TCS Software Development Engineer Intern Interview Questions and Answers

Round duration - 100 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Q1. 
Change Start Node Problem Statement
You are provided with a singly linked list and an integer K. The objective is to make the Kth node from the end of the linked list the starting node of the linked list.
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Given a singly linked list and an integer K, rearrange the list such that the Kth node from the end becomes the starting node.
• Traverse the linked list to find the length and the Kth node from the end.

• Update the pointers to rearrange the list accordingly.

• Handle edge cases like K being equal to 1 or the length of the list.
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Q2. 
Valid Parentheses Problem Statement
Given a string 'STR' consisting solely of the characters “{”, “}”, “(”, “)”, “[” and “]”, determine if the parentheses are balanced.
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The first line contains an...read more
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Check if given strings containing parentheses are balanced or not.
• Use a stack to keep track of opening parentheses

• Iterate through the string and push opening parentheses onto the stack

• When a closing parentheses is encountered, pop from the stack and check if it matches the corresponding opening parentheses

• If stack is empty at the end and all parentheses are matched, the string is balanced
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Round duration - 120 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Q1. 
Alien Dictionary Problem Statement
You are provided with a sorted dictionary (by lexical order) in an alien language. Your task is to determine the character order of the alien language from this dictiona...read more
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Given a sorted alien dictionary in an array of strings, determine the character order of the alien language.
• Iterate through the dictionary to build a graph of character dependencies based on adjacent words.

• Perform a topological sort on the graph to determine the character order.

• Return the character array representing the order of characters in the alien language.
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Q2. 
Chocolate Distribution Problem
You are given an array/list CHOCOLATES of size 'N', where each element represents the number of chocolates in a packet. Your task is to distribute these chocolates among 'M'...read more
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Distribute chocolates among students to minimize the difference between the largest and smallest number of chocolates.
• Sort the array of chocolates in ascending order.

• Iterate through the array and find the minimum difference between the elements by considering 'M' elements at a time.

• Return the minimum difference found as the result.
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Round duration - 120 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Q1. 
Inplace Rotate Matrix 90 Degrees Anti-Clockwise
You are provided with a square matrix of non-negative integers of size 'N x N'. The task is to rotate this matrix by 90 degrees in an anti-clockwise directi...read more
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Rotate a square matrix by 90 degrees anti-clockwise without using extra space.
• Iterate through each layer of the matrix from outer to inner layers

• Swap elements in groups of 4 to rotate them in place

• Handle odd-sized matrices separately by adjusting the loop boundaries
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Q2. 
Flip The Bits Problem Statement
Given a binary string S of length N where initially all characters are '1', perform exactly M operations, choosing from four specific operations, and determine how many dis...read more
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Count the number of distinct final strings possible after performing a given number of operations on a binary string.
• Iterate through all possible combinations of operations to determine the final string after each operation.

• Use bitwise operations to efficiently flip the bits based on the chosen operation.

• Keep track of distinct final strings using a set data structure.

• Return the size of the set as the number of distinct...read more
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Round duration - 120 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Q1. 
Next Greater Element Problem Statement
Given a list of integers of size N, your task is to determine the Next Greater Element (NGE) for every element. The Next Greater Element for an element X is the firs...read more
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Find the Next Greater Element for each element in a list of integers.
• Iterate through the list of integers from right to left.

• Use a stack to keep track of elements for which the Next Greater Element is not yet found.

• Pop elements from the stack until a greater element is found or the stack is empty.

• Assign the Next Greater Element as the top element of the stack or -1 if the stack is empty.
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Round duration - 40 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

Q1. 
Count Subsequences Problem Statement
Given an integer array ARR of size N, your task is to find the total number of subsequences in which all elements are equal.
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A subsequence of an array i...read more
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Count the total number of subsequences in which all elements are equal in an integer array.
• Iterate through the array and count the frequency of each element.

• Calculate the total number of subsequences for each element using the formula (frequency * (frequency + 1) / 2).

• Sum up the total number of subsequences for all elements and return the result modulo 10^9 + 7.
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The first round was an aptitude test with questions ranging from basic mathematical concepts to logical/analytical questions. English was also included in the test. The difficulty was medium and I was able to solve 70-80% of the questions.

Two coding questions were the part of the test. I was supposed to solve and pass all the test cases for both the questions. The coding questions tested my knowledge in the field of arrays, loops and pointers. I was able to solve one and partially solve another.

Q1. The interview was a mixture of both HR as well as Technical. I was asked decent questions and tested my knowledge in the fundamentals of programming.
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Prepare normal for aptitude - maths, quant, analytic

My GD topic was Is internet good for students or not

I didn't attempt this as I was noob back in third year Engg

Q1. Basic questions can you relocate, tell me about ur GD and composition
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