Interview Experience by Pranshu Kumar Singh

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Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

5 rounds | 6 Coding problems

Pranshu Kumar Singh

Fresher | Oct 2020

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Interview preparation journey

Preparation

Duration: 3 Months

Topics: Advanced Data Structures, OOPS, Dynamic Programming, Database Management System, Computer Networking

Tip

Tip 1 : Practice basic questions of DSA.
Tip 2 : Must have minimum 2 good projects in latest technologies like AI & ML.
Tip 3 : One should know the Sql commands.

Application process

Where: Campus

Eligibility: Above 6.75 CGPA and no current backlogs

Resume tip

Tip 1 : Do not bluff and write only things which you are completely aware about.
Tip 2 : Internships would be good for resume.

Interview rounds

Round

Medium

Online Coding Interview

Duration150 Minutes

Interview date28 Oct 2020

Problems1

Jar of Candies

There is a jar full of candies for sale at a mall counter. Jar has the capacity ‘N’. That is, jar can contain maximum ‘N’ candies when a jar is full. At any point in time jar can not have 0 or...

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Round

Medium

Online Coding Test

Duration60 minutes

Interview date12 Nov 2020

Problems2

Shuffle Two Strings

You are given three strings “A”, “B” and “C”. Y...

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Diagonal Sum

Given a Binary Tree of 'N' nodes, find and print a list containing the sums of all the diagonals. When calculating the sum of each diagonal, consider the diagonals from right to left.

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Round

Easy

Video Call

Duration15 minutes

Interview date25 Nov 2020

Problems1

DBMS Questions

Write a query for updating an entity in the table as primary entity.
What is the difference between drop and truncate.

Round

Easy

Video Call

Duration15 minutes

Interview date13 Dec 2020

Problems1

Puzzle

How would you cut a cake in 3 pieces in 3 times ?

Round

Easy

HR Round

Duration20 minutes

Interview date14 Dec 2020

Problems1

Basic HR Questions

Can you describe your time management skills?

What’s your absenteeism record like?

Can I trust you with responsibilities?

Problem approach

Tip 1 : I gave honest answer to this as I knew that in this serious condition company would take care of it's employees.
Tip 2 : So I told them that if my project requires me to be there, then I will be there.
Tip 3 : For the U.S. based client I said that I am ok in working at night.