Aspiring Minds recently released the advanced version of its Simulated Programming assessment, Automata2.0 with capability to evaluate programming code beyond correctness, rate quality and norms. The assessment allows evaluation of actual programming skills of a candidate, giving the candidate an opportunity to write the program in an editor, compile and run test cases, all in the assessment environment itself. The test consists of a wide range of easy to hard programming problems with smartly designed corner and generic tests cases. Automata2.0 evaluates a candidate's knowledge of algorithms, data structures, concepts like recursion, dynamic memory allocation and modular programming. The compiler supports multiple languages like C, C++, Java etc

Some of the unique features of Automata2.0 include:

• Checks the code on a set of scientifically chosen basic, advanced and edge test cases designed for that problem.
• Score based on the ability to write thorough and correct code. Scoring parameters include


• Correctness of the code
• Whether the code runs for basic as well as advanced test cases
• Whether the code runs for boundary cases


• Quality of the code
• Use of industry-defined best practices in the code


• Efficiency of the code
• Average case time Complexity of the code
• How many warnings and errors were generated
• How many compilations witnessed run time and time-out errors etc
• Time take to submit the final code etc

Automata 2.0 can be delivered alongside AMCAT, Aspiring Minds' standardized online, adaptive assessment test. It can be delivered on campuses by setting up a local area network and can also be conducted online through an internet connection. Different versions are available for IT Product and IT services companies looking to select talented programmers. Detailed automated reporting on real time and features like interviewer feedback make it easy to use in a mass scale. Automata 2.0 can be effectively used for fresher hiring as well as hiring lateral programmers.