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SELECTION PROCESS
TEST
There was only one test which consisted of 2 coding questions (difficulty
easy-med) , one probability section (pretty much doable if you follow
ADOBE your prob stat college course), general maths questions, one section on
puzzles and some questions on statistics
PRODUCT INTERN (SDE)
INFLUENCE OF PROJECTS/INTERNSHIPS
2/5
INFLUENCE OF PORS/EAA'S
0/5
SPECIFIC SKILLSET REQUIRED FOR INTERVIEW(S)
Knowledge of os and oops, and of course competitive programming
CGPA CUTOFF SUGGESTIONS FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED PROCESS

7.5 Brush up the common interview topics such as linked lists ,
bst and apart from that practice interview questions posted
on gfg, for tests cp is a must, and also take a look on your
prob stats course, that would certainly help
SELECTION
PROCESS PARTING ADVICE
Focus the MCQs also other than the 2 coding questions

Stage 1
Test GENERAL DOS AND DON'TS
During interview it is better to tell the interviewer every other

minute about your thought process on a particular question,
otherwise an awkward silence comes in which keep a bad impact
om interviewer mind. Also don't jump directly to the solution, first
give brute force then move towards the optimal solution
SELECTION PROCESS
CODING ROUND
The coding round was medium to difficult with 3 questions
covering DP, greedy, and implementation.
AMAZON INTERVIEW ROUND

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT The interview lasted about an hour and 15 minutes with an
introduction and little discussion about projects. I was asked
relatively simple questions from graphs.
CGPA CUTOFF INFLUENCE OF PROJECTS/INTERNSHIPS

7
3/5
Although might not be that relevant for the SDE role, but my
interviewer also discussed my projects with me regardless. Good
way to have an engaging discussion, otherwise they would straight
away jump to the coding questions.
SELECTION INFLUENCE OF PORS/EAA'S

PROCESS
1/5
Stage 1
CODING ROUND SPECIFIC SKILLSET REQUIRED FOR INTERVIEW(S)
Good Grasp of Data Structures and Algorithms and ability to write

out a simple algorithm (Pseudocode) to solve the problem.
Stage 2
SUGGESTIONS FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED PROCESS
INTERVIEW ROUND
Enough practice with Leetcode and InterviewBit should do the
trick. Try to cover at least 60-70 percent of problems across all
topics. If you aren't well-versed in a programming language, can
use resources like w3schools and GfG. Then go ahead and practice
in contests across platforms like Codeforces, Atcoder, LC, and IB.
This will prepare you for the time-constrained scenario for solving
the problems. IB can give you good practice as well.
PARTING ADVICE
Practice and dedication will be the key to crack all the situtations
which will come up in your path. A little stress is good enough to
keep you on the right track. But too much of it will hamper your
progress. Keep some friends around with similar goals to help you
stay focussed.
GENERAL DOS AND DON'TS
DOs
Practise DSA and other fundamentals essential for almost any SDE
role. Keep in handy a few other things like projects(of any kind,
AMAZON self projects of web-development which use React can be dealt
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT with in depth by the interviewer) to have a proper discussion with
the interviewer.
DON'Ts
Do not waste time till you find the right course or roadmap.
SELECTION PROCESS
Test Round
The application process consisted of a test round with three
sections: Quant, Machine Learning, and Business Case Study.
The Quant section was compulsory and you could opt for either
AMERICAN the Machine Learning or Business Case Study question. I found
the Quant section to be challenging, as it consisted of 20 aptitude
EXPRESS questions that involved various puzzles and data inference
SUMMER ANALYST questions based on pie charts and other plots. However, I
managed to complete all the questions within the allotted time of
30 minutes. The Machine Learning and Case Study sections were
relatively easier. The Business Case Study was particularly
interesting, with about 130 unlockable questions from different
aspects of business like marketing and financing. You had to
choose the right set of questions to answer a single business
question, which was an MCQ with four options.
CGPA CUTOFF Interview Round 1
NONE After the test round, I was shortlisted for the interview round. The
first round of the interview was with a senior manager from the
marketing team who had 7-8 years of experience. He mostly grilled
me on my CV and asked questions based on what was written in it.
He also asked me why I wanted to join AmEx. Overall, he was very
SELECTION friendly with me. Some of my friends who were also shortlisted for
PROCESS AmEx were asked some puzzles in the first round.
Stage 1 Interview Round 2

After the test round, I was shortlisted for the interview round. The
Test
first round of the interview was with a senior manager from the
marketing team who had 7-8 years of experience. He mostly grilled
me on my CV and asked questions based on what was written in it.
He also asked me why I wanted to join AmEx. Overall, he was very
Stage 2 friendly with me. Some of my friends who were also shortlisted for
Interview 1 AmEx were asked some puzzles in the first round.
Stage 3 4/5
Interview 2 The projects and internships plays important role in CV

shortlisting. Along with questions in both of my interview
rounds were based on my past experiences in projects and
internships. It is always better to keep engaging the
interview with things your familiar with to avoid random
questions or puzzles thrown at you.
0/5
AMERICAN SPECIFIC SKILLSET REQUIRED FOR INTERVIEW(S)

EXPRESS
Not as such. But prior experience with python, SQL and ML will
SUMMER ANALYST
be plus point.
To excel in quantitative aptitude and probability questions, it is

important to practice regularly and develop a strong
understanding of probability and statistics. One great resource
for this is the Brainsteller website, which offers a curated
collection of questions and puzzles in probability and related
fields. In addition to practicing quantitative aptitude and
probability questions, mastering machine learning concepts is
also essential for success in many industries. A great way to get
started is to complete the Machine Learning course offered by
Andrew Ng. Additionally, reading blogs and articles on machine
learning topics on platforms such as Analytics Vidhya, Medium,
and Towards Data Science can be highly beneficial in
developing a deep understanding of the subject. By investing
time and effort in mastering probability, statistics, and machine
learning, individuals can enhance your problem-solving skills,
analytical abilities, and increase your employability in a range of
industries.
PARTING ADVICE
1. Prepare thoroughly: The recruitment process at AmEx is

rigorous, and candidates need to prepare thoroughly to excel in
aptitude tests and interviews. You can take practice tests to
improve your aptitude and analytical skills and read up on the
company's history, products, and services.
2. Attend AmEx PPTs: Attend AmEx's pre-internship talks to gain

insight into the company's culture, values, and expectations from
candidates. You can also interact with AmEx employees to
understand their experiences and learn from their career
journeys.
3.Highlight relevant skills and experiences: During the interview
round, emphasise your relevant skills and experiences, such as
project management, data analysis, and problem-solving. Be
confident while answering questions and show enthusiasm towards
the company.
4. Research the company's business model: Understanding AmEx's

AMERICAN business model, products, and services can help you answer
EXPRESS questions about the company's operations and strategies during the
interview round. You can research the company's annual reports,
SUMMER ANALYST investor presentations, and news articles to gain insights into their
business.
Dos:
- Prepare your CV thoroughly
- Highlight your achievements, skills, and relevant
experiences
- Read about the company's values and business model
- Be honest and transparent in your CV
Don'ts:
- Do not fake or exaggerate information in your CV
- Do not answer test questions if you are not 100% sure as
it has negative marking
- Avoid being dishonest or hiding gaps in your experience.
SELECTION PROCESS
General
Difficulty: Medium level and all related to projects. Some questions
about react internal working. No DSA.
AMERICAN INFLUENCE OF PROJECTS/INTERNSHIPS

EXPRESS
5/5
TECHNOLOGY
My whole interview was based on my CV which included my
projects, past internships and competitions. No DSA questions.
ELIGIBLE
DEPARTMENTS INFLUENCE OF PORS/EAA'S
OPEN FOR ALL
3/5
Made it easy to answer standard HR questions related to
leadership, team effort, etc.
CGPA CUTOFF
NONE
Ability to explain properly what you have done and whatever you
know.
SELECTION
PROCESS
Stage 1
Test Do projects.
For the test, DSA and some practice from leetcode helped me.
PARTING ADVICE
Stage 2
Go through the Company's values before the interview.
Technical Interview
When they ask at the end for any questions ffrom your side, never
Stage 3 say you have no question. Also never ask question like "How did
HR Round my interview go ? Please advice". That is a bad question and forces
the interviewer to recall whatever you did bad. Instead ask
questions like what in the interviewer's role. What does he/she do
in the company. What tech stack they use, etc.
SELECTION PROCESS
TEST
There was an online coding round which had 2 questions, one
question was easy- medium level and the other was medium level.
INTERVIEW ROUNDS 1&2

AMNIC
The interview had 2 rounds, both were technical rounds. In both
SOFTWARE
the rounds, I was asked medium level DSA questions which were
mostly adhock type and the second round also had discussion
based on my CV.
ELIGIBLE
3/5
DEPARTMENTS
CS, EC, MATHS, EE, IE The projects provided a talking point in the interview, and
demonstrated my interest in the field. They asked questions on
related topics to gauge the depth of knowledge
CGPA CUTOFF INFLUENCE OF PORS/EAA'S

NONE
0/5
DSA and good communication skills

SELECTION
PROCESS SUGGESTIONS FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED PROCESS
Stage 1 Solve problems on leetcode and interviewbit for interviews

and for tests give contests on codechef/codeforces and give
Test mock tests as much as possible
PARTING ADVICE
Stage 2 Prepare your CV well, do as many mock interviews as possible and

practice explaining your approach to solve a DSA question.
Interview 1
During interview it is better to tell the interviewer every other

Stage 3 minute about your thought process on a particular question,
otherwise an awkward silence comes in which keep a bad
Interview 2 impact om interviewer mind. Also don't jump directly to the
solution, first give brute force then move towards the optimal
solution
SELECTION PROCESS
CV Shortlisting
First step of selection process
Interview Round 1
Mix of Technical and HR questions were asked. Technical
AMPLUS SOLAR questions were based on Internships and Projects mentioned in the
CV covering the details of used tools or frameworks and possible
SOFTWARE alternatives for performance improvement. HR questions revolved
more around mentioned PORs along with other typical HR
questions like how you are the best fit for the role etc.
Interview Round 2
2 to 3 coding problems of easy to medium level covering concepts
ELIGIBLE from STL, Divide and Conquer techniques and some optimization
DEPARTMENTS ideas from DP etc along with some questions on Master theorem,
Time Complexity Analysis and APIs.
ALL
CGPA CUTOFF
3/ 5
8 Some technical questions were based on Internships and Projects
mentioned in the CV
SELECTION
PROCESS 2/5
Stage 1 SPECIFIC SKILLSET REQUIRED FOR INTERVIEW(S)
CV Shortlisting Communication of your solution approach is important.
Stage 2 DSA along with a basic understanding of CS fundamentals would

be a plus. Some good self projects would work if you have not
Interview Round 1
done internships previously.
PARTING ADVICE
Go through your CV before any interview.
Stage 3
Interview Round 2 GENERAL DOS AND DON'TS
Practice mock interviews among your Peers. Do not hesitate to

politely say no if you do not know the answer at all instead of
saying out anything random.
SELECTION PROCESS
Written Test
A descriptive written test.
Difficulty level - medium. Some can be tricky. Sufficient time was
provided.
ANALOG DEVICES Topics - Small signal of MOS based circuit (gain, output resistance).
RC circuit. Frequency response.
ANALOG DESIGN
INTERN CV Round
Interview Round
ELIGIBLE INFLUENCE OF PROJECTS/INTERNSHIPS

DEPARTMENTS
4/ 5
EE, E&ECE
Projects might play a good role since there is a CV selection round.

8
0/ 5
PARTING ADVICE
SELECTION
Revise ET, signals & systems, analog electronics, Frequency
PROCESS
response of a system.
Stage 1
Written Test
Stage 2
CV Round
Stage 3
Interview Round
SELECTION PROCESS
TEST
There was an initial screening test which contained about MCQs on
ML and 3 coding question which were of easy-medium difficulty.
APT
Interview Round
DATA SCIENCE
There were two interview rounds. Both rounds were similar. 2 coding
questions were asked of medium difficulty followed by some in-depth
python questions. I was also asked to explain one of my latest
ELIGIBLE projects.
DEPARTMENTS
CSE, ECE, EE, MA, IM
5/5
The impact that you have created through your project or

CGPA CUTOFF
internship plays a big role. They even check your
8 understanding of the work done by you and how well that
can be expanded.
SELECTION
PROCESS
1/5
Stage 1
TEST
Python

Stage 2
Interview Round 1 Prepare for in-depth conventional ML questions and practice CP with
medium level questions specifically in python language.
PARTING ADVICE
Stage 3
Try to give go through your resume properly.
Interview Round 2
Dont ever lie on your resume, they might ask questions from
any part of your resume.
SELECTION PROCESS
TEST
The first stage was a 2-hour online coding test. The test comprised of 6
coding questions, no MCQs or anything else. I would estimate the question
complexity to span 1400 - 1800 Codeforces rating or so, the questions were
APT definitely of a slightly higher level than the average CDC coding test that
season. I did quite well in the test – in the ballpark of 3 or 4 fully correct
QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH
questions and the remaining having between 60 and 80% test cases passing,
AND DEVELOPMENT and was moderately confident about expecting a shortlist.
Interview Round 1
ELIGIBLE The first interview was on Google Meet with a shared Hackerrank link,
where I had to run my code to demonstrate correctness. There were no
DEPARTMENTS formal testcases, the interviewer verbally described some to me or asked me
CSE, ECE, EE, MA, IM to come up with them myself and write some minimal boilerplate code to
run my solution against them. The round was entirely based on trees. I was
first asked the different traversals and had to implement one. Then, I was
asked to write an algorithm to edit the tree so that the in-order traversal of
CGPA CUTOFF the new tree was equal to the pre-order traversal of the original, or
something similar. I developed a solution using an external stack which the
8 interviewer was not expecting. After I demonstrated correctness and
implemented his testcase, he asked me to optimize away this space usage by
reusing pointers within the tree. I took some time here but with some hints I
SELECTION was able to implement a solution. I was asked one final modification to this
PROCESS question which I only verbally described as we were out of time. The
interview overran the timeslot and lasted 65 minutes, immediately after
which I was asked to join the next round.
Stage 1
Interview Round 2
TEST The next round was a change of pace as it did not involve CP at all – it was
entirely based on logic puzzles such as those on Brainstellar and maths
questions. I was able to do most questions well, but one of the maths
questions was proving a theorem about the subsets of a set of numbers and I
took a lot of hints and time to reach the end of it. This single question
Stage 2 probably took 30+ minutes in the interview. I was quite disheartened during
this, and I think my saving grace was that I was constantly thinking out loud
Interview Round 1 so the interviewer could see that I was trying many different approaches
(which might have been incorrect, but were something). Towards the end of
the interview, I was asked a singular non-technical question about “Why
Quant?” and I responded by saying it lay at the intersection of my interests
in Machine Learning, Algorithms, and Securities Markets. This round also
lasted ~one hour, and within 5 - 10 minutes of it ending I was called back for
Stage 3 a third round.
Interview Round 2 Interview Round 3

The third round had a mix of small CP questions that I was asked to
verbally describe my approach to (along with time/space complexity
analysis), along with some more puzzles and maths questions. One of the
Stage 4 maths questions again involved a multi-stage proof about coloring points
on a 2D plane and I was able to solve all versions of it, with some hints.
Interview Round 3 The interview also ended with the same question about “Why Quant?”
and I was told at the end to expect a decision within an hour. Around 40
minutes later I was called by the Placecomm member who was
coordinating interviews at APT and informed of my offer.
2/5
Resume wasn't looked at in interview, I don't have data on

whether this stuff was relevant for longlist/shortlist
APT
AND DEVELOPMENT INFLUENCE OF PORS/EAA'S
0/5
I think preparation for this role at APT should revolve around

Competitive Programming. As I’ve mentioned, CP was crucial for both
the coding round as well as two out of three interviews I had. In general,
my experience was that quant roles or even SDE roles at quant firms had
higher level of questions in their online coding rounds so practicing
questions around 1600 - 1800 level would be my recommendation.
The interview puzzles were largely standard ones and preparing from
Brainstellar and Heard on the Street should be sufficient. In my opinion,
one quick round of these resources can be done before test season and
major prep can be done in parallel with the tests or as part of targeted
interview prep for this role (more on this approach in the specific advise
section). TED-Ed’s riddles videos are also a great resource for these
questions.
Difficulties arose from my not being clear on whether to target Quant or

SDE profiles early on. I was preparing for both and only at the very end
did I decide to put the Quant firms higher on my priority list. Owing to
this, I spent less time on puzzles than I probably should have, but it
worked out in the end. I was also limited in the number of Quant
opportunities available for my branch, which reduced the margin of error
I was allowed in the coding tests.
Aside from this, I ramped up my preparation really late as I was (for
some reason) expecting the CDC timeline to be a month or so later than
it was. Due to this, I was still polishing my CP skills during the tests
instead of targeted interview prep which that time should ideally be
reserved for.
For coding rounds: Go for partial solutions. Especially for the

harder tests (quant companies in general), try and determine as
soon as you read the problem if you can solve it fully or will have
APT to go for a partial score. It is essential that you do not waste a lot
QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH of time on the full solution of a particular question at the expense
AND DEVELOPMENT of submitting partials to multiple questions which would’ve net you
a higher score. If you have a good sense of this early, you can do
the full solutions you’re comfortable with along with partials for
the rest of the questions in the first pass, and then return to the
question you have the fewest passing testcases or the question
where you might have the highest chance of improving to a full or
even a better-partial solution.
Aside from this, one more learning is that doing “decent”/“good”
in all tests is not a useful goal. Even if you get shortlisted for
everything, you can only seriously interview for only one or two (at
most 3) companies/roles on a particular Day. To this end, having
2-3 really good tests and disastrous performance on the rest is far
better than having “good” performance on all tests.
For interviews: By the time you’re towards the end of the test
season, you should have some idea of how well you’ve done in
each test and have a list of expected shortlists. Some brutal
honesty would be good here and I would recommend dividing the
roles into “highly likely”, “maybe”, and “highly unlikely” in terms
of shortlist probability. Of course, these are based on others’
performance and as well so some idea of the baseline difficulty of
the test vs your performance needs to be sought. These lists should
be made on a rolling basis as tests happen and once you have a few
companies which are “maybe” or better, you should start laser-
focused interview prep for the 2-3 companies you aspire for and
are hoping for shortlists at. I highly recommend contacting seniors
who interned at these firms via Facebook and asking them in as
much detail as possible what was asked in their interviews. For
example, I was very confident of a DE Shaw shortlist so I reached
out to seniors and prepared OOPS in that last week just for their
interview. I did not end up interviewing with them finally, but if I
had walked in with only CP prep I likely would’ve been well out of
my depth.
I also think towards the end, if you have a few of your highest-
priority companies in the “highly likely” list, it might be useful to
stop giving the online tests and dedicate this time to interview
prep. This is something I did at the very end and probably should
have done a little sooner.
SELECTION PROCESS
TEST
The written test comprised of MCQs on Digital Electronics and
OOPS, 2 usual coding questions and 2 coding questions that
focused on OOPS concepts and must be answered in Python
APT
HARDWARE PROFILE
Interview Round
Coming to the personal interview, the first half of the interview
went on with questions on Digital Electronics, with main focus on
Sequential Circuit Design and Finite State Machines (FSMs). A
Verilog question was also asked. Python OOPS concepts were
ELIGIBLE
asked in the second half of the interview. Basic knowledge of
DEPARTMENTS Operating Systems would be helpful. Finally the interview was
CSE, E & ECE, EE, MA, wrapped up with a basic coding question in CPP. Questions on
INDUSTRIAL AND SYSTEMS projects / prior internship experience / PoRs were not asked.
ENGINEERING, PHYSICS
CGPA CUTOFF
8 1/5

PROCESS
0/5
Stage 1
TEST SPECIFIC SKILLSET REQUIRED FOR INTERVIEW(S)
The required skill set includes Sequential Circuit and FSM design,
Verilog, OOPS concepts and coding OOPS in Python. Some
Stage 2 knowledge of operating systems is also helpful.
Technical Interview
Here are some of the preparation tips. Although this is a Hardware

profile, the student needs to have a strong command on Python
OOPS concepts too. Knowledge of Verilog would be an added
advantage. At Least the basics of Verilog is a must. My interview
mainly revolving around Sequential Circuit and FSM design does
not mean that the student can neglect the combinational circuit
part or any others. He / She needs to have a good foundation of
Digital Electronic Circuits. There is no harm in building
fundamentals of Analog Electronic Circuits and Signal Processing
as well.
PARTING ADVICE
Go through your notes and make sure your fundamentals are

strong. Build your CV carefully such that it leaves a very good
impression when the interviewer looks at it. Be patient and
confident and believe in yourself throughout the interview and you
would end up getting the offer.
APT
HARDWARE PROFILE
In your CV, highlight your skills in Digital Electronic Circuits,

Verilog, Python, and OOPS. If you are confident in your
fundamentals in Operating Systems, then highlight that too since it
would be an added advantage. Else at least mention that you have
basic OS knowledge and make sure you have it. Mention your
achievements clearly. PoRs and Extra-Curricular Activities are not
important but it is no harm if you have any. In your interview, be
confident and don’t panic. Designing a counter or an FSM can take
time. Be patient and solve the given problem accurately. Think out
loud in the interview. Remaining quiet while solving any problem
or thinking about any question doesn’t leave a good impression on
you. Be 100% confident when you answer any coding or Python
OOPS questions.
SELECTION PROCESS
CV Shortlisting
In the first round, they shortlist students according to their CV.
ATOMBERG TECH. Interview Round

SOFTWARE ENGINEER The interview consist of technical and HR Questions. Questions
were generally asked on the project that were done, and they were
critical about details of all the projects done and asked in depth
about each one.

DEPARTMENTS
4/5
OPEN TO ALL
They generally look for such experience of industry, or decent
projects that are relevant to the profile.

NO CUTOFF
1/5
SELECTION Good communication and in depth knowledge of whatever you

PROCESS write in your CV and be ready to defend what you claim or say.

