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AI ML Intern

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2 rounds | 4 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Application story
As a passionate engineering student deeply interested in technology-driven social impact, I am eager to apply for the internship opportunity at Edunet Foundation under the IBM SkillsBuild initiative. I strongly resonate with Edunet's mission of empowering learners with industry-relevant digital skills and believe this internship will offer the perfect platform to contribute meaningfully while enhancing my own competencies. I have consistently engaged in hands-on projects that integrate AI/ML, software development, and community-focused problem-solving. During my academic journey, I have developed projects such as [insert example if available—e.g., a healthcare chatbot, an AI-based attendance system, etc.].
Preparation
Duration: 4 months
Topics: Python, API, MySQL, Statistics, HTML, CSS, Django
Tip
Tip

Tip 1: Master the basics of Python.
Tip 2: Strengthen your understanding of Probability.
Tip 3: Build a solid foundation in Statistics.

Application process
Where: Campus
Eligibility: No criteria, (Stipend: 25k)
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1: It should be ATS-friendly.
Tip 2: It should be clear and concise.

Interview rounds

01
Round
Easy
Face to Face
Duration60 minutes
Interview date4 Jun 2024
Coding problem1

1. Word Search - l

Moderate
30m average time
60% success
0/80
Asked in companies
OlaGoldman SachsIBM

You are given a 2D board('N' rows and 'M' columns) of characters and a string 'word'.


Your task is to return true if the given word exists in the grid, else return false. The word can be constructed from letters of sequentially adjacent cells, where adjacent cells are horizontally or vertically neighboring.


Note:
The same letter cell should not be used more than once.
For Example:
For a given word “design” and the given 2D board 
[[q’, ‘v’, ‘m’, ‘h’],
 [‘d’, ‘e’, ‘s’, ‘i’],
 [‘d’, ‘g’, ‘f’, ‘g’],
 [‘e’, ‘c’, ‘p’, ‘n’]]

The word design can be formed by sequentially adjacent cells as shown by the highlighted color in the 2nd row and last column.

board

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02
Round
Easy
Face to Face
Duration45 minutes
Interview date19 Jun 2024
Coding problem3

1. First Unique Character in a String

Easy
15m average time
85% success
0/40
Asked in companies
MicrosoftIBMLivekeeping (An IndiaMART Company)

Given a string ‘STR’ consisting of lower case English letters, the task is to find the first non-repeating character in the string and return it. If it doesn’t exist, return ‘#’.

For example:

For the input string 'abcab', the first non-repeating character is ‘c’. As depicted the character ‘a’ repeats at index 3 and character ‘b’ repeats at index 4. Hence we return the character ‘c’ present at index 2.
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2. Count All Subarrays With Given Sum

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

You are given an integer array 'arr' of size 'N' and an integer 'K'.

Your task is to find the total number of subarrays of the given array whose sum of elements is equal to k.

A subarray is defined as a contiguous block of elements in the array.

Example:
Input: ‘N’ = 4, ‘arr’ = [3, 1, 2, 4], 'K' = 6

Output: 2

Explanation: The subarrays that sum up to '6' are: [3, 1, 2], and [2, 4].
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3. Number of Islands

Easy
0/40
Asked in companies
PhonePeExpedia GroupRazorpay

You have been given a non-empty grid consisting of only 0s and 1s. You have to find the number of islands in the given grid.

An island is a group of 1s (representing land) connected horizontally, vertically or diagonally. You can assume that all four edges of the grid are surrounded by 0s (representing water).

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