Spring Interview Questions for Freshers
Preparing for your first Spring interviews? This set is curated for freshers and early-career developers (0–2 years): the 28 questions that come up most for entry-level roles, each with a clear answer, example code and follow-ups.
28 Spring questions
- 1What is Spring MVC architecture?Intermediate
- 2What is Spring Profiles?Intermediate
- 3What is Caching in Spring?Intermediate
- 4What is Spring Boot Actuator?Intermediate
- 5What is @Qualifier used for in Spring?Intermediate
- 6What is Spring Security?Intermediate
- 7What is the difference between @Bean and @Component?Intermediate
- 8What is Spring Data JPA?Intermediate
- 9What is Spring Transaction Management?Intermediate
- 10What is Spring AOP (Aspect-Oriented Programming)?Intermediate
- 11What is the use of @Value annotation in Spring?Beginner
- 12What is a Spring Bean lifecycle?Beginner
- 13What is @ControllerAdvice?Beginner
- 14What is SpringApplication.run()?Beginner
- 15What does @Autowired do?Beginner
- 16What is application.properties used for?Beginner
- 17What is a REST Controller in Spring?Beginner
- 18What is Spring Boot?Beginner
- 19Difference between @Component, @Service, and @RepositoryBeginner
- 20What is Dependency Injection in Spring?Beginner
- 21What is Inversion of Control (IoC) in Spring?Beginner
- 22Spring Interview Question 1 (Free)Beginner
- 23Spring Interview Question 5 (Free)Intermediate
- 24Spring Interview Question 4 (Free)Beginner
- 25Spring Interview Question 2 (Free)Intermediate
- 26Spring Advanced Interview Question 10Beginner
- 27Spring Advanced Interview Question 8Intermediate
- 28Spring Advanced Interview Question 7Beginner
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Frequently asked questions
Which Spring questions do freshers (0–2 years) get asked?
This page collects 28 Spring interview questions aligned with freshers (0–2 years), ranging across the difficulty levels that match that experience band.
How do I prepare for a Spring interview with my experience level?
Work through these questions in order, make sure you can explain each answer out loud, and pay attention to the real-world examples and follow-ups — interviewers at this level care as much about reasoning as the final answer.
Do the answers include code and examples?
Yes — answers include explanations, code examples where relevant, common mistakes to avoid and follow-up questions so you are ready for the full interview conversation.