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3 rounds | 5 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Journey
In my first year of college, I was zero at coding. I wanted to learn coding, so I took Coding Ninja’s DSA course. This was the start of my coding journey. I learned the basics and gradually excelled at solving complex coding problems. Then, at the time of placement, i.e., at the start of my fourth year, I took the extension of Coding Ninja’s course and revised all the concepts. I solved various sheets that included the most common DSA problems, and within two months, I solved nearly 300 coding problems. And in the month of September, I got my placement in Airtel.
Application story
Airtel came as a campus placement opportunity. I applied and got the test link with 100 other students. The test was difficult, but I managed to solve it within time. After two days, I was shortlisted for the interview round.
Why selected/rejected for the role?
I was the brightest candidate in the process who gave all the answers in the OA round and the interview. All the interviewers were impressed with my confidence and knowledge—that is why I got selected.
Preparation
Duration: 3 Months
Topics: Data Structures and Algos, OS, OOPS, Projects, DBMS
Tip
Tip

Tip 1: Don't look at the solution early. Try to solve it on your own.
Tip 2: Have patience. No one can solve complex coding problems on Day 1.

Application process
Where: Campus
Eligibility: 7.5 CGPA
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1: Skills should be visible clearly, and the resume should be ATS-friendly
Tip 2 : 3 projects with one major project in resume should be enough

Interview rounds

01
Round
Easy
Face to Face
Duration60 Minutes
Interview date1 Sep 2022
Coding problem2

Timing was in afternoon. The interviewer was very polite and understanding,

1. Find The Repeating And Missing Number

Easy
10m average time
90% success
0/40
Asked in companies
AmazonSamsungPhonePe

You are given an array 'nums' consisting of first N positive integers. But from the N integers, one of the integers occurs twice in the array, and one of the integers is missing. You need to determine the repeating and the missing integer.

Example:
Let the array be [1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5]. In the given array ‘4’ occurs twice and the number ‘6’ is missing.
Try solving now

2. Next Greater Element

Easy
10m average time
90% success
0/40
Asked in companies
IBMInfo Edge India (Naukri.com)Amazon

You are given an array 'a' of size 'n'.



The Next Greater Element for an element 'x' is the first element on the right side of 'x' in the array, which is greater than 'x'.


If no greater elements exist to the right of 'x', consider the next greater element as -1.


For example:
Input: 'a' = [7, 12, 1, 20]

Output: NGE = [12, 20, 20, -1]

Explanation: For the given array,

- The next greater element for 7 is 12.

- The next greater element for 12 is 20. 

- The next greater element for 1 is 20. 

- There is no greater element for 20 on the right side. So we consider NGE as -1.
Try solving now
02
Round
Medium
Face to Face
Duration50 minutes
Interview date1 Sep 2022
Coding problem2

Timing was 2 in the day. The interview was very helpful and gave me all the hints.

1. Cycle Detection in a Singly Linked List

Moderate
15m average time
80% success
0/80
Asked in companies
GrabThalesSterlite Technologies Limited

You are given a Singly Linked List of integers. Return true if it has a cycle, else return false.


A cycle occurs when a node's next points back to a previous node in the list.


Example:
In the given linked list, there is a cycle, hence we return true.

Sample Example 1

Try solving now

2. System Design Question

Design Library management system and draw all the er diagrams

Problem approach

Tip 1 : try to think practically about your surroundings
Tip 2 : Always use primary key and foreign key.

03
Round
Easy
HR Round
Duration20 Minutes
Interview date1 Sep 2022
Coding problem1

Timing was 3 in the day. The interviewer was a good listener and we had a good conversation

1. Basic HR Questions

Why do  you want to join this particular company?
Where do you see yourself in next 5 years?
Why should we hire you?

Problem approach

Tip 1 : Be confident about yourself.
Tip 2 : Speak good things about the company and prepare beforehand from ppt.
Tip 3 : Be honest about everything and ask questions from the interviewer as well.

Here's your problem of the day

Solving this problem will increase your chance to get selected in this company

Skill covered: Programming

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