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3 rounds | 4 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Journey
My journey started at my college when I first learned to code. From there onwards, I have done a lot of practice from leet code to code studio. I have maintained a streak of doing at least 50 questions a week to maintain my accuracy.
Application story
I have applied through Naukri one day. Luckily my resume got shortlisted and was asked the HR to go through the all the
Why selected/rejected for the role?
The basic reason for my selection was my strong knowledge of core Java fundamentals and my problem-solving ability.
Preparation
Duration: 3 months
Topics: Data Structures, Algorithms, System Design, Aptitude, OOPS
Tip
Tip

Tip 1 : Must do Previously asked Interview as well as Online Test Questions.
Tip 2 : Go through all the previous interview experiences from Codestudio and Leetcode.
Tip 3 : Do at-least 2 good projects and you must know every bit of them.

Application process
Where: Naukri
Eligibility: Above 7 CGPA
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1 : Have at-least 2 good projects explained in short with all important points covered.
Tip 2 : Every skill must be mentioned.
Tip 3 : Focus on skills, projects and experiences more.

Interview rounds

01
Round
Medium
Video Call
Duration50 minutes
Interview date19 Aug 2022
Coding problem2

Interview round with questions on DSA mainly.

1. Check If Binary Representation of a Number is Palindrome

Easy
15m average time
80% success
0/40
Asked in companies
OlaBank Of AmericaPinnacle Works Infotech

Ninja is given an integer ‘N’. Ninja wants to find whether the binary representation of integer ‘N’ is palindrome or not.

A palindrome is a sequence of characters that reads the same backward as forward.

Ninja is busy with his training. Help Ninja in finding out whether the binary representation of ‘N’ is palindrome or not.

Problem approach

The main idea is to compare bits from the left and right of the given number. If the i-th from left and right are the same move to the next bit else return false.

Try solving now

2. Min Jumps

Easy
15m average time
85% success
0/40
Asked in companies
IBMAmerican ExpressSamsung R&D Institute

You live in a Ninja town which is in the form of a N * M grid. In this town, people travel from one place to another by jumping over the buildings which are present in each cell of the grid. It is Christmas eve, and Santa wants to give gifts and chocolates to the kids who live in the building which is present at the cell (N - 1, M - 1). Initially, Santa is present on cell (0, 0). Since Santa is in a hurry, help him find a path from starting point to the endpoint with the least amount of time.

The Santa may go only from one building to any of its adjacent buildings which is present either to the right or to the bottom or bottom right cell i.e. if the current position is (x, y), he may go to (x + 1, y + 1) or (x + 1, y) or (x, y + 1) given that the new coordinates are in the grid. The time taken to reach from one building to another is equal to the absolute difference between the heights of buildings.

Note:

1. The heights of the buildings are positive.
2. Santa starts from the cell (0, 0) and he has to reach the building (N - 1, M - 1).
3. Santa cannot leave the grid at any point of time.
Problem approach

Solved the problem using iterative DP.

Try solving now
02
Round
Medium
Video Call
Duration50 minutes
Interview date23 Aug 2022
Coding problem1

Tried to asses interest in coding, company fit. Asked one java question. Why citicorp? Discussed about the financial crisis. Interview is flexible and can cover a broad range of topics.

1. Java Question

Why is Java a platform independent language?

03
Round
Easy
HR Round
Duration30 minutes
Interview date25 Aug 2022
Coding problem1

HR round with behavioural questions

1. Basic HR Questions

Spoke about myself, my hobbies, my interests. Very peaceful round. We also had a little chat about my favourite book.

Here's your problem of the day

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

Skill covered: Programming

What is the purpose of the return keyword?

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