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Updated 8 Apr 2025

Top TCS Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. Palindromic Numbers Finder Given an integer 'N', your task is to identify all palindromic numbers from 1 to 'N'. These are numbers that read the same way forwards and ba ...read more
  • Q2. Strings of Numbers Problem Statement You are given two integers 'N' and 'K'. Consider a set 'X' of all possible strings of 'N' number of digits where all strings only co ...read more
  • Q3. Maximum Vehicle Registrations Problem Bob, the mayor of a state, seeks to determine the maximum number of vehicles that can be uniquely registered. Each vehicle's regist ...read more
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TCS Interview Experiences

79 interviews found

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Apr 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

A person's ability to carry on a specific subject considered as aptitude

Round 2 - Group Discussion 

Group discussion used to clarification if required before hand

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is used to technical round
  • Q2. Explain the technical
  • Ans. 

    Technical explanation of what?

    • Please provide more context or specify the topic

    • Without more information, it's difficult to give a meaningful answer

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. HR round used in software
  • Q2. Explain the your talent skills and benifits our company

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - I am freshers tq mam/sir wonderful opportunity, but my advice of job seekers Just as well as possible interview simple steps

Software Developer Interview Questions & Answers

user image SAIKAT SAMANTA

posted on 7 Oct 2024

Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Oct 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Quite basic interview

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Easy to code, repeated questions from previous years

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Go through previous year's questions. YouTube baba will help you the most.

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I appeared for an interview in Feb 2022.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

(2 Questions)

Round duration - 50 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

A flexible window of 6 hours was provided to attempt the 1 hour test

  • Q1. 

    Maximum Vehicle Registrations Problem

    Bob, the mayor of a state, seeks to determine the maximum number of vehicles that can be uniquely registered. Each vehicle's registration number is structured as foll...

  • Ans. 

    Calculate the maximum number of unique vehicle registrations based on given constraints.

    • Parse input for number of test cases, district count, letter ranges, and digit ranges.

    • Calculate the total number of unique registrations based on the given constraints.

    • Output the maximum number of unique vehicle registrations for each test case.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. 

    Palindromic Numbers Finder

    Given an integer 'N', your task is to identify all palindromic numbers from 1 to 'N'. These are numbers that read the same way forwards and backwards.

    Input:

    The first line pr...
  • Ans. 

    Implement a function to find all palindromic numbers from 1 to N.

    • Iterate from 1 to N and check if each number is a palindrome

    • Use string manipulation to check for palindromes

    • Consider edge cases like single-digit numbers and 11

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Face to Face 

(3 Questions)

Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

The interviewer was chill and quite polite.

  • Q1. Write a SQL query to output the data of students whose names start with the letter 'A'.
  • Ans. 

    SQL query to output data of students whose names start with 'A'.

    • Use SELECT statement to retrieve data from the table.

    • Use WHERE clause with LIKE operator to filter names starting with 'A'.

    • Example: SELECT * FROM students WHERE name LIKE 'A%';

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Can you define an Operating System and explain what a process table is?
  • Ans. 

    An operating system is a software that manages computer hardware and provides services for computer programs.

    • An operating system is the most important software that runs on a computer.

    • It manages the computer hardware and provides common services for computer programs.

    • Examples of operating systems include Windows, macOS, Linux, and Unix.

    • A process table is a data structure used by the operating system to manage informati...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. 

    Find Duplicates in an Array

    Given an array ARR of size 'N', where each integer is in the range from 0 to N - 1, identify all elements that appear more than once.

    Return the duplicate elements in any orde...

  • Ans. 

    Find duplicates in an array of integers within a specified range.

    • Iterate through the array and keep track of the count of each element using a hashmap.

    • Return elements with count greater than 1 as duplicates.

    • Time complexity can be optimized to O(N) using a set to store duplicates.

    • Example: For input [0, 3, 1, 2, 3], output should be [3].

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - HR 

Round duration - 20 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

Standard HR round with some behavioural questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI completed Computer Science Engineering from Bharati Vidyapeeth's College of Engineering. I applied for the job as SDE - 1 in GurgaonEligibility criteriaAbove 7 CGPATCS Digital interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data Structures, Algorithms, System Design, Aptitude, OOPS, DBMS, Operating SystemTime required to prepare for the interview - 3 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Be thoroughly prepared with DSA
Tip 2 : Focus on DBMS
Tip 3 : Be prepared with skills mentioned in resume

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Mention some good projects 
Tip 2 : Don't put false statements on your resume

Final outcome of the interviewRejected

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Jul 2022. There were 6 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 - Group Discussion 

Programing component

Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is the difference between method and block.
  • Ans. 

    Method is a named block of code that can be called multiple times, while a block is a group of statements enclosed in curly braces.

    • A method has a name and can accept parameters, while a block does not.

    • A method can return a value, while a block cannot.

    • A method can be called from anywhere in the program, while a block is only accessible within the scope it was defined.

    • Example of a method: public int add(int a, int b) { r...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What is variable and types of variable.
  • Ans. 

    A variable is a container that holds a value. There are different types of variables in programming.

    • Variables are used to store data in a program

    • They can be assigned different values during runtime

    • Types of variables include integers, floats, strings, booleans, and more

    • Variables can be declared with a specific data type or left untyped

    • Examples: int age = 25, float price = 9.99, string name = 'John Doe'

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - Group Discussion 

Programing component

Round 5 - Case Study 

What is the meaning of static block

Round 6 - Coding Test 

Who to convert Int to string by use parse method

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for TCS Software Developer interview:
  • static method
  • blocks
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - There are three most key employee characteristics a job seeker should look
for in an employment relationship ,reputation, career advancement and work balance.

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I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed in Jul 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Assignment 

I am interested,this is first round

Round 2 - Coding Test 

This is second round coding

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me about your self.
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me which course are you learning

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for TCS Software Developer interview:
  • Core Java, basics of cloud compu
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - I am job seeker because of fresher ,conduct the interview fast.

Get interview-ready with Top TCS Interview Questions

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Jul 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.
View all tips
Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

General knowledge questions.

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me about your self
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me about your course

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for TCS Software Developer interview:
  • Java
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - I am job seeker because of fresher I have started my career
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
6-8 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

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

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

It's the start of the process compared to other rounds it seems to be easy for me

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic questions of Java and uses of developing tools

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Concentrate on the technical round
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Very Good

Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Good

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Oops concepts , c programming SQl knowledge etc were asked
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Just some casual questions about the company and our hobbies etc

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - I would always suggest to practice as much as possible for this position nice company and choose to start your carrer as fresher

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed in Jul 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

First round is aptitude

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me about your self

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for TCS Software Developer interview:
  • Core Java, basics of cloud compu
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - I job seeker because of fresher conduct the interview fast

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Jun 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.
View all tips
Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Reasoning, arthamatics, English

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for TCS Software Developer interview:
  • Coding
  • Manual Testing
  • Project Planning
  • Seelinum
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - This app is very useful to fresher , to get job in short period of time we must improve our skills learning English etc

TCS Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in TCS Software Developer interview for freshers?
TCS interview process for freshers usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the TCS interview process for freshers are Technical, Aptitude Test and Resume Shortlist.
How to prepare for TCS Software Developer interview for freshers?
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 Java, C#, Spring Boot, ASP.Net and Software Development.
What are the top questions asked in TCS Software Developer interview for freshers?

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

  1. Does Java support multiple Inheritance? If not then how an interface inherits t...read more
  2. how is multithreading implemented in J...read more
  3. how wil you dispaly data of two tables? expla...read more
How long is the TCS Software Developer interview process?

The duration of TCS Software Developer 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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