Stage 1
CV SHORTLISTING Prepare a CV emphasizing your projects and internship/research
well. For the interview be confident and prepare short notes on all
the parts you write on your CV. Have a decent knowledge of the
department and its courses.
Stage 2
INTERVIEW ROUND PARTING ADVICE
It's not somewhat about what you tell them that you've done but
more about how you present to them and how well you know what
you claim you know.
DOs: keep faith that eventually everything will be sorted and work
smart and hard. Prepare well for whatever role you're applying in
depth rather than wider knowledge of everything. Practice
ATOMBERG TECH. speaking and be confident. Don'ts: don't panic and stay calm. Don't
lie in your CV or in your interview, the HRs are very experienced
SOFTWARE ENGINEER and know what you're saying and your intentions.
SELECTION PROCESS
Resume Shortlist
To progress to the next stage, it was crucial to have a strong
background in Deep Learning and Machine Learning, supported by
a few notable projects. While there was no specific CGPA cutoff,
AWL having a CGPA above 8 and an impressive resume significantly
increased the chances of moving forward. Alternatively, even with
AI ENGINEERING - INDIA an average CV, a CGPA above 9 provided a favorable opportunity.
Coding, Aptitute and Data Science Test
This round lasted approximately 1.5 hours and included a mix of two
coding questions, around 10-15 multiple-choice questions related to
Data Science, focusing on probability, statistics, computer vision, and
ELIGIBLE deep learning. Additionally, there were MCQs assessing knowledge
DEPARTMENTS of Data Structures and Algorithms. Qualifying this round was
essential to proceed to the final interview round.
ALL
Interview Round
The interview round primarily revolved around discussing the
projects and internships mentioned in the resume. The
interviewers delved into the details of representative internships or
CGPA CUTOFF projects, seeking explanations about the motivation behind them,
NONE encountered challenges, and how they were overcome.
Furthermore, a case-study test was conducted, where I was asked
to provide solutions to a problem the company was facing with
their current product. This round typically lasted around 30
SELECTION minutes, emphasizing the need to present one's best project for
PROCESS discussion, as it played a significant role in shaping the final
decision.
Stage 1 INFLUENCE OF PROJECTS/INTERNSHIPS

Resume Shortlist
5/5
The entire interview round discussion is based on the projects and

internship experiences that you have written in your CV.
Stage 2 INFLUENCE OF PORS/EAA'S

Test - Coding, DS,
0/5
Aptitude
Experience in Data Science projects and in depth knowledge of ML

Stage 3 concepts is a must.
Interview
To prepare for the selection process, I followed a structured
approach focusing on specific areas:
Data Structures and Algorithms (DSA): I solved a variety of coding
problems from InterviewBit, ensuring I covered the majority of the
AWL practice questions. In the weeks leading up to the selection
process, I revised the challenging questions to reinforce my
AI ENGINEERING - INDIA understanding. Although DSA wasn't my primary focus, I made
sure to cover the essential concepts necessary for success.
Machine Learning (ML): I found Krish Naik's YouTube playlist on

Complete Machine Learning to be an excellent resource for
gaining in-depth knowledge of various ML algorithms. This playlist
also provided coding examples to understand and implement the
algorithms from scratch. Additionally, I discovered the StatQuest
YouTube channel, which offers easy-to-follow explanations of
fundamental concepts. This channel also has a playlist specifically
covering Probability, which was helpful for strengthening my
understanding. For practice questions, I utilized Analytics Vidya's
top N questions for ML and Data Science interviews.
Probability and Statistics (Prob Stats): I had previously taken a

course on Probability and Statistics (MA20104), which provided a
theoretical foundation. Alternatively, I recommend the Stat 110
course offered by Harvard University, which is available for free on
Edx or YouTube. For practice, I used assignments from Stat 110
and questions from the book "Fifty Challenging Problems in
Probability." If additional practice was needed, I referred to
InterviewBit's DS and ML practice questions.
CV Preparation: For each section of my CV (projects, internships,

positions of responsibility), I created a comprehensive list of
potential interview questions and prepared answers in advance. I
found it helpful to make concise notes for each heading, which I
could quickly review the day before the interview.
PARTING ADVICE
Stay Positive and Persistent - The internship application process

can be competitive, and rejections are common. Stay positive, learn
from each experience, and keep trying. Persistence is key to
finding the right opportunity.
DO's:
1. Be properly dressed and punctual.
2. Be kind and attentive to speaker
3. Skill yourself in field of your choice namely Software
AWL development, Date science, Computer vision, Machine Learning
and DA as fundamental
AI ENGINEERING - INDIA
DON'Ts:
1.Please don't have fake projects, gets easily identified while being
interviewed.
2. Don't have any expectation as it can be sometime not in our
hand too.
3. Don't be lazy and have strong foundation of any particular field
wherever you go
SELECTION PROCESS
TEST
ML, DL and OpenCV based MCQs. Andrew NG courses (ML
specialisation and DL specialisation) are enough to answer all of
AWL them. There were 4 DSA based questions as well. 2 easy, 2 medium
Leetcode level.
AI ENGINEERING INTERN
JAPAN Interview Round
CV based. They will deep dive into your projects (maybe ask you to
screenshare the code/output) and ask you every bit of your project
and related algorithms.
ELIGIBLE
DEPARTMENTS INFLUENCE OF PROJECTS/INTERNSHIPS
ALL DEPARTMENTS
5/5
I had a research paper in DL. The whole ~45 mins interview was
based on that single project. Good quality internships/projects
CGPA CUTOFF which can make a good impression of your capabilities is a must.
And any day, an internship under a prof, or at a company has a
NO CUTOFF greater than a project. A research paper may not be necessary but
quality work is what they want.
SELECTION
PROCESS
0/5
Stage 1
Coding Test
ML, DL knowledge. How the algorithms work.

Stage 2
Interview
Test is not that hard. Would put it in easy category. You can ace it
with a 2 month DSA prep and basic ML/DL courses. But for the
interview, you need to have great work in AI related field.
PARTING ADVICE
It is a computer vision based company, so they will prefer if you

have existing knowledge in that field. Also they ask computer
AWL vision questions in the test so it's better if you could study atleast
it's basic theory.
AI ENGINEERING INTERN
JAPAN
1. Smile. Interviewer would be very chill (atleast it was in my case)

and would keep the environment very light. You don't have to
panic, just answer what all you know. If you don't know something,
just mention it after thinking about it clearly.
2. Know every single word on your CV and all your projects should
be at your fingertips and the work you have done. Many a times
students have done a lot of work but are not able to put it properly
in words and interviewer is not able to understand what exactly
have they done.
SELECTION PROCESS
Coding Test
The coding test consist of two easy question, one in C++ and
other in python. Also, some MCQs on machine learning.
AXIS BANK
Interview Round
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
In the interview, questions were asked about the CV. Then,
questions based on Python, ML library, projects, and guesstimates
were asked.
ELIGIBLE
DEPARTMENTS 4/5
BUISNESS INTELLIGENCE UNIT
If you have good Machine Learning related projects then they will
ask to explain the project to them and see your extent of
knowledge. That would take up major time of the interview

NO CUTOFF
0/5
SELECTION Not anything in particular just basic knowledge of python and

PROCESS machine learning

Stage 1
CODING TEST Prepare your CV well. Add good projects and be ready to answer
questions regarding anything written in CV. Read some theory
about machine learning as well for MCQs
Stage 2
PARTING ADVICE
INTERVIEW ROUND
In the interview be careful to say only the things you are confident
about. It's okay if you don't know everything
1. Don't lie about the skills you don't have any idea. If you don't
know any language or platform just tell them, it won't matter
much.
AXIS BANK 2. Do learn some DSA when if you are targeting Data profile. Most
test are combined with SDE test for the same company
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
SELECTION PROCESS
There was just one test and students are directly shortlisted on basis
of their score secured in the test and their CV. The questions were
in the range from easy to moderate. Having basic knowledge in
statistics, SQL, CP, should be fine. The deciding factor for
shortlisting is how fair the test was given. They check the entire
proctoring and even a small unfairness results in rejection.
AXTRIA
ELIGIBLE 3/5
Projects or internship help in deciding the role give you during your
DEPARTMENTS
internship.
OPEN FOR ALL
0/5
CGPA CUTOFF
7
No interview.
SELECTION Have strong basics.

PROCESS
PARTING ADVICE
ONE TEST Don't cheat in your exam, give it fair and square and be confident.
FOLLOWED BY CV
SHORTLISTING
Don't cheat.
SELECTION PROCESS
CV Shortlisting
This is where all your past experiences, extra curriculars, PORs

and achievements are evaluated.
Buddy Sessions
Next up, after CVs were shortlisted, we had the Buddy Sessions
BAIN & COMPANY wherein a Buddy (i.e a person working in Bain) is allotted to you,
CONSULTING with whom you can prepare for the upcoming interviews, this
involves case prep and guesstimate prep.
Manager Interview and Partner Round

Post the buddy round we had a manager interview and then finally
CGPA CUTOFF a partner round which mostly included questions from your CV
NO EXPLICIT CGPA CUTOFF and general HR questions and one case or guesstimate
BUT A CGPA OF 8.5+ SHOULD
BE SAFE INFLUENCE OF PROJECTS/INTERNSHIPS
5/ 5
Companies in consult really value your previous experience and
hence having previous internship experience no matter in whatever
SELECTION field is required. Since these companies look for spikes, having
PROCESS some big brand intern is really helpful.
Stage 1
5/ 5
CV Shortlisting
It is again about peaks. If your CV shows consistent academic
effort/ remarkable internship experience along with EAA or a POR
then it adds credibility to your profile and can help in CV shortlist

Buddy Sessions
Solving cases and guesstimates and interpersonal skills (majorly
communicating clearly) are two important skills required.

Stage 3
In order to prepare for the interview process at Bain, there are two
Manager Interview things that one must prepare for which is Guesstimates and Business
and Partner Round Cases. There is no such extensive preparation that is required for
consulting interviews. You just have to be very articulate, clear and
have good quantitative abilities. So to prepare for these I used majorly
two books during the last 2 weeks before my interviews Case
Interviews Cracked (CIC - IIT Bombay) and Day 1 (IIT Madras).
Guesstimates can also be practiced form the same books. However,
more than just the “book” oriented prep, it is more important to have
an overall case prep in groups. So it is always advised to make a
small group of people who would sit together daily and prepare for
these case and guesstimates. This is a process where one person is
the interviewer and asks the other (interviewee) to proceed with
the case or the guesstimate.
PARTING ADVICE
Advice from my end would be that CDC is a very challenging and
long process that takes a lot of toll on ones mental and emotional
BAIN & COMPANY health. I just want everyone to be parts of groups, prepare together
and stay in touch with seniors and mentors throught the process.
CONSULTING
Also, it is very necessary to understand that a particular company
might always be the right fit for you, and that can be grounds for
rejection as well, and you never have to take rejections personally.

DO NOT hesitate to ask questions from your interviewer, never be
underconfident or fumble. They don't expect you to be a know-it-
all so just relax and be confident.
SELECTION PROCESS
TEST
Bajaj Auto conducts a preliminary 90-minute aptitude (20) +
English (20) + Quant (20) + domain (30)-based test, with
applicants who pass the domain-based assessments being sent for
psychometric testing. The questions in the core section are much
BAJAJ AUTO more theoretical and have fewer numerical types. The MCQ
questions are based on GATE-level difficulty. The questions were
CORE
from Solid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Kinematics of Machines
and IC Engines, and Application of Thermodynamics. These were
the four major segments that covered most of the paper in the core
section.
CGPA CUTOFF Psychometric Test
8+ For the psychometric testing round, the best way to answer the
questions is to be as honest about yourself as possible. In the test,
many questions are repeated to test the credibility of your answers.
Hence, the best advice would be to follow your gut.
Interview Round
SELECTION
After these two rounds, there is the interview. The interview round
PROCESS
has two parts: technical and HR. For the interview round, prepare
your CV thoroughly because most of the time in this round will be
Aptitude devoted to CV grilling. The interviewer might then ask about your
favorite subjects and then ask questions from there. Hence, be
Test thorough with your introduction and CV.
Psychometric 4/5
test A lot of questions will be asked about your internships/ projects

during the interview. Having a project in Mechanical or related
domain will be preferable. Even if your CGPA is low, experience
gained through projects and internships can compensate.
Interview INFLUENCE OF PORS/EAA'S
1/5
While PORs don't matter much in the case of core companies,
having a POR in research groups like Team KART, AGV, etc. can
give you an edge.
Baic soft skills are necessary for every interview. If you are from
Mechanical Departent, a holistic understanding of all your course
subjects is important. Technical skills required for this domain:
MATLAB/Simulink (for simulation), Finite Element Method. As
BAJAJ AUTO, CORE industries are moving towards industry 4.0, robotics is a useful
skill.
MATLAB can be learned from courses offered online. For the

technical round, preparing questions from GATE previous year's
questions will be beneficial. There is a website called IndiaBix
where you can give online assessments related to specific topics.
It's very good for a last-minute revision.
PARTING ADVICE
If you are in your second year and going to sit for internships, they
will not expect much from you. So you should highlight only those
things in your CV about which you are confident and have good
insights. Do not be discouraged if you have not bagged an intern
by day 1/2/3. Face the next day with confidence that you will
achieve your goals and give your best in the interview.
Start your preparation for internships right from the beginning of

summer vacation. Create an excel list of companies you are
targeting and do an in-depth analysis of each company (Revenue,
interesting facts, recent news, headquarters, etc.) as it will be
helpful during the interview. You can follow the LinkedIn pages of
your target companies to get more details about the company’s
goals and recent achievements. Follow institute clubs like
Communique, institute news organization, and hall group posts for
mock PI, GD, as it will be helpful for your preparation. For GDs,
practice with your friends/batchmate frequently as it helps to
improve communication, and it helps in PI also. Before the CDC
portal opens for CV, write down a minimum of 5–6 detailed points
about all the internships, projects, POR, courses completed, and
extracurricular activities on a sheet of paper. It will be helpful for
PI as well as CV generation. During the interview, do not panic
even if you do not know the answer to a question. You can say I do
not know. Interviewers may swerve you from your comfort zone.
Keep your cool and be confident and optimistic. Do not add any
point in the CV that you cannot justify. As said before, this can be
ensured by writing down all the points in a paper.
SELECTION PROCESS
Interview Round 1
1st round consists of usually a guesstimate and CV based/generic
overall smartness check questions; it was a market entry case for an
NBFC surprisingly (for me), usually taken by a Project Lead; difficulty
BCG (BOSTON level 4/5
CONSULTING Interview Round 2
GROUP) 2nd round would consist of a basic case: profitability, market entry,
etc. along with CV based and company fit questions (guesstimate, CV
CONSULTING
based and company fit questions for me; may differ on case to case
basis) 4/5
ELIGIBLE
DEPARTMENTS 4/5
OPEN TO ALL
CGPA CUTOFF 4/5

NONE
SELECTION Precise, structured and short answers preferred; avoid stories and
PROCESS paragraphs

Stage 1
Interview Round 1 Thorough CV prep, have enough clarity on the process and output on
everything that you've mentioned Apart from this, practising 15+ cases
individually along with 10-15+ example/practice cases should be enough
Sources: Case interviews cracked (YT video series), case in point, bury
Stage 2 the hatchet, and similar case books along with other online sources for
case practice
Interview Round 2
PARTING ADVICE
Stage 3
Interview Round 3 Self confidence while answering, structuring of thoughts, and well
articulated answers with defined logic is the key
Practice enough cases with a buddy (maybe a batchmate or

preferably a senior who has done cases before); get your CV
BCG (BOSTON verified by enough experienced people and practice CV based

questions thoroughly
CONSULTING
GROUP)
CONSULTING
SELECTION PROCESS
Coding Round
The Coding Round consisted of two questions based on knapsack
dynamic programming, but the inputs were given in the form of
string LIS (longest increasing subsequence) in an array of pairs.
Interview Round 1
This round consisted of CV-related follow-up questions based on
BIDGELY ML, Search Engines, regularization, softmax function, etc.
Following this two DSA problems were asked, based on LCS
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT (Longest Common Subsequence) and another medium-level
ENGINEER dynamic programming problem.
Both problems were coded on Google Docs.
Interview Round 2
ELIGIBLE
Consists of further questioning, from matrices, searches problem
DEPARTMENTS
scenarios are given and asked logic for, followed with asking to
ALL DEPARTMENTS code the supplied logic to solve the problem set. Final few
questions are on a few chosen topics and revolve around one's
prohects.
CGPA CUTOFF
0 (NO CUTOFF) INFLUENCE OF PROJECTS/INTERNSHIPS
RATED: 1/5 IMPLIES: DOES NOT HOLD MUCH WEIGHTAGE

SELECTION
PROCESS INFLUENCE OF PORS/EAA'S
RATED: 0/5 IMPLIES: DOES NOT HOLD MUCH WEIGHTAGE

Coding Round Strong hold on Data Structures and Algorithms Concepts
Stage 2 Practice DSA properly, especially binary search, dp and graphs.
Interview Round 1 PARTING ADVICE
Having no PORs or any prior internship experience doesn't prove

disadvantageous since the entire process was based on a selection
test to test coding skills only. Focussing on that would help one
Stage 3
bag this internship.
Interview Round 2
Having 1-2 decent projects would suffice; term projects could also be
a good replacement. Going through one's CV before the interview is
a must, and be confident!
SELECTION PROCESS
CODING ROUND
The coding round comprised coding and general aptitude
questions. In the coding round, the Aptitude Questions were pretty
BLUME easy, coding questions were bit in the range of medium to high
level.
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
INTERVIEW ROUND
The interview started with a discussion of technologies that I have
used. So there my previous experience mattered, I shaped the
discussion according to my thoughts. We then discussed some
ELIGIBLE projects that I wanted to do in future, there also with the help of
DEPARTMENTS internships and technologies I was able to explain one.
ALL DEPARTMENTS
ON A SCALE FROM 1 TO 5
CGPA CUTOFF 1
8.0
ON A SCALE FROM 1 TO 5
4
SELECTION
PROCESS
Stage 1
Having a CGPA above 8.5 is a good thing to play safe. If not then
Coding Round try to fill up your CV with good tech projects.
Stage 2 FOR THE CODING ROUNDS:

Interview To prepare for the test one needs to have a grasp of the coding
part. DP, Graphs, 2 pointer and Binary search are the most
commonly asked test/ interview question. One can take a famous
platform like Algozenith because they have structured courses
which will be a plus point. If not, then go for the YouTube courses
like Stryder and just do the Leet code or interview bit ladder.
FOR THE INTERVIEW ROUND
For the interview you should be well prepared on your CV because
grilling can be done on any part of the project so for this you
should be ready to face anything.
BLUME PARTING ADVICE

SOFTWARE ENGINEER
1. Be calm during the coding round, try to clear the max test cases
as possible, by any means possible. Brute force, Hardcoded
solutions anything will work. Because every test case contains
points and that can lead to a greater overall sum.
2. Make sure your aptitude part is right as that also has points and
is easier to score. Generally, the company checks for the overall
points.
3. CDC is a mentally exhausting process; you may feel low every
time but don't worry there will be the best opportunity in the
future, you just have to make sure you are giving your best effort,
the rest of the circumstances will one day work out itself.
4. There are tons of opportunities outside campus also, CDC is
mere to be called an option in Infront of them. All you have to do
is be patient and build yourself.
Try to complete most parts of the CP before the CDC, have

patience, and be always positive. Talk to someone daily about the
CDC process going on it will help you to relieve your stress,
Believe in yourself you are after all an IITian, Do contact seniors.
Don't apply for the companies you are not willing to join, Don't slip
aptitude, and never mention a point which you are not mentioned
on your CV.
SELECTION PROCESS
Technical Interview
The interview starts with a general introduction and is followed by
some coding questions which are to be coded on the spot, followed
by some intermediate questioning on the logic, and concluded by
questions related to CV Projects
HR Round
The interview also starts with a general introduction, followed by
further questions related to CV Projects, and a few questions on
BNY MELLON the one's fields of general interest placed as an open discussion,
and a few questions on finance were also asked.
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
ENGINEER One DSA coding question regarding selecting two numbers from
an array which have a constant sum. It was a basic question with a
little twist in the time complexity and edge cases, was also asked.
ELIGIBLE
DEPARTMENTS
4/5
CIRCUITAL BRANCHES CV Projects were repeatedly touched upon, and hence are
important.
CGPA CUTOFF
8 AND ABOVE 0/5

SELECTION
Critical thinking and fluent communication is recommended, apart
PROCESS from basic math and programming skills.
Stage 1 SUGGESTIONS FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED PROCESS

Interview
Focus on the ability to communicate your ideas well and show
Round 1 genuine interest in the company. The math and coding questions
(Technical are honestly a breeze, and wouldn't be much o worry much about.
Round) PARTING ADVICE

Revising the required syllabus and going over the CV should be
sufficient!
Stage 2 GENERAL DOS AND DON'TS

Interview
Just be confident and respectful!
Round 2
(HR Round)
SELECTION PROCESS
MCQ Test
1 MCQ based test (23 questions) ( 20 CS fundamentals (few

difficult), 3 coding questions)
BROADRIDGE Interview Round
Software Development
3/5
Many questions were asked on projects that we added in our resume
ELIGIBLE
0/5
DEPARTMENTS
OPEN FOR ALL
Operating system and some CS fundamentals

CGPA CUTOFF
NONE DSA questions were pretty straightforward, MCQs were on easier
side as well but some of them were really tricky and tough. Focus
on Operation system.
PARTING ADVICE
SELECTION
PROCESS Be thorough with your added projects, be ready for cross
questioning on tech stack and approach used.
Stage 1
MCQ Test
Don't cheat if it's an online test, they may screen share your
responses and ask you to defend your choices that you made.
Stage 2
Interview Round
SELECTION PROCESS
General
CV shortlist followed by Personal Interview. A Group Discussion
round in some cases.
CAIRN OIL & GAS INFLUENCE OF PROJECTS/INTERNSHIPS

GRADUATE ENGINEER
4/5
TRAINEE
No particular questions were asked about them but I guess they
were important for CV shortlisting.
ELIGIBLE INFLUENCE OF PORS/EAA'S

DEPARTMENTS
2/5
GEOLOGY & GEOPHYSICS
Not really since it is a core company.

CGPA CUTOFF
NONE A good knowledge of the core courses studied and good
interpersonal skills.
SELECTION SUGGESTIONS FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED PROCESS

PROCESS
Having a sound knowledge of courses studied should be enough.
Special focus on the basics of seismic methods and a general
Stage 1 understanding of how the whole exploration process takes place
and the steps involved.
CV Shortlist
PARTING ADVICE
Stage 2 Generally having a decent CG and a good profile coupled with
Group Discussion sound knowledge whatever taught in class should be good to go.
Just be confident and honest in the interview.

Stage 3
DO:
Personal Interview
1. Revise what you have already studied.
2. Get some general idea of 2D and 3D seismic.
3. Be honest, confident and clear.
SELECTION PROCESS
ONLINE TEST
One online test on aptitude, reasoning and easy coding questions
CAR DEKHO INTERVIEW
SOFTWARE ENGINEER A 30-minute interview focused on Data Structures and Algorithms

(DSA) and general inquiries regarding the candidate's projects.
ELIGIBLE
DEPARTMENTS 3/5
ALL DEPARTMENTS One's projects are inquired upon in interviews.
CGPA CUTOFF
NO CUT-OFF
1/5
SELECTION
PROCESS SPECIFIC SKILLSET REQUIRED FOR INTERVIEW(S)
Stage 1 Javascript
Online Test
Stage 2
The tests and interviews for this company are easier compared to
Interview
other ones.
However, it's important to prepare your CV thoroughly.
PARTING ADVICE
Ensure that you prepare your CV thoroughly, even if you have not
yet cleared any interview rounds, because there may be instances
where you receive an interview invitation with only a few hours'
CAR DEKHO notice.
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Do apply for companies regardless of their stipend.

