Steep multi-stage funnel (210->30->15->10->7->5), written test on ad-hoc algorithms

Application

I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Zomato (New Delhi) in Aug 2015

Interview

Started with resume shortlisting. So out of 210 people who applied about 30-36 were selected. -Then a written test on coding, Five Questions most of which involved adhoc algorithms.(not difficult) -around 15-16 were shortlisted -First Interview based on CV/Resume -around 10 were shortlisted -Second interview (technical) -around 7-8 shortlisted -Third (technical) - Around 5 shorlisted

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

How would I search a name of a student in all of the Universities in India and how would I optimise it?