Platform: HackerRank is a widely used technical assessment platform. Duration: 45 minutes total. Question Type: 29 MCQs — these are typically conceptual or theoretical questions that test your understanding of programming, data science, statistics, or domain-specific knowledge. No coding questions (based on your description), which means the focus is likely on knowledge recall, problem-solving, and analytical thinking.

Recruiter reached out to me for data scientist role out of bangalore. told me about the recruitment process, which included a technical round, hiring manager round, HR round. technical round would have included a coding session for 1 hour, as per the recruiter's understanding. i am based out of US so timing the technical round was tough. my first interview was scheduled for wednesday for 1 hour, which was unexpectedly pushed to friday at 4:30AM (my time). i again asked the recruiter what can i expect in this interview, he emphasized that it will be a coding round. There were 2 interviewers, M and F, they began the interview with something like an ML deep-dive. the recruiter failed to mention to me about any such interview. M left the call and went somewhere in the middle of the interview. in the mean time, F asked me a couple of questions. when M returned, he asked me the same questions again. They abandoned the meeting after 30 mins. no coding session was conducted. no feedback provided.