SELECTION PROCESS
ONLINE SCREENING TEST

Online test included 40 MCQs on aptitude, OOPs, operating
systems and computer networks, and 2 coding questions.
Questions were of the leetcode medium-hard level, both based on
CISCO graphs.
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
INTERVIEW
Interview had three rounds. Two technical and one with HR.
ELIGIBLE
DEPARTMENTS
ALL DEPARTMENTS
4/5
Specifically asked to explain in detail any 2 projects on the CV in

the second round of the interview.
CGPA CUTOFF Asked about my design considerations, the tech stack used in
8.5 different components of the application, and expected a proper
description of all functionalities provided in the project.
In general, projects help in initiating good discussions around
programming stuff you know about.
SELECTION
Stage 1
1/5
Online Test

Interview
Having knowledge about fundamentals of CS topics like OOPs,
computer networks(CN) and operating systems(OS) will really
help as they do tend to ask questions from these topics.
Be thorough with DSA by practicing regularly on Leetcode/

Interviewbit.
Since Cisco is primarily a networking company, it tends to ask
questions on basics of computer networks and the internet. So
CISCO keep in touch with computer science topics like OOPs, computer
networks and operating systems by going through resources like
SOFTWARE ENGINEER learncpp, geeksforgeeks and the corresponding course slides from
the CS department.
PARTING ADVICE
I would suggest not wasting time on collecting resources and

making long plans, instead go ahead with a particular resource and
utilising it completely.
If there are any gaps to be filled, go ahead with any topic-specific
resources.
Always think loudly, let your interviewer know the approach you
are thinking of, practicing mock interviews with your friends will
surely help with this.
Finally, be confident, have faith in yourself, and hope for the best!
DOs: Be confident, think loudly, focus primarily on DSA and then

the other topics, never hesitate to ask for a clarification from your
interviewer.
DONTs: Waste time on multiple resources covering the same
content, mentioning things you are unaware of in your CV
SELECTION PROCESS
TEST
The written test comprised of MCQs on Digital Electronics and
OOPS, 2 usual coding questions and 2 coding questions that
focused on OOPS concepts and must be answered in Python
CITI BANK
MODEL RISK MANAGEMENT
Interview Round
Coming to the personal interview, the first half of the interview
went on with questions on Digital Electronics, with main focus on
Sequential Circuit Design and Finite State Machines (FSMs). A
Verilog question was also asked. Python OOPS concepts were
ELIGIBLE
asked in the second half of the interview. Basic knowledge of
DEPARTMENTS Operating Systems would be helpful. Finally the interview was
OPEN TO ALL wrapped up with a basic coding question in CPP. Questions on
projects / prior internship experience / PoRs were not asked.
CGPA CUTOFF
NONE 1/5

PROCESS
0/5
Stage 1
TEST SPECIFIC SKILLSET REQUIRED FOR INTERVIEW(S)
The required skill set includes Sequential Circuit and FSM design,
Verilog, OOPS concepts and coding OOPS in Python. Some
Stage 2 knowledge of operating systems is also helpful.
Technical Interview
Here are some of the preparation tips. Although this is a Hardware

profile, the student needs to have a strong command on Python
OOPS concepts too. Knowledge of Verilog would be an added
advantage. At Least the basics of Verilog is a must. My interview
mainly revolving around Sequential Circuit and FSM design does
not mean that the student can neglect the combinational circuit
part or any others. He / She needs to have a good foundation of
Digital Electronic Circuits. There is no harm in building
fundamentals of Analog Electronic Circuits and Signal Processing
as well.
PARTING ADVICE
Go through your notes and make sure your fundamentals are

strong. Build your CV carefully such that it leaves a very good
impression when the interviewer looks at it. Be patient and
confident and believe in yourself throughout the interview and you
would end up getting the offer.
CITI BANK
MODEL RISK MANAGEMENT
In your CV, highlight your skills in Digital Electronic Circuits,

Verilog, Python, and OOPS. If you are confident in your
fundamentals in Operating Systems, then highlight that too since it
would be an added advantage. Else at least mention that you have
basic OS knowledge and make sure you have it. Mention your
achievements clearly. PoRs and Extra-Curricular Activities are not
important but it is no harm if you have any. In your interview, be
confident and don’t panic. Designing a counter or an FSM can take
time. Be patient and solve the given problem accurately. Think out
loud in the interview. Remaining quiet while solving any problem
or thinking about any question doesn’t leave a good impression on
you. Be 100% confident when you answer any coding or Python
OOPS questions.
SELECTION PROCESS
CODING ROUND
There were 3 questions on coderbyte. The questions were of
medium to hard level on leetcode. To solve these, a good
knowledge of graphs,strings, and basic implementation skills are
CONTLO required.
INTERVIEW ROUND 1
The round started with some introduction and all. After that I was
ELIGIBLE asked an easy string based implementation question, for which we
have to explain the logic and write the code. The rest of the
DEPARTMENTS interview was mainly based on projects and cv. This round lasted
OPEN TO ALL for around 30 minutes.
INTERVIEW ROUND 2
This round was completely based on CV. Having an internship on
CGPA CUTOFF CV can be helpful but it is not mandatory. In my case since I don't
7 have any internship experience, the round was completely on my
projects. This round lasted for around 10-15 minutes.
SELECTION INFLUENCE OF PROJECTS/INTERNSHIPS

PROCESS
3/5
Stage 1 In both the interview rounds, there was a good amount of
CODING ROUND discussion on projects. Having an internship will be very helpfull.
Even with no internships with good and clear understanding of
projects can help.
Stage 2
Interview Round 1 1/5
Good DSA knowledge, Knowledge of react.js, nodejs, Fast API,

Stage 3 and Python.
Interview Round 2
Practice good amount of DSA questions. Be very thorough with cv.

Know every little detail of the projects mentioned in the cv and be
ready for any type of questions related to the project.
PARTING ADVICE
Be confident with your skills. Try solving good amount of DSA

questions on Leetcode, InterviewBit etc. Try to explain the logic
while solving the problem as clear as possible.
Just know about what the company is working on currently. And

be clear with the company motives and all.
SELECTION PROCESS
CODING TEST
The test had 3 questions. The first question was a straightforward
implementation question, the second was a question on binary
search and the third was a segment tree question.
CURE.FIT Interview Round 1

DSA round. The interviewer asked two questions, one on Binary
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
trees and the other on DP. He asked to write the complete code.
One must be able to explain clearly the logic by which he/she was
progressing.
Interview Round 2
It started with a brief discussion on CV and projects but there was
ELIGIBLE not much questioning on it. He then asked two tricky questions on
DEPARTMENTS Array and strings.
ALL CIRCUITAL + IM Interview Round 3
It was 50 minutes of pure brainstorming. He picked one of my projects and
started questioning the flow of the project and how am I managing all the
data. He starts from a very basic feature and builds his questions on top of
the improvements that you are suggesting. He then kept on asking for ways
CGPA CUTOFF to integrate new features into the project.
NONE
4/5
SELECTION third interview round was based on projects. Not on what had
been done but on what more could be done. You should be
PROCESS thorough with your projects and should be familiar with everything
you've done in and out.
Stage 1
Online Coding Test
Stage 2
0/5
Interview SPECIFIC SKILLSET REQUIRED FOR INTERVIEW(S)
Practice CP from CodeForces contests. It will prepare you for the

time-bound coding rounds. Having a grasp of OOPS and other
computer science concepts is a plus. If possible try to get a hang of
Stage 3 development. Startups tend to be more biased toward students
Two interviews who have development experience.
Competitive coding is a good practice for online tests. And for

DSA interviews doing Leetcode/ Interviewbit is more helpful. They
have a good library of interview-type questions, so try to touch up
on all the topics from there.
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
PARTING ADVICE
Make a habit of explaining your thought process while solving. You

would be required to explain the logic and approach behind every
step in interviews. Prepare your CV well and mention only those
things on which you are confident to discuss. It is okay to be a bit
nervous. But try not to make it obvious while speaking. Drive the
conversation to areas where you are most confident.
1. Ask your friends to take mock interviews.

2. Take a good night's sleep, relax, trust your strengths, and don't
stress about it.
3. Keep on asking for more clues or information from the
interviewer, generally, they don't give the full information in one
go.
SELECTION PROCESS
CODING TEST
3 medium-difficult questions in Coding Round.
DE SHAW & CO. INTERVIEW ROUND 1
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT INTERVIEW ROUND 2

Medium-Difficult DSA Questions in interviews AND HR Questions
and significant focus on OOPS concepts.

7 for CSE, 8 for OTHERS
2/5

PROCESS
0/5
Stage 1
CODING TEST SPECIFIC SKILLSET REQUIRED FOR INTERVIEW(S)
Nope, just answer confidently and with a cool mind.

Stage 2
1st Interview Practice DSA hard, as it is the only key to get shortlisted for
interviews, also devote a good time on understanding OOPS
concepts in any one of the languages you feel confident in.
PARTING ADVICE
Stage 3
Have faith in yourself.
2nd Interview
SELECTION PROCESS
ONLINE TEST
The test included 3 CP questions and MCQs related to Data
Science. CP questions were asked from algorithmic design,
abstract mathematics and dynamic programming. I solved 2 out of
DECIMAL POINT 3 of them. The MCQs were tricky, related to Machine Learning
(neural nets, optimization and loss functions etc), Data Cleaning
ANALYTICS and Preparation, IOT data etc.
DATA SCIENTIST Interview Round 1.1

The technical round focussed on the ML projects and scrutinized
in the model architecture, functions, etc used in them. They
checked fundamentals on Machine Learning and Neural Nets. They
ELIGIBLE tried to check for research curiosity.
DEPARTMENTS Interview Round 1.2
ALL The HR round was pretty basic, kind of explaining terms and
conditions for the conduct of internship.
CGPA CUTOFF 5/5
7.5 Basically the projects will act as a verification of your
understanding of ML when they will ask general architecture
questions associated with the model. There are a lot of things to
talk about ML, but projects/internships will help to focus on a
specific domain.
SELECTION
PROCESS
Stage 1 0/5
Online Test
Research aptitude and fundamental understanding of the working

of ML models (not just using the tools). They will easily catch if
Stage 2 you faked anything, they ask a lot of questions until you convince
Interview (Tech) them that you worked on the project.
Stage 3
Interview (HR)
The Andrew NG Deep Learning specialization helped me to
develop a firm understanding of the fundamentals of machine
learning. Any real world project on top of it, helped me to explain
and confirm that understanding. The CP questions can be tackled
DECIMAL POINT with AlgoZenith and Striver SDE Sheet.
ANALYTICS PARTING ADVICE

DATA SCIENTIST This is a pure Machine Learning role which is difficult to find. My
work in the internship is to research and develop custom ML
models to solve business problems, which is really interesting. If
you find your interest in courses like Deep Learning Specialization
from Andrew NG, then this type of role is what you should be
looking for.

Try to have a good fundamental understanding of ML along with
its application in some projects. Read at least a few basic research
papers on ML, that will give you an idea of how things work in the
field. Try to develop at least one custom architecture model from
scratch. And do keep up with CP, it is required for tests as well as
an essential skill to code for solving any real world problems with
ML. Try to take a project under a prof or solve Hackathons, that
builds a strong application.
SELECTION PROCESS
CV SHORTLISTING
DELHIVERY Interview Round
OPERATIONS RESEARCH
4/5
ELIGIBLE They prefer someone who has past experience in Operations
DEPARTMENTS Reseach.
ALL (USUALLY SELECTED

FROM IM)
1/5
CGPA CUTOFF
NONE
CPLEX and Gurobipy

PROCESS
Study the basics of Operations Research thoroughly and try to do a
research intern in it for experience where you will learn how to
Stage 1 formulate mathematical models and optimization using softwares
Online Test like CPLEX or gurobipy.
PARTING ADVICE
It's not that tough to get selected if you have the required skillset
Stage 2 and you are passionate about Operations Research and
Interview (Tech) Optimization. A project in this domain will give you an edge
becasue you already have some experience. But it's not compulsory
so give your best.

Stage 3 DOs - Study the concepts of Operation Research and understand
Interview (HR) the formulation of some standard problems like CVRP, Faciity
Loaction Problem, Mixed Integer Programming etc.
DON'Ts - Do not focus on remembering the solving algorithms
because they can be solved using different methods so keep your
major focus on understanding the concepts.
SELECTION PROCESS
TEST AND INTERVIEWS
Had 1 Psychometric test and in general, around 4 to 5 rounds of

interviews. It also had a stress test round, to check how well you
perform under pressure.
DEUTSCHE BANK
FINANCE INFLUENCE OF PROJECTS/INTERNSHIPS
5/5
ELIGIBLE
ALL DEPARTMENTS
3/5

CGPA CUTOFF
NONE
Mostly critical thinking, communication, and a grasping ability to
learn new things. Basic knowledge of finance will be a good edge,
not that they expect it from you

PROCESS
FOR THE CODING ROUNDS:
Stage 1 There is nothing as such to prepare for the test except just
understanding the company values. The interviews revolve mostly
Test
around your CV and how well you know your work. Depending
upon your knowledge and interest in finance, they may ask you
basic and intuitive questions.
Stage 2 FOR THE INTERVIEW ROUND

Interview I was asked in-depth about the internship I did in finance, the work
I prefer to do and how has it developed my skills. The POR's and
projects showcase your managerial skills and interpersonal skills
PARTING ADVICE
Just make sure you understand the company's values properly and
gauge if it is something that aligns with you as a person. Faking it is
not going to help. During the interviews, just be confident and
always answer to-the-point.
Don't be intimidated by anyone, people taking the interviews are

very polite and nice. Do not try to fake personality traits or
knowledge or any work experience. It'll be very helpful if you're
polite, don't loose your cool easily.
DEUTSCHE BANK
FINANCE
SELECTION PROCESS
Having a good background in development is beneficial as they

deep-dived into the projects and internships that were software
development intensive.
DEV REV
4/5

DEPARTMENTS
ALL DEPARTMENTS 0/5

CGPA CUTOFF
FOR ALL THE ROUNDS:
8 AND ABOVE
Look up development in general
PARTING ADVICE
SELECTION
PROCESS
Be hungry and don't panic even if you didn't solve the question in
an interview. Think Loudly. Don't get tensed or anxious. Try to be
Stage 1 yourself.
Coding Round
Stage 2
Interview
Stage 3
Interview
SELECTION PROCESS
1 test, 1 heavy technical interview, 1 slight technical interview

with CEO
DIGITAL ALPHA PLATFORMS-
CLOUD ENGINEER 5/5
They are keenly looking for any cloud based project built on AWS
specifically.
ELIGIBLE
0/5
DEPARTMENTS
NO DEPARTMENT CRITERIA,
ONLY BASED ON TEST AND SPECIFIC SKILLSET REQUIRED FOR INTERVIEW(S)
INTERVIEW
DSA is not going to help. Good understanding of cloud
platforms(especially AWS, since company works on AWS), cloud
CGPA CUTOFF tools. Test questions are not based on DSA. They are based on
docker, Terraform, shell scripting, python and boto3 linkage.
NA
SELECTION Prepare as per the specific skillset answer.(AWS documentation,

PROCESS do dual boot, learn bash scripting, cloud tools like docker,
Terraform etc..)
Stage 1
TEST
PARTING ADVICE
This is the first time the company visited on campus for internship
only for cloud and data engineer roles. This is not an sde role.
Stage 2 Questions in interviews and test are not dsa specific. In my
HEAVY TECHNICAL interview they posed questions on AWS project i did and
INTERVIEW questions on Linux commands.

Stage 3
Maintain proper dress code. And tell I would want to be a senior
SLIGHT TECHNICAL cloud engineer in future years and help business and people, if
INTERVIEW WITH CEO asked where you want or see in your life. Then CEO told good.
SELECTION PROCESS
Test
medium difficulty questions
Technical Interview
DISNEY + HOTSTAR
questions on cp
SDE
HR Round
ELIGIBLE
B.TECH- CIRCUITAL + INDU
AND DUAL DEGREE - ALL 2/5
CGPA CUTOFF
8.5 1/5
CP,OOPS

PROCESS
Complete DSA and concepts of OOPs
Stage 1
Test PARTING ADVICE
The interview process is quite easy , just the test needs to be

looked upon.
Stage 2
Technical Interview GENERAL DOS AND DON'TS
Be polite and positive during interview, Stay calm and talk

respectfully to the interviewer
Stage 3
HR Interview
SELECTION PROCESS
Round 1
The first round consists of a CV screening and a qualification test.
The test is pretty basic, with questions covering basic chemical
engineering concepts, aptitude, English and chemistry.
Round 2
Students getting through the first round are called for a Group
Discussion Round(GD, Round 2). The GD was a technical one,
intending to study the permeation of a drug through human skin.
DR. REDDY'S
LABORATORIES Round 3 (Interview Round 1)
This was a Technical Interview Round, which has questions based
CORE on the basics of chemical engineering and projects mentioned on
one's CV.
CGPA CUTOFF
Round 4 (Interview Round 2)
7.5 AND ABOVE
This is an HR-based round, the HR round had a few typical HR
questions and some situation-based questions.
SELECTION
PROCESS INFLUENCE OF PROJECTS/INTERNSHIPS
RATED: 4/5
Projects/Internships are significant spikes that are looked upon on
Stage 1
one's CV. Good projects/internships are essential for one to get in
CV Screening and through the first round here. Furthermore, the questions in the
technical interview generally revolve around past
Qualification Test
projects/internships mentioned. The projects one is assigned after
getting into the company are also based on this.
Stage 2
RATED: 2/5
Technical GD PORS and EAAs are judged only to view Management Skills here.

Good communication skills are a must for both GD and interview
Stage 3 rounds.
Technical Interview SUGGESTIONS FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED PROCESS
Regarding the test, revising basic concepts learnt in coursework

should be sufficient. For the interview rounds, be thorough with
whatever topics you've mentioned in your CV and hone your
Stage 4 communications skills. Facing a few mock interviews/GDs could
be highly useful.
HR Round
PARTING ADVICE
Follow your passion and give your best! CDC is one of many ways
out there!

Dos: Take your time while preparing your CV and get it reviewed
by multiple seniors. Start working on your communication skills
right away. Be very thorough with your basics.
DR. REDDY'S Don'ts: Don't give a wrong answer. Being honest might help. In
LABORATORIES many cases, the course of the interview is in your hands, so answer
wisely. Avoid last-minute prep. Don't give up!
CORE
SELECTION PROCESS
CODING TEST
The test had four coding questions with varying difficulty levels,
and those who solved more than three questions were selected for
DREAM 11 the interview round. Partially correct answers were also considered
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT for the final question to select candidates for the next round. The
ENGINEER Questions asked in the coding round were from the topics like DP,
Graphs, and some regular DSA CP questions.
INTERVIEW
Varied from student to student.
ELIGIBLE
DEPARTMENTS
CSE INFLUENCE OF PROJECTS/INTERNSHIPS
4/5
CGPA CUTOFF Projects in the CV play a great role, so When preparing your CV
for a software developer role, it's important to showcase your skills
NO CUT-OFF and experiences relevant to the position.
Include any notable development projects you have worked on,
along with the frameworks and libraries you used to complete the
projects. Interviews varied from student to student.
During my interview, they asked me about the projects on my CV,
SELECTION my skills, basic computer science fundamentals. They would like to
PROCESS know things like how you learnt the skills, how did you apply them
in your projects , How can you develop it further etc.. So projects
Stage 1 definitely played a large role in my interview.
Coding Test
Stage 2
Interview 0/5
Effective communication is another essential skill in coding

interviews. Make sure to explain your ideas and solutions clearly
and concisely. If you get stuck on a problem, don't be afraid to ask
for hints or suggestions.
Focus on being clear with all the concepts of data structures and
algorithms, which are essential for a software developer role.
Revise the course material from the Algorithms Course in the 3rd
DREAM 11 semester and solve problems on InterviewBit.
Grasp the concepts and their applications by solving questions
topic-wise.
ENGINEER
Practicing on LeetCode can improve timing, as writing the whole
code and debugging it under a time limit is essential.
PARTING ADVICE
Having a good CGPA and a good resume with decent projects is

always an added advantage in getting shortlisted but not necessary.
Having great coding skills and enthusiasm to learn is the most
important factor to get into the Software Developer role.
DO's: Plan your preparation well and try not to push your plan till
the end. Research and learn about the company before the
interview. Show enthusiasm and maintain a positive attitude
throughout the interview. Ask questions to demonstrate your
interest in the role and the company. Explain your thought process
and approach in coding interviews. Include notable development
projects and the tech stack used in your CV.
DON'Ts: Don't get overly stressed or nervous during the interview.

Don't shy away from asking for hints or suggestions if you get
stuck. Don't include irrelevant or unsupported information in your
CV. Don't exaggerate or make false claims about your skills or
experiences. Don't neglect to mention any leadership roles or
projects if you have them, even if they are not mandatory.
SELECTION PROCESS
CV Shortlisting
First round consist of shortlisting based on CV.
EATON CORP.
Interview Round
CORE - MECH
The interview round was based on the CV and the project
mentioned in the CV. Some basic questions related to
departmental subjects were also asked.
ELIGIBLE
DEPARTMENTS 4/5
MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT
Shortlisting and Interview questions were mostly based on projects
mentioned in CV

NO CUTOFF
1/5
SELECTION No, positive attitude. Just make them feel that you are ready to
PROCESS learn new things.

Stage 1
CV SHORTLISTING Go through your CV thoroughly and basics of mechanical
engineering.
Stage 2
PARTING ADVICE
INTERVIEW ROUND
Be confident and genuine.

At any cost don't fake the CV with fake projects. Mention only the
projects or interns that you have done. Even if they are course
projects or term projects, just mention them.
EATON CORP.
CORE - MECH
SELECTION PROCESS
CV Shortlisting
Technical Interviews
Questions on DSA may be asked.
ENPHASE ENERGY
HR Round
DIGITAL TWIN TECHNOLOGY
5/5
I've done few projects in the the coursework. And before that I
have done few more projects during my jee times that was
ELIGIBLE related to the profile even though I haven't completed the
DEPARTMENTS projects. As the experience was there,the projects would work
fine.
CS
2/5
CGPA CUTOFF
7.0 SPECIFIC SKILLSET REQUIRED FOR INTERVIEW(S)
One should be having a decent knowledge of financial markets and

have past coding experience with python and be acquainted with a
few python libraries namely Pandas and NumPy. One should also
have a good enough understanding of Object Oriented
SELECTION Programming (OOPs).
PROCESS
CV SHORTLISTING
To adequately prepare for the test, one could focus on solving
questions specifically designed for CAT (Common Admission Test)
preparation.
Stage 2
2 TECHNICAL PARTING ADVICE
INTERVIEWS
The interview process may include stress-testing scenarios, so it is
important to remain composed if faced with unfamiliar questions.
Maintaining confidence and politely acknowledging when you are
unaware of the answer should suffice
Stage 3
HR ROUND
Don't lie on your resume and you should be just fine.

SELECTION PROCESS
No tests, Just CV Shortlisting 2 rounds of interview both of the
rounds based on Machine Learning Fundamentals and Puzzles
EXL SERVICES- DECISION
5/5
ANALYST
They asked about the internship experience and real world
application of the projects. Went deeper into the details of the
projects and asked about several aspects of it.

DEPARTMENTS
2/5
CIRCUITAL DEPARTMENTS
AND HSS
Learning ML Fundamentals and Practising Puzzles from GFG
CGPA CUTOFF website will help.
7 SUGGESTIONS FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED PROCESS
Be thorough with your CV and the models used in your projects.

Also prepare some basic things about your course because there
might be some questions asked about your departmental courses.
SELECTION
PARTING ADVICE
PROCESS
Don't fret about the interview, keep calm and keep preparing you'll
Stage 1 be just fine.
CV SHORTLISTING
Stage 2
INTERVIEW ROUND-1
Stage 3
INTERVIEW ROUND-2
SELECTION PROCESS
INTERVIEWS
CV shortlist for first round of interviews where questions included a
real life business problem and we had to provide an out of the box
FIDELITY INVESTMENT AND data science solution. This was followed by same basic ML theory
DATA(CSKI) and mathematics questions.
The interviewers predominantly check the student's ability to
innovate and apply their theory skill in real life problems.
ELIGIBLE 4/5
DEPARTMENTS I was thoroughly questioned on what I did for my previous
ALL internship, and what I was doing in my ongoing project. Explaining
the work done seemed to leave a good impression on the
interviewers.
CGPA CUTOFF
NONE
2/5
SELECTION No. They question you from whatever field you feel comfortable
PROCESS in.
Interviews SUGGESTIONS FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED PROCESS
Prepare your previous internship experiences and your

previous/ongoing projects really well. Try to understand the inner
workings and mathematics of the machine learning algorithms that
are commonly used.
Be prepared to be questioned on state of the art AI models and
large language models such as GPT.
PARTING ADVICE
Keep confidence in your voice during the interview and make the
interviewer interested in your work.
Keep the interviewer engaged in conversation, and try carry the

interview in a direction you are comfortable in. Always keep
smiling while explaining anything. Do not engage in any type of
argument with the interviewer. And do not tell the interviewer
FIDELITY INVESTMENT AND anything that is not your work and which you have difficulty in
DATA(CSKI) explaining.
SELECTION PROCESS
CV shortlist, round 1 interview (puzzles, skills mentioned in CV)

difficulty - easy, round 2 interview (puzzles, cv walkthrough,
explanation and demonstration (if possible) of projects mentioned
in CV)
FISCHER JORDAN-ANALYST
4/5
The interviewer checks the skills, creativity, and uniqueness of
the project.
ELIGIBLE
OPEN FOR ALL
1/5

CGPA CUTOFF
NA Speaking skills.
One must be thorough with everything that they mentioned in

SELECTION
their CV and practice few very common puzzles and their
PROCESS approaches.
Stage 1
PARTING ADVICE
CV SHORTLISTING
Be confident while answering and take feedback.

