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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

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Sep 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

1. verbal abilities
2. Mathematics aptitude
3. IT security questions
4. Coding questions (2)

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 1. Hi goodmorning tell me about yourself. 2. What were your projects. Told him projects on which i worked upon and he took the interview in same direction as I'm from electronics so he asked about half wav...
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. During the end of technical round he told me that Im selected for the next round and after 1 hour I got a link for HR round. 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Are you willing to relocate. Then she(HR) told me ...

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Focus on your communication skills as the work you do doesn't matter but how you express your work(projects) to a person matters.
Happy learning and good luck for your job.

I applied via campus placement at GMR Institute of Technology, Srikakulam and was interviewed before Jul 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me about your self? Dont give one line answers..please give some brief introduction about you atleast 5minutes.in the question it says they want to know more about you (studies, family, achivements, ...

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident.
Dont try to bluff with your smart answers.they will easily grab who is honest or who is not.

Assistant System Engineer Interview Questions Asked at Other Companies

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Q2. Game in SpaceNinja is in space with his super spaceship having un ... read more
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Q3. Given a string S(input consisting) of ‘*’ and ‘#’. The le ... read more
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Q4. Prime Time AgainYou have been given two integers ‘DAY_HOURS’ and ... read more
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Q5. Maximize the sumYou are given two sorted arrays of distinct integ ... read more

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Aug 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Should have basic knowledge on concepts

Round 2 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Basics and intermediate level questions on C
  • Ans. Straight answer to question not diverting from question
  • Answered by K.AKASH
  • Q2. Management and general questions
  • Q3. Answer the question, if only know

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for TCS Assistant System Engineer interview:
  • Python
  • Java
  • Project Management
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Please do maintain your resume appropriate, and try to add your skills whichever you are capable to answer.
Don't try to add extra skills, which it make disadvantage if you are not able to answer the question.
Try to answer the question not from diverting originally.
Make answer simple and easier way to understand so that it can be conveyed nicely.
Last but not least there is no need highly fluent english, but you able to answer the question correctly

I was interviewed before May 2021.

Round 1 - Video Call 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 20 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

  • Q1. DBMS Questions

    What is Primary key, Foreign key?
    Can Foreign key be null?
    Write query to insert data in the table.

Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 10 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

  • Q1. Basic HR Questions

    Are you ready to relocate?

    Do you have any location constraint?

    Are you comfortable with any technology?



     

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI applied for the job as Assistant System Engineer in NoidaEligibility criteriathroughout 60%Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - OOPS, Databases, C language, Python language, Pointers.Time required to prepare for the interview - 3 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Do prepare pointer very well.
Tip 2 : Do prepare any prog. language well.
Tip 3 : Do prepare basics of databases.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Mention at least two programming languages
Tip 2 : Mention project.

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I applied via campus placement at FISAT Federal Institute of Science and Technology, Kochi and was interviewed before Mar 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

The fist step in tcs ninja hiring process is aptitude test comprising english,reasoning, numerical ability followed by 2 programming test. You can choose to code from a wide range of programming languages. The test is intermediate level and the coding test is time consuming but simple if you take some time first and try to figure out the logic

Round 2 - HR 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Why should we hire you?
  • Q2. What are your strengths and weaknesses?
  • Q3. Tell me about yourself.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - TCS is a organization easy to get into these days. Focus on the test . For coding test focus on class concept. And for interview refer to any interview guide online

Get interview-ready with Top TCS Interview Questions

I applied via campus placement at FISAT Federal Institute of Science and Technology, Kochi and was interviewed before Mar 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

The fist step in tcs ninja hiring process is aptitude test comprising english,reasoning, numerical ability followed by 2 programming test. You can choose to code from a wide range of programming languages. The test is intermediate level and the coding test is time consuming but simple if you take some time first and try to figure out the logic

Round 2 - HR 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Why should we hire you?
  • Q2. What are your strengths and weaknesses?
  • Q3. Tell me about yourself.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - TCS is a organization easy to get into these days. Focus on the test . For coding test focus on class concept. And for interview refer to any interview guide online

Assistant System Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 4 Mar 2022

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Mar 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Three sections of Verbal, Aptitude and Reasoning. Level is low to moderate

Round 2 - Coding Test 

There are two questions: one is low to moderate based on strings and the other one is moderate to high based on arrays.

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Difference between abstract class and interface, how to check mysql version.
  • Ans. 

    Abstract class is a class with implementation while interface is a contract without implementation. To check MySQL version, use SELECT VERSION();

    • Abstract class can have constructors while interface cannot

    • Abstract class can have non-abstract methods while interface cannot

    • A class can implement multiple interfaces but can only inherit from one abstract class

    • To check MySQL version, use SELECT VERSION(); in MySQL command li

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be calm, be confident and do your best.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Assistant System Engineer interview

user image Tech and Target

posted on 16 Nov 2021

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Jul 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Resume related

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - The interview experience was really good and the interviews were eager to know too from me.

I applied via campus placement at GMR Institute of Technology, Srikakulam and was interviewed before Oct 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

It was easy with basic questions and 2 coding questions

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. About the languages / technologies mentioned in the resume.
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic HR questions like rotational shift timings, location, and flexibility.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident while facing the interview and answer them

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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  • Technical Round
  • HR Round 1
  • HR Round 2
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