Rajat Shenoy
BEIT
Accolite Digital
Category: Super Dream (I + P)
Date: 4th (PPT and Test) & 5th August (Interviews)
Job Position :Software Engineer
Eligibility Criteria: 60% or 6 CGPA above (throughout)
Backlogs : No Active Backlogs
Eligible Courses: B.E/B.Tech ; MCA ; MTech ; Integrated Course
Eligible Streams: CS/IT & Circuit Branches
CTC Offered (Fixed + Variable Component) : INR 8 lakhs per annum (6% variable)
Tenure Bonus: Up to INR 3 lakhs over 3 years
Total Package: 11 CTC
Stipend During Internship : INR 20,000 per month
Work Location (Currently Work From Home) Post Covid: Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad,
Gurugram and Chennai
No PPT was conducted
Round 1: (9 am - 9: 30 am)
MCQs - It consisted of 30 MCQs which were based on concepts of ADS, DAA, DBMS,
OS, OOP, Logical Reasoning and Quants . No Negative Marking. Difficulty Level -
Medium
Solve some GFG MCQ sets. Revise all of your 2nd year subjects thoroughly. Indiabix helps.
Round 2: (10:30 am - 11:30 am)
Coding - They had asked a question which had previously been asked in their coding
rounds. So this round was easy. Checking out previous years experiences on GFG
helped. https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/count-minimum-steps-get-given-desired-array/
They had asked for the preferred language to code in at the start. I chose Python. Based
on that they will send you a link, and you won't be able to change the programming
language. Read the instructions given properly. And make sure whichever language you
select, you know how to write basic unit tests in those languages as you would be
required to write your own test case.
https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/python-assert-keyword/
13 people got shortlisted for the next round.
Solve LeetCode Medium to Hard Questions. Compete in Codeforces, Codechef contest.
Round 3 ( 2 pm - 3 pm )
Technical Interview 1-
Introduction
Java and OOP Concepts - Almost all of them. ( JVM, JDK, JRE, Inheritance,
Encapsulation, Polymorphism, Abstraction , Singleton classes, Access Modifiers,
Multithreading, Exception Handling and much more), Superclass of Exception class.
Databases - I had mentioned my experience in NoSQL Databases. Questions about
those. Differences between MongoDB and MySQL. Advantages of NoSQL.
Basic HTML - Anchor Tag, Class and IDs in CSS
Coding Questions - Very very easy questions - Armstrong Numbers , Find duplicate
characters in a string.Had to code in a Code Editor.
8 people got shortlisted for the next round.
You have to be well versed with Java. Most of the companies will ask questions related to
Java. I have Python as my primary programming language. So I had to brush up my Java
from Javatpoint. Some better sites are available, but that did the job for me. Be well versed
with the contents in your Resume.
Round 4 ( 4 pm - 5 pm )
Technical Interview 2 -
Introduction
Java
All OOP Pillars, Examples
Why was Java needed when there was C?
Why was Python needed when there was Java?
Explain public static void main (String args[])
1 Java Puzzle. Static Methods and Inheritance
https://stackoverflow.com/a/27054897/10854490
Virtual Methods
Java Runtime and Compile Time Exceptions
Data Structures and Algorithms
Binary Search
LinkedList vs Arrays
Can we apply binary search over linked lists?
Coding question - Segregate odd and even numbers - Easy.
Coding question - Detect loop in a linked list - Easy /Medium
Resume Based
Agile methodologies - mentioned in my resume
Questions related to NoSQL Databases - mentioned in my Resume
5 people were shortlisted.
Same tips as above . Be thorough with your data structures and algorithms.
Round 5 ( 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm)
HR Interview -
Introduction.
How do you solve differences amongst team members in a project or a hackathon?
Strengths and Weaknesses.
Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
Why Accolite?
Any Questions ? (Asked in all of the interviews. So be prepared for this one.)
The interviewer then explained the breakdown of the CTC and some terms and conditions.
All of my tests and interviews happened on the same day. Some of them had their HR
Interview the next day.
4 people got the offer. I was one of them.
Prepare for HR Questions beforehand. Be Confident.
Tips:
● Stay calm in every round. Panic never helps.
● Don't get discouraged by rejections. Learn as much as you can from them. Rejections
helped me to ace these rounds. ( Morgan Stanley Tech Interview Reject , Work India HR
Reject and many more.)
● If you don’t know the answer, say so. Don’t try to make up your own weird answers. It is
OK to not know the answer.
● Luck does play a big factor in these rounds. Continue working hard and you will get your
results.
● Feel free to contact your seniors about their experiences.
