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Infosys interview experience

For Systems Engineer, candidates usually face one personal interview of 15–30 minutes after the online test, mixing resume, project, technical basics and HR. Specialist Programmer and DSE interviews are longer and more coding-heavy.

Selection process

  1. Online test: Reasoning, maths, verbal, pseudocode and puzzles (and an essay in some drives), each section with its own cut-off.
  2. Technical + HR interview: Usually one combined interview: project, OOP, programming basics, SDLC and Agile terms, and HR/situational questions.
  3. SP / DSE (higher roles): Harder coding and DSA, plus deeper project and system questions.

Technical questions candidates reported

  • Explain your final-year project in detail. (answer)
  • What is the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)? (answer)
  • Who is a Scrum Master? (answer)
  • What is sprint planning? (answer)
  • Questions on OOP concepts and the four pillars. (answer)
  • Basic data structures: array versus linked list, stack versus queue. (answer)
  • Operating system basics, such as deadlock. (answer)
  • Networking basics, such as TCP versus UDP or the OSI model. (answer)
  • Questions on the programming language on your resume.

HR and managerial questions

  • Introduce yourself (speak for 2–3 minutes). (answer)
  • Why do you want to join Infosys? (answer)
  • How do you handle rejection? (answer)
  • How do you manage your time and prioritise tasks? (answer)
  • Why did your CGPA drop compared with school? (answer)
  • Situational questions on decision-making and adaptability. (answer)
  • What are your strengths and weaknesses? (answer)

Tips

  • The interview is short, so your introduction and project explanation decide most of it.
  • Learn basic Agile vocabulary (Scrum, sprint, backlog); Infosys asks it often.
  • Keep answers honest; follow-up questions quickly expose memorised answers.

Reported experiences

Systems Engineer, January 2025 (selected)

A 20–25 minute in-person interview on resume and project: explain the final-year project, SDLC, who a Scrum Master is, sprint planning, how they handle rejection, time management and why their CGPA dropped.

Systems Engineer, late 2025

Candidates report questions on OS, networking and the language on their resume, plus three situational questions on decision-making.

Sources

Infosys test pattern and mock tests