Answer Subjective Question
Last updated: October 14, 2025
Subjective questions are open-ended prompts that require you to write your response in plain text. These questions assess your ability to explain concepts, describe experiences, or provide opinions. Test setters manually evaluate your responses in the candidate report.
Answering a subjective question
To answer a subjective question:
Log in to your HackerRank test. For instructions, see Logging into HackerRank Tests.
Select a Subjective question from the Test home and click Solve.

Review the problem statement to understand the requirements.
Enter your response in the editor.

Format your answer using the toolbar at the top.
Click Save and Proceed to save your answer and move to the next question. If the test contains only one question, this action returns you to the Test home.
Click Submit Test after you complete all questions to finalize your submission.
Note: If you need to make changes before the test ends, click Modify to edit your response.