leftover cse students especially b.tech and dual. It does not depend on whether your interview went well or not. Just basic cse stuff is enough.