Times Internet Limited Interview Experience for Software Development
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Times Internet visited our campus for software development and mobile app development. I was interviewed for a software development profile. There was a total of 4 rounds....
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Times Internet visited our campus for software development and mobile app development. I was interviewed for a software development profile. There was a total of 4 rounds. As this was taking place during the covid pandemic, therefore, all rounds were in online mode. 1 Online 2 Technical Rounds (Video Conferencing) 1 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 60 Mins. MCQs were based on logical reasoning and aptitude. In the coding part, the question was based on the graph data structure, the difficulty level was between medium to hard. Round 2 (Technical 1): Started with an introduction and discussions on projects which were mentioned in my resume. Basically, they want to know about the technologies which were used and how I implemented that. After that, they asked a coding question https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/dsa/perfect-sum-problem-print-subsets-given-sum/ . I explained my approach then they want the pseudo-code. After that, they asked a puzzle, https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/aptitude/puzzle-18-torch-and-bridge/ . Then they asked me about new technologies which I had heard. Round 3 (Technical 2): This round also started with the introduction. This round was a mix of technical and managerial. They asked me about my projects in-depth. How I solved the problems encountered during the project. How will you manage the team? Then they asked me some situation based questions. Round 4 (HR): The duration of this round was only 20-25 min. It was telephonic. As I received the call, HR introduced herself and started asking questions. She was asking many behavioral questions very fastly. (So be prepared in advance). Question Asked: Introduce yourself Your 3 strength and 3 Weaknesses. (Reasons also) Why do you want to join? Different challenges that you faced during your stay at your college? Your five-year plan? What will you do if your team-mates are not doing their work? ......... Many more questions. Tips: Be confident all the time. Hard work pays off.
About This Question
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: Graphs, Sql, Graph .
Difficulty rating: Hard
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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.