I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Nokia (Bengaluru) in Oct 2011
Interview
First there was a written test consisting 3 different papers (Technical , English and Aptitude) (Time : 45 minutes and 60 questions) and negative marking was there.
They selected 16 out of 79 . The result was declared after a week.
Face to face interview consists of regular programming and networking questions (since i am a fresher so i guess you all know about the FAQs for IT job).
One of the interviewer asked me to code the sudoku algorithm in C .
After this interview , i was called again after 2-3 days for Technical + Managerial Interview.
2 days later they called and asked HR questions on phone.
In another 2 days they informed me confirming my selection in NSN.
The interview was engaging and professional. I appreciated learning more about the role, team expectations, and company culture while sharing my experience, technical background, and interest in contributing meaningfully. The interview was a positive and insightful experience. I appreciated the opportunity to discuss my background, technical skills, and interest in the role while learning more about the team, expectations, and company culture.
It is smooth and good learning experience, work life balance is good . There work in agile methodologies and hybrid methodologies . There used latest technologies. 3 rounds of technical interview are conducted
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Nokia (Bengaluru) in Feb 2025
Interview
They had 2 rounds , both rounds are technical and diculty is medium . They will ask you to write code. Coding questions are basic DSA . I was interviewed on Golang and kubernetes
R&D Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Nokia with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 86% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for R&D Engineer roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 46 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Nokia overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Nokia as a R&D Engineer according to 46 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 23%
Group panel interview: 14%
Skills test: 12%
Phone interview: 12%
Background check: 11%
Presentation: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Personality test: 5%
Drug test: 4%
Other: 3%
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