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2 rounds | 3 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Preparation
Duration: 2 Months
Topics: Data Structures, Pointers, OOPS, System Design, Algorithms, Dynamic Programming
Tip
Tip

Tip 1 : Take ds courses
Tip 2 : Practice output and aptitude
Tip 3 : Watch youtube videos

Application process
Where: Campus
Eligibility: 7 CGPA
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1 : Just write what you know
Tip 2 : Take template from internet

Interview rounds

01
Round
Easy
Online Coding Interview
Duration90 Minutes
Interview date16 Jul 2021
Coding problem1

It contained MCQ of aptitude, oops, ds and 1 coding question

1. Rat In a Maze All Paths

Moderate
40m average time
60% success
0/80
Asked in companies
AckoExpedia GroupAdobe

You are given a 'N' * 'N' maze with a rat placed at 'MAZE[0][0]'. Find and print all paths that rat can follow to reach its destination i.e. 'MAZE['N' - 1]['N' - 1]'. Rat can move in any direc­tion ( left, right, up and down).

Value of every cell in the 'MAZE' can either be 0 or 1. Cells with value 0 are blocked means the rat can­not enter into those cells and those with value 1 are open.

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02
Round
Easy
Video Call
Duration60 Minutes
Interview date19 Jul 2021
Coding problem2

It was technical round with some behaviour questions related to me, my dream, my family and hobbies. The interviewer asked me Sql queries and some dsa questions approach.

1. Reverse the string

Easy
15m average time
85% success
0/40
Asked in companies
SAP LabsWalmartFacebook

You are given a string 'STR'. The string contains [a-z] [A-Z] [0-9] [special characters]. You have to find the reverse of the string.

For example:

 If the given string is: STR = "abcde". You have to print the string "edcba".
follow up:
Try to solve the problem in O(1) space complexity. 
Problem approach

Just traverse from back

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2. Diagonal Sum

Easy
23m average time
75% success
0/40
Asked in companies
SamsungMicrosoftAmazon

Given a Binary Tree of 'N' nodes, find and print a list containing the sums of all the diagonals. When calculating the sum of each diagonal, consider the diagonals from right to left.

Diagonals of the binary tree are :

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There are three diagonals :

Diagonal 1 : 8 10 14

Diagonal 2 : 3 6 7 13

Diagonal 3 : 1 4

Example :

For the given binary tree : 

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Output : 24 14 2

Explanation: Rightmost diagonal contains elements {5, 10 , 9} its sum is 24, middle diagonal contains elements {6, 3, 5} its sum is 14, leftmost diagonal contains elements {2}. Thus the answer should be “24 14 2”.
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