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TCS Software Developer Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 3 Mar 2025

Top TCS Software Developer 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 Software Developer Interview Experiences

498 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 Feb 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 

NEED TO WORK ON LOGICAL PART AND MATHEMATICAL PART FOR FRESHERS

Round 3 - Coding Test 

Based on language we are asked to right code on medium level

Round 4 - HR 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. They discussed about salary and explained about company culture and rules
  • Q2. Where do you see yourself after 4 years
  • Q3. What made you more inspirational

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - NO need to worry mainly they will see communication and coding with our technical subject knowlege l

I was interviewed in Nov 2020.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

(2 Questions)

Round duration - 180 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

My slot was on between 8.00am to 11.00am. It was a nice experience. The test was conducted through online. this was my first time writing online so i was afraid but the environment was very nice. it was a camera protected test. It included Aptitude, Reasoning and verbal with coding question. Aptitude was somewhat tricky among all. Other than that everything was medium level. They gave online calculator for that. coding was not that difficult. For coding we need to have basic knowledge of languages. overall it was not much difficult and not easy also.

  • Q1. 

    Factorial Calculation Problem

    Given an integer N, determine the factorial value of N. The factorial of a number N is the product of all positive integers from 1 to N.

    Input:

    First line of input: An inte...
  • Ans. 

    Calculate the factorial of a given integer N.

    • Iterate from 1 to N and multiply each number to get the factorial value.

    • Handle edge cases like N=0 or N=1 separately.

    • Use recursion or iteration to calculate the factorial value.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. 

    Jar of Candies Problem Statement

    You are given a jar containing candies with a maximum capacity of 'N'. The jar cannot have less than 1 candy at any point. Given 'K', the number of candies a customer want...

  • Ans. 

    Given a jar with 'N' candies, determine how many candies remain after providing 'K' candies to a customer.

    • Check if 'K' is greater than 'N', if so return -1

    • Subtract 'K' from 'N' to get the remaining candies

    • Return the remaining candies for each test case

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Video Call 

Round duration - 20 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

The total timing was 20 min. They asked wide range of questions here from DBMS, python, Data structures etc. the interviewer was friendly.

Round 3 - HR 

Round duration - 10 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

The round was to know about our behaviour. the interviewer was friendly and interactive.

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI applied for the job as SDE - 1 in BangaloreEligibility criteriaAbove 7CGPATata Consultancy Services (TCS) interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data structures, OOPS, algorithms, python basics, Mysql queries, user interface, front end development, DBMSTime required to prepare for the interview - 2 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Do the good projects so that you can understand concepts deeply
Tip 2 : practice coding , coding related question online and try to participate in coding challenges as possible 
Tip 3 : Do internship in good company so that you get a good project

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Resume should be clear and understandable. its should be clean and neatly organized
Tip 2 : have some projects, achievements on resume so that it attracts the interviewer

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

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Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Basic JavaScript questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Good, Questions were straight and normal

I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed in Jul 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Difference between interface and abastract, required and include, method overriding and method over loading
  • Ans. 

    Interface vs abstract, required vs include, method overriding vs overloading

    • Interface is a contract that defines methods that must be implemented by a class, while abstract class can have implemented methods

    • Required is used to specify mandatory dependencies in a module, while include is used to import code from another file

    • Method overriding is when a subclass provides its own implementation of a method from its supercl...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - I cleared interview on call because of pandemic. So we can freely communicate and easily answer. I had hr and technical round. Interview went well. I performed 80% so that I got selected.

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I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Sep 2021. 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 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Brief intro, tool and hands-on experience based questions .

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Keep calm and know your profile completely.

Get interview-ready with Top TCS Interview Questions

I was interviewed in Nov 2020.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 180 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

The round was in early morning ,Timing was from 8 .00 am on wards. There were proper protection due to covid-19 pandemic.The invigilators were friendly .the round was divided into two tests .1st two hours were for Aptitude,logical and verbal part.the other one hour was for Technical MCQs and coding problems.

  • Q1. 

    Distance Greater Than K Problem Statement

    You are provided an undirected graph, a source vertex, and an integer k. Determine if there is any simple path (without any cycle) from the source vertex to any o...

  • Ans. 

    Check if there is a path from source vertex to any other vertex with distance greater than k in an undirected graph.

    • Use Depth First Search (DFS) to traverse the graph and keep track of the distance from the source vertex.

    • If at any point the distance exceeds k, return true.

    • If DFS traversal completes without finding a path with distance greater than k, return false.

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Video Call 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 40 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

The round consisted of HR and TR and MR on the same panel . First 25 minutes questions were asked from TR and after that MR asked just one question and then 15 minutes questions were asked by HR.

  • Q1. 

    Middle of a Linked List

    You are given the head node of a singly linked list. Your task is to return a pointer pointing to the middle of the linked list.

    If there is an odd number of elements, return the ...

  • Ans. 

    Return the middle element of a singly linked list, or the one farther from the head node in case of even number of elements.

    • Traverse the linked list using two pointers, one moving at twice the speed of the other.

    • When the faster pointer reaches the end, the slower pointer will be at the middle.

    • Return the element pointed to by the slower pointer.

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI applied for the job as SDE - 1 in PuneEligibility criteriaAbove 6 CGPATata Consultancy Services (TCS) interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Aptitude, Logical , Verbal, Oops, Data structure, SDLCTime required to prepare for the interview - 3 MonthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Prepare for aptitude thoroughly
Tip 2 : Focus more on arrays and strings problems
Tip 3 : Have proper knowledge of technologies used in you mentioned project

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Mention projects properly
Tip 2 : Mention subjects of interests it can help interviewer to asks you questions directly from that subject.
Tip 3 : Be honest while writing your Resume .One lie can get you a rejection

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Jul 2021. There were 3 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 

Technical questions or basics coding questions

Round 3 - HR 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself.
  • Q2. Why are you looking for a change?
  • Q3. What are your salary expectations?
  • Q4. Share details of your previous job.

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for TCS Software Developer interview:
  • Java 8
  • Spring Boot
  • Microservices
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Basic is important to crack the interview and update latest technology whats market demand & be updated yourself.

I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed in Sep 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. What is method overloading
  • Ans. 

    Method overloading is when a class has multiple methods with the same name but different parameters.

    • Method overloading allows for more flexibility in method calls

    • The compiler determines which method to call based on the number and types of arguments passed

    • Example: public void print(int num) and public void print(String str) are overloaded methods

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Learn basics to attempt

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. For 1-2 years experience, they will only ask for Java basics but if you prove to be good, they will even ask Spring/boot. so mostly clear your logic and have reason for your answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Have proof ready for your answers, don't just go on telling you have ever heard of and not used even once

I was interviewed in Oct 2021.

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 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. It gave me Good experience

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well they ask only basic to intermediate level

TCS Interview FAQs

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

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

  1. Every day, we come across different types of computer software that helps us wi...read more
  2. What will happen if you replace class with struct What is vector Can I add part...read more
  3. What is list,tuple? What is shallow copy? Name some libraries in python. What i...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 Software Developer Interview Process

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