HCL Interview Questions | Technical and HR Rounds – Ansefy Preppy

HCL interview questions are a must to know if you are attending the HCL campus drive. This will give you an idea of what questions were asked for various roles. In this article, one can find HCL interview questions, HCL interview process, questions from Data Structures, C output, and related to some other software and their answers along with tips to crack them.

HCL Interview Questions – Technical Round

Technical Interviews are held to judge a candidate's technical subject strength. Most of the questions asked will be related to your graduation subjects and from your technical projects. Apart from these, the interview panel might also ask some questions which are out of the syllabus but are important to know, this is to check your interests out of your curriculum.

Here are some of the commonly asked technical interview questions in HCL hiring process:-

• What advantages does DBMS have over traditional file systems?

Possible answer: There are several advantages of Database management system over the traditional file system. Few of them are as follows:

1. No redundant data Redundancy removed by data normalization.
2. Data Consistency and Integrity data normalization takes care of it too.
3. Secure Each user has a different set of access.
4. Improved data security.
5. Increased end-user productivity.

• What is cache memory? Can we increase its size as large as 40 GB?

Possible answer:Cache memory, also called CPU memory, is high-speed static random access memory (SRAM) that a computer microprocessor can access more quickly than it can access regular random access memory (RAM). This memory is typically integrated directly into the CPU chip or placed on a separate chip that has a separate bus interconnect with the CPU. No, it is not practically possible to increase cache memory's size to 40 GB.

• What are the advantages of using Distributed Processing?

Possible answer:Advantages of Distributed Processing are:-

1. Security/ Encapsulation.
2. Distributed database.
3. Fast Problem-solving.
4. Security through redundancy.
5. Collaborative Processing

• Why star delta starter is preferred to induction moto?

Possible answer:Star delta starter is preferred with induction motor due to the following reasons:

1. Starting current is reduced 3-4 times of the direct current due to which voltage drops and hence it causes fewer losses.
2. Star delta starter circuit comes in circuit first during starting of the motor, which reduces voltage 3 times, that is why current also reduces up to 3 times and hence less motor burning is caused.
3. In addition, starting torque is increased and it prevents the damage of motor winding.

• Why AC systems are preferred over DC systems?

Possible answer:Due to following reasons, AC systems are preferred over DC systems:

1. It is easy to maintain and change the voltage of AC electricity for transmission and distribution.
2. Plant cost for AC transmission (circuit breakers, transformers etc) is much lower than the equivalent DC transmission.
3. From power stations, AC is produced so it is better to use AC then DC instead of converting it.
4. When a large fault occurs in a network, it is easier to interrupt in an AC system, as the sine wave current will naturally tend to zero at some point making the current easier to interrupt.

• What is the purpose of Slide Views?

Possible answer:Slide Sorter view displays all the slides in your presentation in horizontally sequenced, thumbnails. Slideshow view is helpful if you need to reorganize your slides you can just click and drag your slides to a new location, or add sections to organize your slides into meaningful groups.

HCL Interview Questions – HR Round

The round is to test your cultural fit. An HR employee with 10-15 years of work exp is generally expected to conduct the interview. HCL is very particular about ethics, safety & gender and until you are clear with these issues you can easily sail through this round. He may ask general questions about mobility, related to your life and your career and why you want to work with HCL which should be a breeze.This round basically evaluates the stability and confidence level of the candidate.

Here are some of the commonly asked HR interview questions in HCL recruitment process:-

• Tell me about yourself.
• Are you ready to handle a team under pressure? How will you manage them?
• What do you know about our competitors?
• How do you plan to improve upon our product?
• Give an example which describes that you are hard working.
• What do you consider to be your best strength?
• Will you be comfortable working as an individual contributor?
• Why do you believe we should hire you?
• Where do you see yourself 5 years from now?
• Do you have any questions for us?

Tips for HCL Interview Process

• Make sure you bring your Updated Resume to the Interview. It is commonly known that most of the HCL basic interview questions will come from your resume.
• Dress appropriately. Never go overdressed or underdressed. Choose moderate colors.
• Research about the company beforehand. Questions like what do you know about HCL and other HCL software engineer interview questions are common.
• Read about how to prepare for an interview and take advice from those who have already attended the interview.
• Don't be nervous. An interview is not an interrogation but rather a business talk between two parties. So, be confident.

HCL Interview Process for Freshers – Candidate experience

Candidate Name: Surabhi

Selection status: Selected

Round 1:

HCL came to our campus for placements for the role of software engineer. The whole process took 3 days. The first round for HCL placement was the HCL aptitude test which took place in our college’s tech building. The test had a total of 60 questions with 5 general knowledge questions about the company itself. The test was pretty easy as I had prepared for aptitude from faceprep’s aptipedia. 

The shortlisted candidates who scored above the cut-off received emails inviting for the next round which was the group discussion round. Luckily, I also received the intimation email with time, date and venue details. The group discussion round started the next day at 10:00 am. We were also told that whoever performs well in the group discussion and gets approved by the moderators will be selected for the interview process to be held on the very same day. 

Round 2:

We were 12 members in one group discussion moderated by 2 HCL employees. The topic for my group discussion was a very simple one, “What is IT boom and how has it changed the world?” Since all of us already knew about the trending thing that IT is, most of us put really good points on the topic. However, the discussion turned a little aggressive when some candidates did not follow proper etiquettes of attending a group discussion. This led the moderators to step up in between and deduct points of the candidates who were not giving chance to others or were behaving in a rude and aggressive manner. Therefore, its good to read some resources about proper etiquettes of a Group discussion online before you go through one. A GD is nothing more than a discussion, some people tend to turn it into a debate. It’s best to introduce your points along with accepting and appreciating other’s points.

After the GD of all candidates were over, we had a lunch break and were called to the auditorium for the calling for the interview process. My name was among those who cleared the group discussion and now I was looking forward to clearing the hcl interview process as well. I had surveyed a lot on how to crack the hcl interview, how to prepare for hcl interview, read a lot of online forums to get a clear idea of the interview process and also had contacted my seniors asking the basic hcl interview questions that might be asked during the process. 

Round 3:

Finally, my turn came for the technical round and i was called inside. There was just one interviewer for the technical round. He talked about my performance in the gd and seemed very impressed. He asked as to why i want to join IT and which coding language i am comfortable with. He asked me if i can find the merge point of two linked lists,i was able to solve this query. a little more chit chat about IT concepts and that’s all! he sent me for the next round. The next round of hr didn’t even last for 2 mins. the hr asked me for my resume. He then asked if i have any problem with relocation, what do you know about hcl. It’s really important to read about hcl for interview. Go through their company page and remember the basic things about the company. 

That’s all. I had heard that in hcl placement process, your aptitude test results and gd performance are the most important thing. If you could clear these two rounds, there’s a 99% chance that you will get placed.