Event Description
Online Guest Lecture On Placements and Competitive Programming organised by Department of Computer Application on 5th June 2021
Department of Computer Application has organized an Online Guest Lecture for the students of MCA, BCA and B.Sc. (H) CS on 5th June 2021. The lecture was delivered by Mr. Sai Prasad Kousika, Software Engineer 2, Microsoft R&D, Bangalore, on the topic “Placements and Competitive Programming”.
The speaker started the session by explaining the difference between service-based companies and product-based companies in terms of company expectations, salary package. He gave an idea about how the two companies have difference in placement procedures.
The audience were told about importance of competitive programming with an example and how it comes into play when we target product-based companies.
He further shared his experience of Interview with Microsoft and the topics asked from him. The session proceeded with him mentioning about resources and website that a student can refer if they are interested in getting a job at product-based company.
The question answers session was very interactive with wide variety of questions from our students like - What are the requirements of these companies ?, How to prepare for the interview rounds ?, How to be more focused at programming ?, What subjects to prepare ?, Does a particular programming language affects the prospects ? etc. Each and every question was answered in the most effective manner.
The session was full of positivity and very fruitful under the guidance of Prof. Y.D.S. Arya (Vice Chancellor), Prof. Manish Gupta (Dean Management), Mr. Jitendra Chaudhary (HOD, Computer Applications) and Ms. Kalpana Gangwar.