EPAM Systems Junior Java Developer interview questions

You are given a test with a set of questions and answer options which you should successfully solve before progressing further. After completing it you are given the result of the test by the system and decision is made if you progress futher.

1st : Exam - only java or javascript allowed 2 coding questions - Basic array question (peak index) and String question (Palindromic adjustment) 25 MCQ - 20 aptitude and 5 DSA 2nd : Group Discussion 15 members one panel we get a topic we should speak about it (My topic was : If you are in a sinking ship and you can only save 10 members out of 15, how would you deal with the situation as a team) the supervisor will note how everyone performed and shortlist some students to next round (in mine 6 out of 15 got selected to next) 3rd : Technical interview About project in resume, what is your project, how is it different from existing works Asked about what all did I use in my project (I used HTML, CSS, PHP and SQL) so asked 2 SQL queries (GROUP BY and ORDER BY) gave two leetcode questions to solve (Sorting items array based on weights array, Anagram) asked to further optimise sorting question - I said I don't know Asked basic concepts of OOPS like Polymorphism and Inheritance later he saw PHP in my project and asked why can't we use Java or Javascript as backend rather than PHP. Done 4th : HR round HR introduced himself and asked Self intro (something that's not already in resume) Family background Explain in brief how ur project works Asked if I have any questions - I asked about work profile of us if we get selected and I asked to give feedback on my performance for which he said "All positive as of now"