Stage 2
ROUND 1 INTERVIEW Only mention your authentic work or atleast be thorough with
what you mention.
Stage 3
ROUND 2 INTERVIEW
SELECTION PROCESS
TEST
In the coding round, three questions were asked. The difficulty of
FLIPKART the questions was medium. The topics involved in the questions
were DP, Greedy and Tree.
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Interview Round 1
The first interview round was 1 hour long. Two questions were
asked in the first round. Both questions was based on DSA.
Questions are from the subtopic Graph and Binary search.
ELIGIBLE
DEPARTMENTS
Interview Round 2
CIRCUITAL DEPARTMENETS
The second interview round was also 1 hour long. Two questions
were asked. Both questions are from the subtopic Greedy of the
DSA.
CGPA CUTOFF
8.0
2/5
SELECTION
Stage 1 1/5
CODING TEST
Most of the questions asked were based on data structures and

Stage 2
problem-solving in three stages of selection.
INTERVIEW
ROUND- 1
Stage 3 Do CP.
INTERVIEW
ROUND-2
PARTING ADVICE
Be confident in the interviews. Ask for hints if you're completely

blind about the approach. Sometimes questions are difficult and
FLIPKART you might not know the solution instantly, but they walk you to the
SOFTWARE ENGINEER solution, so keep discussing.
SELECTION PROCESS
TEST
The assessment consisted of two straightforward questions on
Data Structures and Algorithms (DSA), which only required basic
FORD knowledge in DSA. Additionally, there was a mental ability section
consisting of various quizzes.
ANALYST
Interview Round
Following the assessment, there was a single interview session
ELIGIBLE encompassing both technical and HR aspects. The interview
DEPARTMENTS duration was approximately 25 minutes.
ALL
4/5
During the interview, we mainly talked about my projects and the
subject I chose. The interview lasted about 25 minutes, and they
asked questions about probability, statistics, and machine learning.
CGPA CUTOFF
NONE
0/5

SELECTION
PROCESS Good knowledge of Probability, statistics and Machine learning is
must.
Stage 1
Assessment SUGGESTIONS FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED PROCESS
Round
For the coding questions, a fundamental understanding of Data
Structures and Algorithms (DSA) is adequate. It is recommended
to have a grasp of basic DSA concepts to tackle these questions
effectively. Regarding the mental ability questions, it is advisable to
practice a few sample questions in advance, considering the limited
Stage 2 time available during the test. Preparing in this manner will help
Interview Round you familiarize yourself with the question types and improve your
speed and accuracy during the actual assessment.
PARTING ADVICE
Confidence is indeed crucial when facing the interviewers. It is

important to project confidence in your abilities and communicate
effectively. However, it is equally important to be honest and
FORD transparent during the interview. If you encounter a question or

topic that you are unfamiliar with, it is advisable to admit your lack
ANALYST of knowledge rather than trying to bluff your way through it.
Honesty and humility can leave a positive impression on the
interviewers and show your willingness to learn and grow.
It is essential to thoroughly prepare your CV, ensuring it accurately

reflects your skills, experience, and qualifications. Additionally,
dedicating time to practice coding questions and mental ability
questions will enhance your problem-solving abilities and improve
your performance during the assessment. During the interview, it
is crucial to be truthful and honest in your responses. It is not
advisable to provide false information or exaggerate your skills and
experience. Instead, focus on highlighting your genuine strengths
and accomplishments. Confidence is indeed important, as it helps
you present yourself in a positive light. However, it should be
accompanied by humility and a willingness to learn. Being
confident does not mean pretending to know everything. If you
come across a question or topic you are unfamiliar with, it is better
to admit it and express your willingness to learn rather than
providing incorrect information. Overall, thorough CV
preparation, practice, honesty, and confidence are key elements to
approach the interview successfully.
SELECTION PROCESS
ONLINE TEST
Psychometric Test
GE HEALTHCARE Three interview rounds - mostly DSA

2/5
ELIGIBLE
DEPARTMENTS
CIRCUITAL
0/5
CGPA CUTOFF
7
DSA must and OOPs (not necessary)

SELECTION
PROCESS Learn DSA then do CP and Leetcode to strengthen them
Stage 1 PARTING ADVICE

Online Test Be confident during interviews, explain your solution step by step
and mention all useful observations about the problem.
Psychometric Test Don't write things on CV or say in your intro which you can
properly explain
Stage 3
Three Interview
rounds (DSA)
SELECTION PROCESS
1 test, 2 rounds of PI. They mostly asked puzzles and questions on

probability and statistics. They didn't ask me to code a solution but
asked the algorithm that would be used to implement the solution.
GOLDMAN SACHS, QUANT

2/5
ELIGIBLE 0/5
DEPARTMENTS
OPEN TO ALL
Just communicate well with the interviewer and be confident.

CGPA CUTOFF
DSA is a must for both the test and the interviews. I'd suggest to
NONE
prepare for this section with Interviewbit or Leet code.
For the quant part you can look up Heard on the Street, 50
Challenging problems in probability and Brainstellar.
SELECTION PARTING ADVICE

PROCESS
Prepare well and enjoy the process. Rest will work out.
Test GENERAL DOS AND DON'TS
DOs: be confident, communicate well. DON'Ts: skipping DSA
2 Interviews
SELECTION PROCESS
Coding Round
3 problems selected randomly from a pool of easy, medium,
hard questions. Based on probability, you might get a hard set
or easy set.
GOOGLE
SOFTWARE PROFILE 2 Technical Rounds
4/5
ELIGIBLE Your internships and projects demonstrate your industrial
DEPARTMENTS experience and reflect the technical skills. Google generally takes
in account your entire resume.
CS, ECE, EE, MNC
CGPA CUTOFF
0/5
8 I personally didn't mention any EAA. But do mention about your
coding experiences, like if you are active on coding platforms like
codechef and codeforces, do mention your ratings.
SELECTION
Stage 1
You might have one round of Googlyness. Be prepared with
Coding Round answers to questions like why do you want to join the firm, what
makes you different from others.
Technical Round 1
Coding tests have moderate-difficult questions. So, having a
good grasp on solving them would be very beneficial. Practise
questions from CSES website. They have a large variety of
questions. One or two questions were directly asked based on
Stage 3 those concepts in the tests.
Technical Round 2
PARTING ADVICE
You have to think aloud during your interviews. It might happen

that you are unable to come up with an optimised approach, but
coming up with brute force solutions or breaking down
GOOGLE problems into smaller sub tasks are something you could
definitely try in interviews. And even if you have an optimised
SOFTWARE PROFILE solution in your mind, I suggest starting explanation with brute
solution first, and then moving on to the optimised solutions.
This shows yours instant problem solving skills.
If you are aiming for a software profile, having an internship

experience would only be like a cherry on top, but you have to
be very sound with coding and problem solving skills. A good
grasp over DSA topics is essential and should be prioritised.
SELECTION PROCESS
TEST
Coding round on HackerEarth, which had two questions to be solved in 75
minutes. The two questions were-
A hard shortest path problem involving Edge Space Reduction by constructing
Pseudo nodes.
GRAVITON A moderate problem based on number theory & sieve.
I submitted both problems 32 minutes before the end of the test. Shortlisted 10-
TECH 12 people who solved both problems.
1/5
ELIGIBLE
DEPARTMENTS
CSE, EE, ECE, MNC
0/5
CGPA CUTOFF SPECIFIC SKILLSET REQUIRED FOR INTERVIEW(S)

8.0
You need to be good at problem-solving in various topics, including advanced
DSA. The first question I was asked involved using trie, which is a topic many
people skip during preparation. You should be well aware of C++ constructs,
OOPs as well as details regarding C++ STL containers.
SELECTION
PARTING ADVICE
PROCESS
Luck also plays an important role during the CDC process. I know people with
Stage 1 1700-1800 CF rating & not getting an offer on Day 1 and I also know people with
not much preparation & around 1200 CF rating, still getting offers from decent
Coding Contest Day 1 companies :) CGPA is another most important thing for CDC. I wasn’t
shortlisted for several companies just because of CGPA despite having good CP
ratings. Companies like Quadeye & Glean directly shortlisted people by CGPA
this year. Hence, make sure to have a good CGPA!

Interview
Some points regarding Coding Rounds : Make sure you choose the
language you want to code in at the beginning itself. Few platforms don’t
allow copy-paste & your entire hard work may go waste. Also, try
completing all problems as early as possible as many companies consider
time of submission while shortlisting candidates. Do read the instructions
very carefully and understand the policy of switching between various
sections. If you can’t think of a complete solution or you’re not sure about
your complete solution & running out of time, prefer submitting a brute
force solution first with an aim to pass as many test cases as possible.
SELECTION PROCESS
General
I had one interview round only. Don't know about how many
rounds others had.
HDFC BANK INFLUENCE OF PROJECTS/INTERNSHIPS

CREDIT ANALYTICS AND
INNOVATION 5/5
Projects are one of the core parts of the discussion between you
and the interviewer. I had made a project on Stock Price Predictor,
and there was quite some discussion on it. I had to explain well
ELIGIBLE about the project, including the description mentioned in my CV
about it.
DEPARTMENTS
OPEN FOR ALL
3/5
CGPA CUTOFF I don't know how much did they help in getting the CV shortlisted,
8 but these things definitely give you the confidence required for
interaction with the interviewer. Though I was not asked anything
regarding these but it gives an idea of your soft skills.
SELECTION SPECIFIC SKILLSET REQUIRED FOR INTERVIEW(S)

PROCESS
Data Science and Machine Learning questions were asked as that is
Stage 1 the role mainly. Things around different algorithms, including
different neural networks. There was also a discussion on
CV Shortlist classification and different such topics. DSA questions were not
asked for this interview, but generally, it is asked for many
companies, so keeping it prepared is always a plus.

Interview Round
Generally, companies, though recruiting for ML or Data profiles,
take a test on DSA, though that was not the case for HDFC Bank.
Having at least three good projects and internships on your CV will
definitely be a plus. Be well-equipped with your DSA skills so that
you can answer them if asked. If you are someone targeting Data
and ML profile specifically, do some projects which keep you well-
versed in the skills of ML and Data. Taking part in hackathons
enables you to learn a lot. A prior intern in Data Science also helps
to learn, but it is not necessary.
PARTING ADVICE
Talking about ML and Data science, do the course of Andrew NG

and a few other specialisation courses online. Do some nice
projects to get a good idea and practice the concepts. You can find
these projects on YouTube or talk to seniors about which self-
projects you might include. Practice DSA questions as it helps you
HDFC BANK in logic building and is often asked directly or indirectly in most
CREDIT ANALYTICS AND interviews. Happy coding!
INNOVATION
Keep a good CGPA as it really helps in getting shortlists (8.5+ shall

be good, and 9+ is great); If you are not having a high CGPA, try
to compensate for that on your resume by having an intern if
possible or a good code forces rating or some good projects; do
practice mock interviews with your friends or seniors, it really
helps in getting a flow of the interviews; don't panic as it affects
your confidence. Give your best and try to Ace the first chance you
get but don't feel low even if you are not selected as the perfect
opportunity for you might be waiting for you! Do analyse yourself
after the interview to see for any room for improvement. Happy
Coding!
SELECTION PROCESS
ONLINE TEST
One online test consisting of MCQs on DSA and Python, two
questions on coding, one being easy and the other intermediate.
HP (HELWETT
PACKARD) INFLUENCE OF PROJECTS/INTERNSHIPS
ENGINEER
3/5
ELIGIBLE It is good to have some projects or internships in your CV to have
conversation on those.
DEPARTMENTS
ALL DEPARTMENTS
CGPA CUTOFF 1/5

NO CUT-OFF
SELECTION Problem-solving skills, general thinking problems based on OOPs

PROCESS and Data Structures and good communication skills.
Stage 1
Online Test SUGGESTIONS FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED PROCESS
Practice ample DSA questions from leetcode and GFG.
PARTING ADVICE
Be confident on what you are going to write on your CV. You have
to know all the stuff present in your CV.
Don't panic if you don't the answer to any question or if you can't
solve a problem given to you. It's always better to say no rather
than fumbling and trying to answer the question. Be polite,
confident and express yourself honestly.
HP (HELWETT
PACKARD)
ENGINEER
SELECTION PROCESS
Test
Interview
HR Round
HONEYWELL
DATA
3/5
ELIGIBLE They did ask few questions on project
DEPARTMENTS
CS, EC, EE, ME, CH, IE INFLUENCE OF PORS/EAA'S
0/5
CGPA CUTOFF
8.5
Prepare MySQL and Hadoop
SELECTION
Stage 1 Prepare your cv well.

Test
PARTING ADVICE
Stage 2
Be calm and communicate clearly.
Interview
Stage 3
HR Round
SELECTION PROCESS
CODING TEST
Coding round was of average difficulty, with 3 questions, out of
which two were slightly easy and one was tough. Questions asked
were on basic DSA.
HONEYWELL
ENGINEER Interview Round 1
In the interviews, my first technical round was totally based on CV.
It depends on the interviewer whether he/she will ask DSA or
perform CV grilling. The interviewer seemed to be impressed by
ELIGIBLE the content in my CV.
DEPARTMENTS
Interview Round 2
ALL DEPARTMENTS
After the technical round, I got a call for the HR round. It included
standard HR questions, which can be cleared with basic
preparation.
CGPA CUTOFF
N/A
4/5
SELECTION As I already mentioned, my technical round of interview was

totally based on CV. So the projects and internships gave me quite
PROCESS a lot of content to talk about and show my work and effort to the
interviewer. Hence it layed quite a good role in clearing the first
Stage 1 round.
Coding Test
1/5
Stage 2
Technical SPECIFIC SKILLSET REQUIRED FOR INTERVIEW(S)
Interview
1. You should be well-versed with DSA.
2. CV should be nicely prepared. You should be able to defend
whatever you have mentioned in CV.
Stage 3 3. Talk with and engage the interviewer. There shouldn't be long
pauses or silence during the interviews. Think out loud.
HR interview 4. Ask questions to the interviewer and clarify doubts before
answering any technical question.
1. Be thorough with DSA. Solve questions on

leetcode/interviewbit. For coding test, give contest to be time-
versed.
2. Prepare a short summary of your CV.
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT 3. For all sections of CV, prepare short paragraphs.
ENGINEER 4. Prepare some basic HR questions.
PARTING ADVICE
Don't take pressure, after all it's just an interview. Peace out and
give your best!
SELECTION PROCESS
PSYCHOMETRIC TEST
FORM
form that contained questions related to past experiences and what
HUL leadership means to that person and how the company’s values
align with those of anyone attempting the test.
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
VIDEO CASE STUDY
Third test was a video case study round which had basic supply
chain case questions and one has to answer them within the time
frame and in a concise and punctual manner which was tough as in
CGPA CUTOFF my case I had to answer 4 questions and each question has very
limited time to be answered and solved.
8
PERSONAL INTERVIEW
The last round was obviously a personal interview where in my
case the interviewer was very tough on my project which was
SELECTION supply chain related and also on my coursework information. He
PROCESS kept digging more and more onto minute details that I mentioned
related to subjects or any technical term that I’ve used and
expected me to dwell more on the details that he asked. He also
Stage 1
gave me an instant case and asked me to solve it given that I knew
Psychometric Test supply chain basics. The interviewer tried to overwhelm me with
more and more questions and details but one should try to keep
their cool and maintain good communication with the interviewer
which I felt were detrimental for me to pass the last round.
Stage 2
Form
5/5
In my case the project did outshine out of other aspects of my CV
as the interviewer focused on my understanding of the project and
Stage 3 it’s relevance.
Video Case Study

4/5
Stage 4
Personal Interview SPECIFIC SKILLSET REQUIRED FOR INTERVIEW(S)
Being confident will definitely help as the interviewer will always

try to boggle your brain and put you in difficult situations. But
having a stand on your answers and being confident will definitely
help.
Go through basic supply chain concepts, practice case studies with

friends as much as possible because case solving strategy will
definitely help! And the interview will mostly revolve your CV so
HUL make it concise and give as many mock interviews as possible
before your actual interview.
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
PARTING ADVICE
Try to be as patient and cool as possible throughout your cdc

season as things might not always turn up as good as they look
sometimes. Always have a backup profile. Do not be dependent on
a particular profile of company totally. Finally keep your hopes
alive and keep hustling for the best and you will certainly get the
best!
DOs
1) Case studies practice
2) Go through basic supply chain concepts
3) give mock interviews
4) Prepare a good cv walk through
5) Be confident and cool throughout the interview
6) only speak up relevantly during the video case round and don’t
repeat things
7) Practice by giving mock video case study round yourself and
assess
DON'Ts
1) Do not make up unstructured answers in interview
2) Do not panic
3) Don’t be overwhelmed by the interviewer
4) Do not underestimate your capabilities
SELECTION PROCESS
Coding Round
The coding round consists of around 5-7 coding questions with
questions from os, cn, and basic programming. Coding questions
were mostly from graphs and OOPS
Interview Round 1
IBM - INDIA SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT LAB The first Interview Round is DSA and projects based, the interview
(ISDL) INTERN also required one to write code in notepad, few concepts asked
were: deletion in a doubly Linked list and a circular linked list.
Interview Round 2
Entirely Non-technical, mostly regarding previous studies and
SELECTION
achievements.
PROCESS
Stage 1 INFLUENCE OF PROJECTS/INTERNSHIPS

Code-Test Round
RATED: 2/5
Stage 2
Interview RATED: 1/5
Round 1
Being well versed with DSA and being well prepared with the
Stage 3 projects mentioned in your resume is a good first step for
interview preparation.
Interview
Round 2
It's okay if you cannot solve a question completely; the

interviewer is primarily concerned with your thinking process.
Try to communicate your approaches in the best way possible.
SELECTION PROCESS
Test
40MCQs(Stats+Prob+ML+DL) in 40mins. Difficulty level –
(20% very easy + 50% easy medium + 30% medium)
Interview Round 1
ML+stats[25-30] mins First I gave my Introduction. Then the
interviewer asked for projects in my CV. He picked one and told
INFOEDGE me to explain that project. Then he asked questions from projects
like what are the ML models I used for this and accuracy, and how
algorithms work(Kmeans, Isolation Forest, local outlier factor,
ELIGIBLE svm). Then he asked some ML and stats questions – linear
DEPARTMENTS regression and its assumptions, logistic regression, its mathematical
representation, formula, and its loss function, Neural networks
ALL
very basics, activation function(sigmoid, tanh, relu) mathematical
formula, the difference between Correlation and covariance,
vanishing gradient descent, when to use mean, median, mode. last
CGPA CUTOFF question:- to code in python(although I was not able to solve it
7 with proper syntax) ‘df[df[col] not in list]’
Interview Round 2
ML+Stats+prob[30] mins Round starts with questions directly. Some
SELECTION of the questions were- difference between correlation and covariance,
PROCESS left skwed distribution its example and mean, median, mode relation in
these distributions, Bayes theorem, and use cases, overfitting and
Stage 1 underfitting and how to remove them, about activation functions,
Kmeans and data preprocessing used in it, how to find k-value in
Test kmeans, elbow , cross validation Last questions: python coding uniques
= df['type_of_comp'].unique() counts =
df['type_of_comp'].value_counts() counts =
df[['type_of_comp','col2']].value_counts()
Stage 2 Interview Round 3

Basic Python project I was supposed to finish in 30-40mins, but I took
4 Technical more time(about 50-60mins) for coding and some errors were
coming. Note-Please don’t edit this notebook. Make a copy of the
Interview Rounds
notebook and write code. Link of questions and how I did them in the
actual interview - https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1VuJl-
e7WGV95EEaejeGMuZdgdhvPTenB?usp=sharin g
Interview Round 4
Stage 3 Probs+stats+ML[30 mins] Some questions were- R-sq and adjusted
R-sq, t-test Vs Z-test and when to use them, central limit theorem,
HR Round Gaussian distribution, binomial distribution, exponential distribution,
and their parameters, Bayes theorem, Bagging and boosting which
cause overfitting and which cause underfitting, Random Forest,
Xgboost, Entropy, Gini-impurity, activation functions, what is
convolution, covariance correlation, CLT, Hypothesis testing and their
real-world examples, outliers
HR Round
HR round[10-15mins] It was very chill after all these 4 rounds
Questions- Introduction, Why you chose Data science, 2 good and 2
bad things about data science according to you, Why do you want to
intern at Infoedge India. Lastly, anything you want to ask from us?
4/ 5
CV shortlisting; it gives time for interviewer to ask what you
INFOEDGE worked on; engaging interview not one sided
1/ 5
Communication and explaining concepts related to profile
Must prepare prob stats, ML algos indepth and use cases, explaining
concepts practice
PARTING ADVICE
If you don’t know or know only the basics of anything just let the
interviewer know. Don’t be silent. They don’t want perfect ans but they
just want good command of concepts from our side You can take 1-2
mins to frame your answer by asking them Be confident and relaxed.
SELECTION PROCESS
Google Form
ITC is a Day 1 company and a few days before Day 1, a Google
form is circulated. The Form is evaluative and acts as the
largest filter for the students, so I recommend filling it with
utmost care and precision.
ITC Group Discussion
FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer After the form, some 70-80 odd students are shortlisted for the
Goods) GDs. The GD is extremely interesting and case-study based. About
20 students made it past the GDs to the final interviews held on
Day 1.
Interview
CGPA CUTOFF
There are 2 rounds of interview, one is technical and based on
NO FIXED CUTOFF BUT 8.5+ IS your CV/department while the final interview is the HR round
ALMOST A NECESSITY. THEY with higher-ups from the company
LOOK AT THE SGPA AS WELL.
SELECTION INFLUENCE OF PROJECTS/INTERNSHIPS

PROCESS
5/ 5
Stage 1 They help in driving the interview immensely. You can build
upon your strengths and also prevent the interviewer from
Google Form delving too deep into core topics. It also greatly influences
what you shall be doing if you bag an offer at ITC. Do ensure
that you have clearly specified your points of interests and
strengths via projects
Stage 2
Group Discussion
2/5
Stage 3
2 rounds of SPECIFIC SKILLSET REQUIRED FOR INTERVIEW(S)
interview, HR
Quick thinking, ability to relate core topics with real life
interview situations, clarity on everything mentioned on the CV
The Google form basically collects your academic track record in

addition to your motivation to join the company. I suggest
writing concise and crisp answers, strongly highlighting why you
want to work for ITC and how you shall be able to contribute to
the same. It may come as a bummer to some but SGPA is also
taken into account in addition to CGPA. Consistency is
ITC rewarded. The GD is there to test your communication skills as
well as your ability to translate problems into smaller, more
FMCG (Fast-Moving Consumer
digestible bits. Linear thinking and simple case solving can be
Goods)
practiced to ensure a solid performance in the GD. The topics
mentioned on your CV, especially from your core department,
have to be prepared thoroughly as they might be asked in the
interview. Ensure that you are thorough with at least 3 topics
from your depth curriculum. The HR round is fairly
straightforward and tests your quick thinking and reasoning
ability. I was presented with the task of employing what I have
done in my previous internship at IISc in a real life scenario in
the final interview
PARTING ADVICE
Getting past the first filter, that is the Google form can be a bit
tricky so I would say pay special attention to that. Don't try to
guess answers in the technical interview and ask for hints if you get
stuck. Try to drive the interview as much as possible and maintain
a positive outlook.
Panicking is definitely not going to help, so if you get stuck, try to

ask for help or for a change in topic. Remain confident and hold
your ground in the GD, changing stances is usually seen as a
negative. Ensure that you know all details about the projects.
SELECTION PROCESS
TEST
Coding test in which 7 IQ based questions were asked and 2
coding questions were asked. Both coding questions were easy to
ITTIAM SYSTEMS moderate.
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
4/5
You have to be very clear while explaining the project.

