Accenture Interview Experience| ASE & AASE

Recently, Accenture visited our campus for recruitment for the ASE (Associate Software Engineer) and AASE (Advanced Associate Software Engineer) roles. Here's a detailed overview of the Cognitive and Technical assessment, as well as the coding round, which was conducted offline.

Assessment Overview:

We were notified about the assessment around 10 days before the actual test. The test was conducted in-person on campus, and we were required to give the assessment on our college's PCs with the webcam and audio on at all times. However, it didn’t seem like they were monitoring us very strictly.Two people from Accenture were present for supervision.

Round 1: Cognitive and Technical Assessment

The first round was a 90-minute test with 90 questions, and the questions were not divided into sections—all 90 were displayed at once.

Topics Covered:
Verbal Ability
Critical Reasoning
Abstract Reasoning
Networking, Security, and Cloud
MS Office and Common Applications
Pseudocode
Basic Software Engineering
The level of difficulty was fairly easy, so most students were able to qualify for the next round. Although the cutoff wasn’t disclosed, I estimate it to be around 55+ marks.

Round 2: Coding Assessment

After the cognitive and technical test, those who qualified moved on to the coding round. This round consisted of two coding questions, both of which were easy.

Question 1: Print All Prime Numbers up to a Given Number
You were required to take a number as input and print all the prime numbers from 2 to that number.
Example:
Input: 9
Output: 2 3 5 7

Question 2: Check if Two Strings are Misarranged Versions of Each Other
In this problem, you had to determine if two given strings are misarranged versions of the same string. Essentially, you had to check if the strings are anagrams.
Example:
Input: ab ba
Output: 1

You needed to return 1 or 0, not True or False. There were only 2 test cases provided, and while some students tried to hardcode the output using if-else statements, I wouldn't recommend doing this. Writing a generalized solution is always a safer approach.

Coding Environment and Tips:

The compiler provided by Accenture was not user-friendly, and many students found it challenging to work with. I highly suggest practicing with their mock tests to get familiar with the environment beforehand. Also, remember that you have to take input from the user manually during the exam.

Important Note: For the final exam, it’s mandatory to bring your original PAN card, so make sure to have it with you.

Pro Tip: From what we observed, there were only 3 unique coding questions that were being repeated across different students. If possible, try to coordinate with friends from earlier shifts to get an idea of the questions that may come your way.