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2 rounds | 3 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Journey
I have Cleared Coding as well as Technical rounds but unfortunately rejected in Managerial Round. In coding round, easy-medium Coding questions, and In Technical Interview asked Basic python implementation-related questions, Computer Networking questions.
Application story
I received this opportunity from Oncampus. I have Cleared Coding as well as Technical rounds but was unfortunately rejected in Managerial Round. In the coding round, easy-medium Coding questions, and In Technical Interviews asked Basic python implementation-related questions, Computer Networking questions.
Why selected/rejected for the role?
I don't know. I rejected it due to cost-cutting, They want limited students. I gave my best in the Interview but Unfortunately not clear that round. But rejection is a part of life. it gives the motivation to make Sucess.
Preparation
Duration: 6 months
Topics: Data Structures & Algorithms, Operating System, Object-Oriented Programming System, DBMS, CN
Tip
Tip

Tip 1 : Prepare DSA well and I personally recommend Coding Ninjas and GeeksForGeeks for interview preparation.
Tip 2 : Be confident & relaxed during the interview.
Tip 3 : Do revise your projects i.e how it works and what are its functionalities.

Application process
Where: Campus
Eligibility: 8 CGPA
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1 : Make your resume short and try to make it one page only and mention all your skills that you are confident in.
Tip 2 : Do not put false things on your resume.

Interview rounds

01
Round
Medium
Online Coding Interview
Duration90 minutes
Interview date28 Aug 2022
Coding problem2

1. Unique Paths

Moderate
25m average time
80% success
0/80
Asked in companies
UberGenpactAdobe

You are present at point ‘A’ which is the top-left cell of an M X N matrix, your destination is point ‘B’, which is the bottom-right cell of the same matrix. Your task is to find the total number of unique paths from point ‘A’ to point ‘B’.In other words, you will be given the dimensions of the matrix as integers ‘M’ and ‘N’, your task is to find the total number of unique paths from the cell MATRIX[0][0] to MATRIX['M' - 1]['N' - 1].

To traverse in the matrix, you can either move Right or Down at each step. For example in a given point MATRIX[i] [j], you can move to either MATRIX[i + 1][j] or MATRIX[i][j + 1].

Problem approach

I solved this question using a sliding window concept and took a map while traversing the string to check if any repeated characters appear or not.

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2. Count all sub-arrays having sum divisible by k

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

Given an array ‘ARR’ and an integer ‘K’, your task is to find all the count of all sub-arrays whose sum is divisible by the given integer ‘K’.

Note:
If there exists no subarray in the given sequence whose sum is divisible by ‘K’ then simply return ‘0’.
Example:
Suppose the given array is ‘ARR’ = { 5, 0, 2, 3, 1} and ‘K = 5’.
As we can see in below image, there are a total of 6 subarrays that have the total sum divisible by ‘K’
So we return the integer 6.

subsequence

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02
Round
Medium
Face to Face
Duration40 mintues
Interview date6 Sep 2022
Coding problem1

Asked me questions about python Implementation, and Computer Networking Questions.
The interviewer asked me 1-2 line approach to code. they want to ask for List Comprehension in Python.

1. Segregate Even And Odd Nodes In a Linked List

Easy
15m average time
85% success
0/40
Asked in companies
OlaPaytm (One97 Communications Limited)Dunzo

You are given the head node of a singly linked list 'head'. Your task is to modify the linked list in such a way that all the even valued nodes appear before the all odd valued node and order of nodes remain the same.


Example :-
The given singly linked list is  6 -> 5 -> 3 -> 4 -> 7 -> 1 -> 2 

subsequence

The modified linked list should have all even values in starting and odd values in the end.
Problem approach

By taking two pointers and alternatively taking in that pointer and adding all even elements after odd elements.

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