DEPARTMENTS
ALL 0/5
CGPA CUTOFF
Quetions have been only asked from algorithms and OOP in the
7.5 coding round.
SELECTION
PROCESS Just get a good grip on DSA, OOP and if possible, programing in
RUST.
Stage 1
Coding Round
SELECTION PROCESS
Written Test
In the written test, questions were different for different profiles.
In the EV profile, questions were mainly from Network analysis,
Signals and systems, Analog circuits, Digital Circuits, Electric
JAGUAR LAND ROVERS - machines and Power electronics. There were 2 coding questions
ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND from topics of basic PDS, in C++.
POWERTRAIN
Interview Round
In the interview, questions about basic Network analysis and Diode
circuits are generally asked, and questions are asked based on a
topic of your choice; followed by a CV grilling round and
ELIGIBLE concludes with a 15 min long HR based round.
DEPARTMENTS
EC, EE, IE, MT (FOR MT,
MAINLY MATERIAL SCIENCE RATED: 2/5
RELATED)
CGPA CUTOFF RATED: 1/5
8 AND ABOVE
Proper communication skills would help tackle the interview.

PROCESS
For EV, the IIT KGP EE curriculum till the 4th semester should be
Stage 1 sufficient; revising basic concepts taught till the 4th semester
would be beneficial.
Written Test
Since Power electronics would be covered in the 5th semester, it is
suggested for 4th years; although not required for the interview
round, for the written test, one can complete the "Converter
Stage 2 circuits" course in Coursera / YouTube by Colorado Boulder
University.
Interview
Round PARTING ADVICE
+
Revising the required syllabus and going over the CV should be
HR Round sufficient!
Prepare the CV properly. Add relevant information as a CV grilling

exists in the interview.
SELECTION PROCESS
The selection process can be described in 2 phases;
CV Shortlisting and Preliminary Test

The CV shortlisting is done using the CV that you submit as well as
JAGUAR LAND your test scores. The test has 3 sections, logical reasoning,
ROVER - JLR mechanical based and a coding round. Logical reasoning has
questions related to logic and reasoning similar to the aptitude
MECHATRONICS questions in CAT or the MAT section from NTSE. Mechanical
section judges your knowledge on the mechanical concepts. The
coding round has 2 questions one being more difficult, for both
you need to figure out the logic and then using the basic syntax,
code the answer (Java, C++). Refer to the answers of the other
ELIGIBLE
questions to see what to prepare and what questions come in them.
DEPARTMENTS
ALL Interview Round
There is only one round of interviews where they will ask you
questions firstly from the mechanical concepts, then they'll move
towards your CV asking you questions related to your
projects,PORs and internships and finally some HR questions. The
CGPA CUTOFF order need not be this and they can ask whichever questions they
NO SUCH CUTOFF WAS like.
MENTIONED IN THE JD
5/5
SELECTION
For the Mechatronics Role in particular the projects and
PROCESS Internships in the field played an important part- 1. Projects:
Having previous project experience in the mechanical engineering
Stage 1 sector played an important role since that validates the experience
one has and the skillset they possess. Questions are asked related
CV Shortlisting
to these which test your understanding of the projects and in turn
and Test can help you sell yourself to the company and prove your
understanding as well as your interests. 2. Internship: With
internships again, they help in solidifying your knowledge and
experience and are quite helpful. Having experience in a work
Stage 2 environment shows that you are aware of the methods and
practices required in the internship they are offering and you will
Interview be more likely to be selected.
5/5
PORs in the mechanical field such as being part of a Research
group or any similar example not only show that you are
knowledgeable in the mechanical field but also help a lot during
the HR questions they ask. For example, I was the Team Leader of
the Formula Student team, TeamKART and most of the
HR instance based questions I could cite examples or real
world experience from my tenure. Having a POR in this
field additionally creates a talking point during the
interview where you can answer questions they have
which enables you to show you knowledge and
JAGUAR LAND experience. Having a POR in other managerial positions

do help albeit only for the HR questions.
ROVER - JLR
MECHATRONICS
Sound knowledge of the mechanical concepts taught during the

course, focus of the student on understanding the concepts rather
than just memorising the formulae, good knowledge on all the
projects, PORs and Internships, soft skills, HR question skillset
Interview: For the mech stuff one should focus just on the
mechanical concepts taught during the course work. Focus on
topics such as Thermo, Mechanics of Solids, Elasticity, Fluids
with emphasis on the core concepts. Be very thorough with your
CV and the points you mention which should be concise and to
the point with no fluff added. Basic HR questions should be
practiced. Shortlisting Test: For the test practice Logical
reasoning for that section, practice high level GATE questions for
the 2nd section and revise on the basic syntax of coding to be
able to solve the last section. CV: Prepare a well thought out CV
and have it verified by some seniors before the deadline. Start
preparing the CV well before the deadline. I'm open to reviewing
CVs in case you don't know whom you should send it to, as long
as its well before the deadline.
PARTING ADVICE
Just relax and don't take a lot of tension, especially before the
interview. Have a positive mindset during the preparation as well
as the interviews.
DOs; Do prepare well and be confident, work on your soft skills
DON'Ts; Don't talk about stuff you don't know very well about as
that may backfire, don't panic during the exam or the
interview,CDC is not the end of the world, don't take additional
load thinking about what will happen if you don't get through,
don't mention that you want to go for higher studies as that puts
them of..
SELECTION PROCESS
Online Assessment Round
The OA comprised two sections, each with a specified allotted
time, conducted on JLR's platform called Coderace.
JAGUAR LAND ROVERS The first section comprised straightforward Mental Ability and
- GRADUATE Logical Reasoning Questions. The marking scheme of the MCQs
SOFTWARE INTERN was dynamic. With each correct answer, your next question's
difficulty level and marks would increase. Each incorrect answer
would decrease your next question's difficulty level and marks.
CGPA CUTOFF The second section comprised 3 DSA questions of easy-medium.

6.5 (NO CUTOFF) The first question (https://leetcode.com/problems/nim-
game/description/ )was a simple application of if-else, and the
second (https://leetcode.com/problems/next-greater-element-
iii/description/) could be solved directly using STL, and the third
ELIGIBLE (https://leetcode.com/problems/stone-game-vii/description/) was
an LR DP question. All three questions were standard Leetcode
DEPARTMENTS
problems.
OPEN TO ALL
Online Interview
There was only one round of interview, including technical and
HR sections, with a three-panel member judges.
After a brief introduction, CV-related projects were asked
SELECTION Furthermore, questions on the basics of OOPS, like
PROCESS constructors, inheritance, and the difference between multi-
level and multiple inheritances, were asked.
Stage 1 Questions touched on various topics like the Master Theorem
to solve recurrence relations, the time Complexity of Binary
Online
and Ternary Search and to compare them.
Assessment The interview ended with a few HR questions.
Stage 2
Interview RATED: 3/5
It is always good to have some projects or internships in your CV,
Round
so you can have a conversation around those with the interviewer.
Algorithm based questions were touched upon in the interview
related to the projects.
RATED: 0/5
The interviewers were least interested in PORs or EAAs.
Build strong foundations of Data Structures and Algorithms.

Have good Problem-Solving Skills. The interviewers are more
interested in your approach towards the problem than the
correct answer. Be confident throughout and have good
JAGUAR LAND ROVERS communication skills.
- GRADUATE
SOFTWARE INTERN SUGGESTIONS FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED PROCESS
Can have a look at the Binary Search vs Ternary Search Section of

this article: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/ternary-search/
Practice a lot. Try to solve as many problems as possible. Give

contests on Codechef/Codeforces/AtCoder.
During the last few months, try to complete Interviewbit and
solve problems from Leetcode/GFG.
Give weekly/bi-weekly Leetcode contests, and take as many
mock contests as possible. Bookmark the questions where you
struggled/learned a new concept so you can revisit them later.
Study OOPS from GFG or any other relevant online website
before interviews.
PARTING ADVICE
Practice a lot. There's no shortcut to that at all. Solve as many

problems from as many topics as possible. It won't just help
you in grabbing an internship offer but also builds aptitude and
intuitive thinking.
Prepare your CV very well, and write only things you can
defend. Be honest, and don't lie. Stay confident, and don't get
stressed out.
Don't be quiet throughout your interview; keep talking to the
interviewer(s). Keep interacting with them. Think out loud
during the interview. Always remember, it's not the correct
answer that matters; it's the approach that matters.
Keep your morale high during the internship season. CDC
seasons are hectic and stressful, and rejections are a part of the
process. Don't get disheartened by initial failures, there's
something better for you in the store.
SELECTION PROCESS
CV Shortlisting
Not a big deal, many students got selected for test, i think they
removed only few low cgpa students (may be below 7)
JM FINANCIAL - Test
PRODUCT Assessment test( 15 minutes aptitude test) - moderate level
MANAGEMENT questions, time crunch, try to utilise time wisely. Interview
shortlist was very short so main part was to clear the test. Based on
test score and CV they have shortlisted for interview.
CGPA CUTOFF Interview Round 1
NONE (30-40 minutes duration) initially some cv based discussion,

previous experience related and why product management? Also
some product terminologies such as what is MVP? And then 2
ELIGIBLE guestimmates based on my cv. 1st Calculate the total number of
DEPARTMENTS users of BNPL services in india. 2nd total number of lights in your
hostel. Then again some product management related generic
OPEN TO ALL
questions.
Interview Round 2
(30-35 minutes duration) it was purely generic 2 way discussion
SELECTION based on my experience and why I want to go in this field, what I
PROCESS have done till now. No technical, no other questions, they just
wanted to know me deeply, what I like what I do generally and all.
Stage 1
CV Shortlisting
4/5
Internship or relevant project played major role in interview shortlist,
they have shortlisted based on test score and cv. Also during the
Stage 2 interview 40- 50% discussion was based on my previous internship and
Test relevant projects. In product management role they always look for a
little bit of experience.
Stage 3
Interview Round 1 4/5
In 2nd round of interview the discussion was mainly on PORs and my
learning from them and past activities, EAA as well, so it would be very
great if you have something on which you can have a healthy
Stage 4 discussion and they can know you better.
Interview Round 2 SPECIFIC SKILLSET REQUIRED FOR INTERVIEW(S)

Nothing specific skills, just a little bit of communication skills,
which is necessary in product management role, apart from
this problem solving & situation handling skill.
Don't need to mug up things, Just be yourself and beleive on your

skills, practice a little bit for aptitude test, it's a tricky one. For
interview practice some guestimmates and 1-2 product cases. And
have a basic idea of general terminologies of product management
(IIMA) book is good.
PARTING ADVICE
Nothing specific, just be true with you and interviewer during the
interview and decide why you want to go in product management
role?
Don't waste time during test, in interview do not feel or behave low
confident, discuss things calmly, don't get stressed, discuss things and
relate them with your life journey and your goal, be true with the
interviewer.
SELECTION PROCESS
TEST
The written test included Aptitude, Probability & Statistics,
English, Finance and Coding.
J.P.MORGAN Interview Round 1

First round of interview was based on puzzles, aptitude, some
GLOBAL MARKETS (CIB questions of Python.
RESEARCH AND ANALYTICS)
Interview Round 2
ELIGIBLE Second round was more oriented towards finance-based questions
DEPARTMENTS which needed basic understanding of prominent topics, more
questions on Probabitlity and statistics, current financial news and
OPEN FOR ALL
my views on it.
CGPA CUTOFF HR Round
7 HR round which focussed on your interest and alignment with the

company and the profile. CV grilling was a part of each round.
SELECTION
Stage 1 5/5
TEST Given that I do not have any academic background in Finance, I
belive my internships played a major role in getting my CV
shortlisted.
Stage 2
Technical Interview INFLUENCE OF PORS/EAA'S
3/5

Technical Interview
Be thorough with all the aforementioned topics for test and

interviews.
Stage 4
HR Round
1. Heard on the Street for Aptitude and Probability & Statistics

(Chapters 1 and 4 should be top priority)
2. 50 Challenging Problems in Probability
3. Zerodha Varsity can be a good source for beginning with the
fundamentals of finance
J.P.MORGAN 4. InterviewBit/Code Chef or similar platforms for coding practice
5. Be thorough with whatever you write in your CV (what was the
GLOBAL MARKETS (CIB
work, what were the results, what methods/models did you use,
RESEARCH AND ANALYTICS)
how did it help the company, what did you learn)
6. For the HR round, prepare answers for questions beforehand
(why this company, why this profile, where do you see yourself in
5 years, strengths and weaknesses, etc.)
PARTING ADVICE
CDC internships process can be very stressful but it helps to talk to

people, preferably someone who is not undergoing the process.
Good luck:)
Give atleast 2-3 mock interviews (this helped me big time) and get
your CV reviewed by multiple people.
SELECTION PROCESS
TEST
In the test round, there were questions on basic aptitude, JEE
Mathematics and there were coding questions as well.
J.P.MORGAN Interview Round
MRGR( MODEL RISK For the interviews, they grilled on the projects in the CV. Also,
GOVERNANCE AND REVIEW they asked questions on Puzzles, and Prob Stats. The first 2
GROUP) interview rounds were based on that and each lasted for around 45
mins.
ELIGIBLE
DEPARTMENTS
OPEN FOR ALL
5/5
CGPA CUTOFF
For the interviews, the majority of the discussion was around my
N/A previous project/ Internship.
SELECTION
PROCESS
TEST
3/5
I don't know how much did they help in getting the CV shortlisted,
Stage 2 but these things definitely give you the confidence required for
interaction with the interviewer. Though I was not asked anything
Technical Interview regarding these but it gives an idea of your soft skills.
Stage 3
Technical Interview
Not much, but knowledge of prob stats and puzzles is needed

Stage 4
HR Round
Do some basic coding, prepare for prob stats, puzzles really well.
Also be confident on the projects/ Internship that you write on
your CV
J.P.MORGAN
MRGR( MODEL RISK PARTING ADVICE
GOVERNANCE AND REVIEW
GROUP)
CDC internships process can be very stressful but it helps to talk to
people, preferably someone who is not undergoing the process.
Good luck:)
SELECTION PROCESS
TEST
The written test included Aptitude, Probability & Statistics,
English, Finance and Coding.
J.P.MORGAN Interview Round 1

Completely based on CV
ELIGIBLE Interview Round 2

DEPARTMENTS 7-8 Puzzles asked (Brainstellar medium/hard)
OPEN FOR ALL Interview Round 3

DSA (2 pointers and DP)
CGPA CUTOFF HR Round
NONE HR round which focussed on your interest and alignment with the
company and the profile.
SELECTION
Stage 1
3/5
TEST
Stage 2 1/5
3 Technical
Interviews
Practicing puzzles is important. Knowing python is a plus.

Problems from Interviewbit for practicing DSA.
Stage 3
HR Interview PARTING ADVICE
Don't’ mention things you aren't confident about or can't defend

on CV
SELECTION PROCESS
TEST
Easy CP questions, could be solved by anyone with a few months
of preparation. It was more of a selection round rather than an
JP MORGAN - elimination round.
JPMC
Interview Round 1
DSA Question and question based on project
SOFTWARE INTERN Interview Round 2
Discussion based on projects
HR Interview
5 minute round, just some information from their end.
ELIGIBLE
ALL 5/5
If you do not have projects, be prepared for an extensive CP round
because that is what happened with most people.
CGPA CUTOFF
2/5
7
SELECTION Expertise in any one tech-based skill, be it CP/DSA, AI/ML, Quant

PROCESS etc., along with atleast an intermediate level preparation of CP and
DSA.
Stage 1
Test
Throughout your preparation, try to master one skill which will be
your main profile. You could either be very skilled at CP/DSA, or
AI/ML and they would be interested. Just make sure to whole
Stage 2 heartedly devote your preparation to this one main profile. That
Interview Round 1 being said, a good, fundamental knowledge of CP will help you
clear most tests, so if you're going to sit for the software and/or
data profiles, I would highly recommend that you do CP. Besides,
knowledge of mathematics topics like Prob Stats, Linear Algebra
Stage 3
etc., will be expected for other tests and interviews.
Interview Round 2
PARTING ADVICE
Stay calm and maintain your composure
Stage 4
HR Interview
Listen to the interviewer carefully and take time to comprehend
and give proper answers
SELECTION PROCESS
TEST
The written test included questions based on Logical

Reasoning, English and Core Engineering
GD Round
The test was followed by a Group Discussion round
JSW (JINDAL Personal Interview
STEELS) The GD round was followed by a personal interview
CORE
3.5/ 5
They asked about previous internships or projects in the interview which
ELIGIBLE was a major segment in the interview round. It helps in letting the
DEPARTMENTS interviewer know regarding your particular areas of interest and can help
you in demonstrating the strengths in the respective fields.
CH/CE/CSE/EE/ECE/IE/ME/MT/
MI (ALL ONLY 4 YEAR BTECH) INFLUENCE OF PORS/EAA'S
2.5 / 5
CGPA CUTOFF It might have only a little effect for purely core-based roles. You need to
explain your learnings and how the PoRs have helped you to grow as a
7 person.

SELECTION The Interview was mainly HR based. Prepare accordingly and
PROCESS research about the company and work thoroughly. Be thorough of
the projects in your CV, prepare for some basic questions
Stage 1 regarding your core area
Written test SUGGESTIONS FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED PROCESS

Have a basic understanding of your core field and some general
industries related knowledge.

GD Round
Be confident and take the interviewer through a process. Let it be a
conversation rather than a question-answer session

Stage 3
Have some background knowledge about the company. Ask
HR interview questions at the end of your interview. Prepare and review your
CV meticuluously and get it reviewed by seniors.
SELECTION PROCESS
TEST
The selection involved an MCQ test with 40 questions

with logical reasoning, ML and basic coding + 10
questions related to ocean engineering.
KONSBERG Interview Round 1

This was followed by an interview based almost entirely on core
DIGITAL
domain knowledge. I was asked about what I had worked on in my
department and follow ups based on my answer.
Interview Round 2
Finally there was an HR interview
CGPA CUTOFF
7
2/5
SELECTION
Stage 1 0/5
MCQ test
Have a decent idea about the current scenario of your domain. A

Stage 2 lot of the questions were about the problems currently relevant in
ocean engineering and ways to fix them
Interview Round 1
Current domain knowledge+ good grasp of ML should be enough

Stage 3
HR interview PARTING ADVICE
If you do well on the test, the interview shouldn't be a problem.

The interviewer was fairly conversational and willing to help

Don't try to bluff about your projects
SELECTION PROCESS
SHORTLISTING
Shortlisting was based on CV. Predominantly, they look for
relevant past experience, preferably past internships in Product
KOTAK Management.
MAHINDRA BANK INTERVIEW

PRODUCT MANAGEMENT Only one interview was taken. A mix of HR and technical
questions were asked. Technical questions were asked about past
internships themselves.
ELIGIBLE
ALL DEPARTMENTS
5/5
The interview revolved around past internship experience.
CGPA CUTOFF
NO CUT-OFF
0/5
SELECTION
PROCESS
Stage 1
Shortlisting
They see whether the student has independently worked in their
past projects and whether they were able to solve problems/ ideate
features, experiments in a structured manner.
Stage 2
Interview SUGGESTIONS FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED PROCESS
Relevant past work experience helps a lot.

Students should thoroughly practice guesstimates and mock cases
with friends, seniors and alums to ace interviews (for both off
campus and on campus hiring). Mock interviews on YouTube
channels such as Exponents and PM School are good resources to
begin with. Watching these mock interviews would help students
develop the problem solving approach required for the interviews.
PARTING ADVICE
CDC internship process is somewhat luck dependent. It's pretty

easy to grab an internship opportunity off-campus, many folks in
KOTAK KGP don't know the right approach to get on so don't stress about
rejections.
MAHINDRA BANK
PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
SELECTION PROCESS
The broad structure for LEK selections is the same as any other
consulting firm - CV shortlisting, buddy rounds, case interviews,
personal interview and HR round - the specifics of each round may
L.E.K vary from person to person. The unique aspects of consulting
selections are the buddy round and the case interviews. The
CONSULTING
"technical" questions asked in consulting selections are related to
solving cases. These cases are generally of 3 types - guesstimates,
profitability and market entry. In the buddy round, you get paired
with an LEK associate who mentors you through your case prep. In
the case interviews, they don't expect you to reach the final answer
right away, but to talk the interviewer through your process - as
ELIGIBLE what they're looking for is your logical ability.
DEPARTMENTS
ALL DEPARTMENTS
4/5
CGPA CUTOFF
They matter in two ways. First, your CV shortlisting is done on the
NOT MENTIONED. 8.5 SHOULD basis of "spikes" and good internships/projects at reputed places
BE SAFE does count as a spike.
Secondly, in personal interviews they ask about what you did in
these internships and how you learned from them. As LEK does
not expect prior experience in consulting, it expects you to be able
SELECTION to defend what work you have done and show how you learnt
PROCESS from it.
Stage 1
CV Shortlisting
4/5
Stage 2 Similar to the previous question, it firstly matters in CV shortlisting
as a PoR also counts as a spike. Besides this, a PoR is generally a
Interviews
good indicator of being able to manage people, handle pressure
and taking initiative. These are desirable traits especially in fields
like consulting.
It's important that you're clear and well-spoken, apart from that
you should be able to think logically and analytically about cases -
but that's something that comes with practice.
L.E.K
CONSULTING
There are two kinds of interviews you need to prepare for - case
and personal interviews.
Preparing for cases is similar to preparing for any technical role -
you go through casebooks and solve cases and you watch videos of
mock case interviews. The unique thing about solving cases is that
it’s important to solve cases with a partner - in this way, one of you
can take the role of the interviewer and the other of the
interviewee and you can get a better learning experience. You can
refer to ISB, IITM, or IIMA for their casebooks. Each casebook has
a slightly different framework, so make sure you stick to what
works best for you and become really well versed in that
framework.
Apart from that, you can refer to the YouTube channel Case
Interviews Cracked to see how case interviews generally go.
Another important aspect of case interviews is that the interviewer
is testing your ability to think logically - so it’s okay if you don’t get
to the final answer right away!
You should be very communicative with your interviewer at every
step through your case-solving process so that they know how
you’re thinking.
For personal interviews, you should be able to explain your past
work and your interest in joining the firm/field very well.
Consultants are expected to be good at communication, so make
sure you’re able to express yourself clearly and concisely when
answering these questions. You can refer to the book “How to
Answer the 64 Toughest Interview Questions” (don’t be
intimidated by the name) for some standard HR questions.
It's important that you're clear and well-spoken, apart from that
you should be able to think logically and analytically about cases -
but that's something that comes with practice.
PARTING ADVICE
My main piece of advice would be to keep reaching out to seniors for

professional as well as personal advice during the intern season. CDC
is a difficult and confusing process and you don’t want to lose out on
any opportunity due to lack of information. Your seniors have
L.E.K probably gone through exactly what you’re going through right now
and have more perspective given they’re now on the other side.
CONSULTING
Remember that it’s always better to ask a silly doubt and clear it, than
to keep having silly misconceptions.
Apart from this, stay connected with your friends and close ones.
CDC is a trying time for everyone and impossible to go through
alone. Just remember that there will always be people who are there
for you, and things always work out in the end.
It’s worth it to put in extra time to format your CV well - 1 page

long, minimum whitespace, no grammatical or spelling errors.
Make sure you get the help of seniors to review and improve your
CV and the help of your batchmates to proofread it.
SELECTION PROCESS
The initial shortlisting was based on recommendation from

department. Total 3 no of students were shortlisted for interview
and finally one was offered the position.
LM WIND POWER, GE
VERNOVA - PROJECT INTERN INFLUENCE OF PROJECTS/INTERNSHIPS
4/5
The profile was mainly related to FE Analysis of composites. I had
done my term projects in the same area.
ELIGIBLE
DEPARTMENTS
ME, IM 1/5
Knowledge of composite materials
Basics of Mechanical Engineering and clear understanding of

concepts related to composite materials will be enough. Most of
all, confidence is the key factor. One should be confident with his
answers and approach.
PARTING ADVICE
Stay calm. Be confident.
Never try to fake anything. Be real. Be yourself.

