Indus Valley Partners(IVP) Interview Experience for Associate Software Engineer(On-Campus)

There were 4 rounds:

Online Test:

This round includes three sections:

• Quantitative Ability:
  15 Questions: Purely based on aptitude (calculating the distance between trains, interest, ratio-based problems, profit and loss, etc.)
• Technical Section:
  18 Questions: A code snippet was given based on which correct options were supposed to be selected (correct output or detect an error in code), some basic coding concepts, and some basic concepts of DBMS.
• Coding Section:
  2 questions (1 based on DSA, 1 based on SQL)
  The coding question was pretty easy. It was based on hashing, or you can use any logic for the same.
  Question: (Find unique numbers till the index in the array)
  The second question was about SQL queries, It had medium level difficulty if you do not know SQL queries.

Verdict: To the next round

Technical Interview:

The technical interview lasted for 30 minutes.
Introduction, followed by questions about OOPS. (What are the four pillars of OOPS?) What are different SQL commands (reference)? Why are interfaces used in OOPS? Questions about the final year project.
She told me to write a SQL query that was mainly based on joins. I knew the logic behind it. I took help from the internet to verify the query I wrote, as she gave me permission to use the query to check on the database.
At the end of this interview, she told me your tech stack is really good as feedback, as I had some good projects to showcase. If you know about your project really well, it is a plus point. 95% of my selection process was done as I knew every small part of my projects, which I mentioned in my resume. If you introduce yourself really well in this round, it will be a short interview.

Verdict: To the next round

Director Round:

Director asks questions in this round. This round is mainly based on projects. Some of my friends got caught as they were faking about their projects. People say this round includes little grill. But in my case it really went opposite. Director was pretty chill. He just wanted to know about my technical level through projects. But as I mentioned some of my major skills in my introduction for this round as well he got impressed. He did not asked me question related to my project as he liked my projects. But he was interested whether I have some knowledge about financial terms like SIP, mutual funds,etc. as company deals with this on daily basis. If you don not have any knowledge don’t try to fake. Fumbling in interview may cause bad impact rather try to redirect it as you have eager to learn about it.
After my interview got over I asked few questions which I had doubt about.

Verdict: To the next round

HR round:

This round is easy to crack if you know which skills you have learned. She asked me to introduce and tell which skills I learned from internships, projects, teams, committees, etc., which basically include soft skills. Your vision to join the company should be reflected in your confidence during the interview. Ask questions to the interviewer every time, as it will let you know where you stand. Don’t hesitate to ask questions. You should have knowledge about higher authorities in the company (CEO,CTO, etc.). It is critical to understand the company’s goal or what the company actually does (Google about it). If you have financial knowledge, it will bring impact.

Verdict: Selected