Test duration120 mins
No. of questions23 questions
Instructions
The test is for 140 marks with 120 minutes time limit. The format of the test is as follows:
- Programming Section: This section has 3 coding questions with a time limit of 80 minutes. It is mandatory for you to attempt the 1st coding question before moving to the second question and third. You cannot revisit question/section once you proceed ahead.
- MCQ Section: This will have 10 technical and 10 aptitude questions, with a time limit of 20 minutes each. Each correct answer will carry 2 marks and wrong answer will carry negative 0.5 marks.
- Technical questions will cover Data structures & Algorithms, Operating systems, Database systems, SQL and Networks.
- Aptitude questions will cover Quantitative Aptitude, Problem Solving and Logical & Verbal Reasoning.
- You won't be able to revisit sections once you move to the next section.
- There is a time limit for each section and left over time will not be carried forward.
- This is a proctored test and plagiarism will be flagged. So please ensure you wont resort to any unethical means.
- To get familiarized with our coding environment, try our Sample Test.
"At D. E. Shaw, our emphasis is to hire candidates who are hands on in programming." Please be cognizant of this fact while solving the challenge.
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Sections
There are 5 sections that are part of this test.
number
section
questions
1
Section 1 : Coding 1
1
2
Section 2 : Coding 2
1
3
Section 3 : Coding 3
1
4
Section 4: Technical MCQs
10
5
Section 5 : Aptitude MCQs
10
Questions
Feel free to choose your preferred programming language from the list of languages supported for each question.There are 23 questions that are part of this test.| Question Indexes | Question Types |
|---|---|
Q1 | Coding Question29 languages allowed: c, clojure, cpp, cpp14, cpp20, csharp, erlang, go, haskell, java, java15, java8, javascript, julia, kotlin, lua, objectivec, perl, php, pypy, pypy3, python, python3, r, ruby, rust, scala, swift, typescript |
Q2 | Coding Question21 languages allowed: c, clojure, cpp, cpp14, cpp20, csharp, erlang, haskell, java, java15, java8, javascript, lua, objectivec, perl, php, python, python3, ruby, scala, swift |
Q3 | Coding Question25 languages allowed: c, clojure, cpp, cpp14, cpp20, csharp, go, java, java15, java8, javascript, julia, lua, objectivec, perl, php, pypy, pypy3, python, python3, r, ruby, scala, swift, typescript |
Q4 - Q23 | Multiple Choice Questions |
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