SELECTION PROCESS
CV shortlisting followed by 2 rounds of personal interviews and

one MD/CEO interview.
Most of the interview focused on CV and then some standard HR
questions.
MACHANI GROUP They also ask you what you know about Machani Group's different
MARKETING businesses
ELIGIBLE
DEPARTMENTS 4/5
ALL DEPARTMENTS Asked questions in both rounds before MD/CEO related to
projects and role in them. In-depth questioning, especially if
project related to marketing and the role was marketing oriented

NO CUT-OFF
4/5
Inquired about the items written in the CV. Tried to get a
perspective on decisions taken in that position.
SELECTION
PROCESS
Stage 1
Shortlisting Machani Group came for 3 profiles. Make sure you have some
project/intern related to the profile you are applying for.
Be thorough with whatever you have written on your CV. Some
people had really intense CV grilling.
Stage 2 No specific preparation needed for interviews apart from general
CDC preparation. For interviews, go through their website.
Interview
They are a family-run conglomerate and therefore have many
different arms. The interviewers were quite impressed when you
knew about the firm and inquired about it.
PARTING ADVICE
Be calm during interviews. It might get slightly hectic. Also if you

reach MD/CEO round, you are most probably selected.
DOs: Inquire about their businesses that you find interesting.

DON'Ts: Lose calm and go without having gone through a CV
grilling session.
MACHANI GROUP
MARKETING
SELECTION PROCESS
CV Shortlisting
Interview
Questions asked were mostly from ML concepts. A couple of basic
cp problems was asked. You don't have to answer all the questions
MARITIME
to get selected. ML questions were of medium difficulty. Go
RESEARCH CENTRE through the company's website before the interview once.
RESEARCH INTERN
4/5
Discussion about projects are a good starter for the interview. It
ELIGIBLE also implies that you have done something practical.
ALL DEPARTMENTS
0/5

Sound ML knowledge would suffice
CGPA CUTOFF
NO CUT-OFF
The ML course by Andrew NG on coursera is good enough. Make
notes for easy revision. Skim through the projects on company
website once. Some basic ProbStats knowledge would be helpful.
SELECTION PARTING ADVICE

PROCESS
Answer the questions confidently. You don't have to answer every
question to get selected. Just be yourself and give your best.
Stage 1
CV Shortlisting
Do's Do Everyday practice coding. Do Interviewbit and 100 most like

questions of Leetcode. This will help improve the intution and
implementation. Do timed practice of coding problems and give
Stage 2 frequent contests on CF, AtCoder or Leetcode Manage time to
Interview practice probs and stats questions from resources along with coding
practice Brush up your ML, DL skills. Like Exploratory Data Analysis,
Regression Analysis, etc. Give mock interviews with seniors
batchmates who are preparing for similar profiles Don'ts Don't get
stressed if you don't get a shortlist on day-1, day-2 or in your dream
company, CDC process happens to be pretty random for non circuital
people. Don't get stuck with a question for so long that you put in so
much time for that, if you don't get the thought process move
forward with understanding the solution Don't get involved in
multiple platforms, practice on one/two and be consistent in it/them.
SELECTION PROCESS
Coding Test
Group Discussion
MATHWORKS HR Round
ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT
(SOFTWARE) INFLUENCE OF PROJECTS/INTERNSHIPS
3/5
ELIGIBLE You may get project related to the one which you mentioned on
DEPARTMENTS the CV
CS, EC, EE, AE

1/5
CGPA CUTOFF
NO CUTOFF SPECIFIC SKILLSET REQUIRED FOR INTERVIEW(S)
DSA, good communication skills, GD skills and good HR

preparation
SELECTION
PROCESS
Stage 1
Focus much on problem solving skills and DSA
Coding Test
PARTING ADVICE
Stage 2
Be confident.
Group Discussion
Stage 3 Don't panic in the interviews. It's ok to ask hints from the
interviewer
HR Round
SELECTION PROCESS
ONLINE TEST
Microsoft ML which had two questions (python, k means
clustering, PCA)
MICROSOFT - DATA Interview rounds (2)

SCIENCE/MACHINE LEARNING In-depth knowledge of common ml algorithms required
5/5
Microsoft usually has a relatively easy test and uses the resume to
shortlist candidates for the interviews.
ELIGIBLE
ALL
0/5
Thorough knowledge of ML
CGPA CUTOFF
NONE SUGGESTIONS FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED PROCESS
Statquest, Andrew Ng
PARTING ADVICE
SELECTION Have a good preparation, be confident during the interviews and
PROCESS CDC isn't the end of the world.

Stage 1
Do complete your CV atleast 3 days before the deadline. Don't
Resume Shortlist
update the profile picture in the end- it will mess up your
formatting. Do practice some DSA even if you're applying for ML
roles - you will need it for the tests
Stage 2
Online Test
Stage 3
Two rounds of
Interview
SELECTION PROCESS
CV Shortlisting
First round was CV shortlisting (criteria not clear).
MICROSOFT Coding Test

SOFTWARE ENGINEER TThere was a coding test consisting of 2 easy DSA problems but
time taken to submit the test might be a distinguishing factor.
Interview Rounds
Number of interview rounds varied. For me it was only one, in
which they asked me to explain my project and asked two DSA
ELIGIBLE
questions. First one was on string parsing and I was asked which
DEPARTMENTS one of stack or recursion will I be using to solve it and why.
ALL DEPARTMENTS Second one was on minimising some quantity on arrays. I was
asked to design test cases for both the problems and test my
solutions on them. Finally the interviewer asked if I had any
question for him.
CGPA CUTOFF
7
3/5
SELECTION In the interview they asked to explain the project, asked details on
some of the points and finally said they are having some similar
PROCESS project in Microsoft. I did not have any internship before that.
Stage 1
CV Shortlisting
0/5
Stage 2
Coding Test SPECIFIC SKILLSET REQUIRED FOR INTERVIEW(S)
Communication and confidence

Stage 3
Interview Rounds
DSA
Practise DSA while trying to improve on your speed and accuracy.
CP is not compulsory at all but can help in improving problem
MICROSOFT solving skills. GoC CDC series helped me a lot so I will
recommend attempting them and solving all the problems.
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
PARTING ADVICE
Have enough DSA practice so that you are confident that you can
solve wide range of problems. During interview, it is better to
communicate whatever you are thinking rather than being silent
for long. Try to have at least one project on your resume.
Prepare your resume properly so that all relevant skills are

highlighted. Do not add anything to resume if you cannot have
proper discussion on that topic with interviewer. Avoid submitting
wrong solutions during interview. It is fine if your solution is not
optimised initially but you can carry on a discussion with
interviewer and optimise it.
SELECTION PROCESS
TEST
One test with four sections - aptitude ( puzzles, probability
questions, trigonometry basics, logical reasoning ), English(
comprehension, speaking and listening, grammar testing) , Finance
( very basic level questions) and coding ( two questions - one
medium to tough and one easy). Doing good in three out of four is
MORGAN STANLEY great.
STATS & QUANT
Interview Round 1
CV grilling, cp questions (medium) , basic probability and puzzles
ELIGIBLE questions.
DEPARTMENTS
Interview Round 2
OPEN FOR ALL
Pressure test types, rapidly asked 8-9 questions on probability,
distributions etc.
HR Round
CGPA CUTOFF
Just basic situational and personality based questions
N/A, HIGH CG RECOMMENDED
SELECTION
PROCESS 3/5
During CV based questions, it's important to have a good project
Stage 1 or intern to be able to talk about. Also because that gives
TEST interviewer the ability to ask u good questions.
Stage 2 1/5
Technical Interview
Stage 3
Puzzle solving should be prioritised, along with proper
Technical Interview understanding and practice of probability and distributions. CP
skills are also a must, at least upto medium level. Finance
knowledge is not necessary, so don't worry if you haven't prepared
for finance profile. There were no Finance questions asked in the
Stage 4 intervies at all.
HR Round
Try and do interview and leetcode medium questions. Tough

questions are mostly not asked in CP. Do all Puzzles from
GeeksforGeeks and Heard on the Street. Also try and do as many
puzzles from brainsteller as possible. Make sure to solve all
questions from the book 50 challenging problems in probability
MORGAN STANLEY along with practice of probability questions. Stats 110 from
Harvard University is great for understanding all probability and
STATS & QUANT distributions concepts.
PARTING ADVICE
Google about the profile and company you are interviewing for-
helps ask more informed questions and thus leaves a good
impression on the interviewer.
Stay confident, ask your friends and seniors for help without
hesitation, have a strong support system and know that this is not
something you need to stress about as much, it's a part and phase
of life and should not be treated as anything more than that. All the
very best! :))
SELECTION PROCESS
TEST
There was one test in which questions of finance, probability and

statistics, puzzles and mental ability and 2 questions of competitive
programming was asked(Test for Sales and Trading and Strats and
Quant profile were same so competitive questions may be to
evaluate people for the profile Strats and Quant).
MORGAN STANLEY
Personal Interiview
SALES & TRADING
HR Round

DEPARTMENTS
OPEN FOR ALL 5/5
Most of the talks went on Projects and internships if they are in
any way related to finance as they created a common point to talk
in interviews and became a medium of ease for them also to judge
and evaluate your knowledge.
CGPA CUTOFF
N/A
3/5
SELECTION POR's such as Quant Club, Bclub, Finance Club etc. created a
common talking point in which they can understand what
PROCESS
particular type of knowledge in finance you have and if you have a
good POR such as of head then they prove your leadership and
Stage 1 team management skills.
TEST
Stage 2 Firstly, be a good listener and never interrupt when they are
Personal Interview speaking. Secondly be crisp and at the same time be insightful with
whatever answer you give, don't beat around the bushes and waste
time. Thirdly, greet people with a smile as it is a finance interview
Stage 3 and not a SDE interview in which you have to just answer the DSA
questions and you are recruited, you have to present yourself as a
HR Round smart and bright student. Finally, go thoroughly with your
CV(specially the projects) as you will be asked thoroughly from
your CV.
Practice puzzles, case study, probability and statistics and all the
finance content that you write in your CV as these will be the
things that are definitely going to be asked in your interview. I
faced 3 round of interviews in which Round 1 was CV grilling
session + probs and stats + puzzles + case study. Round 2 was
mostly based on the finance courses that were in my CV, the
MORGAN STANLEY questions were mostly logical and if you have the course
knowledge, you can think of the answer on the spot. Finally
SALES & TRADING round 3 was HR round in which you will be judged on your
management skills as in try to show skills like teamwork, smart
work, hard work, creativeness, willing to give and always putting
client first and addressing their need is the topmost priority.
Please be diplomatic with the HR answers. Never ever your answer

should be reflecting negative traits.
SELECTION PROCESS
CODING ROUND
Questions were of medium difficulty. One was using STL, other on
Tree DP standard question.
NK SECURITIES INTERVIEW ROUND

QUANT 2 Interview rounds. Questions are asked on C++ concepts (like
OOPs, OS, etc), medium-level CP problems, Maths and Probability
Puzzles. Both rounds had these questions just the difficulty
increased in the next round.

DEPARTMENTS
CIRCUITAL
2/5
CGPA CUTOFF
9.0 AND MORE
0/5

SELECTION
PROCESS
Quick thinking to solve puzzle questions. Good knowledge of CP.
For dual degree students knowledge of OS will be required.
Stage 1
Coding Round SUGGESTIONS FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED PROCESS
First, be thorough with the CP problems of Graphs and DP. Solve

Leetcode and Interview bit questions. For puzzles solve Brainstellar
Stage 2 questions (medium level). Try to revise concepts of Probability
(like expected value, no need to know probability distributions).
Interview
Revise OOPs concepts and for dual degree students OS too.
PARTING ADVICE
Stage 3
HR Round Stay confident during the interviews and believe in all the
preparation you have done. Try to keep the interview interactive.
NK does not have anything specific that it asks during the
interview, but some other companies do. Be aware of that.
SELECTION PROCESS
TEST
The test had basic quantitative aptitude(MCQ, product metrics
related questions (MCQ, one descriptive product case).
NO BROKER 1-2 INTERVIEW ROUNDS

PRODUCT ANALYST I had 2 rounds of interview, all other people just had one round.
The interview was about previous product internships, and other
CV grilling questions. The 2nd round involved grilling on my CV
ELIGIBLE and one Product Case (medium difficulty)
DEPARTMENTS
OPEN TO ALL INFLUENCE OF PROJECTS/INTERNSHIPS
5/5
CGPA CUTOFF Most of the shortlisted people had at least 1 previous product
intern.
7
SELECTION
PROCESS 3/5

TEST
Practice product cases.
Stage 2 Be very to the point and concise with your answers, prepare your
1st Interview CV well, don't use too much jargons in the interview and CV, and
learn to breakdown problems systematically.
PARTING ADVICE
Stage 3 Learn about the Company before the Interview.

2nd Interview
Don't put something in your CV that you can't defend

SELECTION PROCESS
Had one coding test and two rounds of interviews

(coding+systems and hr), coding questions asked were of mild
difficulty - easily doable if regular on leetcode, systems questions
were tricky - need to have mild knowledge of operating systems
and OOPS.
NUTANIX
SOFTWARE ENGINEER INFLUENCE OF PROJECTS/INTERNSHIPS
3/5

DEPARTMENTS
ALL DEPARTMENTS
0/5

CGPA CUTOFF
NONE Asked to explain the project in the HR round as well as in the
Systems round. No further questions were asked. Basic CP, OOPS,
OS

SELECTION
FOR THE CODING ROUNDS:
PROCESS
CP - Leetcode
OS and OOPS- Interviewbit
Stage 1
Coding Round FOR THE INTERVIEW ROUND
Prepare for HR round with generic questions
PARTING ADVICE
Stage 2
Interview Interview is easy to crack. Keeping confidence is a must since
questions asked are relatively easier. Practice mock interviews on
interviewbit.
Stage 3
HR Round
Do prepare for HR round and do puzzles from Brainsteller(easy)

SELECTION PROCESS
TEST
The questions asked were majorly logical based on digital
electronics, verilog coding and probability. Some questions were
NVIDIA also asked from Data Structures but it was fine if you don't know
it. Still it is recommended to have your basics clear about them.
ASIC INTERN
Interview Round
Questions about projects and overall knowledge about the field
ELIGIBLE 4/ 5
DEPARTMENTS Projects based on Digital Electronics, Analog Electronics and Data
CSE, ECE, EE Structures. All of them were a part of my course work. They had
played some importance in the interview since they give
interviewers topics to ask you questions on. Still they don't expect
you to have any prior experience and there are cases were students
with less experience also got selected.
CGPA CUTOFF
NONE
1/ 5

SELECTION Digital Electronics, Verilog Coding and basics of Data Structures
PROCESS
Stage 1
Revise your concepts on Verilog and Data Structures from the
Test academic coursework.
PARTING ADVICE
Stage 2 Just be confident in what you have learned and present it infront of the
interviewers. It's fine if you don't know something during the interview.
Interview They don't want to test your knowledge but want to check your problem
solving skills. And all the above mentioned skills are just some tools to
test it.

Avoid silly mistakes in tests. Be prepared with your projects.
SELECTION PROCESS
TEST
Coding Round
Coding round question was very hard but I got lucky as my brute
OPPO force solution gave 8/10 testcases
Interview Round
MACHINE LEARNING
In interview they just asked ML/DL basics and wanted to see if I
knew the underlying math for most deep learning tasks

DEPARTMENTS
5/5
CIRCUITAL
I had one very basic DL project which was on image classification
and in the interview of all my shortlist they focussed on that one
project if I understood it properly
8.0 2/5
Good communication skills and clarity of presentation is good

enough
SELECTION
PROCESS
Get to know about the company, be thorough with ur CV doing
Stage 1 mock interviews with friends, and be very cool if ur feeling
pressured don't be shy to ask for a gap(like make up a reason like I
Coding Round
wanna drink water or something).
PARTING ADVICE
Stage 2
Just prepare nicely and whatever happens happens.
Technical Round
Do make sure to focus on cp the most for any roles but don't leave
out other important things like CV development for the last.
SELECTION PROCESS
WRITTEN TEST
1 common written test for both profiles (Application developer and
Server Technology) containing both general aptitude and DSA
questions (high weightage on Trees)
ORACLE
APPLICATION DEVELOPER INTERVIEW ROUND
3 rounds of interviews each comprising of puzzles and Coding
questions. In addition to this the 2nd round had CV grilling and
3rd round had HR questions. The CV grilling round was mostly
based on our projects hence if you have projects/internships you
can have a good discussion with the interviewer
ELIGIBLE
DEPARTMENTS
ALL DEPARTMENTS
4/5
CGPA CUTOFF
7.5 AND ABOVE
1/5
SELECTION
PROCESS
Stage 1 A good DSA understanding/ Coding skills along with a knack for
solving mathematical puzzles should be helpful
Written Test

Interview For DSA practice you can practice questions from InterviewBit,
Leetcode and check GFG editorials. And for mathematical puzzles,
Heard on the Street and GFG puzzles are great sources and should
be sufficient.
Stage 3
HR Round
PARTING ADVICE
Take the CDC process as a learning step and gain as much

experience as you can. Don't get disheartened if the results don't
ORACLE turn out as per your expectations, as there are several other great
opportunities outside CDC as well. Stay calm and give it your best
APPLICATION DEVELOPER
Keep speaking with the interviewer while solving questions and let
him know whatever you are thinking. Try not to stutter or be silent
for long. Do have some information about your company's work
beforehand for the interview.
SELECTION PROCESS
Psychometric Test
There are two rounds: The first round is based on situational and
personality-based questions and the second round is based on mental
ability-based questions like pattern recognition, quick calculations, etc.
CV Shorlisting
P&G
Nothing much to describe here. A well-balanced CV is preferred.
PRODUCT SUPPLY
Group Discussion
Unlike other GDs here it is more like a group interview. All participants
are asked questions one by one. Questions based on your CV, your
ELIGIBLE experiences, and situational questions. Here, you need to answer the
DEPARTMENTS questions in CAR(Context, Action, Result) format which is preferable.
Try to back your answers with your personal experiences.
OPEN FOR ALL
Personal Interview (HR Round)
This round is a very short interview just to know more about you and
your priorities and if you are a good fit for the company..
CGPA CUTOFF
NA INFLUENCE OF PROJECTS/INTERNSHIPS
3/5
It is good to have projects/internships because through them you gain
work experience and you can use this experience to back your answers.
SELECTION Internships also indicate the way you work and what kind of work you
PROCESS prefer, so in a way it helps the company understand you better.

TWO ROUNDS OF PSYCHOMETRIC 4/5
TESTS It is good to have projects/internships because through them
you gain work experience and you can use this experience to
back your answers. Internships also indicate the way you work
and what kind of work you prefer, so in a way it helps the
Stage 2 company understand you better.
CV SHORTLISTING
Having a very clear though process, being able to communicate well and
express the answers clearly certainly helps

GROUP DISCUSSION AND Learn about the Purpose, Values, and Principles of the company. It will
PERSONAL INTERVIEW help you to understand what they stand for and will also help you to
know if you will be a good fit for the company. Go through their
website, and be thorough with your CV.
PARTING ADVICE
Be confident, and answer concisely and clearly. Be thorough with your
CV. Help them know why you can be a good fit for them. Give answers
in CAR format based on your personal experiences.

DOs: Mentioned above, DON'Ts: Don't lie, don't be disrespectful.
P&G
PRODUCT SUPPLY
SELECTION PROCESS
TEST
Question difficulty levels ranged from easy to medium.
PAY PAL
Coding Round
Consisted of 1 question from linked lists.
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
HR Round
Questions related to previous experiences were asked during this
round.
ELIGIBLE
DEPARTMENTS 4/5
ALL DEPARTMENTS You can answer more impactfully in the HR round if you have
some experience and they also asks questions from CV. For
example what's the most impactful project you did and what you
contributed in that project. Also in the coding round they asked
some questions from CV.
CGPA CUTOFF
7.5
0/5

SELECTION A good grip in data structures and algorithms also some projects
PROCESS will be helpful.
Online Test Review your CV properly, have some questions ready that could be
asked to the HR in the HR round. DSA skills are a must to get past the
test and coding interview round. Prepare easy and medium questions
from leetcode.
Stage 2
PARTING ADVICE
Coding Round
Give the interviews confidently. Explain the things you know
properly. During the coding round explain things as you solve even if
you can't land on the solution, discuss the approach with the
interviewer. In HR round answer the questions giving examples from
Stage 3 the project you did.
HR Round
Sit in a well lit room. Don't take stress. Don't sit quietly if you don't know
the answer to a specific question try to answer as close as you can get.
SELECTION PROCESS
CODING ROUND
There is an initial CV-based shortlist post in which you are
required to give an online test. The online test consisted of an
English/Grammar Section, Logical Reasoning & Quantitative
PIRAMAL Aptitude Questions Section, and a Python Coding Section(Output
questions, syntax correction and OOPs).
FINANCE
INTERVIEW ROUND
For the CV round, I had to briefly explain my projects and post
this, I was given 1-2 puzzles based on Probability&Statistics and
was given a Python question on NumPy. For the HR round, I was
ELIGIBLE asked questions mainly revolving around the company's values and
DEPARTMENTS what I would be pursuing as a career in the future.
ALL DEPARTMENTS
CGPA CUTOFF 4/5
8-8.5 AND ABOVE

3/5
SELECTION
PROCESS
Stage 1 You either have to be really good at Machine learning concepts

that you can showcase via Internships & Projects, or balance the
CV Shortlist
lack of this by being good at DSA

Online Tests For the English/Grammar section, you may practice easy/moderate
questions of correct tenses, spelling errors, and grammatical error
correction in sentence questions.
For the Logical Reasoning & Quantitative Aptitude part, I suggest
Stage 3 solving CAT questions and using the website Brainstellar for
Interview puzzles(Easy & Moderate puzzles, Strategy & Probability puzzles).
For the Python coding section, you need to have your
fundamentals clear in Python, especially in OOPs, as these
questions would be tricky to solve under the given time limit.
FOR THE INTERVIEW ROUND
1)Past internship experiences in data science and good self-
projects, where you have done something innovative, will help you
drive the conversations in this round. Standard DSA questions
could balance your lack of data science knowledge. Apart from
this, practising probability and statistics questions & easy to
PIRAMAL moderate puzzles fromPARTING ADVICE
Heard on the Street and Brainstellar should
be good
FINANCE
PARTING ADVICE
I request everyone to stay calm and treat this as just a phase that
will pass. CDC can be hectic and pressurizing, and hence I would
request you to stay in touch with your family, friends, and seniors
close to you and have frequent conversations, which would help
you relieve the pressure. Feel free to reach out to multiple seniors
across LinkedIn and Facebook who you feel would be able to help
you or have worked in companies you aim for. This is extremely
important as this would help you get a company-specific selection
experience, eventually helping you target companies where your
chances are higher.
Companies generally follow a trend of hiring the same number of

people and similar backgrounds (Type of course and departments)
as the previous years’ CDC. Hence, search for people with relevant
profiles of CDC Internship and try to find out the number of
people hired by the company, type of course, and departments of
these seniors.
Try not to compare your situation with your friends, as this is
when you are tempted to do so. Instead, help each other to learn
about different resources available online for CDC and practice
questions, together timing them.
SELECTION PROCESS
TEST
One coding test testing the basic knowledge of DSA
Interview Round 1
After shortlisting, an interview will be testing general
understanding of programming like optimization of code and basic
DSA questions. The code is written on google doc. In case of
PIRAMAL GROUP incorrect code, pseudo code is enough.
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER CV Discussion + HR round
INTERN
CV discussion round is one of the rounds where you can really
outshine others. Then there was some discussion with the HR and
then the process was over.
4/5
0/5
CGPA CUTOFF
8
communication skills (English)+ technical expertise.

