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With over ten years of programming experience and a CS degree, it took me about a month and a half of daily practice to get ready for the interview. “Ready,” for me, is ambitiously defined as the ability to tackle almost any technical interview question in 30 minutes or less and reach an optimal solution. The following is based upon what I did to prepare—your mileage may vary.Ingredients:About two years of solid coding experiencePencil and paperCracking the Coding Interview (CTCI)Your favorite algorithms bookIntroduction to Algorithms, The Algorithm Design Manual, and Programming Pearls are a few good choices. Might I suggest you go low tech and buy physical copies?Two or three hours a dayHighly recommended: WhiteboardHighly recommended: CS degreeOptional: MIT OpenCourseware or another learning siteDirections:1) Learn as much as you can about the Google interview process (days 1–2)Just like an incomplete understanding of a technical question will ruin you in the actual interview, misinformation will derail your preparation leading up to it. I learned this the hard way when I failed at my first attempt after emphasizing brain teasers over studying algorithms and data structures.Start with the source—check out google.com/careers for info on how Google hires. Then watch this video from Google about what interviewers look for in the interview, and finally check out an example interview featuring real Google engineers.Once you have a solid foundation, I’d recommend following up by reading CTCI. Particularly focus on chapters 5 and 6 entitled Behavioral Questions and Technical Questions.By the time you finally read my short article about the six things you absolutely need to do during the actual interview, you should have a good grasp of what a well prepared candidate looks like.2) Benchmark yourself (days 3–5)Now that you know how prepared you need to be, figure out where you are right now. Use CTCI for this. Take a couple of questions from each section and solve them using the six steps I mentioned earlier. Keep track of how long it takes you to reach an optimal solution for each problem you solve.If and only if you’ve solved the problem yourself, take a look at the accompanying solution to assess how you did. Did you reach the optimal solution or at least progress beyond the naive/brute force answer? How long did it take you? Was your code written in the fewest lines possible?Do this for every section. When done, you can prioritize the sections that you didn’t do so well on up front in your practice regimen and leave the other sections for later. You should repeat this exercise just before your interview so that you know your weak spots going into the day of the interview.3) Make a study list (days 3–5)Using the data you acquired from the previous step, make a prioritized list of things you need to study. This list should include:Memorizing two good sorting algorithms and their Big-OMemorizing binary searchMemorizing how to implement basic data structures such as hashmap, linked list, stack, queue, and trees (n-ary, trie, heap) and their Big-O complexitiesMemorizing graph traversal algorithms (BFS, DFS, and a shortest path algorithm like Dijkstra's)Memorizing powers of 2Practice bit manipulation exercises (working with bit maps, bit shifting)Object-Oriented Programming terminology (abstraction, inheritance, cohesion, coupling)Know the collections and math APIs for your given programming languageRecursion, backtracking, and memoizationReview principles of basic discrete mathematics and statisticsThis is all covered in CTCI and your favorite algorithms book. Note: the point of the memorization is understanding! You will probably never be asked to write out an algorithm verbatim. Rather, you’ll be expected to know each well enough that you can use them creatively to solve a problem you’ve never seen.4) Practice algorithms and data structures daily (days 6–30)Pick a two or three items from your list and commit about two or three hours each day working on these things (e.g. 1 hr before work, lunch break, 1 hr after work). As you memorize things, test yourself by writing out an algorithm or data structure on paper or on a whiteboard. Write down the worst case Big-O time and space complexities for the algorithm when you’re done. Always check your work, always!Now copy what you’ve written to your favorite IDE and compile. Take note of any compilation errors so that you can avoid them when you repeat the exercise again. You can and should also create unit tests to verify the correctness of your code.Keep doing this until you can transcribe and compile your code without logical or syntactical errors.5) Tackle as many programming questions as you can (days 16–30)By now, you should have a pretty good handle on the skills you need to succeed on interview question. Starting with CTCI, tackle every single programming problem you can, again using the six steps. Devote about half your study time to this while you spend the other half reviewing items from your study list.If you’re doing well, you’ll probably start to run out of questions in the book. You can find tons more of real samples online from sites like CareerCup or Interview Cake. Or, just use your favorite search engine. I know a pretty good one you can use ;).Practice a few times with another person, both with someone technical and someone non-technical. Ask them if:You looked and sounded relaxedYou looked like a disciplined problem solverYou kept thinking out loud throughout the entire exercise6) Relax and get some good sleep (day 30)Congratulations! You’ve worked really hard. There’s nothing else you can do. Relax and get into your good place. You’ve made it this far. That means you either really enjoy coding or that you will stop at nothing to get that job at Google. I think you will genuinely enjoy your interview experience. Make sure to have fun! I look forward to seeing you in the meeting room.Find this and other articles at https://anthonydmays.com.

