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3 rounds | 6 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Preparation
Duration: 3 months
Topics: Data Structures and Algorithms, Operating Systems, Computer Networks, Java
Tip
Tip

Tip 1 : Even if you are stuck in the problem, just give a try. The interviewer will help you definitely for sure.
Tip 2 : Prepare Data Structures and Algorithms well. They mostly check our Problem Solving ability to find the solutions for the real world problems.
Tip 3 : Be enough confident, don't be nervous. Maintain atleast 2 projects in your resume.

Application process
Where: Campus
Eligibility: Above 65 percent
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1 : Mention atleast 2 projects.
Tip 2 : Mention your skills in which you are perfect.

Interview rounds

01
Round
Easy
Online Coding Interview
Duration60 minutes
Interview date22 Jul 2020
Coding problem2

There was 2 coding questions
Based on ds and algorithms

1. Count Inversions

Moderate
40m average time
55% success
0/80
Asked in companies
Hewlett Packard EnterpriseBNY MellonGrab

For a given integer array/list 'ARR' of size 'N' containing all distinct values, find the total number of 'Inversions' that may exist.

An inversion is defined for a pair of integers in the array/list when the following two conditions are met.

A pair ('ARR[i]', 'ARR[j]') is said to be an inversion when:

1. 'ARR[i] > 'ARR[j]' 
2. 'i' < 'j'

Where 'i' and 'j' denote the indices ranging from [0, 'N').
Try solving now

2. Kth smallest element in an unsorted array

Moderate
15m average time
85% success
0/80
Asked in companies
DelhiveryAmazonGrab

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.
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02
Round
Easy
Video Call
Duration45 minutes
Interview date20 Aug 2020
Coding problem3

It was easy and the interviewer is very friendly

1. Anagram Pairs

Moderate
30m average time
60% success
0/80
Asked in companies
AdobeThought WorksHSBC

You are given two strings 'str1' and 'str1'.


You have to tell whether these strings form an anagram pair or not.


The strings form an anagram pair if the letters of one string can be rearranged to form another string.

Pre-requisites:

Anagrams are defined as words or names that can be formed by rearranging the letters of another word. Such as "spar" can be formed by rearranging letters of "rasp". Hence, "spar" and "rasp" are anagrams. 

Other examples include:

'triangle' and 'integral'
'listen' and 'silent'
Note:
Since it is a binary problem, there is no partial marking. Marks will only be awarded if you get all the test cases correct. 
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2. Longest Increasing Subsequence

Moderate
0/80
Asked in companies
GrabAmazonSamsung

'N' students are standing in a row. You are given the height of every student standing in the row. Your task is to find the longest strictly increasing subsequence of heights from the row such that the relative order of the students does not change.

A subsequence is a sequence that can be derived from another sequence by deleting zero or more elements without changing the order of the remaining elements.
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3. Find Missing Number In String

Moderate
15m average time
85% success
0/80
Asked in companies
AdobeOLX GroupAmazon

You had a sequence of consecutive nonnegative integers. You appended all integers at the end of each other to form a string ‘S’ without any separators. While appending each integer in a string, you forgot to append exactly one integer from the sequence. Now all the integers from a string and you don’t know which integer you have missed.

For example sequence 11, 12, 13 may form a string (without any separators) “1113” if you miss 12.

Your task is to find the missing number in the string such that it is possible to obtain a sequence of consecutive non-negative integers from the given string. If more than one missing integer is present or all the integers are already present or if the string is not valid then the answer will be -1 for all such cases.

Note:
1. The string consists of only digits 0 to 9.
2. The numbers will have no more than six digits. 
Try solving now
03
Round
Medium
HR Round
Duration20 minutes
Interview date23 Jul 2021
Coding problem1

Asked general questions based on family
Spoke about ctc and relocation

1. Basic HR Questions

Why did you decide to apply to this role?

What are your salary expectations?

Problem approach

Tip 1 : be confident
Tip 2 : do not lie
Tip 3 : be sure that you are confident enough

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