I applied in-person. I interviewed at HCL (Bengaluru) in Sep 2017
Interview
There were three rounds. The first was technical, where they asked OOPS question. Second round Manager asked project based questions given one task. The next round was HR interview, salary expectations and some behavioral questions.
Interview Level is Easy. they first ask Question related to oops concept and then some core java question. After that in the second round they ask question from Spring boot.
Interview was nice and very much structured .Questions were generally from core concepts of CS. Also There were 2 rounds in interview , Hr and Technical. It was very neutral process . it was neither hard nor easy . It was moderate.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at HCL (Noida) in Aug 2025
Interview
The interview process is a multi-step procedure employers use to assess a candidate's suitability for a job, starting with resume screening and typically moving through phone or video interviews, assessments, and final in-person interviews. The process helps
Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at HCL with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 52% positive. To compare, the company-average is 50% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 26 days to get hired, when considering 33 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at HCL overall takes an average of 18 days.
Common stages of the interview process at HCL as a Software Engineer according to 33 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 20%
Phone interview: 14%
Presentation: 13%
Background check: 9%
IQ intelligence test: 9%
Drug test: 9%
Skills test: 9%
Other: 7%
Personality test: 7%
Group panel interview: 3%
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