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TCS Associate Systems Engineer Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 25 Jan 2025

Top TCS Associate Systems Engineer 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. Difference between c and c++ What is pointer? Introduction Why tcs? your role in project?
  • Q3. What is Java and how itis best language and what are the benefits of the language
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TCS Associate Systems Engineer Interview Experiences

63 interviews found

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.
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.

Associate Systems Engineer Interview Questions Asked at Other Companies

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Q1. Given string/sentence need to be reversed and the vowels need to ... read more
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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?
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 Resume 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 Company Website and was interviewed in Dec 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Questions based on resume

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Go through your resume keenly.

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I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Mar 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

5 Questions

  • Q1. Self introduction
  • Q2. Project details and questions related to my project (ML) and C basics
  • Q3. Mr interview consists of various qu'estions in which they will be testing your communication skills and your capability of handling the situations given to you...
  • Q4. Finally Hr interview includes basic Hr qu'estions ..some of them can be expected from your resume too Ex:If you mentioned self motivated in you resume then qu'estions will be like...how you are self motiva...
  • Q5. At last you can ask any questions to them

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident ...
Don't coverup they will catch you up

Get interview-ready with Top TCS Interview Questions

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

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

Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. Conversation of given expression Postfix and prefix notation.
  • Q2. Comparison between languages php and python
  • Ans. 

    Comparison between PHP and Python

    • PHP is a server-side scripting language while Python is a general-purpose language

    • PHP is faster for web development while Python is better for data analysis and machine learning

    • PHP has a larger community and more resources available while Python has a simpler syntax and is easier to learn

    • PHP is used for popular CMS like WordPress while Python is used for scientific computing and AI appl

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. What if you not get selected
  • Q4. About projects

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident and cool. Don't penic if you don't have answer just try if you know other simply say no.

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.
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TCS Interview FAQs

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

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

  1. Tell about oops concepts What is inheritance? Is multiple inheritance possible...read more
  2. Difference between c and c++ What is pointer? Introduction Why tcs? your role i...read more
  3. What is Java and how itis best language and what are the benefits of the langua...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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