Times Internet Limited Interview Experience for Software Engineer (On-Campus)
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Times Internet visited BITS Pilani for software engineer profile for their subsidiary, dineout.co.in. Circuit branches + Mech were eligible. There were total 4 rounds. As ...
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Times Internet visited BITS Pilani for software engineer profile for their subsidiary, dineout.co.in . Circuit branches + Mech were eligible. There were total 4 rounds. As this was taking place during the covid pandemic, therefore, all rounds were in online mode. Coding test Technical interview 1 Technical interview 2 HR (Telephonic) Round 1 (Online Test) : Platform was TechGig which is also owned by Times Internet. There were 20 MCQs and 1 coding question. Test duration was 30+30 Mins. MCQs were based on logical reasoning and aptitude. The difficulty was easy. In the coding part, the question was based on arrays, the difficulty level was easy-moderate. Round 2 (Technical 1 for 30 min) : I was asked to Introduce myself. Then I went on explaining my internships and trying to justify sitting for a software despite being having no experience in it and being from Mechanical Engineering background. After that the interviewer asked me: 1.) A simple coding question https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/dsa/find-the-largest-three-elements-in-an-array/ 2.) To discuss about data structures and algorithms used to implement the elevator system. Round 3 (Technical 2 for 30 min) : The Introduction was skipped due to time constraints and was asked a few coding questions. 1.) https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/dsa/sort-binary-array-using-one-traversal/ but in time complexity better than O(n). 2.) What is bst and find out whether a given binary tree is a bst or not. It was followed by a few follow up questions. 3.) A few questions around pointers like what is a dangling pointer. 4.) One or more qtns that I don't remember. Round 4 (HR) : A telephonic interview where the duration of this round was only 15 min. Standard HR questions were asked. Be well informed about where you are applying and why would you like to work at that place. Tips: Be confident, practice coding questions well (I used gfg and leetcode) and research well about the organization you are applying to.
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This is a reported interview question from a times internet interview for a swe role during the oa round reported in 2025.
It covers the following topics: Binary Tree, Trees, Arrays .
Difficulty rating: Easy
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This question was reported by a candidate who interviewed at Times Internet. LeakCode aggregates interview reports from 10+ sources, including 1Point3Acres, Glassdoor, LeetCode Discuss, Blind, Reddit, Indeed, and Nowcoder. Each report is translated where necessary, deduplicated against existing entries, and tagged by company, role, round type, and reporting date.
Use this question as one calibration data point, not a memorization target. Companies typically rotate their question pools every 2-4 months; the exact wording of a 2024 question may differ from what you encounter today. The underlying pattern, difficulty level, and follow-up depth at Times Internet are the higher-signal extractions to take from this report.
For broader preparation context, the Times Internet interview process typically includes a recruiter screen, one or two technical phone screens, and a 4-5 round on-site loop covering coding, system design (at L4+ levels), and behavioral. Reports tagged on LeakCode show the round-by-round distribution and typical difficulty calibration. To browse questions filtered by round type and seniority, use the company hub linked above.
How To Practice This Type of Question
Solve similar problems on LeetCode under timed conditions (25-35 minutes per medium difficulty). The goal is pattern recognition: recognize the underlying technique (sliding window, two-pointer, BFS, memoized recursion, etc.) within 60-90 seconds of reading. Strong candidates verbalize their hypothesis out loud before coding, then iterate based on feedback. Weak candidates dive into implementation immediately, lose time on the wrong approach, and run out of time for follow-ups.
Companies update their question pools every 2-4 months. The exact wording of any given question may have been retired by the time you interview. Focus your prep on the pattern, not the specific problem. The patterns that appear in Times Internet reports consistently are the ones worth investing in; one-off niche problems are not.
During Your Times Internet Round
Apply the standard interview round template: clarify requirements (2-3 minutes), state your approach out loud and confirm direction with the interviewer (3-5 minutes), code with narration (15-25 minutes), test with concrete examples including edge cases (5 minutes), discuss optimization or trade-offs if time permits (5 minutes). This template is universally accepted across FAANG and adjacent companies; deviating from it produces weaker interviewer feedback signal.
The single most predictive failure mode in Times Internet reports tagged "no hire": not asking clarifying questions. Interviewers are explicitly trained to weight this. Strong candidates ask 3-5 clarifying questions even on problems that look obvious; weak candidates dive into code immediately. The clarifying-question check is often the first signal recorded in the interviewer's written notes.