For this role, They have majorly 4 rounds:
Aptitude Round
Technical Round
Partner Round
HR Round
Interview Rounds
1. Aptitude Round: This round is an online round conducted by PwC and usually contains 3 sections to access the candidate. These sections are
Verbal Ability: This section assesses the candidate's ability in the English language. Questions in this section generally include filling in the blanks with the correct tense, filling in the blanks with the correct preposition, choosing the correct synonym and correct antonym, and so on. It can also include paragraph based questions wherein a passage will be given and you need to answer 3 to 4 questions based on that passage.
Numerical Ability: This section assesses the candidate's ability in Mathematics. Questions in this section generally include questions on math problems like Speed & Distance, Profit & Loss, Permutations & Combinations, Probability, Clocks, Simple & Compound Interest, etc.
Reasoning Ability: This section assesses the candidate’s logical reasoning. Questions in this section generally involve finding the next term of a given series, matching the pattern, finding the odd one out, and so on.
Note: Generally there will be no coding questions in this round.
2. Technical Round: Based on the performance of the Aptitude Round, Candidates will have a technical round. Even for a technology consultant role, there are many different profiles like SAP, Microsoft ERP, Oracle ERP, Data Analytics, CyberSecurity, etc. This technical round focuses on the technical aspects of the corresponding profile as well as the general technical concepts. There will be a thorough resume review by the interviewers who can ask questions on your previous projects & technologies mentioned in the resume. Doing a thorough review of your resume will be very helpful before appearing for this round. Apart from these things, there can be questions on fundamentals of Computer Science fundamentals like Object Oriented Programming Concepts (OOPs), Database Management Systems (DBMS), Computer Networks (CN), Operating Systems (OS), Computer Organization and Architecture (CoA), etc. The candidate should have experience in at least one of the programming languages like C, C++, Java or Python based on the profile. Even though it is a technical round, the interviewers can ask non-technical questions/ HR questions. Depending on the experience, there can be more than 1 technical round.
3. Partner Round: Based on the performance of the Technical Round, Candidates will be advanced to the Partner Round. This round will be taken by Executive Directors at PwC Pvt Ltd. The questions asked in this round can be either Technical based or HR based or both. They also assess whether a candidate can be a good fit for the culture of the company or not in this round.
4. HR Round: The final round will be the HR round. In this round, the questions will be majorly on your resume, past experiences, and general HR questions. This round also assesses whether the candidate is the right fit for the culture of the company. Make sure to read the purpose and values of PwC Pvt Ltd mentioned in the About PwC section & also visit the company's website to learn more about the company. Following are the list of most frequently asked questions in an HR Interview:
Walk me through your resume
Why PwC Pvt Ltd?
Why consultant role? Why not direct IT companies?
Would you consider relocating to another part of India?
Where do you see yourself in 5 years/ 10 years?
Tell me about a difficult situation that you had to deal with?
What are your long term goals?
What do you think are your strengths and weaknesses?