New Grad / Junior Backend at Tech Mahindra

BackendNew Grad / JuniorOffer◆ Commonly asked· 2025

4-round junior backend process. Aptitude screen first, then technical fundamentals and HR.

The loop · 4 rounds

Round 01 · 3 questions

Online Assessment

Timed online coding / aptitude screen, usually the first filter.

Quantitative aptitude: permutations, combinations and probability.
New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
#aptitude
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Verbal ability: synonyms, antonyms and para-jumbles.
New Grad / JuniorEasy◆ Commonly asked
#verbal
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Quantitative aptitude: ratio, proportion and averages.
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#aptitude
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Round 02 · 2 questions

DSA / Coding

Data structures & algorithms on a whiteboard or shared editor.

Find the sum of digits of a number.
New Grad / JuniorEasy◆ Commonly asked
#math
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Check whether a number is an Armstrong number.
New Grad / JuniorEasy◆ Commonly asked
#math
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Round 03 · 4 questions

Tech Deep-Dive

Deep questions on your core stack and fundamentals.

Explain virtual memory, paging and segmentation.
New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
#os
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What are the JDK, JRE and JVM?
New Grad / JuniorEasy◆ Commonly asked
#java
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Explain primary key, foreign key, unique key and candidate key.
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#dbms
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Explain the time complexity of common sorting algorithms.
New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
#data-structures
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Round 04 · 3 questions

Behavioral / HR

Values, collaboration, and past-experience (STAR) questions.

What are your interests outside academics?
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Tell me about your final-year project.
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What are your strengths and weaknesses?
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◆ This experience is composed from commonly reported questions for this role and level. Real, individually-shared interviews will be layered in over time.