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Group panel interview: 7%
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The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Persistent Systems (Bengaluru) in Aug 2021
Interview
All the rounds were virtual
Round 1(Base package) Test was conducted on AMCAT SHL platform :
MCQ and 2 coding questions
MCQ was divided into 3 sections
Technical – 20 ques 20 mins (from OS,DBMS,CN,OOP)
Logical – 12 ques 15 mins
Verbal – 12 ques 15 mins
Coding question – 2 (I got an easier question it might vary from person to person)
The first question was to print the sum of digits that was given in an array.
The second question was to find the count of strictly smaller elements based on the given value.
Advance coding round (For higher package (one who got higher marks in first round)) Test was conducted on AMCAT SHL platform:
2 coding questions with medium-level difficulty. (I didn’t solve it hence I wasn’t eligible for higher package)
First question was based on line segment where a line segment is drawn on x-axis we have to erase the line segment in a minimum number of turns
Second question was based on strings where 2 binary strings are given and we need to equate the strings on given conditions
Technical Round(Base package) Conducted on AMCAT Smartmeet: The interviewer asked me to introduce myself, he then asked me to tell about my project.
He then asked me to do I know C++ to which I said yes.
Then he started to ask me questions regarding C++, asked me about various questions such as
Diff between C and C++
Diff between Structures and Classes
Diff between malloc and new
Diff between free and delete
OOP concepts such as Encapsulation, Polymorphism, Abstraction Inheritance
Diff types of Inheritance, Polymorphism
Virtual functions and their usage
Classes and objects
Constructors, destructors, and copy constructors
Size of void
Write a program to implement copy constructor
It was a 30 mins long interview.
HR assessment Test was conducted on AMCAT SHL platform: Here, the personality-based question was asked.
The round was around 15 minutes.
The interview process includes resume screening, an initial HR call, technical rounds, coding or system design tasks, a managerial interview, and a final HR negotiation before the offer made overall.
There was online Assessment test, once you clear that you will you shortlisted for interviews.
There was 2 Technical Interviews & Final HR Interview and all rounds are elimination rounds
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They mainly asked OOP related concepts and some easy to medium level DSA questions in an interview.
Good technical qs asked cpp basics write a pattern code and some easy logical questions
It was mostly conversation and it included just testing my basic coding and problem-solving skills
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Write a code for a pattern which he gave me in the chat box. What are pointers what are dangling pointers? What is SQL, some forms for SQL and its coded functions of SQL joint water joints, inner joins outer joints, et cetera.