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Xoriant Interview Experience 2021

Data Science OA Easy

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Xoriant is a Product Engineering-based company. It has its headquarters in California. It was a pool campus drive in the month of December 2020 for Solapur and Baramati(Ma...

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Xoriant is a Product Engineering-based company. It has its headquarters in California. It was a pool campus drive in the month of December 2020 for Solapur and Baramati(Maharashtra) Region. There were 4 rounds – Online test, Technical Interview, HR Interview, and Managerial Interview (Due to Covid Whole Process has done Online).

Note: Every round was an elimination round, so Prepare well for each round. Round 1 (Online Test): Aptitude Questions: Quantitative, Verbal, Reasoning, etc. (For the Quant section there were no options given we have to calculate answers and type into the given text box.) Technical Questions: JAVA, Data Structures, Operating Systems, DBMS, Python, Networking, etc. Coding questions: Two Coding Questions 1 was medium level and the second was hard to level. You can use any language for that. Note- No Negative Marking for Exam Round 2 (Technical Interview): Successfully I cleared the test and called for the Technical Interview on the second day of the test. My Technical Interview went very well, Firstly he asked me to give my introduction, then he asked me some questions on my internships, some questions on projects then he switched to technical subjects, he asked some basic questions about python like what is python? Why you choose Python? , and some other questions. Also asked two programming questions. After python, he switched to database and SQL, he asked me what is normalization, types of normalization, Keys, Some queries, etc. After that the interview was over then he started general talk in Marathi. So Overall Duration was 30 Minutes. Round 3 (HR Interview): Successfully I Cleared the Technical Interview and Called for the HR Interview after 2 days of the Technical Interview. Like Technical Interview My HR Interview also went very well, She asked me an introduction about me, then some Questions about internships, some questions based on projects, Then she asked some questions based on certification courses which I have done. Then she asked about my family background, then she asked some questions on my Extra Activities that happened in the college, participation in the Events, etc. Also, she asked me about my strengths and weakness and asked how you will overcome on your weakness( prepare good about your strengths and weakness). After that, she explained about Xoriant company, and asked me do you have any question for me? So, I asked her two questions that I had. Then she said All the best for your

next Round, through which I came to know that I also cleared this round. Suggestion: When they ask you to ask any questions then it is a golden chance for you to add a positive points into your interview, so you should ask at least one question to them. (Total Duration of Interview was 45 Minutes.) Round 4 (Managerial Interview): I cleared the HR Interview and after two days I called for the MR Interview. In this round he asked some questions about the final year project and other projects, then he asked some questions about my family background, as my family background is farming, so he discussed on the farm for 20 minutes. Also asked some situation-based questions. For me this round was somewhat tough as compared to other rounds, also he asked some questions about my hobbies and all. The total duration of this round was 45 minutes. Suggestion: Don't mention any fake content which you don't know. Finally, all the rounds get over and after 2 days we got the result from our college TPO, and I got Selected for the Xoriant. All The Best !!.

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This is a candidate experience report from a xoriant interview for a data science role during the oa round reported in 2021.

It covers the following topics: Sql, Os .

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About Xoriant Interview Reports

This question was reported by a candidate who interviewed at Xoriant. 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 Xoriant are the higher-signal extractions to take from this report.

For broader preparation context, the Xoriant 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 Xoriant reports consistently are the ones worth investing in; one-off niche problems are not.

During Your Xoriant 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 Xoriant 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.