You should complete a guided DSA course like that offered by vivek
SELECTION gupta(Algozenith). It should be enough to fulfill any DSA
PROCESS requirements for the coding test of Piramal. But for other companies
you might need more practice from leetcode or codeforces and some
Stage 1 companies even ask ratings in the platforms
Coding test
PARTING ADVICE
Remember to explain the concepts to the interviewer that you are
good at. Making a good CV should be your primary focus. You
Stage 2 should start to focus on development from 2nd year onward.
Remember to always keep interacting with the interviewer when you
Interview Round
are writing your code.

Keep doing the hard work from the first year itself. Remember to
Stage 3
enjoy and chill out with your friends but always keep in mind that you
CV Discussion+HR can't prepare everything for the interviews at the last hour. Know your
friends and those who are not. Stay away from people who are
interview
holding you back. Remember to help others as you will need them as
well in the future but prioritize yourself above anyone else.
SELECTION PROCESS
Test
A single test with several sections consisting of MCQs on ML, ML
ops and coding questions.
PUBLICIS
SAPIENT
DATA SCIENCE 3/5
They were the major part of discussion during the interviews.
ELIGIBLE
DEPARTMENTS 0/5
ALL
ML, python coding
CGPA CUTOFF SUGGESTIONS FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED PROCESS

NONE
Be thorough with the ML basics, probability and statistics and DSA.
PARTING ADVICE
SELECTION Prepare everything mentioned in your CV.
PROCESS
Test
SELECTION PROCESS
General
CV shortlist, GD Round, 1 Test with 3 rounds: Psychometric Test,
Verbal Ability, Data Interpretation and Numerical Ability
PUMA INFLUENCE OF PROJECTS/INTERNSHIPS

DATA SCIENCE
3/5
I believe internships and projects were the reason my CV got
shortlisted

DEPARTMENTS
OPEN FOR ALL 0/5
CGPA CUTOFF Good communication skills are an asset for any interview, and so
as well for Puma. Familiarity with recurrent themes and topics
8
around data science and statistics is also helpful.
SELECTION Be thorough with general ideas around data science and statistics.
PROCESS

CV Shortlist
Be confident for the GD round. It will mostly be a very short
round. And quite honestly, you will probably just get one dialogue.
Make it worth it.
Stage 2
Group Discussion GENERAL DOS AND DON'TS
1. Prepare for the question, "Do you have any questions for us?" It
is a mandatory last question in any interview, and a no does not
sound great.
Stage 3 2. You can always ask for clarifications on the questions.
3. Walk the interviewer through your thoughts, do not sit silently
Test
for a very long time.
SELECTION PROCESS
TEST
The test has questions from Aptitude, Puzzles, Prob, Stats, and
Quant.
PWC
INTERVIEW ROUND 1
TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING
Asked about the Case study and projects that I have mentioned in
my CV. Questions asked from the project are easy. Just prepared
all the details of the projects. They also asked some project
ELIGIBLE
management-related standard interview questions. It was
DEPARTMENTS Moderate. Prepare for the standard interview questions.
OPEN TO ALL
INTERVIEW ROUND 2
An Interview with one of the Partners/Directors at PWC. They
asked simple HR questions like- How would you help us? What are
CGPA CUTOFF the qualities that make you different from others?
7 After the End of the interview try to ask one question from the
interviewers about his experience or work life at that company's.
SELECTION
PROCESS
Stage 1 4/5
Half of the discussion in the first round was related to my projects
TEST and case study. So Prepared with all the details that you have
mentioned in your CV.
Stage 2
1st Interview 1/5
None
Stage 3
2nd Interview SUGGESTIONS FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED PROCESS
Practice Aptitude Questions, Puzzles, Basic Prob-Stats.

Be prepared for Standard Interview Questions.
PARTING ADVICE
Just keep calm. Show your Confidence and eagerness to work.

PWC
TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING
DOs
Try to speak louder.
Ask questions from interviewer if you don't know something.
DON'Ts
If you say something incorrect, don't say sorry.
Don't interrupt interviewer; listen to the interviewer, carefully.
SELECTION PROCESS
TEST
The test was divided into 2 sections, the first one was a common
test, and the second one was a field-specific test, for this portfolio
it is Machine Learning.
QUALCOMM
MACHINE LEARNING Interview Round
Questions about projects and DSA
ELIGIBLE 4/ 5
DEPARTMENTS Projects and Internships shall be extremely helpful as it gives an
impression to the interviewer about your acquaintance with
CSE,ECE,MNC
necessary programming languages.
0/ 5
CGPA CUTOFF
8
Basic DSA, and knowledge of ML and DL shall suffice, also good
knowledge about the projects you have undertaken
SELECTION
PROCESS
For test just get thorough with All ML concepts and for interview
Stage 1 prepare for questions from your resume and also for some basic
DSA questions.
Test
PARTING ADVICE
Test contains very easy questions in all sections so speed and
Stage 2 accuracy is important to clear Test.
Interview
Avoid silly mistakes in tests. Be prepared with your projects.
SELECTION PROCESS
TEST
The test was divided into 2 sections, the first one was a common
test, and the second one was a field-specific test, for this portfolio
it is Firmware.
QUALCOMM
SMALL CELL (WIRELESS) Interview Round 1
Questions mainly from Systems Programming, C and Python.
Questions were relatively easy
Interview Round 2
ELIGIBLE Questions mainly from Systems Programming, C and Python.
DEPARTMENTS Questions were relatively easy
ALL
3/ 5
CGPA CUTOFF Projects and Internships shall be helpful as it gives an impression to
the interviewer about your acquaintance with necessary
7
programming languages.
0/ 5
SELECTION
Stage 1 Systems programming, Operating systems, Signal Processing,

Analog and Digital Communication
Test
Prepare well for the given skill set and answer the questions.
Stage 2
Interview PARTING ADVICE
Stay calm and maintain your composure, mistakes can happen
during the process but that shouldn't bog you down

Interview
Stay confident
SELECTION PROCESS
TEST
Solving coding test without experience in competitive
programming would be difficult, there were also questions on CS
QUANTBOX fundamentals.
QUANTITATIVE RESEARCHER
Interview Round
AND TRADING ANALYST
INTERN Interview involved questions around probability and statistics along
with puzzles.
ELIGIBLE
1/5
DEPARTMENTS
CIRCUITAL
0/5

CGPA CUTOFF Competitive Programming Achievements, Mathematical Aptitude
8.5
1. Pay attention to your academics.

2. Start competitive programming as soon as possible.
SELECTION 3. Solve standard books for puzzles and aptitude questions.
PROCESS 4. Study probability and statistics thoroughly.
PARTING ADVICE
Stage 1
Doing something consistently is the key.
Test
1. Try to pass as many test cases as possible even though you might
Stage 2 not be able to solve the full problem.
Interview 2. Don't give up in the interviews, keep trying to solve the problem
as much as you can, if you can't just make observations and
communicate.
SELECTION PROCESS
TEST
There was no test, so shortlisting would've been on the basis of CGPA
and CV (possibly department too).
QUBE RESEARCH- Interview Round 1

QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH There were three rounds of interviews. In the first round, I was asked
questions about the.. different types of regression and how they work
along with model evaluation metrics such as mean-square loss, R-
squared, etc.
ELIGIBLE Interview Round 2

DEPARTMENTS The second round was more of a continuation of the first round, as there
CIRCUITAL DEPARTMENTS were questions on more regression evaluation metrics such as adjusted R-
AND HSS squared. Additionally, I was asked about my proficiency in coding and
what languages I can code in, followed by a few basic-intermediate linked
list problems. I was also questioned about the internships/projects
CGPA CUTOFF mentioned on my CV.
NO HARD CUTOFF WAS Interview Round 3

MENTIONED ON ERP;AN The final round was a mix of HR and technical questions. My knowledge
ESTIMATE COULD BE of Python libraries, mainly Pandas and NumPy, was tested with a few HR
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 8.5-9 questions in between.
SELECTION
PROCESS
3/5
Stage 1 There were a few questions about my CV, and having done work in ML
CV SHORTLISTING AND with Python could've been a plus point.
INTERVIEW ROUND 1
1/5
Stage 2
INTERVIEW ROUND-2
Be well versed with the basics of ML and regression. Have a deep
knowledge of Python libraries used in ML. A decent grip on basic-
intermediate CP problems.

Stage 3
INTERVIEW ROUND-3 As mentioned above, have decent knowledge and understanding of those areas.
If you have prior experience in quantitative trading, that would be a plus to talk
about. Be prepared to talk about the projects and internships mentioned on
your CV. The interviewers are pretty chill and will make you feel very
comfortable, so just be in the moment and you'll ace the interview.
PARTING ADVICE
CDC can become a pretty strenuous process; keep talking to friends and
family as it prevents you from overthinking stuff, and maintain a calm
state of mind as it is really crucial during the interviews. It's good advice
to give mock interviews with your friends. While preparing, you'll see
your friends prepare for all sorts of profiles. It is overwhelming, but trust
your gut and stick to 2-3 profiles, tops; do not run around trying to
prepare for everything. It'll get hectic, but it's quite an interesting ride,
QUBE RESEARCH-
wish you all the luck!
Initiate and lead conversations to your strong points during the interview.
Trust your knowledge and answer confidently. If you are unaware of
something, it's better to tell it and you could ask a question or two to
show that you are inquisitive and wanting to learn new things. Lastly, if
your interviews do happen online, make sure you have a stable internet
connection (pretty basic but I faced quite some issues on campus).
SELECTION PROCESS
Coding Round
One coding round with 2 questions, the level of questions was
hard. DP and Graph were asked if I am not wrong. I could do only
RAZORPAY one of them and managed to pass a few cases in the second one.
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT Interview Round

One round of interview, the questions asked were on the easier
side. If I am not mistaken, the questions were on arrays. The
interviewer asked two questions.

DEPARTMENTS
2/5
OPEN FOR ALL
0/5
CGPA CUTOFF
NONE SPECIFIC SKILLSET REQUIRED FOR INTERVIEW(S)
CP and Communication. You need to be able to properly explain

your solution process. Keep talking throughout the interview.
SELECTION
PROCESS
Stage 1 Do CP (duh). Try to give as many mock interviews as possible, it

Coding Round will accustom you to the actual environment.
PARTING ADVICE
Have patience, it all works out in the end.

Stage 2
Interview
Keep at it, no matter how much you want to stop Don't quit
because your department is not good or you don't have a good
CGPA. You never know what company selects you for an
interview, and you ace it. Remember, "You miss 100% of the shots
you don't take"
SELECTION PROCESS
Assignment and one round of interview.
RELEASEMYAD.COM
OPERATION DEVELOPMENT 3/5
4/5

ELIGIBLE
DEPARTMENTS Confidence
ALL
For interview, prepare cv and about the company
CGPA CUTOFF
NONE
SELECTION PROCESS
Coding Test
RELIANCE JIO
Technical Round
SOFTWARE DEVELOPEMENT HR Round

ENGINEER
5/5
ELIGIBLE
DEPARTMENTS They are very important because they will ask you about your
Projects and stuff
ALL DEPARTMENTS
CGPA CUTOFF 2/5
7.0
Yeah you are aware of atleast the basics of Coding and it also
SELECTION depends on Interviewer
PROCESS
Stage 1
CODING TEST Covers topic like DSA.
Stage 2
TECHNICAL
ROUND
Stage 3
HR ROUND
SELECTION PROCESS
ONLINE TEST
3 Questions, Greedy/minor implementation, with some knowledge
of data structures (not even algorithms required here) could be
done
SALESFORCE TECH INTERVIEW 1

Easy string related questions, not even hashing, just counting
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT characters, using maps, etc.
HR INTERVIEW 2
A lot of questions were asked on project, if you don't have, it's fine
it's not a deal breaker, they will just question you on something
CGPA CUTOFF else, HR people are usually eloquent.
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3/5
Majority of the HR interview elapsed in project.
SELECTION
PROCESS
Stage 1
0/5
CODING ROUND
For HR, be fluent and confident. For Tech, have a lot of practice of
Stage 2 DSA/ OOPS/ CS fundamentals (dual people)
Tech Interview
Do interviewBit/ CSES problem set/ Leetcode

Get to specialist at least on Codeforces / 4* on Codechef to have
some CP experience, that will help in tests.
Stage 3
HR Interview PARTING ADVICE
A lot of luck is involved. I have seen more knowledgeable and

experienced guys getting rejected. Don't get dejected over few
rejections.
Never lie on CV, if you are unfortunately asked about it and you
are unable to answer, consider your interview a disaster. Don't put
stuff that no one cares about, prepare profile specific CVs. Always
research the company before getting to interview.
SALESFORCE
SELECTION PROCESS
Coding Round
1 coding test. Easy to medium questions, 3 questions on graph, DP,
trees. Standard questions.
SAMSUNG Interview Round
SOFTWARE Technical interview. Asked for Implementation of doubly linked
list. Some analysis of the recursive algorithm, OOPs concept etc.

DEPARTMENTS
2/5
CS, EC, EE, IE
1/5
CGPA CUTOFF
Good hands on practice implementing classes. Constructors and

destructors working. Some memory allocation insights.
SELECTION
PROCESS
Stage 1 Just do leetcode.

Coding Round
PARTING ADVICE
Just have basics clear and some information about how and why
Stage 2 things work in background, just a little. They don't expect CS
background but you need to have curiosity. You can ask questions
Interview
during interview. Don't make it passive.
Just ask some questions about the projects and work culture in the
end.
SELECTION PROCESS
interview
Only one round of interview, with mainly logical questions and DSA
Program and logic to be described. Some HR questions too.
SIEMENS INFLUENCE OF PROJECTS/INTERNSHIPS

SIEMENS EDA
SOFTWARE IN EDA 5/5
The Selection was mainly based on logic questions, mathematical
questions and a few in-depth concepts about C language. It also
included a few standard DSA problems whose code and logic
ELIGIBLE needed to be explained.
DEPARTMENTS
It was followed by HR questions.
CS, E&ECE, EE, MNC
2/5
CGPA CUTOFF
DSA, CP, Mathematical Reasoning, Programming Ability

SELECTION
PROCESS Prepare DSA well, make sure your C/C++ base is strong. Don't
panic, above all, because if something doesn't work, its logic
Interviews explanation can help ease out the interview. Do research a bit
about Siemens EDA, because it's one of the Big 4 in EDA sector.
PARTING ADVICE
Have fun solving the questions during the interview. Don't hesitate
to ask for more clarity on the questions. If somehow the interview
doesn't go well, don't overthink about it, cause there are many
such opportunities going to come in the future.
DOs - Have a proper working IDE, Logic Explanation before

coding out, Taking proper time before answering each question.
DON'T 'S - Panic, Over question the interviewer, improper
background and outfit (obviously)
SELECTION PROCESS
1st Technical Round

There were basic fundamental questions on RLC circuits. There
were also some questions on op-amps and they were generally very
SILICON LABS fundamental without any out-of-the-box thinking required.
ANALOG/RF 2nd Technical Round
The second round consisted of similar questions with some added
complexity.
3/5
ELIGIBLE
There is no cross-questoning based on projects but projects in a
DEPARTMENTS particular domain helps perform better in the interview.
ECE, EE, IE, INDUSTRIAL
0/5

NONE
Generally, interviewers tend to ask the most basic of questions,
related to topics taught in class 12. Along with that, a basic
understanding of the fundamentals of electronics is also necessary.
Finally, some knowledge of MATLAB would also help.
SELECTION
PROCESS
Brushing up topics of RLC circuits is a must as interviewers ask
questions on this topic. Concepts like amplifiers, op-amps, frequency
Stage 1 response and feedback loops should also be covered. Finally, a basic
knowledge of MATLAB is also required.
1st Technical
Round PARTING ADVICE
The best advice I can give is to not lose hope, when you see that your
peers are getting internships but you are unable to get one. It's better
to learn from the mistakes made in the selection rounds of other
Stage 2 companies and learn from those mistakes and push yourself to do
2nd Technical better in the future.
Round GENERAL DOS AND DON'TS

If you don't know the answer to a question, simply say that "I don't
know". Beating around the bush would do you more harm. While
mulling over the answer to a question, try thinking out loud. This would
let the interviewer know your approach to the solution, and he/she
might give you some hints as well.
SELECTION PROCESS
Coding round
HR Interview Round
SIMPL
MOBILE DEVELOPER
4/5
ELIGIBLE
DEPARTMENTS
4/5
ALL DEPARTMENTS
CGPA CUTOFF Coding skills
8.0
You should have good experience in CP.
SELECTION
PROCESS
Stage 1
CODING ROUND
Stage 2
HR INTERVIEW
ROUND
SELECTION PROCESS
TEST
A test was conducted in the initial phase
Technical Interview
This was focused on DSA
SIMPL
SOFTWARE
HR Interview
Finally there was an interview with senior management
ELIGIBLE
DEPARTMENTS
ALL
CGPA CUTOFF 5/5

0
SELECTION 0/5
PROCESS

Test
You should only be able to explain your projects and solve their
DSA questions
Stage 2
Technical Interview
Stage 3
HR interview
SELECTION PROCESS
Coding Test
The three questions in the coding round were 2 medium/medium
hard + 1 hard.
SPRINKLR Technical Interview 1

Standard DSA problems. The interviewer expected quick and
PRODUCT ENGINEERING
multiple solutions to a given problem. 3 questions,
easy/medium/medium hard, all standard leetcode type. The three
questions were - i) Finding LCA of two nodes in a binary tree. ii)
Longest sub-string with unique characters, given the string only
contains lower-case English alphabets. iii) Unfortunately, I dont
remember the third question, but it was quite easy and a standard
problem.
Technical Interview 2
i) Project discussion - Discussion of scalability of my application. A
CGPA CUTOFF brief questioning on NoSQL vs SQL databases. A discussion on
whether my application adequately follows the system design
0
principles or not. ii) OOPS in C++. Inheritance was asked to be
explained. Implement a virtual function in C++. iii) The DSA/CP
SELECTION question was based on trie data structure. Given a set of strings, and
PROCESS another string as input. From the input string, we have to delete any
two characters of our choice, such that the remaining string should
match at least one string in the given database. The most efficient
Stage 1 solution to this was using the Trie data-structure.
HR Round
Coding Test
Standard HR round with standard questions about interests,
weakness/strengths, interest in software engineering, a discussion
of what Sprinklr does.
Stage 2
4/5
The second round had a very in-depth and grilling discussion about my
Stage 3 project in Spring+Java. The project that I did was industry grade, and
hence the interviewer was quite interested to know my understanding
Technical Interview 2 regarding the same. People who did not have had any interesting
project to discuss were usually grilled on CP/DSA, which sometimes
can get very tough.

HR Interview 0/5
Good CP, excellent communication skills.
Go through the foresight and the internpedia blogs to get an idea on

what is to come. Go through your short notes, if you have any. Dont
learn a new topic on the eve of the interview.
PARTING ADVICE
Stay calm and collected,regardless of the environment around.

Do not throw casual/half-baked solutions at the interviewer with
confidence.Also, it is very important to think out aloud during the
interview. This also lets the interviewer know where you probably are
stuck in your thinking, and how you could be helped out.
SELECTION PROCESS
Test Round
3 questions based on trees(leet code tree problem type) and arrays.
They have there one platform which does not support the
advanced cpp that is pretty challenging.
Interview Round
only one interview not so difficult CV based questions some
questions can belong from the course work like linear algebra and
what it's relation with the signals and systems.
SAMSUNG RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT INFLUENCE OF PROJECTS/INTERNSHIPS
INDIA - BANGALORE
RATED: 2/5
ENGINEER INFLUENCE OF PORS/EAA'S
RATED: 0/5

ELIGIBLE Not particularly only strong knowledge of basic data structures and
DEPARTMENTS one or two programming languages.
CS, ECE, IE, EE SUGGESTIONS FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED PROCESS
It's important to know the basic implementation of each data

CGPA CUTOFF structure and how to use cpp without advanced features.
8 AND ABOVE
PARTING ADVICE
The CV should be carefully written! If you mention some subject
matter, make sure you're well versed with the subject matter.
SELECTION
PROCESS GENERAL DOS AND DON'TS
Stage 1 Solve as many DSA problems as you can! Do Leetcode problems if

you want to master some concepts!
Test Round
Stage 2
Interview
Round
SELECTION PROCESS
Pre-interview tests
Pre-interview rounds consisted of two phases, the first of which
consisted primarily of psychometric tests (or shortlist rounds). It
was not difficult to say, but one needed to focus and concentrate
STANDARD before responding to each question since after passing this test,
one would receive the test link in 1-2 hours (though the test would
CHARTERED take place on a specified date determined by the CDC). There
were just two questions in the coding round last year, although
they were of a medium difficulty.
Assessment Round 1
After an introduction and three to four fundamental questions
ELIGIBLE about graphs (just theoretical in nature, such as what a graph is,
DEPARTMENTS the different kinds of graphs, and traversal), the interviewer asked
me to code a graph and traverse, and then he asked me a few
ALL questions about traversal.
Assessment Round 2
The main emphasis of this phase was on DSA, resumes, projects,
and communication skills. The interviewer opened with a project-
CGPA CUTOFF related question and then quickly went over my resume. He asked
6 a few questions about vectors and arrays before moving on to
pointers, where the interviewer spent between 20 and 30 minutes.
SELECTION Assessment Round 3
PROCESS Standard HR round, the interviewer inquired about the location of

the internship.
Stage 1
Psychometric Tests +
4/5
Short Coding Test I mentioned two projects related to development. Interviewer
asked about one and he was keen to know where the project fit in
the company.
Stage 2
Assessment Round
1/5
Stage 3
Interview (HR) SPECIFIC SKILLSET REQUIRED FOR INTERVIEW(S)
Good knowledge of DSA, atleast should be in position to answer
basic question related to DSA.
Practice, Practice and Practice DSA problems as much as possible.
Before test, do check previous year questions on LeetCode, GFG,
and other platforms, mostly they asked same question every year.
For interview, have a good preparation of resume.
STANDARD
CHARTERED PARTING ADVICE
Focus on the fundamentals rather than trying to quickly finish the
DSA syllabus. Be cool and certain throughout the interview, and
have everything you mentioned on your resume prepared. Do not
panic during the entire CDC process, the internship is too
stochastic, so have confidence in yourself. There are many
opportunities; instead, concentrate on developing the skills that
will be most useful in the long term. Don't be stressed by others
receiving offers, I've seen folks become anxious and perform
poorly in interviews as a result.

