Syntel placement paper 3

Syntel placement paper 3


COMPANY NAME : Syntel

Hi all,

I am a newbie in the group.
I had given the Syntel Interview about six months ago.
This is what I recollect about it. (apart from the 7
hour wait)
There is only one interview.
There were typical interview FAQs such as,



1. Tell me something about yourself.

2. What are your strengths and weaknesses.

and technical questions like,

1. What is your favourite programming language.

2. Which are the various sorting algorithms, which one
is most efficient and under what circumstances.

3. Write a C function for sorting.

4. Can you make this code more efficient.

5. When are link lists used. Give me a few examples
where link lists are practically used.


6. Normalization and denormalization.


7. Concept of foreign key.


8. Write a query for something that I dont remember
now(it was a complex one with more than 2 tables,
joins on all of them and a subselect)


9. How many phases are there in SDLC. Enumerate.


10. Waterfall model.

I dont remember few other questions.
A friend of mine was asked questions on SDLC and Java.

Dont worry, the interview is not quite tough.
All the best!!!