Nykaa Placement Papers 2026 — Complete Preparation Guide

Last Updated: March 2026

Company Overview

Nykaa is India's leading beauty and lifestyle e-commerce platform. It went public in 2021 and is a prominent digital-first retail company.

Key Facts:

Founded: 2012
Employees: 2000+
India Offices: Mumbai (HQ), Bangalore, Delhi
Publicly Listed: Yes (NSE: NYKAA)

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria	Requirement
Degree	B.Tech/B.E, M.Tech, MCA, MBA
Branches	CSE, IT, Any (for MBA roles)
Academic Score	65%+ throughout
Backlogs	No active backlogs

CTC & Compensation

Role	CTC (Fresher)
Software Engineer	8-15 LPA
Product Manager	10-16 LPA
Data Analyst	7-12 LPA

Exam Pattern

Section	Questions	Duration
Aptitude	20	25 min
Technical MCQ	15	20 min
Coding	2	60 min

Aptitude Questions

Q1

A man buys 12 articles for Rs. 10 and sells 10 articles for Rs. 12. Gain %? Answer: 44%

Q2

If 20% of A = 30% of B, then A:B = ? Answer: 3:2

Q3

Average of first 50 natural numbers? Answer: 25.5

Q4

A boat goes 20 km upstream in 4 hours and downstream in 2 hours. Stream speed? Answer: 2.5 km/hr

Q5

How many 3-digit numbers are divisible by 5? Answer: 180

Technical Questions

E-commerce database design?
How to handle flash sales traffic?
Inventory management system?
Recommendation engine basics?
Payment gateway integration?

Coding Questions (Python)

Q1: Maximum Subarray (Kadane's Algorithm)

def max_subarray(nums):
    max_so_far = max_ending_here = nums[0]
    for num in nums[1:]:
        max_ending_here = max(num, max_ending_here + num)
        max_so_far = max(max_so_far, max_ending_here)
    return max_so_far

Q2: Product of Array Except Self

def product_except_self(nums):
    n = len(nums)
    result = [1] * n
    left = 1
    for i in range(n):
        result[i] = left
        left *= nums[i]
    right = 1
    for i in range(n-1, -1, -1):
        result[i] *= right
        right *= nums[i]
    return result

Q3: Search in Rotated Sorted Array

def search_rotated(nums, target):
    left, right = 0, len(nums) - 1
    while left <= right:
        mid = (left + right) // 2
        if nums[mid] == target:
            return mid
        if nums[left] <= nums[mid]:
            if nums[left] <= target < nums[mid]:
                right = mid - 1
            else:
                left = mid + 1
        else:
            if nums[mid] < target <= nums[right]:
                left = mid + 1
            else:
                right = mid - 1
    return -1

Interview Tips

E-commerce Knowledge: Understand beauty/lifestyle retail
Customer Focus: User experience matters
Scale Thinking: High traffic handling
Data-Driven: Analytics and metrics
Brand Understanding: Know Nykaa's products

FAQs

Q1: Is Nykaa good for tech roles? Yes, growing tech team Q2: Work culture? Inclusive, dynamic, fast-paced Q3: Tech stack? Java, Spring, React, AWS

All the best for your Nykaa placement!