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TCS Assistant System Engineer Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 8 Jan 2025

Top TCS Assistant System Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. Constellation Given a matrix ‘UNIVERSE’ with 3 rows and ‘N’ columns, with the characters { # , * , . } and these characters represent a cluster of stars and galaxies in s ...read more
  • Q2. Game in Space Ninja is in space with his super spaceship having unlimited fuel. Ninja initially has a health level ‘H’ and his spaceship has an armour ‘A’. He decides to ...read more
  • Q3. Given a string S(input consisting) of ‘*’ and ‘#’. The length of the string is variable. The task is to find the minimum number of ‘*’ or ‘#’ to make it a ...read more
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TCS Assistant System Engineer Interview Experiences

418 interviews found

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed before May 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Python version compatibility
  • Ans. 

    Python versions are backward compatible, meaning code written in older versions should work in newer versions.

    • Python versions are backward compatible, meaning code written in older versions should work in newer versions.

    • It is recommended to use the latest stable version of Python for development.

    • Some libraries and frameworks may not be compatible with older versions of Python.

    • For example, Python 2.x is no longer suppor...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - It was a fairly an easy interview, questions were asked based on resume capabilities, if you know what you speak, it fairly easy to crack the interview.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
6-8 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Job Fair and was interviewed before Jun 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Gendral apps , reasoning, basic programming

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Based on skill set and your previous experience
  • Q2. Sql, python basics and project based questions

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Dec 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

9 Questions

  • Q1. Tel me about yourself
  • Q2. Different between c and java
  • Ans. 

    C is a procedural language while Java is an object-oriented language.

    • C is compiled while Java is interpreted

    • Java has automatic garbage collection while C requires manual memory management

    • Java has platform independence while C is platform dependent

    • Java has built-in exception handling while C does not

    • Java has a larger standard library than C

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  • Q3. What projects are you doing
  • Q4. What is your role in the project
  • Q5. What is MVC? Explain how it is work
  • Ans. 

    MVC stands for Model-View-Controller. It is a software design pattern used to separate an application's concerns.

    • Model represents the data and business logic

    • View displays the data to the user

    • Controller handles user input and updates the model and view accordingly

    • MVC promotes separation of concerns and modularity

    • Examples include Ruby on Rails, ASP.NET MVC, and Spring MVC

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  • Q6. Type of joining in SQL
  • Ans. 

    There are two types of joining in SQL: Inner Join and Outer Join.

    • Inner Join returns only the matching rows from both tables.

    • Outer Join returns all the rows from both tables, with NULL values for non-matching rows.

    • Outer Join has three sub-types: Left Join, Right Join, and Full Outer Join.

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  • Q7. Different between primary key and foreign key
  • Ans. 

    Primary key uniquely identifies a record in a table, while foreign key refers to a field in another table.

    • Primary key is unique and cannot be null

    • Foreign key is used to establish a relationship between two tables

    • Primary key can be used as a foreign key in another table

    • Foreign key can have null values

    • Example: CustomerID in Orders table is a foreign key referencing CustomerID in Customers table

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  • Q8. What is Oops? Explain
  • Ans. 

    Oops stands for Object-Oriented Programming System. It is a programming paradigm based on objects.

    • Oops is a programming paradigm that focuses on objects and their interactions.

    • It allows for encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism.

    • Encapsulation refers to the hiding of implementation details within an object.

    • Inheritance allows for the creation of new classes based on existing ones.

    • Polymorphism allows for the use of ...

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  • Q9. Why TCS? Give me 3 reason.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - My tips:-
Be confident of Your Answers
Not matter that How many questions you Answered
Keep calm. Take your time to answer clearly

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I was interviewed before Jul 2023.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Easy questions were asked.

Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me About yourself
  • Q2. Where you see yourself in 5 years

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Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

It is easy one who know basics of Aptitude.It contains one basic coding question as well.

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. About any programming question
  • Q2. About aptitude questions and HR as well

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well it is easy to crack
Prepare basic coding questions

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I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Jul 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Basic aptitude and coding

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions on skills mentioned on resume. explaining projects previously done.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - have a good portfolio of atleast 2 projects and 1 or 2 skills. easy to crack.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via campus placement at Meghnad Saha Institute of Technology, Kolkata and was interviewed before Apr 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Basic Coding questions will be asked

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic questions on your preferred programming language will be asked

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare Basics well

Assistant System Engineer interview

user image Tech and Target

posted on 16 Nov 2021

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Oct 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Basic aptitude question which is available on internet

Round 2 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. It was technical + hr round, normal dsa question were asked.
  • Q2. What is tree? and its traversal technique
  • Ans. 

    A tree is a data structure consisting of nodes connected by edges. Traversal techniques include in-order, pre-order, post-order, and level-order.

    • A tree is a hierarchical data structure with a root node and child nodes.

    • Traversal techniques include in-order (left subtree, root, right subtree), pre-order (root, left subtree, right subtree), post-order (left subtree, right subtree, root), and level-order (level by level).

    • E...

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  • Q3. Difference between stack and queue
  • Ans. 

    Stack is Last In First Out (LIFO) data structure, while Queue is First In First Out (FIFO) data structure.

    • Stack is like a stack of plates - last plate added is the first one to be removed.

    • Queue is like a line at a grocery store - first person in line is the first one to be served.

    • Stack operations: push (add), pop (remove), peek (view top element).

    • Queue operations: enqueue (add), dequeue (remove), peek (view front eleme

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Jun 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

All basic apti and coding round as well

Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What you want to be next 5years

TCS Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in TCS Assistant System Engineer interview?
TCS interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the TCS interview process are Aptitude Test, Technical and HR.
What are the top questions asked in TCS Assistant System Engineer interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the TCS Assistant System Engineer interview -

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How long is the TCS Assistant System Engineer interview process?

The duration of TCS Assistant System Engineer interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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