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Updated 14 Mar 2023

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I applied via Job Portal and was interviewed before Mar 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Site based management
  • Q2. Execution process details

Interview Preparation Tips

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No ethics
Behaviour with site employees is drastic
Salary not on time
Every time diplomatic lies
Don't get trapped with them

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Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself
  • Q2. Just a min on T20 cricket
  • Q3. Improving quality of education in India
  • Ans. 

    Improving quality of education in India

    • Investing in teacher training and development

    • Increasing access to technology and digital resources

    • Encouraging parental involvement in education

    • Promoting vocational education and skill development

    • Addressing the issue of inadequate infrastructure and resources

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  • Q4. Question on B. Tech project

Interview Preparation Tips

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

Scientist Interview Questions & Answers

TCS user image Anonymous

posted on 14 Jan 2015

Interview Preparation Tips

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

Interview Questionnaire 

5 Questions

  • Q1. Based on a situation
  • Q2. Write a .small C code
  • Ans. 

    A C code that prints out the elements of an array of strings.

    • Declare an array of strings

    • Use a loop to iterate through the array

    • Print out each element

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  • Q3. Simple puzzles about colored balls probability
  • Q4. What Is the probability of it raining today in Chennai?
  • Ans. 

    The probability of rain in Chennai today depends on various factors such as season, weather conditions, and location.

    • The probability can be estimated by analyzing the current weather patterns and historical data.

    • Factors such as humidity, temperature, and wind speed can affect the probability of rain.

    • Local weather forecasts and satellite imagery can also provide insights into the likelihood of rain.

    • The probability of ra...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Find the probability that India will win the next Cricket World Cup
  • Ans. 

    It is impossible to accurately predict the probability of India winning the next Cricket World Cup.

    • Sports events are unpredictable and depend on various factors such as team performance, weather conditions, injuries, etc.

    • Past performance of the team and individual players can be considered, but it does not guarantee future success.

    • Other teams participating in the tournament also play a significant role in determining t...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: Fifty people appeared for the test out of which sixteen were shortlisted.

Round: Case Study Interview
Experience: How would you promote a newly launched product? What marketing strategies would you use? They asked very simple case studies.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Test was based on data analysis, mainly maths. The interview was to see how much 'C' and probability you know.
Tips: Customized preparation is must along with good CGPA.

Skill Tips: Work details about your internship helps!
Skills: General knowledge, Technical knowledge
College Name: IIT Madras

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: CGPA + resume + online test - based shortlisting

Round: Test
Experience: Online Test:Quant, DI, verbal, and coding45 minutes coding + 15 minutes verbal + 30 minutes quant
Tips: Time constraint will be the major problem. CAT preparation would sufficeBrush up your coding skills- concentrate in either C or C++ or whichever language you're comfortable withE.g.: The coding question- Write a function to find if a number is palindromeBrush up through basic data structuresGraph theory and few sorting algorithms
Duration: 90 minutes

Round: Interview
Experience: (2 interviews, 20 minutes each)Resume- basedCoding skills and the approach towards the problem will also be tested
Tips: Be thorough with the work done in your internships and projects. Be ready to answer why you are interested in the company.Maintain your confidence level in the interviews. They also look for good communication skills, and even leadership, which is evident from the way you conduct yourself through the interview.Practice quant questions, prepare answers for all the basic HR questions.Coding, go through sorting algorithms, FOR, Graph theory.Digital IC design is very important courses. You should be through with this courses if you are interested in digital profile.

College Name: IIT Madras

Interview Questions & Answers

Deloitte user image Anonymous

posted on 20 Jan 2015

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Why IT consultancy?
  • Q2. What would be the advantages of chemical background?

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: CAT type questions were asked in English and DI.
Tips: Accuracy will matter and preparations for CAT will help.
Duration: 30 minutes
Total Questions: 40

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Questions were based on Data Abstraction. Internship was the main topic around which the rest of the interview went on.
Tips: Coding skills should be good.

Round: HR Interview
Tips: Work on communication skills.

College Name: IIT KANPUR

Interview Questions & Answers

HCLTech user image Anonymous

posted on 11 Apr 2015

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself
  • Q2. Why should I hire you
  • Q3. Are you willing to relocate

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: One written test. It contains four sections. Each section is of 15 minutes duration.
Tips: Prepare for general aptitude and learn the basics of C, C++ and Java.
Duration: 60 minutes

Round: HR Interview
Experience: General HR round questions were asked.
Tips: You must show your confidence and maintain eye contact with the interviewer.

General Tips: Brush up all the basics of your core subjects.
Skills: Good technical skills., Good communication skills.
College Name: NA

Interview Questionnaire 

7 Questions

  • Q1. What is the diffrence between java & C
  • Ans. 

    Java is an object-oriented language while C is a procedural language.

    • Java is platform-independent while C is platform-dependent.

    • Java has automatic garbage collection while C requires manual memory management.

    • Java has built-in support for multithreading while C requires external libraries.

    • Java has a larger standard library compared to C.

    • Java is more secure than C due to its strong type checking and exception handling.

    • C ...

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  • Q2. What do u understand by pointers
  • Ans. 

    Pointers are variables that store memory addresses of other variables in programming languages.

    • Pointers allow direct access and manipulation of memory locations.

    • They are commonly used in programming languages like C and C++.

    • Pointers can be used to pass variables by reference, allowing modifications to the original value.

