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Software 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: Aptitude, Reasoning, Coding, HR Questions, Group Discussion Topics
Tip
Tip

Tip 1 : Solve RS Aggarwal Aptitude and Problem Solving Books.
Tip 2 : Practice Coding questions from prepInsta.
Tip 3 : Worked on communication skills

Application process
Where: Campus
Eligibility: No criteria
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1 : Mark skills with Bold letters.
Tip 2 : Mention projects on resume

Interview rounds

01
Round
Hard
Online Coding Test
Duration60 Minutes
Interview date3 Jun 2020
Coding problem2

- Morning time
- Environment was good.
- No
- Interview was not soo good

1. Minimum Cost Path

Moderate
25m average time
70% success
0/80
Asked in companies
Goldman SachsOlaSalesforce

You have been given a matrix of ‘N’ rows and ‘M’ columns filled up with integers. Find the minimum sum that can be obtained from a path which from cell (x,y) and ends at the top left corner (1,1).

From any cell in a row, we can move to the right, down or the down right diagonal cell. So from a particular cell (row, col), we can move to the following three cells:

Down: (row+1,col)
Right: (row, col+1)
Down right diagonal: (row+1, col+1)
Try solving now

2. Path visiting all nodes

Hard
45m average time
55% success
0/120
Asked in companies
HCL TechnologiesTata Consultancy Services (TCS)Urban Company (UrbanClap)

You are given a connected undirected unweighted graph of ‘N’ nodes and ‘M’ edges, such that there is only one undirected edge between any two nodes and no self-loop. Your task is to find the length of the shortest path that visits all ‘N’ nodes at least once.

Note :

1) Here length of the path refers to the number of edges in that path.
2) You can start and stop at any node.
3) You can visit any node 0 or more times.
4) You can use any given edge 0 or more times.
Try solving now
02
Round
Medium
HR Round
Duration10 minutes
Interview date17 Jul 2020
Coding problem1

- Morning time
- Environment was good.
- No
- Interview was not soo good

1. Basic HR Questions

1- Tell me about yourself. 

2- How many types of OS? 

3- Where do you wants to see yourself after 5 years? 

4- Why you wants to join us? 

5- What is FIFO and LIFO?

Problem approach

Tip 1 : Approach is remember your concepts to grab it.
Tip 2 : By clearing communication skills give all answers

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