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SDE - Intern

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3 rounds | 3 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Journey
Solve as many DSA questions as possible to get the logic. Don't ignore the aptitude and technical questions. So, this company came to our campus looking for CSE/IT students with no active backlogs. I applied for it and started preparing by looking at the interview experiences. I got an understanding of how the process is going to be.
Application story
it was on campus opportunity. As I was passing the eligibility criteria , I applied through the training and placement cell of our college
Why selected/rejected for the role?
I was confident during the interview process and was able to answer their questions clearly. Also, knowing about the company is very much important before you sit for an interview. It helps the recruiter know how interested you are in working for the company. Asking questions related to the company makes them feel how excited you are. So yeah , I prepared well and finally got selected
Preparation
Duration: 1 month
Topics: Data structures, technical questions, project based questions, resume based questions, about the company.
Tip
Tip

Tip 1 : Look at the interview experiences first , you will get an overview
Tip 2 : Do not ignore the technical questions in the round 1
Tip 3 : Revise the projects you have done , so that you can answer the questions they ask in round 2

Application process
Where: Campus
Eligibility: above 60 %, no active backlogs, only cse/it
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1:Make it short and crisp
Tip 2:Don't include irrelevant details

Interview rounds

01
Round
Easy
Online Coding Interview
Duration90
Interview date30 Oct 2023
Coding problem1

1. Flip Bits

Easy
15m average time
85% success
0/40
Asked in companies
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You are given an array of integers ARR[] of size N consisting of zeros and ones. You have to select a subset and flip bits of that subset. You have to return the count of maximum one’s that you can obtain by flipping chosen sub-array at most once.

A flip operation is one in which you turn 1 into 0 and 0 into 1.

For example:
If you are given an array {1, 1, 0, 0, 1} then you will have to return the count of maximum one’s you can obtain by flipping anyone chosen sub-array at most once, so here you will clearly choose sub-array from the index 2 to 3 and then flip it's bits. So, the final array comes out to be {1, 1, 1, 1, 1} which contains five ones and so you will return 5.
Try solving now
02
Round
Easy
Face to Face
Duration20
Interview date9 Nov 2023
Coding problem1

Some students were asked some puzzle based questions. Some of them asked about the projects in resume. Some of them were asked to write pseudo code for some easy level questions.

1. Puzzle

One hundred students stand in line, one in front of the other, each wearing a black hat or a white hat. Every student can see the hats of their classmate in front but not their hats or those worn by anyone behind. The class teacher starts at the back of the line and asks each student the colour of their hat. If they answer correctly, they will pass the final exam. If they get it wrong, they’ll fail. How many students will pass at most if they are allowed to discuss a strategy before their teacher starts asking the colours of their hats?(Learn)

 

03
Round
Easy
HR Round
Duration15
Interview date9 Nov 2023
Coding problem1

1. HR Questions

What is your favorite food?
Did you apply for any other company?
Why do you want to work here?
Do you have siblings?
What is your area of interest?
Do you have any questions?

Problem approach

Tip 1:Do not answer in a vague way
Tip 2:Know about the company in advance
Tip 3:Do not get panic

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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