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3 rounds | 4 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Preparation
Duration: 3 months
Topics: Data Structures, Algorithms, Fundamentals of C/C++, Operating System, DBMS, OOPs
Tip
Tip

Tip 1 : Focus on Data Structures, Algorithms as >= 75% of your interview will be dedicated to it. Practice as much as you can.
Tip 2 : Learn the fundamentals of C, C++, OS, SQL as that are basic expectations of interviewer.
Tip 3 : Keep 2 descent projects in resume. Try to have an internship. It will make your resume strong.

Application process
Where: Campus
Eligibility: 6.5 CGPA
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1 : Try to keep relevant information only. Add all your skills and achievements.
Tip 2 : Try to have links of your coding and Github profiles.
Tip 3 : Add 2 to 3 project with small descriptions. Try to keep bullet points. Do mention the Tech Stack.
Tip 4 : Don't lie on any skill. Write only those on which you have worked.

Interview rounds

01
Round
Hard
Online Coding Interview
Duration120 minutes
Interview date24 Oct 2020
Coding problem2

There was 2 parts. First part problems were based on Quantitative Aptitude. Problems were of 3 types- Easy, Medium and Hard with different scores. Difficulty keeps on increasing if you answer correctly and keeps on decreasing if you answer incorrectly.
First part was of 45 mins.
Second part consisted of 2 coding problems- Medium, Hard. One was based on Greedy and other was a difficult DP + Bitmask problem.
Coding part had more weightage than Aptitude.

1. K Centers

Moderate
25m average time
75% success
0/80
Asked in companies
AmazonJaguar Land RoverWinZO

In Ninja Land there are ‘N’ cities numbered from 0 to ‘N’-1. The distance between each pair of cities is given by N * N matrix ‘DIST’ where ‘DIST[i][j]’ denotes the distance between city ‘i’ and ‘j’.

Ninja wants to select ‘K’ (‘K’ <= ‘N’) cities and install Coding Ninjas Server in these cities. He wants to select ‘K’ cities in such a way that the maximum distance of a city from the Coding Ninjas Server is minimized.

Can you help Ninja in finding this maximum distance if he selects ‘K’ cities optimally? You should return this distance.

Note :
1. DIST[i][j] = DIST[j][i].
2. DIST[i][i] = 0.
Example :
Consider that there are 4 cities i.e. ‘N’ = 4, and the distance between each pair of cities is given by the following matrix ‘DIST’:  
             [0, 10, 7, 6]
             [10, 0, 8, 5]
             [7, 8, 0, 12]
             [6, 5, 12, 0]

Graphically, cities can be represented as -:

alt text

Assume Ninjas wants to install a server in 2 cities i.e ‘K’ = 2.  Then one optimal choice is to select cities 2 and 3.
After that, the minimum distance of city 0 from the server is  6  (i.e from city 2).
The minimum distance of city 1 from the server is 5  (i.e from city 3).
The minimum distance of cities 2 and 3 from the server is 0, as the server is installed in these cities.
Thus the maximum distance of the city from the server is max (6, 5, 0, 0) = 6.
So, we should return 6.
No selection of two cities can give a maximum distance which is less than 6.
Try solving now

2. Beautiful String

Moderate
30m average time
70% success
0/80
Asked in companies
AmazonSAP LabsJaguar Land Rover

Suppose we are given an empty string “inputString”. We have to convert this “inputString” into a “Beautiful String”

We can perform any number of operations on “inputString” to convert it to “Beautiful String”.

Operation :

You have to insert “abc” to “inputString” in every operation.
If “inputString” is empty just insert “abc” in “inputString”
If “inputString” is not empty, you can insert “abc” in any position in “inputString” in such a way that:
1. “ LEFT PORTION OF “inputString” ” + “ abc ” + “ RIGHT PORTION OF “inputString” ” = “Beautiful String”.
2. “ LEFT PORTION OF “inputString” ” maybe EMPTY OR “a” OR “ab” OR “abc”.
3. “ LEFT PORTION OF “inputString” ” maybe EMPTY OR “c” OR “bc” OR “abc”.

Your task is to find whether the given string “inputString” is a “Beautiful String”, or not.

Note :
The given string "inputString" cannot be empty.
Try solving now
02
Round
Medium
Video Call
Duration90 minutes
Interview date1 Dec 2020
Coding problem1

There were 3 interviewers in my panel. The most senior panellist asked q. related to my interests and internship experience.
Other 2 asked questions related to Coding and subjects. There was 1 coding question which was implementation based and involved many corner cases. They were checking if I was able to figure out different corner cases and handle those. 
There were situation based questions also asked. One question was on system design of Arogya Setu App.

1. Multiplying Complex Numbers

Easy
15m average time
85% success
0/40
Asked in companies
Deutsche BankJaguar Land Rover

You are given two complex numbers 'NUM1' and 'NUM2' as strings, “A+Bi” where ‘A’ represents the real part and ‘B’ represents the imaginary part.

You have to find the complex multiplication of given numbers and return it as a string “A+Bi”, where ‘A’ represents the real part of the result and ‘B’ represents the imaginary part of the result.

Try solving now
03
Round
Easy
HR Round
Duration30 minutes
Interview date1 Dec 2020
Coding problem1

HR round involved basic questions related to background and behaviour. It was basically a cultural fit round.

1. Basic HR Questions

Tell me about yourself.

Why should we hire you?

How do you handle pressure?

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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