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3 rounds | 5 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Journey
I was not exceptionally good at coding at the start then I solved more than 400+ questions on code studio. Now I can crack most of the interviews I give.
Application story
This company visited our campus for hiring their only i applied for the same it has many round starting with online assessment at the starting.
Why selected/rejected for the role?
I was selected because i was able to answer all the question correctly .
Preparation
Duration: 4 Months
Topics: Data Structures, Pointers, OOPS, System Design, Algorithms, Dynamic Programming
Tip
Tip

Tip 1 : Mention some good projects on resume
Tip 2 : Be confident
Tip 3 : Good with computer science basics and ds and algo

Application process
Where: Campus
Eligibility: No criteria
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1 : Good Projects
Tip 2 : Having some achievements is plus point

Interview rounds

01
Round
Hard
Video Call
Duration60 Minutes
Interview date24 Sep 2021
Coding problem2

1. Trapping Rain Water

Moderate
15m average time
80% success
0/80
Asked in companies
SalesforcePayPalHexaware Technologies

You have been given a long type array/list 'arr’ of size 'n’.


It represents an elevation map wherein 'arr[i]’ denotes the elevation of the 'ith' bar.



Note :
The width of each bar is the same and is equal to 1.
Example:
Input: ‘n’ = 6, ‘arr’ = [3, 0, 0, 2, 0, 4].

Output: 10

Explanation: Refer to the image for better comprehension:

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Note :
You don't need to print anything. It has already been taken care of. Just implement the given function.
Problem approach

You have been given a long type array/list 'ARR' of size 'N'. It represents an elevation map wherein 'ARR[i]' denotes the elevation of the 'ith' bar. Print the total amount of rainwater that can be trapped in these elevations.

Try solving now

2. Puzzle

How do we measure forty-five minutes using two identical wires, each of which takes an hour to burn? We have matchsticks with us. The wires burn non-uniformly. So, for example, the two halves of wire might burn in 10 minutes and 50 minutes respectively.

02
Round
Medium
Video Call
Duration60 Minutes
Interview date24 Sep 2021
Coding problem2

1. Remove Consecutive Duplicates

Easy
0/40
Asked in companies
OlaTata Consultancy Services (TCS)Walmart

You are given a string ‘str’ of size ‘N’. Your task is to remove consecutive duplicates from this string recursively.

For example:

If the input string is ‘str’ = ”aazbbby”, then your output will be “azby”.
Note that we are just removing adjacent duplicates.
Problem approach

For a given string(str), remove all the consecutive duplicate characters.

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2. Maximum subsequence sum such that no three are consecutive

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

You are given an array A of length N consisting of positive integers. Your task is to print the maximum subsequence sum such that no three consecutive elements are taken from array A.

Note:

A subsequence is a sequence that can be derived from another sequence by deleting some or no elements without changing the order of the remaining elements
Problem approach

You are given an array A of length N consisting of positive integers. Your task is to print the maximum subsequence sum such that no three consecutive elements are taken from array A.

Try solving now
03
Round
Easy
HR Round
Duration30 Minutes
Interview date24 Sep 2021
Coding problem1

1. Basic HR Questions

What motivates you to do good job?
What makes you angry?
Give me an example of your creativity.
How long would you expect to work for us if hired?
Are not you overqualified for this position?

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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