Infosys interview rounds: how to prepare in 2026
By RoundAlpha team
As of September 2026, Infosys fresher hiring is commonly reported to run as an online assessment, a technical interview and an HR interview, with a harder coding test for its specialist roles. To prepare, practice reasoning, maths and pseudocode for the test, core computer science and your projects for the technical round, and short, honest stories for HR.
Key takeaways
- Fresher hiring is commonly reported to run as an online assessment, a technical interview and an HR interview.
- Specialist tracks are commonly reported to use a harder, coding-heavy assessment.
- HackWithInfy, open to engineering students graduating in 2027, can lead to pre-placement interviews.
- Your CV and projects set the direction of the technical interview.
- Infosys says it never charges or accepts money from job seekers during recruitment.
How does Infosys hire freshers in 2026?
As of September 2026, Infosys fresher hiring is commonly reported to run in three stages — an online assessment, a technical interview and an HR interview — through campus drives and through applications on the official Infosys careers site.
Roles for new graduates are commonly listed under three names: Systems Engineer, Digital Specialist Engineer and Specialist Programmer. Systems Engineer is the broad entry role; the other two are specialist tracks for stronger coders, with a tougher coding assessment. Names and requirements can change between cycles, so read the listing for the drive you apply to.
Infosys also runs HackWithInfy, a national coding contest. As of September 2026, its official page invites engineering students graduating in 2027, and says participants can earn pre-placement interview opportunities for the Specialist Programmer role and other roles in its specialised units.
What is on the Infosys online assessment?
For the Systems Engineer route, the online assessment is commonly reported to test reasoning, mathematical ability, verbal ability and pseudocode, sometimes with puzzle-style questions.
It's timed, so practice each area against a clock until you know how long each question type takes you, and don't sink all your time into one section. These are the areas to cover:
- Reasoning: number and letter series, seating and ordering arrangements, logical deductions and data sufficiency.
- Mathematical ability: arithmetic, percentages, ratios, probability, and permutations and combinations.
- Verbal ability: grammar, sentence correction, reading comprehension and vocabulary in context.
- Pseudocode: reading short, code-like logic and predicting what it outputs — loops, conditions, recursion and operators.
Who is eligible for Infosys fresher hiring?
Eligibility is set for each drive and published in its listing on the Infosys careers site, so treat that listing as the final word.
Because thresholds differ between drives and third-party sites often disagree, this guide doesn't quote a percentage. Drives for freshers commonly ask for:
- An engineering or computer applications degree, such as a B.E., B.Tech, M.E., M.Tech or MCA, or a related M.Sc.
- A minimum academic score across Class 10, Class 12 and graduation, stated in the listing.
- No active backlogs when you take part in the selection process.
- Sometimes, limits on gaps in education and on how recently you last went through Infosys selection.
- For specialist tracks, a narrower list of branches or a higher bar.
What happens in each Infosys interview round?
After the assessment, shortlisted candidates commonly go through a technical interview and then an HR interview, sometimes on the same day. Where the steps in your own invitation differ, follow the invitation.
- 1.Online assessment: aptitude and pseudocode for the Systems Engineer route; commonly reported to be a harder, coding-heavy test for the specialist tracks.
- 2.Technical interview: programming fundamentals, core computer science subjects and your projects, with harder problem-solving for specialist roles.
- 3.HR interview: communication, motivation, flexibility about location and shifts, and your understanding of the role.
- 4.Offer: in 2024 Infosys posted a notice on its careers site that offer letters are shared only through the candidate login there, not as email attachments.
What does the Infosys technical interview usually cover?
The technical interview tests the fundamentals behind your CV, so expect the interviewer to start from your projects and branch into the subjects underneath them.
Keep explanations short and concrete. If you don't know something, say so and reason from what you do know; that tells the interviewer more than a guess.
- Object-oriented programming: classes, objects, inheritance, polymorphism, abstraction and encapsulation, with small examples in your language.
- Data structures: arrays, strings, linked lists, stacks, queues, trees and hash maps, and when you'd pick each one.
- Databases: keys, joins, normalisation, transactions and writing SQL queries.
- Operating systems: processes versus threads, scheduling, deadlocks and memory management.
- Your projects: the problem they solved, your exact contribution, the technology choices and what you'd improve.
- For specialist roles: solving a coding problem while explaining the trade-offs, and talking through how you'd structure a small system.
How do you prepare for the Infosys HR interview?
Prepare three or four true stories and a clear reason for choosing Infosys, because the HR round checks communication and fit more than knowledge.
Expect “tell me about yourself”, why Infosys, a strength and a weakness, a time you worked in a team or handled a disagreement, and whether you're open to relocating for training or a project. Answer honestly about flexibility; a promise you can't keep is worse than a clear limit.
Tell each story in a simple shape: the situation in a sentence, what you did in detail, and what happened. The STAR method guide on this blog covers how to do that without sounding scripted, and the guide to “tell me about yourself” gives a three-part opener you can reuse.
How should you prepare for Infosys in four weeks?
Four weeks is enough if each week has one job: the test, the coding, the subjects, then speaking practice.
- 1.Week 1: read the listing for your drive, check your eligibility against your documents, and take one timed practice assessment to find your weakest area.
- 2.Week 2: daily reasoning, maths and pseudocode sets for the Systems Engineer test, or daily algorithm problems if you're aiming at a specialist track.
- 3.Week 3: revise object-oriented programming, databases and operating systems, and prepare a one-minute and a five-minute version of each project.
- 4.Week 4: run full mock interviews out loud — a technical round followed by HR questions — and rework any answer that rambled.
How can you practice the Infosys interview out loud?
Rehearse with someone who will ask follow-up questions, because the technical and HR rounds are spoken and reading answers silently won't prepare you to say them. A friend, a senior who went through the process, or your placement cell can play interviewer.
RoundAlpha is another option: it runs a live AI mock interview built from your CV, and you can name Infosys as the target company and paste the job description so the questions fit the role. You get a scored report with a verdict on each question. RoundAlpha is not affiliated with Infosys.
Frequently asked questions
How many rounds are there in Infosys fresher hiring?
Three is the commonly reported pattern: an online assessment, a technical interview and an HR interview. Specialist tracks may add a harder coding stage, so check the steps listed for your drive.
What is HackWithInfy?
HackWithInfy is Infosys's national coding contest. As of September 2026, its official page invites engineering students graduating in 2027, and says participants can earn pre-placement interview opportunities for the Specialist Programmer role and other roles in Infosys's specialised units.
Is the Infosys test different for Specialist Programmer roles?
It's commonly reported to be. The Specialist Programmer and Digital Specialist Engineer tracks are described as using a longer, coding-heavy assessment of algorithmic problems, so prepare with data structures and algorithms practice, not aptitude drills alone.
What are pseudocode questions in the Infosys test?
They show you short, code-like logic and ask what it outputs or does. Practice tracing loops, conditions, recursion and operators by hand, because you can't run anything during the test.
What should I revise the night before an Infosys interview?
Your CV and projects, object-oriented programming basics, a few SQL queries, and your answers to “tell me about yourself” and “why Infosys”. Then stop and sleep.
Does Infosys charge a fee during hiring?
No. Infosys states that it does not charge or accept any money or security deposit from job seekers during recruitment. Treat any request for payment as a scam, and apply only through official channels.