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System Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
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2 rounds | 2 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Journey
I received that opportunity from TCS NQT, where I scored in the 70th percentile. During the technical interview, I was asked questions related to Python, my project, and DBMS. I was selected in that interview round.
Why selected/rejected for the role?
I solved all the coding questions and scored in the 70th percentile on my NQT test, but I was unable to solve some coding questions during the interview, which led to my rejection.
Preparation
Duration: 2 Months
Topics: Data Structures & Algorithms, Operating System, Object-Oriented Programming System, DBMS, CN
Tip
Tip

Tip 1: Prepare well in DSA; I personally recommend Coding Ninjas for interview preparation.
Tip 2: Be confident and relaxed during the interview.
Tip 3: Revise your projects, including how they work and their functionalities.

Application process
Where: Company Website
Eligibility: 6.0 CGPA, (Salary Package: 7 LPA)
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1: Keep your resume concise; aim for one page and include only the skills you are confident in.
Tip 2: Do not include false information on your resume.

Interview rounds

01
Round
Easy
Online Coding Interview
Duration180 Minutes
Interview date9 Sep 2021
Coding problem1

There was a slot given to me in the morning around 10 am. First, I had to register to get a unique number and use that unique number to access the test. There were different sections in the Test.
Verbal Ability, Reasoning Ability, Numerical Ability, DSA, Comprehension, Coding questions

1. Minimum cash flow

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

There are ‘N’ friends who have borrowed money from one another. Now, they wanted to settle their debts by giving or taking some money among themselves.

Your task is to design a series of transactions, such that the total cash flow among them is minimized.

For example:

Let there be three friends ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’  with debts-

• A has to pay $ 2000 to B.
• A has to pay $ 1000 to C.
• B has to pay $ 3000 to C.
• C has to pay $ 1000 to A.

Then their minimized cash flow system will be-

• A will finally pay $ 2000 to C.
• B will finally pay $ 1000 to C.

Thus, the total cash flow among them will be $ 3000. 
Problem approach

By taking Array and Simple implementation, I was able to solve that problem.

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02
Round
Medium
Video Call
Duration60 Minutes
Interview date2 Oct 2021
Coding problem1

There are three interviewer panels: Technical, Managerial, and HR. In the technical interview, I was asked questions related to Python, my projects, and DBMS, with a primary focus on Python-related questions.

1. Sort 0 1 2

Easy
22m average time
0/40
Asked in companies
AmazonFacebookMathworks

You have been given an integer array/list(ARR) of size 'N'. It only contains 0s, 1s and 2s. Write a solution to sort this array/list.

Note :
Try to solve the problem in 'Single Scan'. ' Single Scan' refers to iterating over the array/list just once or to put it in other words, you will be visiting each element in the array/list just once.
Problem approach

I was not able to give optimal solution that time.

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