J'ai postulé via un établissement d'enseignement supérieur ou universitaire. Le processus a pris 1 jour. J'ai passé un entretien chez Cisco (Guwahati) en déc. 2012
Entretien
Cisco came to our college..
- There was a written test of around 1-1.5 hrs. Questions were on Aptitude, Quant, Data Structures, C Programmng, Microprocessors, Communication Networks, Embedded Systems, Some semiconductor details were also asked. No negative marking .
- 20-30 students were shortlisted for interview.
Interview Questions were :
He gave me a C Code and asked me to find errors in it Errors were due to passing by value and passing by reference types of args to functions..
- Difference between RISC and CISC type of architectures...
- Nyquist Sampling theorem
- Shannon's 2nd channel source coding theorem.
- Principles of CDMA operation/ encoding formulas etc.
- Questions related to Network layer in OSI Model. (IP DataGram etc.)
- Questions Related to Ethernet address and Broadcast routing.
- Questions related to domain name and DNS servers, NAT,DHCP etc..
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
About DNS Servers.. The interviwerer kept asking me questions about this topic
Standard panel, very simple leetcodes. reverse linked list kind of vibe s . I was literarly asked about how a linked list is structured and reversing it. there was almost no friction which I was shocked by one of the reason I did not accept
They care about your skills, rather than your background. They have a template which they provide and you got to fill that, everyone is provided a unique number. You are instructed not to disclose any of your personal details in the due course of your interview.
J'ai postulé en ligne. J'ai passé un entretien chez Cisco (Bengaluru) en juin 2026
Entretien
The interview started well and covered backend concepts, Java, system design, and coding. I answered the questions confidently and had a positive interaction throughout.
After receiving the rejection, I spoke with HR to understand the feedback. I was informed that the interviewer believed I was looking at answers during the interview. This came as a surprise because I was not referring to any external material. I have a habit of looking away while thinking or recalling concepts, which I believe may have been misunderstood.
I wish this concern had been raised during the interview so I could have clarified it immediately. If there are concerns about a candidate’s behavior, discussing them in real time or asking for a room scan can help avoid misunderstandings.
Overall, the interview questions were fair, but I feel my evaluation was influenced by this misunderstanding rather than my technical performance.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
Sort a nearly sorted array. I was asked for an optimal solution and discussed the time and space complexity.