Associate Software Engineer
Everything here except the section marked official comes from candidates' public accounts of their own interviews. Processes vary by team, location and year, so this is not the company's official process or a complete list.
The process candidates reported
How many of the 6 accounts mention each round, in the order rounds usually came.
Most common path · 3 of 6 accounts
- Cognitive and Technical Assessment
- Coding Assessment
- Communication Assessment
- Technical + HR Interview
See all 4 reported sequences
Candidates describe 4 different orders, so treat any order as one candidate’s experience.
- Cognitive and Technical Assessment → Coding Assessment → Communication Assessment → Technical + HR Interview · 3 accounts
- Technical + HR Interview · 1 account
- Screening Interview → Technical Interview → HR Interview · 1 account
- Online Assessment → Communication Assessment → Technical + HR Interview · 1 account
- Cognitive and Technical Assessment3 of 6 · 0 questions
- Screening Interview1 of 6 · 5 questions
- Coding Assessment3 of 6 · 1 question
- Communication Assessment4 of 6 · 0 questions
- HR Interview1 of 6 · 4 questions
- Technical + HR Interview5 of 6 · 31 questions
What Accenture publishes about its process
Accenture India campus (MyZone): assessments and interviews (opens in a new tab)
- Eligible candidates receive an invitation to online assessments scheduled in two stages, with sectional cut-offs; the technical, coding, behavioural and communication assessments are mandatory.
- Technical assessment: 45 minutes on common applications and MS Office, pseudocode, networking, security and cloud fundamentals, and basic programming concepts.
- Coding assessment: 60 minutes, 3 questions to solve in a backend language (Java, .NET, Python, C++, C#), SQL, or front-end technology (HTML, CSS, React, Vue).
- Behavioural and cognitive assessment: 40 minutes on personality, gamified puzzles and numerical equations; the communication assessment takes about 30 minutes and covers verbal and written skills.
- The interview is with one panelist for about 30 minutes, after the candidate selects a slot; the admit card and government ID are verified.
- Accenture says the hiring process is run virtually within 12 days from assessment to final selection.
Questions candidates reported
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Cognitive and Technical Assessment
0 questions · 3 of 6 accounts90-92 MCQs in 90-135 minutes: English, critical and abstract reasoning, MS Office, pseudocode, and networking, security and cloud; eliminating, with a cutoff.
Candidates who described this round didn’t name specific questions.
Screening Interview
5 questions · 1 of 6 accountsOne 2024 account: a 30-minute online screening on the resume, OOP pillars, Java vs Python and Accenture, before a separate technical round.
Tell me about yourself.
Behavioral
Explain your projects.
Other
What are the pillars of OOP?
Other
What is the difference between Java and Python?
Java
What do you know about Accenture?
Behavioral
Coding Assessment
1 question · 3 of 6 accountsTwo easy-to-medium questions in 45 minutes (pattern-based or array problems in the accounts), any common language; eliminating.
Print a student's grade from marks using conditions (above 80 → A, 60 to 80 → B, and so on)
DSA / Coding
Communication Assessment
0 questions · 4 of 6 accountsA Pearson Versant-style spoken test (reading, repeating, Q&A, sentence builds, story retelling, open questions), usually non-eliminating but mandatory.
Candidates who described this round didn’t name specific questions.
HR Interview
4 questions · 1 of 6 accountsOne 2024 account had a separate 20-minute HR/managerial round: why Accenture, relocation, five-year plans and why hire a fresher.
Why Accenture?
Behavioral
Are you willing to relocate?
Behavioral
Where do you see yourself in five years?
Behavioral
Why should we hire you (as a fresher)?
Behavioral
Technical + HR Interview
31 questions · 5 of 6 accountsOne interview of 15-30 minutes on the project (role, learnings, difficulties), teamwork and conflict, why Accenture and facts about it, and a few situational questions; technical questions are rare in these accounts.
Tell me about yourself.
BehavioralReported by 4 candidates
Why Accenture?
BehavioralReported by 3 candidates
Do you have any questions for us?
BehavioralReported by 3 candidates
What difficulties did you face during the project?
BehavioralReported by 3 candidates
How would you resolve a disagreement with a colleague?
BehavioralReported by 2 candidates
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Explain your projects.
OtherReported by 2 candidates
Why do you believe you are suited for this role?
Behavioral
How do you handle failure?
Behavioral
Have you done any team projects?
Behavioral
What was your role in the project?
Behavioral
What were the key learnings from the project?
Behavioral
Have you ever been unsuccessful?
Behavioral
Who is the CEO of Accenture?
Behavioral
How many employees does Accenture have?
Behavioral
Apart from studies, have you done anything for society?
Behavioral
What is your least favourite subject in college, and why?
Behavioral
Have you ever faced problems with your team members?
Behavioral
Explain a project where you implemented innovation.
Behavioral
Why did you choose this project?
Other
What are your project's real-world applications, and how does it work?
Other
Was it a group or solo project, and how long did it take?
Behavioral
If you were the team leader, how did you handle conflicts?
Behavioral
Do you prefer being a team member or a leader?
Behavioral
What if a colleague doesn't contribute and adds to your workload?
Behavioral
How would you manage a team member who frequently contradicts others?
Behavioral
What are your strengths and weaknesses?
Behavioral
Where do you see yourself in five years?
Behavioral
What are your preferences for location and shifts?
Behavioral
What is your favourite subject, and why?
Behavioral
What skills do sports teach you?
Behavioral
As a manager who needs work done on time, how would you manage your team and distribute the work?
Behavioral
How candidates prepared
- Pseudocode, MS Office and networking/cloud basics for the technical MCQs
- Previous Accenture coding questions; candidates say solving one of the two can be enough
- A quiet room and a good headset for the communication test
- Knowing your projects (role, learnings, difficulties) and basic HR answers
What stands out in these accounts
- Four accounts describe the same pipeline: a 90-question cognitive and technical MCQ test, a 45-minute coding test of two questions, a non-eliminating communication test, and one interview.
- The interview usually lasts 15-30 minutes, with one or two panelists; candidates report mainly project, teamwork and motivation questions, and some say no technical questions at all.
- Questions about Accenture itself recur: why Accenture, who the CEO is, how many employees it has.
- One candidate interviewed for ASE was offered Packaged App Developer Associate; another was selected for Application Development Associate.
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About these pages
Compiled by hand from 6 public first-hand accounts of Accenture interviews (2021–2026) on sites such as LeetCode Discuss, Medium and GeeksforGeeks. A question is listed only when a candidate stated it, in the round they said it came from; reposts of one account count once. Wording is the candidate’s. There are no answers here by design: the point is what was asked.