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2 rounds | 3 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Preparation
Duration: 3 Months
Topics: Aptitude, Logical , Verbal, Oops, Data structure, SDLC
Tip
Tip

Tip 1 : Prepare for aptitude thoroughly
Tip 2 : Focus more on arrays and strings problems
Tip 3 : Have proper knowledge of technologies used in you mentioned project

Application process
Where: Company Website
Eligibility: Above 6 CGPA
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1 : Mention projects properly
Tip 2 : Mention subjects of interests it can help interviewer to asks you questions directly from that subject.
Tip 3 : Be honest while writing your Resume .One lie can get you a rejection

Interview rounds

01
Round
Medium
Online Coding Interview
Duration180 Minutes
Interview date24 Oct 2020
Coding problem1

The round was in early morning ,Timing was from 8 .00 am on wards. There were proper protection due to covid-19 pandemic.The invigilators were friendly .the round was divided into two tests .1st two hours were for Aptitude,logical and verbal part.the other one hour was for Technical MCQs and coding problems.

1. Distance Greater Than K

Moderate
15m average time
85% success
0/80
Asked in companies
IntuitTata Consultancy Services (TCS)

You are given an undirected graph, a source vertex, and an integer k. Check if there is any simple path(without any cycle) from source to any vertex such that its distance is greater than 'k'.

Path in a graph is a finite or infinite sequence of edges that joins a sequence of vertices that are all distinct.

Try solving now
02
Round
Easy
Video Call
Duration40 minutes
Interview date26 Nov 2020
Coding problem2

The round consisted of HR and TR and MR on the same panel . First 25 minutes questions were asked from TR and after that MR asked just one question and then 15 minutes questions were asked by HR.

1. Middle Of Linked List

Easy
20m average time
80% success
0/40
Asked in companies
NoBrokerSamsungCognizant

Given a singly linked list of 'N' nodes. The objective is to determine the middle node of a singly linked list. However, if the list has an even number of nodes, we return the second middle node.

Note:
1. If the list is empty, the function immediately returns None because there is no middle node to find.
2. If the list has only one node, then the only node in the list is trivially the middle node, and the function returns that node.
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2. Basic HR Questions

How do you work under pressure? 

Are you willing to relocate or travel? 

What do you know about us or our company?

Here's your problem of the day

Solving this problem will increase your chance to get selected in this company

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