Module 3 : TCS Interview Experiences

Experience 1

I applied for the TCS Off-Campus drive through the TCS NextStep portal. After around three weeks, I received an email for the online assessment.

Round 1: Online Test

The online test had 3 sections:

1. Quantitative & Logical Ability
   Questions were from percentages, time and work, series, and seating arrangement.
2. Verbal Ability
   This section included reading comprehension, sentence correction, and synonyms-antonyms.
3. Programming Section
   There were 2 coding questions based on basic logic and arrays.

All sections were elimination rounds.

After one week, I received a mail saying I was shortlisted for the interview.

Round 2: Technical + HR Interview

The interview was conducted on the TCS iON platform. There was one interviewer who asked both technical and HR questions.

Technical Questions:

• Tell me about yourself.
• What is OOPS? Explain its four pillars.
• Difference between abstract class and interface.
• What is normalization?
• Write a program to check whether a number is prime.
• Explain your final year project.

HR Questions:

• Why do you want to join TCS?
• Are you willing to relocate?
• How do you handle pressure?
• What are your strengths and weaknesses?
• Do you have any questions for me?

The interview lasted around 25 minutes.
After 10 days, I got the selection mail.

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Experience 2

I applied through a college placement drive for the TCS Ninja role. After clearing the written test, I was called for the interview.

Round 1: Written Test

The test had 4 sections:

• Numerical Ability
• Logical Reasoning
• Verbal Ability
• Programming (basic)

The questions were moderate. Time management was very important.

After 5 days, the shortlisted candidates were informed.

Round 2: Technical Interview

The technical interview was around 20 minutes.

Questions asked:

• Introduce yourself.
• What is a pointer?
• Difference between stack and queue.
• What is SDLC?
• Write an SQL query to find the second highest salary.
• Explain your project architecture.

The interviewer focused mainly on my project and DBMS concepts.

Round 3: HR Interview

The HR round lasted around 15 minutes.

HR Questions:

• Why TCS?
• What do you know about our company?
• Are you comfortable with night shifts?
• What will you do if assigned a technology you don’t like?
• What is your long-term goal?

After a week, I received the final result email and got selected.

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Experience 3

TCS visited our campus for Digital role hiring. I prepared mainly aptitude and Java.

Round 1: Online Assessment

The assessment had:

• Aptitude
• Logical Reasoning
• Verbal
• Coding (2 questions)

Coding questions were based on strings and arrays.

After one week, results were announced.

Round 2: Interview (TR + HR Combined)

The interview was taken by a senior project manager.

Technical Questions:

• Tell me about yourself.
• What is polymorphism?
• Difference between list and array.
• What is cloud computing?
• Write a program to reverse a string.
• Explain your project challenges.

HR Questions:

• Why do you want to work in IT?
• How will you manage if your team speaks a different language?
• Are you ready to relocate anywhere in India?
• Can you work under pressure?
• Do you have any questions?

The interview lasted about 30 minutes.

After 12 days, I got the selection email.

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Experience 4

I applied through TCS NQT and was shortlisted for Ninja role.

Round 1: TCS NQT Exam

The test had:

• Quantitative
• Reasoning
• Verbal
• Programming logic

The questions were not very tough but required speed and accuracy.

Round 2: Technical Interview

The technical round was conducted on Microsoft Teams.

Questions asked:

• Introduce yourself.
• What is DBMS?
• Difference between primary key and foreign key.
• What is inheritance?
• Write a program to check palindrome.
• Why did you choose your project topic?

Round 3: HR Interview

HR Questions:

• Why TCS?
• Are you willing to work in support roles initially?
• What motivates you?
• What are your short-term goals?
• Can you join immediately if selected?

The HR was very calm and friendly.
After two weeks, I got my offer letter.

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Experience 5

TCS came to our campus for Prime role.

Round 1: Online Test

There were 2 coding questions and aptitude sections.

The coding questions were moderate.

Round 2: Technical Interview

The interviewer focused deeply on core subjects.

Technical Questions:

• Tell me about yourself.
• What is encapsulation?
• Difference between C and Java.
• What is normalization?
• Explain your project with database design.
• What is multithreading?

Round 3: Managerial + HR Interview

HR & Managerial Questions:

• Why should we hire you?
• What will you do if you fail in a project?
• How do you manage time?
• Are you comfortable relocating?
• Do you have any questions for us?

The interview was around 35 minutes.

After 8 days, I received the final selection mail.