Soundarapandi Suppamma Higher Secondary School Interview Questions and Answers

Round: Test
Experience: Reasoning / Analytical : there were many questions on venn diagram.. relationships.. cube problem... etc etc... VERBAL: questions on correction of sentences... jumbled sentences.. series... etc etc....
Total Questions: 60

College Name: NIT WARANGAL

Round: Interview
Experience: Duration of interview - 40 minutesInterview panel: 6 scientist from DRDO and one professor from my departmentOnly technical questions were asked except my name (:P)
Question types can be divided into following categories:
1. Process
2. Theory behind the process (mechanism)
3. Practical application4. Alteration in parameters and their effect on process
Tips: if you are answering correctly then they will take you even deeper until you yield (cross questioning) :O but dont worry, speak only if you know the correct answer. be confident and honest (they will help you).

General Tips: Shortlisting on the basis of CGPA
College Name: IIT Roorkee

Round: Test
Experience: PART ONE: Verbal Ability, uses of articles (a, an, the) and a RC. 
PART TWO: logical reasoning, standard IQ type Questions, was simple. 
PART THREE: An essay, one out of two, one choice was nuclear deal and the other was education system in India.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Some regular puzzles were given, which were easy. A discussion on internship work.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: They are looking for people with good aptitude, very good communication skills and strong desire to learn. Also, someone with good academic record and clear career goals.
Tips: Do not panic in the interview.

General Tips: For GD, improve the content by reading and/or discussing among wing mates. Don't be aggressive but be assertive and ENERGETIC.
College Name: IIT KANPUR

Round: Test
Experience: There were two parts : Aptitude and English.
The Aptitude part consisted of questions related to Maths which were quite easy.
The English section consisted of reading comprehensions.
Tips: Read the questions carefully because some of them might be lengthy.
Apply quick formulas so that you save time on each question.
Duration: 90 minutes

Round: Group Activity
Experience: We were asked to write an essay on a topic.
My topic was "Global Warming".
This was not an elimination round.
Tips: Writing essay requires a good fair of English and also thinking capability.
Divide your essay into paragraphs and don't forget to assign a title to your essay.

Round: Interview
Experience: The technical round was quite simple for me as the interviewer asked me few simple questions related to basic programming. I am not well versed with programming but then I managed because I did study the previous day.
I was not nervous since I knew I would be able to crack the interview in one go. After waiting for hours and hours, my turn came and finally I went up to the interviewer.
Tips: Be confident and communicate well.
The interviewers are more interested in how you communicate to them.
Learn the basics and revise a little before you go to the interview .

Round: Interview
Experience: This was the most simple and funniest round for me as the interviewer asked me only a single question .
The question goes like " Which place are you from?"
Tips: When you get selected for the HR round, just relax.
This is not an elimination round .
The HR's won't ask questions related to your subjects or any academics.
They would only ask some basic information regarding your life experiences and or will you be able to work in a corporate environment.

General Tips: 1. You need to be confident.
2. Drink lots of water.
3. Dont discuss anything with your neighbours during the interview process.
4. Dont overthink.
5. Be positive.
Skill Tips: You should well versed with english and try to communicate well with the interviewer.
Skills: COMMUNCATION SKILLS, PROGRAMMING SKILLS, TECHNICAL SKILLS, WRITING SKILLS
College Name: SRM UNIVERSITY
Motivation: A highly-motivated, productive and customer-focused team player with strong communication, interpersonal,organizational, time management, analytical and problem solving skills. Reliable and dedicated with the ability to grasp and apply new procedures quickly; organize and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines and adapt readily to new challenges.

Round: Interview
Experience: Quizzed on opinions of the Construction Industry.

General Tips: 1. Be prepared on the courses and project works that you mention in your resume2. Read newspapers, blogs about the construction industry and keep yourself updated
Skill Tips: """"
Skills: Infrastructure Planning, Infrastructure Management, Construction Management, Project Management
College Name: VIT Chennai

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: This is the first step of being eligible for the company.It depends upon the eligibility criteria given by the company.
Tips: Most companies ask for 60% right from 10th to the present degree..make sure you have 60% uptil present degree

Round: Test
Experience: This is the first feel good experience in the entire selection process,getting thtough the aptitude and getting shortlisted is the first step which takes us to the other rounds.
Tips: Here managing the time is really important thing..being smart is what all matters...Every  section should be given equal importance as there would be sectional cutoff.
Total Questions: 90 mins

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: The topic is infact related to us in common..we all know about smart phones advantages and disadvantages..i spoke both pros and cons with confidence nd without deviating from topic.
Tips: Utilise the time when u get to speak.Dont be over confident or show attitude towards others or fight with your group people..if anyone is deviating from the topic you hav rights to say in a polite manner.
Duration: 30 mins minutes

Round: HR Interview
Experience: My interview is combined technical and HR interview which is infact really cool..1 question is related to technical..other logical..next is about my personal life..it went on like this..my interview is nearly for an hour because i am the 1st candidate to attend interview for capgemini after the group discussion
Tips: Be cool..relaxed..make up your mind..have a pleasant smile on your face..dont be tensed..if you dont know anything..just reply sorry sir/maam..be confident..your every move is noticed by them..be polite.

