Coding questions
Practice problems with approaches.
How to Prepare for Unacademy
Unacademy startup-style loops: coding for SDE, strong communication for other tracks. Breadth helps; unfinished resume projects hurt.
What Unacademy actually tests
Section titled “What Unacademy actually tests”First round: Unacademy coding / role interviews
Time split that matches how candidates report outcomes (not a marketing pie chart):
- DSA 45%
- Projects 25%
- Culture 20%
- Mocks 10%
Patterns are from student reports and vary by role and drive. Trust your college placement email over blog folklore.
Hiring flow you should prep for
Section titled “Hiring flow you should prep for”| Stage | Time | What they check |
|---|---|---|
| OA / screen | timed | Coding or aptitude |
| Interviews | multiple | Tech + culture |
Time allocation
Section titled “Time allocation”- Data Structures & Algorithms (40% time) - Master arrays, hash maps, trees, graphs, and dynamic programming
- System Design (30%) - Learn video streaming, CDN, content delivery, and learning platforms
- Coding Practice (20%) - Solve 100+ medium-hard problems on LeetCode, HackerRank
- Technical Concepts (10%) - Review databases, APIs, microservices
Daily loop (75-120 minutes)
Section titled “Daily loop (75-120 minutes)”- One timed block that matches Unacademy’s first round (coding + culture)
- Log misses: topic + why you failed (speed, concept, carelessness)
- Re-solve yesterday’s misses cold
- Twice a week: 10 minutes of resume/project narration out loud
6-8 week startup plan
Section titled “6-8 week startup plan”| Week | Focus | Exit criteria |
|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | DSA fundamentals | Clean easy/medium solves |
| 3-4 | Projects + ownership stories | Resume bullets measurable |
| 5-6 | Mocks + culture | Explain trade-offs under pressure |
| 7-8 | Weak topics + HR | No unfinished ‘hero’ projects on resume |
Round-by-round strategy
Section titled “Round-by-round strategy”Online Assessment
Section titled “Online Assessment”- Order problems by confidence after a 3-4 minute skim
- Passing test cases beats a brilliant half-solution
- Invent edge cases before submit; watch timeboxes
Technical interviews
Section titled “Technical interviews”- Restate → brute force → optimize → code → test
- Show ownership; unfinished resume projects get punished.
- Tie CS answers to a project when it strengthens the point
HR / managerial
Section titled “HR / managerial”- Why Unacademy, why this team/role, location flexibility
- STAR with a metric; pick 2-3 real company values and prepare proof
Unacademy-specific drills
Section titled “Unacademy-specific drills”- DSA for SDE
- Product/edtech stories if relevant
Topic checklist
Section titled “Topic checklist”- Working code in one language
- Projects you actually shipped
- Ownership stories
- Product sense lite
- Breadth across stack claimed on resume
- Full-length mock every other day
- Light revision only - no new rabbit holes
- Sleep, ID proofs, machine/network checklist for test day
Final stretch
Section titled “Final stretch”30 days out: weekly full OA-style mocks; close weak DSA patterns; draft STAR stories.
7 days out: alternate mock / review days; re-solve misses cold; no new patterns.
Day before: skim notes, check machine/network/ID logistics, sleep.
Common mistakes for Unacademy aspirants
Section titled “Common mistakes for Unacademy aspirants”- Thin projects and no ownership examples - fix this first
- Preparing only interviews while failing Unacademy’s first round
- Collecting notes without timed mocks
- Listing five frameworks on the resume and defending none
- Changing language/stack one week before the drive
- Listing half-built side projects as production
Practice on placementpapers.app
Section titled “Practice on placementpapers.app”- Unacademy aptitude / mock quiz
- Unacademy coding questions
- Unacademy interview experience
- Unacademy previous year papers
- Unacademy 2026 guide
- Unacademy hub
- PDF: Unacademy Placement Papers PDF (2026)
Related resources
Section titled “Related resources”Interview experience
What rounds look like after the test.
2026 guide
Year-focused pattern notes.
Unacademy hub
Eligibility, process, salary context.
Similar companies
Section titled “Similar companies”BYJU’S · Google · Amazon · Microsoft · TCS · Infosys
Next step: Run one timed mock this week that matches Unacademy’s first round (coding + culture), then build the weeks around your weakest section - not around what is most fun to study.