I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco in Mar 2015
Interview
The interviewer did not spend much time on pleasantries and began the interview almost instantly. The tone of the interview was formal but not in an unfriendly manner. The questions involved microprocessor design, OS concepts and implementation of data structures. Several of the questions involving data structures were open-ended. The interviewer was also interested in evaluating my knowledge of memory management in C-programming.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would I implement the lists data structure of Python ?
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Cisco (Manipal) in Aug 2025
Interview
The interview happens in 4 stages; group discussion and 3 rounds of interview. It has one technical, one managerial and one HR round. The main focus is on your resume and work experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Group discussion was an Extempore, each individual was given a topic, 30sec for thinking and then have to speak on it for the next 90 seconds.
Technical Rounds focus more on your resume and projects, you must have a complete understanding about your project and your contribution. Managerial Round is a mix of Technical and Scenario based questions where your ethics and professionalism are checked.
HR round is somewhat similar to other companies.
1st Round
-> Written test(Aptitude and Technical Questions from DIgital , analog, )
2nd Round
-> TR+MR+HR
TR - 25 minutes(Intro, differeence between sequential and combinational
MR - 15mins
HR - 10 mins
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basic to meduium questions what you have mentioned in resume
It was easy and they asked basic questions about Hardware , filters and op-amps and the interview process was smooth consists of 5 rounds , 3 tech rounds and one phone call and one HR