Do not skip solving DSA problems during the process. CDC
process is a lengthy as well as stressfull, so keep the motivation
high, you just need one good day and one company and you will
rock.
SELECTION PROCESS
CV Shortlisting
At first there was a CV Shortlisting process
Interview Round 1
Questions asked in the PI were based on data structures.
Interview Round 2
The questions during the interview had easy-moderate difficulty
level.They also checked the through understanding of points
mentioned in the CV
TATA AIG
5/5
INSURANCE If the internship or project is relevant to the role they are
SOFTWARE recruiting, they ask about it which in turn makes you probable of
getting recruited
CGPA CUTOFF
1/5
0 No questions were asked on this.
SELECTION Basic Data structures and Algorithms.
PROCESS
Stage 1 Practice coding on interviewbit, read algorithms lists from
CV shortlisting geeksforgeeks. Be thorough with Data structures and Algorithms
PARTING ADVICE
Stage 2 Be it any question always make the best possible attempt to answer
it. Make it a discussion if you aren't sure. Don't remain silent or
Interview Round 1 simply give up, rather take the interviewer's help in reaching to the
correct answer.In my round 1, I was going wrong in a step but my
interviewer gave me a hint and then after discussion I solved the
question correctly.
Stage 3
Interview Round 2
Carefully prepare your CV such that you can answer any question
related to your CV if asked in a interview. You should also practice
Javascript for profiles like these, in my second round of interview, I
was asked to code the solution in Javascript.
SELECTION PROCESS
Interview
Cv grilling was done on projects and courses. At last, question-
based on insurance was asked wrt to ML perspective. Express your
opinions.
TATA AIG
INSURANCE
DATA SCIENCE INFLUENCE OF PROJECTS/INTERNSHIPS
4/5
Having ml projects be it self projects are a plus . It would give an
ELIGIBLE
opportunity to talk with the interviewer
DEPARTMENTS
ALL DEPARTMENETS
1/5
CGPA CUTOFF
0 SPECIFIC SKILLSET REQUIRED FOR INTERVIEW(S)
Machine learning

PROCESS
Be confident. Prepare your cv well.
Stage 1
CV shortlisting GENERAL DOS AND DON'TS
Don't mention things in cv in which you aren't confident. Prepare

for atleast a basic idea of courses you have mentioned in ur resume
Stage 2
Interview Round 1
SELECTION PROCESS
Test
The test was more or less medium sort, basic ML understanding
TCG DIGITAL was required for cracking the test. They asked 2 essay type of
questions as well. They gave a situation and they asked to write
ANALYTICS how would crack the problem using Machine Learning, like this 2
questions were given both were ML based answers.
Interview Round 1
Interview Round 2
ELIGIBLE
ALL DEPARTMENETS
4/5
I mainly had projects in web development and intern in NLP (in

finance) in IIM.
CGPA CUTOFF Since this was an analytics profile, they were asking questions
regarding various ML algorithms which I had used in my projects
7.0
They asked very basic web development questions as well in
ReactJS but I will say that they were asking many ML questions in
more depth.
SELECTION
Stage 1 1/5
TEST
Good Communication skills were required since in my first

Stage 2
interview three interviewers were cross-questioning and my point
INTERVIEW had to reach them.
ROUND- 1
Stage 3
INTERVIEW
ROUND-2
1) For the tests, basic ML algorithms application is required.

TCG DIGITAL 2) For the interviews, they'll be looking into both your
development as well as ML projects
ANALYTICS and grill you in the first round.
3) They also checked my logical understanding by asking how will
you calculate the no. of
cycles in KGP and they'll be rather focusing on the approach
rather than the final answer
in the interview.
4) For the second round , it was rather peaceful, basic HR
questions, like why you are
choosing this field, Why not going for research etc
PARTING ADVICE
Be calm and composed in the interviews.
Don't say yes to things which you don't know or have no answer in
the interviews.
SELECTION PROCESS
Test Round
The questions are all based on fundamentals. They are tricky, and
they typically revolve around a basic fundamental fact. The topics
are basically what is taught in the course Analog Electronics and a
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS
bit of Control Systems.
ANALOG PROFILE
Interview Round
The Interview can be from 45 min to 1hr 30min long.
RATED: 2/5
Although the interviewers didn't enquire much about the projects
in the interview, but the experience of working on one in the
similar field would help in building confidence.
CGPA CUTOFF
0 (NO CUTOFF) INFLUENCE OF PORS/EAA'S
RATED: 0/5
Thinking in terms of the fundamentals when answering a question,

SELECTION rather than writing equations and theoretically approaching a
PROCESS problem.
Test Round Read the notes/ textbook’s thoroughly (Razavi should be a good
suggestive read). Going through the references that TI gives before
the interviews is a must.
PARTING ADVICE
Stage 2
Stay calm. It’s just an internship!
Interview
Round GENERAL DOS AND DON'TS
Try not to occupy your time with too many thinks which may eat
away your time during your holidays. Focus on a primary profile,
make a schedule and stick to it. noticing progress may be hard but
trust the process!
SELECTION PROCESS
TEST
Basics of Digital Electronics, Static timing analysis, MOSFETs Logic
Circuits and Equations ,RLC circuit
TEXAS
INSTRUMENTS
DIGITAL ENGINEER
2/5

DEPARTMENTS
EE,ECE,CSE 0/5
CGPA CUTOFF Knowing verilog or vhdl is helpful espesically if you are a dual
7 degree student
SELECTION Refer to Digital Design by Morris Mano,

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1EgWcQP2nG-
PROCESS y1s5wsbly7yLCBN6xPpxKm?usp=sharing
Stage 1
PARTING ADVICE
Test
Show your interest, Sitting for a core role in today's time is itself a
sign of your interest and a proof that its not your last minute option
but still show your investment into it do not limit yourself just to
fundamentals explore more. Be confident once you get an interview
opportunity its not that difficult from there.
Dont lie on your resume, be honest in interviews too

SELECTION PROCESS
TEST
Difficulty was of the level of questions in Morris Mano and
questions on static timing analysis.
TEXAS
INSTRUMENTS
EMBEDDED 5/5
Was touched upon in the interview

DEPARTMENTS
EE,ECE,CSE 0/5
CGPA CUTOFF Digital Logic, Verilog (optional)

7
SELECTION Prepare from Morris Mano for digital profile and refer to websites
like chipverify for STA. Be well prepared with the CV before the
PROCESS interview.

Test Round
Bagging an internship is definitely worth it, but, it is not the end of the
road. Developing confidence and interest in the subject goes a long
way.
Stage 2
Interview
Round
Do: Rest well and stay hydrated.

Don't: Wait till the last minute to create a CV.
SELECTION PROCESS
Test
Subjective Test where we needed to write the factors that can
influence the Bank of America's returns and how can we model
those factors using ML/DL
TREXQUANT Interview
QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH -> In my first interview, I was asked completely on my CV. I was
INTERN asked thoroughly on each and every model and framework that I
mentioned on my CV
-> Second Interview was live coding round. I was asked a medium
difficulty level Leetcode problem
ELIGIBLE
OPEN FOR ALL
4/5
The interviewer asked me about each and every technical term
mentioned in my CV. If there were no related projects or
internships on my CV, then the entire interview would've been
CGPA CUTOFF dependent on the interviewer. Ultimately, having related projects
8 and interns can help you driving the interview to your advantage.
SELECTION 2/5
PROCESS
0/5
Stage 1
ML, Good Prob & Stats, Basic to Medium level DSA programming
Test
Stage 2 Tests may vary year to year. Although to be on the safer side,
students should solve most of the basic to medium level Leetcode
1st Interview problems
PARTING ADVICE
Stage 3 Just be calm. Even if you are not able to clear tests or interviews,
never doubt yourself.
2nd Interview
DOs - Be very thorough with your CV,
DON'Ts - never mention things that you are not confident of in your CV
SELECTION PROCESS
TEST 1
A test was conducted on interviewbit. It contains 4

questions in medium, medium-hard level.
Test 2
TRILOGY Those who cleared the test needs to give an aptitude test in which
cut off is 40/50 and test is of 15 min and candidate needs to
SOFTWARE
answer 50 questions.
Total 3 Interview Rounds

After the 3 grilling rounds of interview, in order to be eligible for a
PPO, there is another aptitude test which is proctored.
ELIGIBLE
ALL
2/5
NA 1/5

SELECTION
Competitive programming, Aptitude
PROCESS

Test 1
Do CP as much as you can.

Stage 2
Test 2 Just don't write anything in CV that you can't defend
PARTING ADVICE
Stage 3
Remember to explain the concepts to the interviewer that you are
3 Interviews +
good at. Making a good CV should be your primary focus. You
Aptitude Test (for should start to focus on development from 2nd year onward.
Remember to always keep interacting with the interviewer when you
PPO)
are writing your code.
SELECTION PROCESS
Interview Round 1
Two DSA questions were asked.
Interview Round 2
UBER Low level design and implementation.
SOFTWARE
Interview Round 3
Generic HR Round.
ELIGIBLE
2/5
DEPARTMENTS
OPEN FOR ALL
0/5

8.5
DSA and Object Oriented Programming.

SELECTION
PROCESS
Practice DSA extensively.
Stage 1
INTERVIEW ROUND 1 PARTING ADVICE
Don't be afraid to ask for help from interviewers during the technical
round. They can sometimes nudge you in the right direction if you're
Stage 2 stuck.
INTERVIEW ROUND 2
Nothing specific.
Stage 3
HR ROUND
SELECTION PROCESS
TEST
Basic questions from statistics and probability theory. General
product management questions and few questions on machine
learning theory
UDAAN Product Interview
DATA SCIENCE INTERN General product management questions
Basic questions from statistics and probability theory. Few
questions on machine learning theory
ELIGIBLE
Basic questions from statistics and probability theory. Few
DEPARTMENTS questions on machine learning theory
ALL
5/5
Past projects and Internships in relevant domain help the recruiters
believe that you already have some definite skill set in that field.
CGPA CUTOFF They don't have to teach you new things or wait for you to learn
7.5 them. You can directly apply them in decision making and problem
solving for the company.
SELECTION 1/5
PROCESS
Stage 1
Only Data structures and algorithms
Test
Stage 2 Prepare well for coding tests and DSA
Product Interview
PARTING ADVICE
Try to keep the interview interactive between yourself and the

Stage 3 interviewer
Dos: Master competitive programming/DSA skills to clear coding
Stage 4 rounds.
SELECTION PROCESS
TEST
There was a single coding test consisting of three questions of easy
to medium difficulty.
UI PATH Interview Round 1
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING Two questions were asked, one purely based on data structures
INTERN (Strings, trees) and the other was CP based (Ad-hoc, recursion,
backtracking).
Interview Round 2
ELIGIBLE Two questions were asked, one purely based on data structures
DEPARTMENTS (Strings, trees) and the other was CP based (Ad-hoc, recursion,
backtracking).
ALL
Interview Round 3
HR and Technical round

NONE
2/5
0/5
SELECTION
Stage 1 Strong DSA knowledge and decent CP skills.
Test
Practice is the key

Stage 2
Technical Interview 1 PARTING ADVICE
Communication is the key. Consider the edge cases very carefully,
because the questions asked might have a lot of edge cases and the
Stage 3 interviewers have prepared a list of that and will judge you on the basis
Technical Interview 2 of how many such cases you can cover in your first solution itself.

Stage 4 DOs - Good communication with the interviewers throughout the
Technical + HR Interview interview. Even if you can't solve the question, it is fine..
SELECTION PROCESS
General
Shortlisted based on cv, then directly interviewed. Questions were
asked from mining department
VEDANTA LIMITED
VLDP - GET (GRADUATE INFLUENCE OF PROJECTS/INTERNSHIPS
ENGINEERING TRAINEE)
1/5
1/5
ELIGIBLE
DEPARTMENTS
EE, CH, MT, MI
One should know about his/her department

CGPA CUTOFF
8+ Only one round interview, brief about the courses you have
studied in the department

SELECTION
PROCESS Can be clear easily, just prepare accordingly wrt your department
Stage 1
CV Shortlisting
Stage 2
Interview
SELECTION PROCESS
Interview
In my interview, there were questions on basic coding, python
programming and a Comparatively good number of case-solving
VISA and sort of HR in the end. Also better to know about how VISA
Works and all.
DATA ENGINEERING
2/5

DEPARTMENTS
4/5
CS,EC,EE,MA
So in my interview, he didn't start with the projects, but he started
with my POR'S and gave multiple cases followed by 35-40 minutes,
I would say.
CGPA CUTOFF
NONE
Please do focus on the Non Tech part also along with Tech skills
whether it be Python, SQL, CP. Non Tech involves Puzzles, Case
studies and guestimates.
SELECTION
Stage 1 So, Data Engineering role in Visa the tests were focussed on
Python along with the libraries, frameworks. Also there will a
Test coding question and SQL is must!!
PARTING ADVICE
Stage 2
Get covered with the python, statistics, SQL and case solving sure
Technical + HR you'll gonna rock!
Interview
Please don't panic during the entire interview process, if you don't
know, please say it in a good manner no need to be ashamed of
anything. Better edge if you go to the interview with some research
on the company, maybe like Vision, functionality and basic
questions on your career interests. Frame it well and present it
without any fear!
SELECTION PROCESS
Online Test
An online test(had questions on general aptitude, English and
candle stick chart questions, 1 DP question, one normal question
WELLS FARGO doable by C++ STL and vectors and common sense)
SWE
1st Interview
Form a stack using two queues ( very standard question)
Had a question where I needed to convert the graph into MST
to solve the question(ofc the interviewer didn't give me a hint
on how to do it; I had to figure it out on my own)
DP question( was slightly deviated from standard dp questions
ELIGIBLE
but was easy)
DEPARTMENTS
OPEN FOR ALL 2nd Interview
Discussion on my resume and what I have done in past, including
extra-curricular, was fun; actually, I didn't have to think much
before answering the questions.
CGPA CUTOFF
8.5
4/5
SELECTION I had internships and projects on my CV. It turned out that my

interviewers were from a tech background. I had done an
PROCESS internship in k8s and had used a lot of monitoring tools that are
present in the CNCF landscape, so had an extensive discussion
Stage 1 around them. Also had a discussion with them about how I
maintain the project's best coding practices I follow for backend.
Shortlisting Test Apart from that, the overall interviews were very chill.
Stage 2
0/5
1st Interview
Stage 3 There is no specific skill set, I'll say, it's just that be very well versed
with everything on your resume because the interviewers can
2nd Interview bombard questions from any portion of the resume.
For online test: - prepare DSA(general stl, recursion, binary

search, DP, graphs and binary tree) - prepare aptitude, though it's
not that extensive tbh - candlestick charts and basic stock market
WELLS FARGO and finance(hardly 1 week of preparation)
SWE For interviews: - prepare your resume well - make sure to have
some good and full-stack projects(backend with tests and loggers
and well-planned schemas and frontend using the api from the
backend. You can dockerize the project as well and push it on
docker hub so that during interview you can run the project on the
interviewers' system. I did it, and he was quite impressed). But it
was my case, if you do some other technical thing it's also good,
just be very well prepared and make sure you follow the best
practices. - make sure to read about the company(though they
didn't ask me why you want to join our company one may get such
questions as well) - be confident in what you say - listen well to the
interviewer(being a good listener is very crucial) - dress properly -
you can always reask a question(better than answering a partially
understood question)
PARTING ADVICE
Prepare well and don't think much about the process, you'll
gradually do very well.
Don't interrupt the interviewer, and ask reasonable questions only.

Have a sense of what questions can sound stupid to the
interviewers.
SELECTION PROCESS
Shortlisting Test
The test had a few MCQs on ML basics, followed by one mid-

level CP question and one SQL query question. I was able to
solve everything but the SQL query, and it was enough to get
me shortlisted.
ZEPTO
Technical Interview
DATA SCIENCE
The technical round was fairly simple, and focused majorly on my
CV and interns.
HR Interview
The HR round was as any other, asking why I wanted to join the
company and why I was applying for a corporate internship after
considerable research-based endeavours (if you're in the same
CGPA CUTOFF situation, just go with "research in papers rarely makes it to the
production line, and me like real world impact that puts smile on
NONE
people's faces." Works like a charm)
SELECTION 5/ 5
PROCESS Most of the technical round was just about my previous interns and the
work I did there. Prepare for questions on why you used x method and
did you try using y, etc. One common strategy people follow is to add
Stage 1 one point more to the experience you're most confident/proud of, ie.
say you have two internships each with 2 points of description, add
Shortlisting Test
another point to the one you're most confident/proud of. For any
experience you mention, try including two points that take up atleast
80% of the line. If you haven't worked on any projects/internships yet, I
strongly suggest working towards the same, as demonstrable experience
Stage 2 beats knowledge you claim to have.
Technical Interview
0/ 5

HR Interview
Good logical reasoning, fluency in expression, critical thinking and
good problem solving skills
CP, while not a must is recommended atleast till C-level questions for
data science roles in general, and while it can get mind-numbingly
annoying, its a good skill to have for interviews and tests of any tech
role. Skills you'll never use on the job aside, read up on your ML
basics, ie how common ML frameworks work, when and why to use
them, etc
PARTING ADVICE
I'll leave you with a quote one of my seniors introduced me to and
has stuck with me over the years. It goes: "Angels can fly because
they take themselves lightly"
ZEPTO
DATA SCIENCE
DOs: Chill, DONTs: Panic. I know this is passed around a lot but a
version of you that has 50% knowledge of a topic and doesn't
panic, is better than a sweaty 75% any day. Give enough mock
interviews to boost your confidence, and remember, there's no
such thing as a D-day, just one of several opportunities you'll get to
prove your worth.
SELECTION PROCESS
Test
3 medium level coding questions were asked
1st Round
ZEPTO 2 CP questions were asked based on graph algorithms. The topic of
SOFTWARE questions may vary from one interviewee to another.
2nd Round
I was asked to explain a project of my choice from my CV, then
they asked me whether I knew OOPS, DBMS, and OS. I only had
OOPS in my course until that time, so they asked me a question
related to OOPS. After that, some HR questions were asked.
ELIGIBLE
DEPARTMENTS
3/5
ALL DEPARTMENTS
In the final round the interviewee is asked to explain a
project/internship of choice.
CGPA CUTOFF 0/5
7 SPECIFIC SKILLSET REQUIRED FOR INTERVIEW(S)
CP( graphs and dynamic programming very important), OOPS,

DBMS and other core CS concepts should be prepared thoroughly.

PROCESS
Practice a lot. Try to solve as many problems as possible. Give
contests on Codechef/Codeforces/AtCoder.
During the last few months, try to complete Interviewbit and solve
Stage 1 problems from Leetcode/GFG. Give weekly/bi-weekly Leetcode
Coding Test contests, and take as many mock contests as possible. Bookmark
the questions where you struggled/learned a new concept so you
can revisit them later.
Study OOPS from GFG or any other relevant online website before
interviews.
Stage 2
1st Technical PARTING ADVICE
Round •Practice a lot. There's no shortcut to that at all. Solve
Stage 3 as many problems from as many topics as possible. It
won't just help you in grabbing an internship offer but
2nd Round
also builds aptitude and intuitive thinking.
(Technical +HR)
•Prepare your CV very well, and write only things you
can defend. Be honest, and don't lie. Stay confident, and
don't get stressed out.
•Keep your morale high during the internship season. CDC seasons
are hectic and stressful, and rejections are a part of the process.
Don't get disheartened from initial failures, there's something
better for you in the store.
•Don't be quiet throughout your interview; keep talking to the

ZEPTO interviewer(s). Keep interacting with them. Think out loud during
SOFTWARE the interview. Always remember, it's not the correct answer that
matters; it's the approach that matters.

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SPECIFIC SKILLSET REQUIRED FOR INTERVIEW(S)

Knowledge of os and oops, and of course competitive programming

CGPA CUTOFF SUGGESTIONS FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED PROCESS

Focus the MCQs also other than the 2 coding questions

During interview it is better to tell the interviewer every other

AMAZON INTERVIEW ROUND

CGPA CUTOFF INFLUENCE OF PROJECTS/INTERNSHIPS

SELECTION INFLUENCE OF PORS/EAA'S

Good Grasp of Data Structures and Algorithms and ability to write

Stage 1 Interview Round 2

Interview 2 The projects and internships plays important role in CV

AMERICAN SPECIFIC SKILLSET REQUIRED FOR INTERVIEW(S)

SUGGESTIONS FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED PROCESS

To excel in quantitative aptitude and probability questions, it is

1. Prepare thoroughly: The recruitment process at AmEx is

2. Attend AmEx PPTs: Attend AmEx's pre-internship talks to gain

4. Research the company's business model: Understanding AmEx's

GENERAL DOS AND DON'TS

AMERICAN INFLUENCE OF PROJECTS/INTERNSHIPS

GENERAL DOS AND DON'TS

INTERVIEW ROUNDS 1&2

CGPA CUTOFF INFLUENCE OF PORS/EAA'S

SPECIFIC SKILLSET REQUIRED FOR INTERVIEW(S)

DSA and good communication skills

Stage 1 Solve problems on leetcode and interviewbit for interviews

Stage 2 Prepare your CV well, do as many mock interviews as possible and

During interview it is better to tell the interviewer every other

Stage 1 SPECIFIC SKILLSET REQUIRED FOR INTERVIEW(S)

CV Shortlisting Communication of your solution approach is important.

SUGGESTIONS FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED PROCESS

Stage 2 DSA along with a basic understanding of CS fundamentals would

Practice mock interviews among your Peers. Do not hesitate to

ELIGIBLE INFLUENCE OF PROJECTS/INTERNSHIPS

CGPA CUTOFF INFLUENCE OF PORS/EAA'S

The impact that you have created through your project or

SUGGESTIONS FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED PROCESS

GENERAL DOS AND DON'TS

Interview Round 2 Interview Round 3

Resume wasn't looked at in interview, I don't have data on

SPECIFIC SKILLSET REQUIRED FOR INTERVIEW(S)

I think preparation for this role at APT should revolve around

SUGGESTIONS FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED PROCESS

Difficulties arose from my not being clear on whether to target Quant or

For coding rounds: Go for partial solutions. Especially for the

SELECTION INFLUENCE OF PORS/EAA'S

Here are some of the preparation tips. Although this is a Hardware

Go through your notes and make sure your fundamentals are

In your CV, highlight your skills in Digital Electronic Circuits,

ATOMBERG TECH. Interview Round

ELIGIBLE INFLUENCE OF PROJECTS/INTERNSHIPS

CGPA CUTOFF INFLUENCE OF PORS/EAA'S

SPECIFIC SKILLSET REQUIRED FOR INTERVIEW(S)

SELECTION Good communication and in depth knowledge of whatever you

SUGGESTIONS FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED PROCESS

Stage 1 INFLUENCE OF PROJECTS/INTERNSHIPS

The entire interview round discussion is based on the projects and

Stage 2 INFLUENCE OF PORS/EAA'S

Experience in Data Science projects and in depth knowledge of ML

Machine Learning (ML): I found Krish Naik's YouTube playlist on

Probability and Statistics (Prob Stats): I had previously taken a

CV Preparation: For each section of my CV (projects, internships,