    • They can also be used to dynamically allocate memory.

    • Example: int* ptr; // declares a pointer to an

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  • Q3. Introduce urself
  • Q4. Ur weaknesses & strengths
  • Q5. Why should i hire u
  • Q6. Why us
  • Q7. Wer do u see urself in next 5 years
  • Ans. 

    In 5 years, I see myself as a senior software engineer leading a team of developers.

    • Leading a team of developers

    • Working on complex projects

    • Continuing to learn and grow in my role

    • Contributing to the success of the company

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: Clear ur basic concepts also practice maths related questions
Tips: NA
Duration: 60 minutes
Total Questions: 45

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: initially I wasnt aware of the topic. i waited til everyone strted n waited for my turn... til the time i was listening to wat other students wer saying. den i got idea on wat the topic is really abt. i gathered some points in my mind and js spoke wat views i had .. it was ffun actually.
Tips: always first think about the topic before speaking.
Duration: 30 minutes

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: i dont exactly remember wat wer the questions asked.
Tips: NA

Round: HR Interview
Experience: Being honest wil help to crack this interview
Tips: NA

General Tips: WORK HARD TOWARDS YOUR GOAL !
Skill Tips: develop basi programming skills & logics
Skills: programing C/C++, basic java, OS, DB, NETWORKING, OOPS
College Name: SIES Institute Of Technology, Nerul
Motivation: Keep Chasin ur DREAMS.. !!
Funny Moments: yet to come !

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview Questions & Answers

Amazon user image Anonymous

posted on 5 Apr 2015

Interview Questionnaire 

14 Questions

  • Q1. Given n-ary tree, print the nodes in level-order zig-zag manner. O(n) time
  • Q2. Given a BST find the number of pair of nodes which sum upto a given value. O(n) time, O(1) space
  • Q3. Given a 2D plane and n points, find the line which passes through maximum number of lines
  • Q4. If a/b is recurring like 10/3 print 10/3 as 3.(3), 16/6 as 2.(6)
  • Q5. Explain caching, implement LRU caching
  • Ans. 

    Caching is the process of storing frequently used data in a temporary storage to reduce access time. LRU caching removes least recently used data.

    • Caching improves performance by reducing access time to frequently used data

    • LRU (Least Recently Used) caching removes the least recently used data to make space for new data

    • LRU cache can be implemented using a doubly linked list and a hash map

    • When a cache hit occurs, the acce...

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  • Q6. Explain working of DNS, implement domain search in DNS
  • Q7. What is hashing. Implement domain search using hashing
  • Q8. Given a string of alphabet of at most 5 characters. Write a function which returns a unique number for each string with O(1) space
  • Q9. Explain working of virtual function
  • Q10. There is pointer of base class pointing to derived class. Explain the working with respect to the pointer, if this pointer calls the virtual function of base class
  • Q11. How does write head take a value from process buffer and writes on a particular address (Explanation of address bus and register needed)
  • Q12. Clone a linked list having an arbit pointer
  • Q13. You are given deque(), enque(), isEmpty() function for queue, implement push(), pop(), min() functions of stack. O(1) time was required for min()
  • Q14. Convert a binary tree to a DLL such that a next node for DLL is selected in a top down order in zig-zag manner. O(n) space was allowed, but not O(2n)

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: ONLINE ROUND
Experience: 1. 20 MCQ
2. 2 coding questions
• Find the diameter of a tree
• Print all anagrams pair in separate line

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Find the next larger element in a BST, given key might not be in the BST. O(logn) time and O(1) space.Delete all nodes on a DLL whose data is a multiple of 5. O(n) time

College Name: BIT Mesra

Skills evaluated in this interview

Banking Interview Questions & Answers

ICICI Bank user image Anonymous

posted on 24 May 2015

Interview Questionnaire 

18 Questions

  • Q1. How would your friends describe you?
  • Q2. Are you a low/medium or high risk taker? Substantiate your stand
  • Q3. Are you are loner?
  • Ans. 

    No, I am not a loner.

    • I enjoy working in a team and collaborating with others.

    • I believe that teamwork leads to better results.

    • I am comfortable working with people from diverse backgrounds.

    • I actively seek out opportunities to network and build relationships.

    • I am a good listener and value the opinions of others.

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  • Q4. Are you an imaginative person?
  • Q5. What are your strengths and weaknesses?
  • Q6. What is your family background and what have you learned from it?
  • Q7. What profile are you looking for?
  • Q8. Why are you fit for investment banking and not corporate finance?
  • Q9. Why do I want to get into ICIC and what do I know about it-
  • Q10. Why ICICI?
  • Q11. What do you know about the company?
  • Q12. What interesting projects are there on your CV? Explain one of them?
  • Q13. Discussed in and out on valuation specific questions related to a project like what projections for Sales, growth Rate, S&A, how to calculate cost of capital?
  • Q14. What approach did you take?
  • Q15. What lines of businesses did you value and how?
  • Q16. What are other competitors doing and how are they growing?
  • Q17. If you are the CEO of the same company what measures will you take to make the company grow to the next level?
  • Q18. What is the difference between bank and private investor?

Interview Preparation Tips

General Tips: Company was very impressed and wanted to make an offer but with a different profile in the interview itself but I was consistent on what I wanted and through strong negotiation finally convinced them that I am fit for Investment banking or global markets and hence that worked
Skills: Economics, Banking
College Name: NA

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