I applied through university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cisco (Bengaluru) in Aug 2018
Interview
Round 1: MCQ(No negative marking)
It is a online round which has 50 questions that had to be completed in 60 minutes. The questions consists of aptitude, C output questions, operating system concepts, networking and data structures. For aptitude if one follows RS Aggarwal that is enough. Also practice quiz from geeks from geeks some of the questions were from there.
Round 2: Technical Round
Technical round was conducted the day after the online test. They gave me a star pattern and asked me to write a code to print it. Questions from subnetting were asked. Some of the aptitude questions from time and work were asked too. They also gave me a situation to check how would I perform in some of the critical situations.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Write a code for bubble sort.
2. What are the osi layers and explain them.
3. What are pointers.
4. A puzzle : We have two pits with capacities of 5 and 4. How will you measure 2 litres of water with these pots.
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.
The interview process was two rounds. The first round was a behavioral interview. Straightforward questions, like tell me about the most technically challenging project you have worked on. The second round was a system design interview.
I applied online. I interviewed at Cisco in May 2026
Interview
Series of 4 interviews, First screening with HR Recruiter, reviewed resume and qualifications, second was hiring manager, reviewed experience and skills. Technical interview with team as a panel type interview, Last with hiring Director.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technical questions on networking. Experience with work enviroment