Round 03 of 5 · free guide
The technical round, where a project you cannot defend becomes a liability
Core computer science and your own resume, in roughly equal measure. DBMS and SQL, operating systems, networks, object-oriented programming — and then twenty minutes on whatever you claimed to have built.
Thirty to forty-five minutes with one or two engineers. Often a written or MCQ screen on core subjects first, then a conversation. Whiteboard SQL and 'what does this code print' are both common.
How to prepare, in this order
The order matters more than the hours.
Be able to explain every line of your own resume, especially the projects
SQL joins, normal forms and indexes are asked more than anything else in DBMS
For each core subject, prepare one worked example rather than five definitions
Say honestly where your project would break. That answer scores better than a defence
Do this now, for nothing
The free thing that helps with this round.
No account, no email. If it turns out you are already strong here, you have saved yourself the time you were about to spend on it.
What being measured adds
- Editorials that explain the approach and the trap rather than handing over the answer
- Written answers marked by a rules engine and an AI pass, blended
- Subject and topic breakdowns, so you know which core subject is actually weak
Tracks: DBMS & SQL (10 modules), plus the core-subject modules inside General Placement Prep (18 modules)
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