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TCS Software Engineer Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 10 Mar 2025

Top TCS Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. Find the Duplicate Number Problem Statement Given an integer array 'ARR' of size 'N' containing numbers from 0 to (N - 2). Each number appears at least once, and there i ...read more
  • Q2. Find the Second Largest Element Given an array or list of integers 'ARR', identify the second largest element in 'ARR'. If a second largest element does not exist, retur ...read more
  • Q3. What is the reason that the Iterative Waterfall model was introduced?
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Software Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Naveen Girmani

posted on 28 Jun 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
No response
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Easy questions on general aptitude questions

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Simple coding questions on fibbnoci and prime number

Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Why should I hire
  • Q2. Where do see yourself in 5 years
  • Ans. 

    In 5 years, I see myself as a senior software engineer leading a team of developers on innovative projects.

    • Leading a team of developers on innovative projects

    • Advancing to a senior software engineer role

    • Continuing to learn and grow in the field

    • Contributing to the success of the company

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Software Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image harini ramesh

posted on 23 Oct 2023

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via Campus Placement

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 

All kind of aptitude were asked time, distance, probability

Round 3 - Coding Test 

Basic questions were asked like largest number and all

Round 4 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Resume based questions project explanation
  • Q2. Explain your project and make it clear in what you say.

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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

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

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. NGRX for Angular Interview
  • Q2. RxJS, NGRX and other formality questions were asked.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Please prepare well and go for Full Stack Developer role instead of just Front End.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Project details
  • Q2. What is mvc, viewbag
  • Ans. 

    MVC is a software architectural pattern used for organizing code. ViewBag is a dynamic property used to pass data from controller to view in ASP.NET MVC.

    • MVC stands for Model-View-Controller

    • Model represents the data and business logic

    • View represents the user interface

    • Controller handles user input and updates the model

    • ViewBag is a dynamic property used to pass data from controller to view in ASP.NET MVC

  • Answered by AI

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

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Jul 2023. 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 Resume tips
Round 2 - Technical 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. 1. Introduce yourself 2. Pillars of OOPS
  • Q2. Life cycle of page on browser
  • Ans. 

    The life cycle of a page on a browser includes loading, rendering, interacting, and unloading.

    • 1. Loading: Browser requests and receives the page's HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files from the server.

    • 2. Rendering: Browser parses the code and displays the content on the screen.

    • 3. Interacting: Users can interact with the page by clicking links, filling out forms, etc.

    • 4. Unloading: When the user navigates away from the page or...

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  • Q3. Difference between interference and abstract class
  • Ans. 

    Interference is multiple inheritance in Java, while abstract class is a class with abstract methods.

    • Interference allows a class to inherit from multiple classes, while abstract class can have abstract methods that must be implemented by subclasses.

    • In Java, a class can implement multiple interfaces (interference), but can only extend one abstract class.

    • Abstract classes can have non-abstract methods and fields, while int...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. What is sealed classes in c#
  • Ans. 

    Sealed classes in C# are classes that cannot be inherited or used as a base class.

    • Sealed classes are used to restrict inheritance for security or design reasons.

    • They are marked with the 'sealed' keyword.

    • Example: 'sealed class MyClass { }' prevents other classes from inheriting from MyClass.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Difference between left and right join
  • Ans. 

    Left join returns all records from the left table and the matched records from the right table, while right join returns all records from the right table and the matched records from the left table.

    • Left join includes all records from the left table, even if there are no matches in the right table.

    • Right join includes all records from the right table, even if there are no matches in the left table.

    • Example: If we have a t...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Keep learning and give interview

Skills evaluated in this interview

Get interview-ready with Top TCS Interview Questions

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Feb 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Basic topic like ages,ratio-proporations,clock,train

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Based on the subject they asked
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Service principle
  • Ans. 

    Service principle is a security principal that represents the identity of a service or application.

    • Service principle is used to authenticate and authorize applications to access resources in Azure.

    • It is used in Azure Active Directory for granting permissions to resources.

    • Service principle can be created manually or automatically when an application is registered in Azure AD.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Whats is Azure AD
  • Ans. 

    Azure AD is Microsoft's cloud-based identity and access management service.

    • Provides single sign-on for users to access applications

    • Allows for multi-factor authentication

    • Integrates with various Microsoft and third-party applications

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Good one asked two easy level problems

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Mar 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Quant, reasoning, English

Round 2 - Coding Test 

C/Java/python/.net 2 coding questions

Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Hr round face to face interview

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident all the best
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Jan 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Basic aptitude questions on time distance

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Basic programming and few programs about plaindrone

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for TCS Software Engineer interview:
  • C++
  • Java
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Good at basics and good communication skills
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TCS Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in TCS Software Engineer interview?
TCS interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the TCS interview process are Technical, Aptitude Test and Resume Shortlist.
How to prepare for TCS Software Engineer 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, SQL, Unix, Adc and C.
What are the top questions asked in TCS Software Engineer interview?

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

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How long is the TCS Software Engineer interview process?

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

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