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Software Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
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3 rounds | 4 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Preparation
Duration: 3 Months
Topics: Data Structures, Pointers, OOPS, System Design, Algorithms, Dynamic Programming
Tip
Tip

Tip 1 : Stay focused
Tip 2 : Practice coding questions.
Tip 3 : View previous interviews of the companies

Application process
Where: Campus
Eligibility: No backlog, 6 CGPA
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1 : Don't lie on resume
Tip 2 : Just write in format that is catchy

Interview rounds

01
Round
Easy
Online Coding Interview
Duration180 Minutes
Interview date15 Aug 2020
Coding problem1

It was an coding + mcq+ english round

1. Second largest element in the array

Easy
15m average time
80% success
0/40
Asked in companies
AdobeTata Consultancy Services (TCS)Samsung

You have been given an array/list 'ARR' of integers. Your task is to find the second largest element present in the 'ARR'.

Note:
a) Duplicate elements may be present.

b) If no such element is present return -1.
Example:
Input: Given a sequence of five numbers 2, 4, 5, 6, 8.

Output:  6

Explanation:
In the given sequence of numbers, number 8 is the largest element, followed by number 6 which is the second-largest element. Hence we return number 6 which is the second-largest element in the sequence.
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02
Round
Easy
Video Call
Duration30 Minutes
Interview date9 Oct 2020
Coding problem2

it was technical round

1. Technical Questions

CPU scheduling algos
What is thread.
OSI model
indexing.
stored procedures

Problem approach

Tip 1 : read book of os

2. Find Duplicate

Easy
0/40
Asked in companies
DelhiveryGenpactMorgan Stanley

You have been given an integer array/list(ARR) of size N which contains numbers from 0 to (N - 2). Each number is present at least once. That is, if N = 5, the array/list constitutes values ranging from 0 to 3 and among these, there is a single integer value that is present twice. You need to find and return that duplicate number present in the array.

Note :
Duplicate number is always present in the given array/list.
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03
Round
Easy
HR Round
Duration20 Minutes
Interview date9 Oct 2020
Coding problem1

It was an hr round. this was just after the tech round.

1. Basic HR Questions

Why should we hire you?

How do you manage your time?

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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