IndiaMART (Associate Engineer) Interview Experience – June 2026 (Off-Campus)
Hi everyone,
I recently interviewed for the Associate Engineer position at IndiaMART Intermesh Ltd. and wanted to share my experience. Hopefully, it helps future candidates.
Company Details
- Company: IndiaMART Intermesh Ltd.
- Role: Associate Engineer
- Location: Noida Sector 135
- Experience Required: 0–2 Years
- Initial Offer: ₹12 LPA Base + Insurance
- Growth Program: 10% fixed hike on base salary after every work anniversary for the first 3 years (separate from the annual performance appraisal).
Interview Process
- Applied through Google Form
- Online Assessment (OA)
- Technical Interview
- HR Interview
- Document Verification
- Offer Letter
Online Assessment
The OA allowed candidates to choose a domain (I remember options like ML, Frontend, Backend, and Full Stack).
It consisted of:
- 9 MCQs focused mainly on OOPs and System Design
- 3 subjective questions where you had to explain your approach for OOP/System Design scenarios
There were no DSA coding questions in my OA.
Technical Interview (Around 1 Hour)
Before scheduling the interview, HR called and asked for my:
- 10th percentage
- 12th percentage
- B.Tech CGPA
- JEE Main rank
The eligibility they mentioned was roughly:
- 85%+ in both 10th and 12th
- At least one of them above 90%
- 8+ CGPA in B.Tech
- Good JEE Main rank
After clearing that, my interview was scheduled.
i-) Resume Discussion
The interviewer first asked me to introduce myself.
Since I had internship experiences, most of the initial discussion revolved around my work. The interviewer went through almost every point mentioned on my resume and asked detailed follow-up questions.
ii-) DSA Discussion
A few conceptual DSA questions were asked:
- Sliding Window (longest substring with unique characters)
- LRU Cache
These were discussion-based only. I was not asked to code them.
iii-) Coding Question
I was then asked to write code for reversing a string.
iv-) AI-Based Coding Round (Most Interesting Part)
This was the most unique part of the interview.
I was given a problem statement and was allowed to use any AI tool such as ChatGPT, Claude, or Cursor.
However, the expectation was not to simply copy-paste the entire problem into the AI.
The interviewer wanted to evaluate:
- How well I understood the problem.
- Whether I could write an effective prompt.
- Whether I could use AI efficiently instead of wasting tokens.
- How quickly I could get a working solution.
Once the AI generated the code, the interviewer immediately started modifying the requirements:
- Changing the input format
- Changing the expected output
- Asking for additional constraints
- Asking for code modifications without using AI
This was mainly to test whether I actually understood the generated solution and could debug or extend it myself.
So the real evaluation was not just AI usage, but your ability to validate, debug, and modify AI-generated code under time pressure.
HR Interview (Around 30 Minutes)
Although it was called an HR round, it felt more like another technical discussion.
The HR had around 20 years of experience and spent most of the time discussing my internships and technical work.
Interestingly, I wasn't asked the usual HR questions like:
- Tell me your strengths.
- Tell me your weaknesses.
- Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
The discussion remained largely technical.
Document Verification
After the interviews, HR requested a large number of documents for verification.
Once everything was submitted, my application went through internal approval.
Offer
About a week later, I received the offer letter.
Compensation
- Base Salary: ₹12,00,000
- Insurance: ₹10,536
Salary structure:
- PF deduction: ₹3,600/month
- Performance Pay: ₹10,000/month (paid quarterly based on performance)
Approximate monthly salary:
- Fixed: ₹86,400
- Including performance component: ~₹96,400
iLead Program
One of the best parts of the offer is the iLead Program.
Every new joiner is automatically enrolled in this program.
Under the iLead Program, employees receive a guaranteed 10% increase in their base salary after each work anniversary for the first three consecutive years, independent of the regular annual performance appraisal.
This means that even if the annual performance appraisal is 0%, the base salary continues to grow every year through the iLead program alone. Starting from a ₹12 LPA base, this would increase to approximately ₹16 LPA after three years, before considering any annual appraisal or promotions.
Overall, I found the interview process quite interesting, especially the AI-assisted coding round. It wasn't about replacing programming with AI—it was about demonstrating that you know how to work effectively with AI while still understanding, debugging, and improving the generated solution.