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Associate Software Engineer

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2 rounds | 8 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Journey
My journey starts by learning programming Language. I firstly explore Java ,c++ , python. whichever suits me I choose it. So I choose C++. I learn c++ from youtube and taking a course from coding ninjas. After it I learn webD and make projects according to it.
Application story
It might take upto 3 weeks to respond to any candidate who has applied for any job position in the Cognizant as they hire in mass. There are many panels going for the recruitment and for different positions. If you do not get selected, definitely you will get a mail about that. But as you mentioned that you have received a mail about the final round of interview, then it will possibly be scheduled soon. If you are still worried, I would suggest you to mail them back (HR or recruitment team) and ask about the further information or you can revert to the mail id from whhich you have received the other mails.
Why selected/rejected for the role?
If you are a fresher and looking for an entry level job, one of the best ways to get into Cognizant is through the campus recruitments. You would have to get through an assessment and then some rounds of interviews. If you are experienced and looking for a role with specific skills, please look out for job openings on the company website and other job portals. You will have to apply for the role and get through the rounds of interviews.
Preparation
Duration: 2 months
Topics: Html 5, Css 3 , Javascript, Angular , Sql , Data Structures , OOPS
Tip
Tip

Tip 1 : Be Confident 
Tip 2 : Get your basics clear
Tip 3 : Make atleast 2 Projects

Application process
Where: Campus
Eligibility: 7 CGPA
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1 : Should be align properly 
Tip 2 : Do not put false things on resume

Interview rounds

01
Round
Medium
Online Coding Interview
Duration60 minutes
Interview date2 Nov 2021
Coding problem2

There were 2 rounds. One is MCq round+ coding round and 2nd is Tech round cum HR round

1. Sort 0 1 2

Easy
22m average time
0/40
Asked in companies
AmazonFacebookMathworks

You have been given an integer array/list(ARR) of size 'N'. It only contains 0s, 1s and 2s. Write a solution to sort this array/list.

Note :
Try to solve the problem in 'Single Scan'. ' Single Scan' refers to iterating over the array/list just once or to put it in other words, you will be visiting each element in the array/list just once.
Problem approach

The array is divided into four sections: 
arr[1] to arr[low – 1]
arr[low] to arr[mid – 1]
arr[mid] to arr[high – 1]
arr[high] to arr[n]
If the ith element is 0 then swap the element to the low range.
Similarly, if the element is 1 then keep it as it is.
If the element is 2 then swap it with an element in high range.

Try solving now

2. Kth smallest element in an unsorted array

Moderate
15m average time
85% success
0/80
Asked in companies
Paytm (One97 Communications Limited)DelhiveryAmazon

Given an unsorted array ‘arr’ of distinct integers and an integer ‘k’, your task is to find the ‘k-th’ smallest element in the array.

Example:
n = 5, k = 2 and arr[] = {6, 5, 4, 8, 7}
The array elements in sorted order are [4, 5, 6, 7, 8]. The ‘2-nd’ smallest element in the array is 5, so the answer is 5.
Note:
1. Don’t print anything. Return the value of ‘k-th’ smallest element.
2. ‘k’ is a positive integer and not greater than the size of the array.
3. The array ‘arr’ is unsorted, and all the elements of the array are distinct.
Problem approach

Sort the input array in the increasing order
Return the element at the K-1 index (0 – Based indexing) in the sorted array

Try solving now
02
Round
Medium
Video Call
Duration30 minutes
Interview date27 Nov 2021
Coding problem6

The interviewer gave me questions related to DSA and Aptitude. He also ask me questions related to my projects.

1. Minimum Number of Platform Needed

Easy
23m average time
85% success
0/40
Asked in companies
OracleArcesiumQualcomm

You are given the arrival and departure times of N trains at a railway station in a day. You need to find the minimum of platforms required for the railway station such that no train waits i.e No train should wait for the platform to be clear or free.

Problem approach

The idea is to take every interval one by one and find the number of intervals that overlap with it. Keep track of the maximum number of intervals that overlap with an interval. Finally, return the maximum value.
Follow the steps mentioned below:

Run two nested loops from start to end.
For every iteration of the outer loop, find the count of intervals that intersect with the current interval except itself.
Update the answer with the maximum count of overlap in each iteration of the outer loop.
Print the answer.

Try solving now

2. Puzzle

How many seconds will a 500-meter long train moving with a speed of 63 km/hour, take to cross a man walking at a speed of 3 km/hour in the direction of the train?

Problem approach

train and man is moving in the same direction so the relative speed will be = (63-3) km/hour = 60 km/hour
Then 60 km/hour * 5/18= 50/3 m/sec
Therefore, time = distance/speed
= 500/ (50/3)
= 30 seconds
So the answer is 30 seconds

3. Project based questions

explain your projects

4. DBMS Question

difference between delete truncate and drop

5. DBMS Question

explain joins and its type

6. OS Question

what is deadlock

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