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System Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
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2 rounds | 3 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: Company Website
Eligibility: Above 6 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 date17 Dec 2021
Coding problem2

1. Search In Infinite Sorted 0-1 Array

Easy
10m average time
90% success
0/40
Asked in companies
OptumQualcommTata Consultancy Services (TCS)

You are given an infinite array consisting of only ones and zeroes, in sorted order. You have to find the index of the first occurrence of 1.

Example:
If the array is 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1… then, the first occurrence of 1 will be at index 4 therefore the answer here is 4.
Note:
As the array size is infinite, the actual array won’t be given to you. Instead, you will be able to access the array elements by calling a method named ‘get’.

get(i) : returns the value present at index I.

Indexing is 0-based. 

Instead of representing an infinite array in the input, we give the index of the first occurrence of 1 in the input itself. However, this input will be completely hidden from the user.

It is guaranteed that the answer will fit in a 64-bit integer.
Problem approach

You are given an infinite array consisting of only ones and zeroes, in sorted order. You have to find the index of the first occurrence of 1.

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2. Balanced parentheses

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

Given an integer ‘N’ representing the number of pairs of parentheses, Find all the possible combinations of balanced parentheses with the given number of pairs of parentheses.

Note :

Conditions for valid parentheses:
1. All open brackets must be closed by the closing brackets.

2. Open brackets must be closed in the correct order.

For Example :

()()()() is a valid parentheses.
)()()( is not a valid parentheses.
Problem approach

Given an integer ‘N’ representing the number of pairs of parentheses, Find all the possible combinations of balanced parentheses with the given number of pairs of parentheses.

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02
Round
Easy
HR Round
Duration30 Minutes
Interview date17 Dec 2021
Coding problem1

It was a HR Round. The interviewer was a senior post holder from WIPRO. He was very friendly in nature. So, this round more looked like a general discussion

1. Basic HR Questions

Introduce yourself
What are your strength?
What are your tech expertise?
What are your strength and weakness?
Why do you want to join RTDS?
Explain the working of your project

Problem approach

Tip 1 : Good projects
Tip 2 : Knowledge about basic questions

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