General Tips: This is easy to achieve when you have good communication skills,time management and analytical ability..just prepare yourself with these and be confident
Skill Tips: Prepare yourself with lots of logical questions and make sure you have good communication skills
Skills: Logiacal ability , Communication
College Name: Sathyabama university
Motivation: The company's preplacement talk made me feel really good and the motives of the company are awesome..the way they organise activities and  treat employees made me to apply for capgemini
Funny Moments: In the group discussion round the judge asked us to give marks for ourselves for what we have spoke..i hv given 9 marks and those are the final marks given for us..

Round: Test
Experience: Just 1 online test



Round - I (90 mins)



Online Test conducted @ HackerRank



a. M.C.Qs (Operating System + Aptitude + C Programming Language + Object Oriented Programming)



b. Programming (2 coding questions)The Online Exam started off after a brief Presentation on Amazon.





The MCQs were largely based on Operating System, Data structures and Algorithms, OOP concepts, C language and Aptitude.



Coding Questions



1. Determine whether a Linked List is a palindrome or not.



2. Given few sets of intervals print out the the entire intervals without overlapping , if they overlap then combine them into one.



Eg: Input : (5,7) (1 , 6) (2 ,4) (10 ,14) (8,9)



Output : (1,7) (8,9) (10,14)



Advice: Must solve at least 1 coding question to have a good chance for selection into the next round
Tips: CGPA holds importance because it is basic eligibility criteria for written test and then secondly it increases odds in your favor of your selection more than those with lower CGPA with same interview performance. Prepare a good resume



1. Prioritize your content



2. Put the most important information first (Academic Projects + Internship)



3. Proofread it twice



Advice : Do your best and leave the rest to god

Round: Test
Experience: Round II

2 Coding questions

1. Classic 2-sum problem

2. Given numbers a, b as the seeds for the Fibonacci sequence determine if a third number 'k' is a part of that sequence or not. (Tricky)
Total Questions: 2

Round: Other Interview
Experience: Round III
1. Tell me about yourself
2. Project + Internship Discussion
3. Compress a given string "aabbbccc" to "a2b3c3"
constraint: inplace compression, no extra space to be used
assumption : output size will not exceed input size

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Round IV
1. Internship Project Discussion (30 mins)
2. Find the largest count of 0s in a row in a matrix of 0s and 1s sorted in an ascending order row-wise.
3. Replicate a tree with random pointers inplace

Round: Other Interview
Experience: Round V
1. Question related to graphs involving concepts of Depth and Height of a tree. (Took a lot of time in solving it ! but finally recognized the pattern)
2. Maximum size square sub-matrix with all 1s
3. Find the median of an infinite series of integers
4. Find the most popular Google searches. (solved it using Trie and Max-Heaps)
2 more questions but can't remember them.Finally after waiting for more than 9 hours the results were announced and I was selected
Tips: Be cool and always ask the interviewer questions at the end of the interview. Explain the interviewer your progress while solving the question so that you both are on the same page + its easier for him to understand. Behavioral and H.R.
Tips
1. Speak clearly and with confidence
2. Always prepare yourself beforehand for some common questions like:
a. Tell me about yourself.
b. Why should I hire you?
c. What are your strengths and weaknesses? (give examples)
d. What is your Dream Company?

General Tips: They judge you purely on the basis of your knowledge and performance during the face to face interviews. The extra curricular activities are not given much consideration as Amazon focuses its recruitment procedure purely on the basis of your Technical Knowledge. Prepare a good resume
1. Prioritize your content
2. Put the most important information first (Academic Projects + Internship)
3. Proofread it twice
College Name: NIT JAIPUR

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: 1) BBG shipping has experience of turning around two companies and is one of the largest companies in this segement



2) City shipping is largest private company into ship repair and ship breaking but not in similar segment.



3) Sonyo shipping is one of the oldest shipping company and has various businesses related this. It is looking forward to expand in china and India and looking forward to expand and acquire some ship breaking company to create a low cost base.



Bids are:



BBG: 100% of debt for seven years 9% interest pa



City: 90% of debt for seven years 10% interest pa



Sonyo: 85% of debt for five years 13% interest pa



As a manager you have to take decision. Your senior has called up to look for bid of City and this will help to build relationship with city. The bank already has relationship with BBG. What will you recommend?

Round: HR Interview
Experience: I can’t say I was 100% right in all my answers but I tried to simplify every answer. I knew my CV very well and was able to anticipate questions like why less marks.

General Tips: Through knowledge of sectors and other fin subjects. Was confident as I had prepared well for the interview. In GD one has to contribute 2-3 good points that was sufficient. There were people who remained silent but contributed even 1 good point were selected for interview atleast. In interview they gauge your fitment wrt role and their core values.
Skills: Economics, Finance
College Name: NA