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SDE - 1

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2 rounds | 4 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Preparation
Duration: 3 months
Topics: Pointers , Recursion , Linked List, Binary Search Tree ,Queue, Array ,DP ,Graph
Tip
Tip

Tip 1 : Prepare your resume well.
Tip 2 : Deploy your projects so that the interviewer can view it. Also provide a hyperlink on your resume.
Tip 3 : Be thorough with Data Structures and Algorithms. Also prepare well topics such as OS,DBMS.

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

Tip 1 : Deploy your projects so that the interviewer can view it. Also provide a hyperlink on your resume
Tip 2 : It's not important to have fancy projects. Only mention those on which you're confident.

Interview rounds

01
Round
Easy
Video Call
Duration45 minutes
Interview date15 Oct 2021
Coding problem2

1. Detect and Remove Loop

Moderate
10m average time
90% success
0/80
Asked in companies
IBMDelhiveryQualcomm

Given a singly linked list, you have to detect the loop and remove the loop from the linked list, if present. You have to make changes in the given linked list itself and return the updated linked list.

Expected Complexity: Try doing it in O(n) time complexity and O(1) space complexity. Here, n is the number of nodes in the linked list.

Problem approach

Given a singly linked list, you have to detect the loop and remove the loop from the linked list, if present. You have to make changes in the given linked list itself and return the updated linked list.
Expected Complexity: Try doing it in O(n) time complexity and O(1) space complexity. Here, n is the number of nodes in the linked list.

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2. Number of Pairs with Given Sum

Moderate
39m average time
60% success
0/80
Asked in companies
Goldman SachsAmazonSamsung

You have been given an integer array/list(arr) and a number 'Sum'. Find and return the total number of pairs in the array/list which when added, results equal to the 'Sum'.

Note:
Given array/list can contain duplicate elements.

(arr[i],arr[j]) and (arr[j],arr[i]) are considered same.
Problem approach

You have been given an integer array/list(arr) and a number 'Sum'. Find and return the total number of pairs in the array/list which when added, results equal to the 'Sum'.

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02
Round
Easy
Face to Face
Duration45 minutes
Interview date15 Oct 2021
Coding problem2

1. Delete a Node from Linked List

Moderate
40m average time
67% success
0/80
Asked in companies
CIS - Cyber InfrastructureAmazonGroww

You have been given a linked list of integers. Your task is to write a function that deletes a node from a given position, 'POS'.

Note :
Assume that the Indexing for the linked list always starts from 0.

If the position is greater than or equal to the length of the linked list, you should return the same linked list without any change.
Illustration :
The following images depict how the deletion has been performed.

Image-I :

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Image-II :

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Problem approach

You have been given a linked list of integers. Your task is to write a function that deletes a node from a given position, 'POS'.

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2. Inplace rotate matrix 90 degree

Easy
12m average time
80% success
0/40
Asked in companies
OLX GroupSalesforceUrban Company (UrbanClap)

You are given a square matrix of non-negative integers of size 'N x N'. Your task is to rotate that array by 90 degrees in an anti-clockwise direction without using any extra space.

For example:

For given 2D array :

    [    [ 1,  2,  3 ],
         [ 4,  5,  6 ],
         [ 7,  8,  9 ]  ]

After 90 degree rotation in anti clockwise direction, it will become:

    [   [ 3,  6,  9 ],
        [ 2,  5,  8 ],
        [ 1,  4,  7 ]   ]
Problem approach

You are given a square matrix of non-negative integers of size 'N x N'. Your task is to rotate that array by 90 degrees in an anti-clockwise direction without using any extra space.

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