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TCS Associate Software Developer Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 20 Aug 2024

TCS Associate Software Developer Interview Experiences

7 interviews found

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Feb 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

The Basic Aptitude Quant Reasoning and Verbal Ability

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Basic Programming Questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Focus more on Advanced Aptitude
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via Job Portal

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Basic data structures questions you may have to do it again for your time

Associate Software Developer Interview Questions Asked at Other Companies

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Q1. Nth Fibonacci Number Problem Statement Calculate the Nth term in ... read more
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Q2. Tell me some of the data types that are used in python?
asked in Xoriant
Q3. What are joins in SQL? Explain each with the real life example?
asked in Xoriant
Q4. How will you delete a file in python module using a python code?
asked in Accenture
Q5. What are some basic DBMS concepts, including joins and subqueries ... read more
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Newspaper Ad and was interviewed in Sep 2023. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
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Round 2 - Coding Test 

Very basic coding test

Round 3 - Aptitude Test 

10 questions based on simple logic and reasoning

Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Hr plus technical round. Some very basic questions that you should know anyways.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - You can find a better company than this, so treat it as your last resort.
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Apr 2023. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Properly align and format text in your resume. A recruiter will have to spend more time reading poorly aligned text, leading to high chances of rejection.
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Round 2 - Coding Test 

Basic knowledge of coding
Theory of codes

Round 3 - Group Discussion 

Topic was cashless society
Dont be silent
Say good precise points
Listen to other's point carefully

Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. More coding questions Why do need this job question

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident
Know your stuff
Be precise
Be polite
Try to engage in casual conversation

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 (14)

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

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

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Arrays, strings, stacks, oops concepts

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Sliding window problem
  • Ans. 

    Sliding window problem involves finding a subarray of fixed size with maximum/minimum sum/product.

    • Use a sliding window approach to iterate through the array efficiently.

    • Keep track of the current window sum/product and update it as you slide the window.

    • Maintain a variable to store the maximum/minimum sum/product found so far.

    • Examples: Maximum sum subarray of size k, Maximum product subarray of size k.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. 2 pointer problem

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
No response
Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
View all tips
Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Simple mcq based on basic maths and logical problems

Round 3 - Coding Test 

Question with medium difficulty

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - prepare for the basics in coding and aptitude.
coding in a praticular language and get a command in that language .
Round 1 - Coding Test 

1 hour, coding,hacker rank

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basics of language, sql, dsa

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - if u are fresher, u must have clear concept about basics

Interview questions from similar companies

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Aug 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. Best sorting although and its working they asked
  • Q2. Write a program to replace the character with another character in java.
  • Ans. 

    A program to replace a character with another character in Java.

    • Create a string variable with the original text

    • Use the replace() method to replace the character with another character

    • Print the new string with the replaced character

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. SQL queries on order by, group by, and it's difference they asked.
  • Q4. Project management experience they asked.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be prepare on the basis concepts and be perfect on your resume they are not expecting much from you as you are a fresher.

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Oct 2020. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. What is second level cache?How to implement second level cache?How to optimize sql query?what are solid principles?
  • Ans. 

    Second level cache is a caching mechanism used to improve performance by storing frequently accessed data in memory.

    • Second level cache is implemented at the application level and can be configured using frameworks like Hibernate.

    • To optimize SQL queries, one can use indexes, avoid using SELECT *, and use JOINs instead of subqueries.

    • SOLID principles are a set of design principles for writing maintainable and scalable cod...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Mostly FAQ but somewhat in depth?
  • Q3. How to deploy application in aws?
  • Ans. 

    To deploy an application in AWS, you need to create an EC2 instance, configure security groups, install necessary software, and upload your application code.

    • Create an EC2 instance in the desired region and select the appropriate instance type

    • Configure security groups to allow traffic to and from the instance

    • Install necessary software and dependencies on the instance

    • Upload your application code to the instance

    • Start the ...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare basic faq but in depth,Interview level is easy to medium.They will ask only theory .No practical algorithm test.

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Aug 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. What is my longterm and short-term goals.
  • Ans. My short-term is to become an expert in solving queries And long term is to become valuable employee in an organisation and managing a team, also helping new recruits to learn the work.
  • Answered Anonymously

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Excellent and friendly-nature interview

TCS Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in TCS Associate Software Developer interview?
TCS interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the TCS interview process are Coding Test, Resume Shortlist and Aptitude Test.
What are the top questions asked in TCS Associate Software Developer interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the TCS Associate Software Developer interview -

  1. sliding window prob...read more
  2. Hr plus technical round. Some very basic questions that you should know anywa...read more
  3. basics of language, sql, ...read more

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TCS Associate Software Developer Interview Process

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