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Role: SDE - 1

College: Computer Science Engineering student (Not Specified)

Interview Date: 19 Aug 2022 (Round 1), 20 Aug 2022 (Round 2)

Interview Type: On-Campus

Result: Rejected

Difficulty: Hard

Rounds: 2 rounds

Topics Asked: Data Structures, Algorithms, Core CS subjects, Aptitude, Projects

Experience:

This candidate, an SDE-1 aspirant, had an on-campus interview experience. The preparation involved 3 months of dedicated study, focusing on Data Structures and Algorithms, core CS subjects, and aptitude. The candidate solved around 500 questions on platforms like GFG and LeetCode.

Round 1 (Online Coding Interview): This round was 75 minutes long and featured two hard coding problems. The questions asked were:

• Ways to express (Find the number of ways to represent 'N' as a sum of two or more consecutive natural numbers).
• Number of Pairs with Given Sum (Find the total number of pairs in an array/list which when added, results equal to a given 'Sum').

Round 2: This round lasted 60 minutes and included one coding problem. The question asked was:

• Find Number Of Islands.

The candidate was rejected.

Tips: Focus on concepts, devote 70% time and effort to DSA, avoid repeating similar questions, competitive programming is a bonus but focus on core DSA, and projects play an important role.