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TCS Data Scientist Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 24 Feb 2025

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35 interviews found

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

I was interviewed before Dec 2023.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Python, basics OOP, ML, MLOps

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is TSA? Explain the project as well.
  • Ans. 

    TSA stands for Transportation Security Administration. It is a government agency responsible for security at airports and other transportation hubs.

    • TSA was created in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States.

    • Its main goal is to ensure the security of passengers and transportation infrastructure.

    • TSA agents screen passengers and luggage for prohibited items before they board flights.

    • The a...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What is Polymorphism?
  • Ans. 

    Polymorphism is the ability of a function or method to behave differently based on the object it is acting upon.

    • Polymorphism allows objects of different classes to be treated as objects of a common superclass.

    • It enables a single interface to represent multiple data types.

    • Examples include method overloading and method overriding in object-oriented programming.

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - basics of ML, Python and MLops is fine.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Indeed and was interviewed before Sep 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. NLP techniques, word stop,
  • Q2. K-nearset neighout algorithm, gaussian mixtture model

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

I was interviewed in Dec 2022.

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 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Optimization of ML algorithms, NLP project lifecycle, MLOPS related questions, Time Series questions
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Fitment interview, Get familiar with Big data tools before joining for better hold on projects

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Get your Basics right. Maths behind algorithms etc.
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Apr 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Identify geometric alorithm pattern
  • Ans. 

    Geometric algorithm patterns involve solving problems related to geometric shapes and structures.

    • Identifying and solving problems related to points, lines, angles, and shapes

    • Utilizing geometric formulas and theorems to find solutions

    • Examples include calculating area, perimeter, angles, and distances in geometric figures

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. If minimal data, which would you train for categorical prediction model?
  • Ans. 

    I would train a decision tree model as it can handle categorical data well with minimal data.

    • Decision tree models are suitable for categorical prediction with minimal data

    • They can handle both numerical and categorical data

    • Decision trees are easy to interpret and visualize

    • Examples: predicting customer churn, classifying spam emails

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Study fundamentals of ml algorithms and how the process geometrically

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Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. About projects that I did
  • Ans. We should be completely aware of projects that we mention in the resume. Most of the questions will come from one of the projects that we did.
  • Answered Anonymously
  • Q2. How does decision tree algorithm work, what is cross entropy..
  • Ans. 

    Decision tree algorithm is a tree-like model used for classification and regression. Cross entropy is a measure of the difference between two probability distributions.

    • Decision tree algorithm recursively splits the data into subsets based on the most significant attribute until a stopping criterion is met.

    • It is a popular algorithm for both classification and regression tasks.

    • Cross entropy is used as a loss function in ...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - You should be good at projects that you did, that's it you can crack it easily..

Skills evaluated in this interview

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Data Scientist Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 8 Mar 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

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

Round 1 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Basics of Machine Learning
  • Q2. Basics of deep learning
  • Q3. Some python code
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Jun 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Aptitude related to Machine learning
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed before Mar 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What is bias variance trade off
  • Ans. 

    Bias-variance trade off is the balance between underfitting and overfitting in machine learning models.

    • Bias refers to error from erroneous assumptions in the learning algorithm, leading to underfitting.

    • Variance refers to error from sensitivity to small fluctuations in the training set, leading to overfitting.

    • The trade off involves finding the right level of model complexity to minimize both bias and variance.

    • Regulariza...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Na

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in May 2022. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What are your projects Explain one in brief

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident and answer throughly. Keep you knowledge check.
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Statistics Probability questions K mean

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - tough Interview. Asked statistics question
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TCS Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in TCS Data Scientist interview?
TCS interview process usually has 1-2 rounds. The most common rounds in the TCS interview process are Technical, One-on-one Round and Aptitude Test.
How to prepare for TCS Data Scientist interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at TCS. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at TCS expect are Data Science, Python, Machine Learning, SQL and R.
What are the top questions asked in TCS Data Scientist interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the TCS Data Scientist interview -

  1. How does decision tree algorithm work, what is cross entrop...read more
  2. If minimal data, which would you train for categorical prediction mod...read more
  3. How RNN handles exploding/vanishing Gradie...read more
How long is the TCS Data Scientist interview process?

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

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