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Updated 2 Dec 2015

Tesco Graduate Software Engineer Interview Experiences

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Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: First round was an aptitude round had 80 questions 80 mins and divided into 4 sections with 20 questions each.
Verbal Abilities, Quantitative aptitude, Logical reasoning, C output questions were there.

Round: coding round
Experience: Second round was a coding round which has 3 questions in a hour and the total marks being 100 depending on the complexity of the questions marks are allotted(for us it was 10,30,60 marks). First 2 questions were simple logic third one was a 60marks question on Btrees.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Technical Round, had some questions on database join operations and circular linked list and some resume based questions.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: Finally HR interview questions were on teamwork and managerial skills.

General Tips: Be confident and convey clearly what your area of interest is.
Skill Tips: Refer R.S.Agarwal for aptitude and try out indiabix online test.
Company presentation are very time consuming but do attend them its gives you an idea of what the company is looking form you. Campus of the company is amazing. Focus on database and data structures, Google out recent puzzles that must do it.
Skills:
College Name: NIT Surathkal

Interview Questionnaire 

6 Questions

  • Q1. Intro abt urself
  • Q2. Interested areas
  • Q3. Memory management topic in linked lists
  • Ans. 

    Memory management in linked lists involves allocation and deallocation of nodes.

    • Dynamic memory allocation is used to create nodes in a linked list.

    • Memory leaks can occur if nodes are not properly deallocated.

    • Freed memory should be returned to the operating system using free() function.

    • Using a garbage collector can automate memory management in linked lists.

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  • Q4. Basic C coding questions from loops and conditional topics
  • Q5. Differences between arrays and linked lists
  • Ans. 

    Arrays are fixed in size and contiguous in memory, while linked lists are dynamic and non-contiguous.

    • Arrays have constant time access to elements, while linked lists require traversal.

    • Arrays are better for random access, while linked lists are better for insertion and deletion.

    • Arrays use less memory overhead, while linked lists use more due to pointers.

    • Examples: array of integers vs linked list of nodes.

    • Examples: array

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  • Q6. Explain algorithms of few problem statements
  • Ans. 

    Explaining algorithms for various problem statements

    • For sorting: bubble sort, insertion sort, merge sort, quick sort

    • For searching: linear search, binary search

    • For graph traversal: breadth-first search, depth-first search

    • For dynamic programming: Fibonacci sequence, knapsack problem

    • For string manipulation: string reversal, palindrome check

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Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: Aptitude part is easy but questions based on C programming were bit difficult.
You need to practise and understand how C code works line by line
Tips: Google C online multiple choice questions.
Start solving those
Total Questions: written test

Round: Test
Experience: You can write your code either in C,C++ or java
3 coding questions will be given ,out of which 2 will be code very easily but third one is based on trees(difficult).
I have dine two and qualified for next round.
1st and 2nd code based on basic loops and conditional statements.
Tips: Practise coding .
Total Questions: coding round

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: As I am from ece branch questions for me were mostly from C and DSA.
They only observe how you are approaching the problem statement
Tips: Be fair to them in what subject u r perfect.
DSA and C are enough if u r from ece branch.
Practise those subjects well.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: All basic HR questions
Need not worry about it.
My HR is friendly.
They help you rather than troubling you.

Round: HR Interview
Experience: This is done only for formality.
Mostly all the selected students attend this round just to talk to the main HR manager.

Skills: how to approach the problem statement., weather you are ready to learn new things.
College Name: VIT VELLORE

Skills evaluated in this interview

Graduate Software Engineer Interview Questions Asked at Other Companies

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Q1. differences between arrays and linked lists
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Q2. explain algorithms of few problem statements
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Q3. memory management topic in linked lists
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Q4. Numerical methods for engineers
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Q5. How would you prioritise tasks?

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
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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 - Aptitude Test 

60 questions consisting of basic english reasoning and branch specific questions

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Branch specific questions
  • Q2. Basic hr question tell me about ur self

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well and get command on your basic subjects

I applied via campus placement at PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore and was interviewed in Sep 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Easy . Bit of Technical and aptitude

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. List some testing methods for a product
  • Ans. 

    Some testing methods for a product include unit testing, integration testing, system testing, and acceptance testing.

    • Unit testing: Testing individual components or units of the product to ensure they function correctly.

    • Integration testing: Testing the interaction between different components or units of the product.

    • System testing: Testing the entire system or product as a whole to ensure it meets the specified requirem...

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  • Q2. Explain the tests for impact testing
  • Ans. 

    Impact testing involves various tests to determine the toughness and strength of a material under high-stress conditions.

    • Charpy test measures the energy absorbed by a material during fracture

    • Izod test measures the impact resistance of a material

    • Drop weight test measures the energy required to fracture a material

    • Tensile impact test measures the energy required to break a material under tension

    • Instrumented impact test me...

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  • Q3. Charpy and Izod testing

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident in your answering and be sure about the role you wajt
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Apr 2022. There were 4 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 

All fields were covered in aptitude

Round 3 - Group Discussion 

30 min interview about general current affairs

Round 4 - Technical 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. Covered all topics , tecnical and non technical
  • Q2. GIVE AN INTRODUCTION ?
  • Q3. WHAT WAS YOUR PROJECT ABOUT ?
  • Q4. WHAT ARE YOUR HOBBIES ?
  • Q5. UNION BUDGET , WHAT DO YOU KNOW??

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - be yourself
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via campus placement at Madras Institute of Technology, Chennai and was interviewed before Jun 2022. There were 3 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.
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Basic Aptitude Questions, Arithmetic, Verbal, Technical, Behavioural, Logical Reasoning.

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself
  • Q2. Absolute Cost and Marginal Cost difference
  • Ans. 

    Absolute cost is total cost incurred while marginal cost is cost of producing one additional unit.

    • Absolute cost is the total cost incurred in producing a certain quantity of goods or services.

    • Marginal cost is the cost of producing one additional unit of a good or service.

    • Absolute cost includes fixed and variable costs, while marginal cost only considers the additional cost of producing one more unit.

    • For example, if a c...

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