First of all, one should realise that there is not a “fixed” syllabus or a list of books for neet. Here I can list the books I used and why I chose them for my preparation. You must keep in mind that you may or maynot like the writing style or content of some books, which is why you must keep an open mind regarding which material to read and which would suit you best.I would also advise you certain things:Follow only 2 or 3 books per topic out of which choose ONLY 1 of them for the next read and for revision.Try to read between the lines when reading NCERT, I have found that searching on the net and reading a reference book alongside NCERT very helpful. For example, while reading plant morphology, look up images of the flower species you have read in an example of aestivation or look up the stem of chrysanthemum and then try to think by looking at it why it is an example of a sucker stem.For physics, don’t cram the formulas please! It hurts me to see students just cramming formulas and forgetting the derivations. I could never cram these formulas, but always remembered the derivation which helped me understand the concept better and solve questions which require conceptual knowledge.For NUMERICALS - Let me tell you a secret to cracking these. I promise you, if you follow it religiously there is no stopping you from getting a 100% in these — NEVER LOOK AT THE VALUES IN THE FIRST READ!! First solve the equation using the variables, solve till the last step possible, and then put in the values. And dont forget to practice - A LOT.So, let us begin with the booksBIOLOGYNCERT - ‘Tumhi ho mata, pita tumhi ho..tumhi ho bandhu, sakha tumhi ho..’ NCERT is your bible, your quran and your gita. Memorise each and every word of it, including the unit pages with information about famous scientists.NCERT EXEMPLAR - Please don’t ignore it, many of the questions are either copied exactly from it or are modified a bit. Solve the subjective questions too, they are more important than the mcqs.2003 NCERT - I LOVED THIS BOOK. Instead of doing trueman or aakash/allen, just do this book if you think you need something more.NCERT PRACTICAL LAB MANUALS - They contain some extra information which NTA might start picking up if the NCERT trend continues, because you can only form a finite number of mcqs from the textbook.Aakash an Allen modules and PYQs chapter wise - I read only select paragraphs of the topics I was not clear with. The mcqs of Aakash are excellent. I didn’t solve allen mcqs.TRUEMAN - DON’T DO THIS BOOK, DON’T EVEN TOUCH IT. Even though I adored this book and made sure to read each and every page of it, I will never recommend it to anyone. After going through NEET 2020, I will just say that you do only NCERT and ant good MCQ book. I solved Trueman mcqs from Trueman’s objective biology, which now would be a waste of time.“NCERT AT YOUR FINGERTIPS - BY DR. RAHUL CHAWLA” - A beautiful book if you are in a time crunch or just want a good revision. I read this book after doing every chapter from trueman and after doing mcqs. Guaranteed atleast 97% of the questions in NEET will be covered if you do thus book and NCERT religiously.CHEMISTRYNCERT - Read it all, just like you read biology NCERT. You would know it’s importance after seeing tge 2020 paper. Solve ALL QUESTIONS GIVEN IN IT. THEY ARE BOUND TO COME IN THE EXAM.NCERT EXEMPLAR - Please don’t ignore it, solve everything in it.ORGANICL. g. Wayde - Love the book, do it only in your free time if you truly love organic chemistry. If you are short on time or just want a good score without diving deep into the subject, just leave itDavid klein - Another book for organic lovers, if don’t like it much then leave it.Nucleon lectures notes - For chemistry, I studied the notes I had made while watching these lectures as the main material. If you are enrolled in any institute or classes, just study their notes for organic.MCQ BOOKS - I solved M.S. Chauhan ( Jee advanced( for organic. I didn’t find it useful. Himanshu Pandey was definitely better. But now, Himanshu Pandey is not needed too, better go for MS Chauhan (NEET one). Also solved chapterwise PYQs.Aakash and allen modules - For organic chemistry, I found Allen modules to be perfect. Just learn them if you do not attend classes for the subject. Also solve their mcqs.2. INORGANICNCERT - Again, just read it like the bio one.NCERT EXEMPLAR - Solve it all.Do not touch any other book for inorganic.MCQ - I solved those given in S. P. Jauhar ( modern abc publications)3. PHYSICALNCERT - Again, the most ignored yet the most important book. Solve all exercises and questions given in it. Read it like a bio ncert.NCERT EXEMPLAR - Solve it all.Nucleon lecture notes - They were really good, I would recommend them to everyone. The teachers explain the concepts perfectly.O.P. TANDON - Did the mcqs and examples given in the chapter, really good book for those who love concepts and hate cramming.MCQ BOOK - N. Awasthi, a good practice book.Aakash mcqsPHYSICS (My beloved)NCERT - Ab tak toh samajh aa hi gaya hoga, karlo yaar. Seriously, do each and every question and read each and every paragraph very carefully. Do not ignore this book for physics.NCERT EXEMPLAR - Do all questions except the long answer type questions ( sqr ke upar se jaate hain mostly, but if you really love the subject and want to explore it further).Pradeep - You might be laughing after reading the name, but it is a concise and a good book if you want to cover all types of questions from every topic and of every level. I did not do H.c Verma or D.c pandey or B.m sharma because when you are preparing, you have a finite time to cover everything in a good way. You cannot start solving each and every book that is designed for NEET, you need to prioritise time over quantity. If you solve all questions of this book, there is no stopping you from achieving a perfect score in physics. I myself got 170 out of 180.Aakash and allen modules - These were actually my main books. Coaching modules are very concise and exam oriented, so it is best to follow them whenever you are in doubt. Explained all concepts in a great way.And, to prove that this is a credible answer :My marks in NEET 2020 - 670 ( due to silly mistakes and not enough stress on bio ncert)P - 170 😁C - 165 (okayish)B - 335 ( my nemesis 🥲)

I wasnt going to answer this because Eli Riedel’s answer is excellent.However, now I feel I must do as once again Sergio Saavedra attempts to use the Jehovah’s Witness tactic of “theocratic warfare” on unsuspecting readers - the Jehovah’s Witness doctrine that says its ok to lie to non-members to make the religion look good:"From time to time letters are received asking whether a certain circumstance would justify making an exception to the Christian’s obligation to tell the truth. In reply to these the following is given: God’s Word commands: “Speak truth each of you with his neighbor.” ... There is one exception, however, that the Christian must ever bear in mind. As a soldier of Christ he is in theocratic warfare and he must exercise added caution when dealing with God’s foes. Thus the Scriptures show that for the purpose of protecting the interests of God’s cause, it is proper to hide the truth from God’s enemies." - Watchtower 1960 Jun 1 pp.351,352 Questions From ReadersSergio claims:In Quora you will read again and again that we shun anyone who just leaves, but that is a lie.[1]However, the Jehovah’s Witness were given an instruction in 2016 to shun those who simply stop attending, even if they haven't been disfellowshipped:Perhaps Sergio missed the 2016 convention?The only way to leave the Jehovah’s Witnesses is to disassociate or get disfellowshipped. “Fading” or “going inactive” is not leaving, you’re still a member but considered “an inactive member”.Even if you join another religion, accept a blood transfusion or simply tell two elders that you’re not a Jehovah’s Witness, they’ll give the congregation the order to shun you:Elders secret manual, Shepherd The Flock Of God, Chapter 18, point 3, para. 1–3, pp.149, 150Honestly, I despair at how many Jehovah’s Witnesses on here lie about their own “religion”. Why it’s almost as if they’re ashamed of them.But, in answer to your question, why do the Jehovah’s Witnesses make it’s members reject their family if that family member leaves the church?Because its a cult. And that’s what cults do.[2]8.c. Shunning of those who leave; fear of being rejected by friends and family.From the published dissertation, The BITE Model of Authoritarian Control: Undue Influence, Thought Reform, Brainwashing, Mind Control, Trafficking and the Law by cult expert Steve Hassan.[3] A guide for identifying cults.Footnotes[1] Sergio Saavedra's answer to Why do the Jehovah's Witnesses make its members reject their family if that family member leaves the church?[2] Steven Hassan's BITE Model of Authoritarian Control - Freedom of Mind Resource Center[3] The BITE Model of Authoritarian Control: Undue Influence, Thought Reform, Brainwashing, Mind Control, Trafficking and the Law