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TCS Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 25 Jan 2025

Top TCS Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. Tell about oops concepts What is inheritance? Is multiple inheritance possible in java? What is mutable in java? What is the function of malloc, calloc etc? Difference be ...read more
  • Q2. What is Java and how itis best language and what are the benefits of the language
  • Q3. What is a heap and what is base structure is used to build it?
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TCS Interview Experiences

31 interviews found

I applied via Indeed and was interviewed before Aug 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

I took classes for aptitude reasoning

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Coding also in the 1st round only i know C better so i gave the attempt with some practice

Round 3 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. In the technical interview they asked me about java concepts as i was from CSE background they asked oops, a logic for a swapping problem without using 3rd variable and some more
  • Q2. Tell about oops concepts What is inheritance? Is multiple inheritance possible in java? What is mutable in java? What is the function of malloc, calloc etc? Difference between delete and truncate? And ...
  • Ans. 

    Questions on OOPs concepts, inheritance, mutable in Java, memory allocation functions, and difference between delete and truncate.

    • Inheritance is a mechanism in OOPs where a class can inherit properties and methods from another class.

    • Java supports single inheritance but not multiple inheritance.

    • Mutable in Java refers to objects whose state can be modified after creation.

    • Malloc and calloc are memory allocation functions ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. In HR round they asked me self intro, am i willing to relocate or not and general questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be thorough with everything,practice more, be confident, learn 2 core subjects and a programming language for technical round
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Apr 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Generate codes for billing

Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Favourite Subject, Specific chapter explanation

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Q2. What is inheritance and what are their types? Explain them.
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Q3. What are polymorphism, abstraction, and encapsulation?
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Q4. From Java 1. What is class and object? 2. Describe OOPS concept 3 ... read more
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Q5. What are the types of clouds?

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in May 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

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.
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Round 2 - HR 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me something about yourself
  • Q2. How much ctc did you expect
  • Q3. Why did i hire you

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for TCS Associate Systems Engineer interview:
  • Why you go for particular job.
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Improve technical and IT skills.like c,c++,python,java,sql,css,java script,html etc.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed before Jun 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Arthamatic+ quantitative aptitude. Both has it's own cut off marks.@2019

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Start forward coding test. Given a simple program and expected to pass all test cases.

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Final interview. Discussion about project , education, some coding questions.
  • Q2. 3rd round is my final round.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - I think the selection process would have been changed alot but mostly they focused on basics and communication skills.

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 (96)

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 (1)

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

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Aug 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

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.
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Tcs NQT will test basic aptitude knowledge and it had 2 coding questions (on arrays and strings)

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. They asked about final year project, and some basic programming questions
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic HR questions like relocate,hobbies,skills, strengths and weaknesses.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed before Aug 2022. There were 5 interview rounds.

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 

Quants reasoning English

Round 3 - Coding Test 

10 MCQ And 1 coding

Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Coding and verbal interview of working projects.
Round 5 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself.

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before May 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is a heap and what is base structure is used to build it?
  • Ans. 

    A heap is a data structure used to store and manage dynamically allocated memory.

    • A heap is a region of memory that is managed by the operating system.

    • It is used to store data that is allocated dynamically at runtime.

    • The base structure used to build a heap is typically a binary tree.

    • Heap operations include allocating and deallocating memory, and sorting data.

    • Examples of languages that use heaps include C, C++, and Java.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What is OOPM? what are network topologies?
  • Ans. 

    OOPM stands for Object-Oriented Programming Methodology. Network topologies refer to the physical or logical layout of a network.

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

    • It emphasizes encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism.

    • Examples of OOPM languages include Java, C++, and Python.

    • Network topologies include bus, star, ring, mesh, and hybrid.

    • They determine how devices are connect...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Don't panic just be cool HR are super cool people and in the technical round, you need to know some basics like OOPM, C, Computer Networks, Data Structures, etc.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Be thorough with resume and projects you have worked on.

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Jul 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

It was through NQT consisting of Aptitude questions i.e Quants, Logical questions and reasoning ability and English grammar the difficulty of apltitude was ranging from Medium to hard. One should keen a eye on time. This test also consists of two coding questions at the end of the test difficulty ranging from easy to medium

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Many basic technical questions were asked on the projects in the Resume, And on the Programming language mentioned in the resume and also they covered the questions from the core subjects of your branch.
  • Q2. HR questions like general scenario based questions were asked

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well for Initial round it will be the most difficult one that too the difficulty level of aptitude questions are shooting up from time to time and have a sound knowledge on programming. have basic awareness of the organization.

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Sep 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Medium level difficulty

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Medium to high level

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions asked based on Branch in graduation.
Round 4 - HR 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Asked Self introduction
  • Q2. What are your hobbies
  • Q3. Why you choose software, but studied electronics

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Basic interview questions and checks communication skills.

TCS Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in TCS Associate Systems Engineer job interview?
TCS interview process usually has 3-4 rounds. The most common rounds in the TCS interview process are Aptitude Test, Technical and Coding Test.
What are the top questions asked in TCS Associate Systems Engineer interview for job?

Some of the top questions asked at the TCS Associate Systems Engineer interview for job -

  1. Tell about oops concepts What is inheritance? Is multiple inheritance possible...read more
  2. What is Java and how itis best language and what are the benefits of the langua...read more
  3. What is a heap and what is base structure is used to build ...read more
How long is the TCS Associate Systems Engineer interview process?

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

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TCS Interview Process

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4 Interview rounds

  • Aptitude Test Round - 1
  • Aptitude Test Round - 2
  • Technical Round
  • HR Round
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