Accenture

1. Application and registration

Freshers register through Accenture's off-campus hiring portal or a campus placement drive; eligibility usually includes a minimum aggregate percentage, no active backlogs and a gap-year limit. Experienced candidates apply through the careers site, job boards such as Jobaaj or referrals.

2. Cognitive and technical assessment

An online test with sections on English, critical reasoning and problem solving, abstract reasoning, and a technical section covering pseudocode, common applications and networking security fundamentals. Candidates who clear the cut-off proceed automatically.

3. Coding assessment

Candidates shortlisted for the higher fresher role, Advanced ASE, take a coding round with two programming problems. Those who do not clear it may still be considered for the ASE role.

4. Communication assessment

An AI-evaluated spoken English test where you read sentences, repeat audio, answer questions and speak on a topic. It checks pronunciation, fluency, grammar and listening rather than content.

5. Technical and HR interview

A single combined interview for most freshers, usually virtual, covering your projects, basic programming, a few situational questions and your willingness to relocate and work in shifts. Experienced hires have one or two technical rounds with a project team followed by a managerial and HR discussion.

6. Offer, document verification and onboarding

Successful candidates receive a letter of intent followed by an offer with a joining date, which for freshers can be several months away depending on business demand. Onboarding includes role-specific training before allocation to a project.

Fresher hiring is assessment-heavy with a single interview; lateral hiring is interview-heavy. Both are described below.

Round 1: Cognitive and technical assessment

Around 90 minutes online, sectional cut-offs apply. The cognitive part tests verbal ability, logical reasoning and abstract reasoning; the technical part tests basic MS Office knowledge, pseudocode logic, and fundamentals of networking, cloud and security.

• Pseudocode output and loop tracing
• Series, patterns and syllogisms
• Basic networking and security concepts

Round 2: Coding assessment

Only for the Advanced ASE track. Two problems of easy to medium difficulty to be solved in 45 minutes in a language of your choice.

• String manipulation and array problems
• Simple mathematics and pattern printing
• Basic sorting and searching

Round 3: Communication assessment

A 20 to 30 minute AI-scored speaking and listening test. It is not about vocabulary; clear pronunciation, natural pace and complete sentences score well.

• Reading sentences aloud
• Repeating recorded sentences
• Speaking for a minute on a given topic

Round 4: Technical and HR interview

A 20 to 40 minute virtual interview with a panel member from delivery and sometimes HR. Questions focus on your final-year project, one programming language, database basics and situational questions about teamwork and relocation.

• Explain your project architecture and your specific contribution
• Difference between a class and an object, or primary and foreign keys
• Are you comfortable with any location and rotational shifts?

Round 5: Lateral technical interviews

Experienced candidates face one or two 45 to 60 minute rounds with a technical lead and architect on the specific skill, such as Java microservices, SAP modules, Salesforce, AWS or data engineering, including scenario-based troubleshooting.

• Design and optimisation questions on your stack
• Handling production issues and client escalations

Round 6: Managerial and HR round

A discussion on career goals, notice period, compensation and role level, plus questions about client-facing situations and working across time zones.