Mihir R Deshpande: Summer Intern at AlphaGrep Securities Private Limited

Mihir R Deshpande, studying in IIT Kanpur as a student in Name Mihir R Deshpande Roll No. 210609 Branch CSE Programme BTech will do summer internship in AlphaGrep,Quant, profile at AlphaGrep Securities Private Limited. Here are some brief insights.

Shortlisted Profiles & Companies:

AlphaGrep, DE Shaw, Millennium, Goldmann Sachs, Microsoft

Insights on the Selection Process

AlphaGrep had 4 rounds – Round 1 Puzzles – some original, some from BStellar – 30 mins Round 2 A basic coding question involving stocks. Some questions on normal probability distribution and its special properties – 25 mins Round 3 A few more easy puzzles – 20 mins. Round 4 A lot of probability – around 8-9 questions, lasted over 1 hour. A brief HR round to conclude it.

Preparation Resources

Some of the resources that you used during your preparation?

Advice for students (dos and don’ts)?

Complete standard resources (Xinfeng, 50 CP, Brainstellar, PuzzledQuant, InterviewBit, Leetcode hard) before moving on to more niche ones (Heard on the Street, QuantGuide, the book on Dice Games for JaneStreet, fast mental math and other games for Optiver). Make sure to remember all the techniques you use during your prep – be it quant, puzzles or CP – it must strike you quickly during your company tests / interviews. Don’t get demotivated just because some companies rejected you, opportunities are plenty. Do not aim for a specific company early on – first make sure your overall intern prep is good. Learn about how to give good interviews. There are many minute details which distinguish a great interview from an average one. Make sure to give many mock interviews before Day 1. Have a thoughtful question in mind to ask your interviewer at the end.