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TCS System Engineer Hardware Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 15 Jan 2025

Top TCS System Engineer Hardware Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. What is the difference between list and tuple (in python)?
  • Q2. 1. Roles and Responsibilities 2. Work experiences and technical skills 3. Explain Automation Framework used in project 4. Java Basic Concepts 5. Maps, List, Sets 6. Selen ...read more
  • Q3. Can we use a continue statement outside loops?
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TCS System Engineer Hardware Interview Experiences

68 interviews found

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jul 2022. 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.
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Round 2 - Coding Test 

Two Coding question which related to test your technical skill

Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Introducing yourself self
  • Q2. What you know about company

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Keep practicing, attend many interviews and don't stop it, keep learn and get experienced
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 Oct 2022. 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.
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

The first round was for 2 hours with one section for aptitude test and another for solving a coding problem. There was one coding problem which can be written in any language of our preference.

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. They had asked some questions in C++ like 1. How to add without using '+' operator 2. Few questions about pointers.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Its better to prepare to explain any project or competition that we had participated in since they might ask how did you prepare for this interview. I had participated in a coding competition for a small project on neural networks which I explained.

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Q5. Can we use a continue statement outside loops?
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Mar 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

2 dsa question one easy on string manipulation another hard

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Difference btwn array and list
  • Ans. 

    Arrays are fixed-size data structures that store elements of the same data type, while lists are dynamic data structures that can store elements of different data types.

    • Arrays have a fixed size determined at the time of declaration, while lists can dynamically grow or shrink in size.

    • Arrays store elements of the same data type, while lists can store elements of different data types.

    • Arrays are accessed by index, while li...

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

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 Dec 2022. 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 

Quants - Logical Reasoning - English

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Technical Interview
  • Q2. About my ECE Graduation background, coding

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I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Sep 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. OOPs Concepts + Basic Core Java Questions including Multi-Threading and Collections.
  • Q2. Basic SQL Queries and SQL Commands
Round 2 - HR 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. What are your salary expectations?
  • Q2. Why are you looking for a change?
  • Q3. Tell me about yourself.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - There were three rounds, on TR and MR are on single day and HR was after 3 days. In TR they asked me some basic questions on OOPs Concepts, few questions related Core Java, few basic queries on SQL. As I have given my interview with 1+ yr of experience, they asked me explain my project. Few questions on my Project I have performed.

In MR some situational questions were there.

I cleared TR and MR, then after 2-3 days HR Round was done.

Then I got selected!

If you are searching for a job in Java Domain, OOPs Concepts should be prepared thoroughly, Multi-Threading, Collections.
SQL queries you should know, SQL Commands you should know, you should know where to use and how to use those SQL commands.

Get interview-ready with Top TCS Interview Questions

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

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed before Nov 2022. 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.
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Round 2 - Coding Test 

It was easy rounds. basic tech stack and jd related questions

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Situation based
  • Q2. System design in microservices
  • Ans. 

    System design in microservices involves breaking down a large application into smaller, independent services.

    • Decompose the application into smaller services that are loosely coupled

    • Each service should have a specific function and communicate with other services via APIs

    • Use containers like Docker for easy deployment and scaling

    • Implement service discovery and load balancing for efficient communication

    • Monitor and manage s

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident about what you speak

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
More than 8 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Jul 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Round 1 included both aptitude and coding test

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. 2nd round included a technical interview followed by HR and managerial round
  • Q2. About the company and questions based on resume

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Know about the company and mention only what you know in the resume and prepare according to that
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Question of on .net basics, just like pillars of oops
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Oct 2022. 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 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Why change from mechanical core to IT
  • Ans. 

    Transition from mechanical core to IT was driven by passion for technology and desire to work on cutting-edge systems.

    • Passion for technology and interest in IT drove the transition

    • Desire to work on cutting-edge systems and innovative projects

    • Opportunity to expand skill set and explore new career paths

    • Recognized the growing importance of IT in modern industries

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Define oops concept
  • Ans. 

    Object-oriented programming paradigm that focuses on objects and classes

    • Encapsulation: bundling data and methods that operate on the data into a single unit

    • Inheritance: ability of a class to inherit properties and behavior from another class

    • Polymorphism: ability to present the same interface for different data types

    • Abstraction: hiding the complex implementation details and showing only the necessary features

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Explain Ooops concept with real world examples
  • Ans. 

    OOPs concept is a programming paradigm based on the concept of objects, which can contain data in the form of fields and code in the form of procedures.

    • Encapsulation: Bundling data and methods that operate on the data into a single unit.

    • Inheritance: Allowing a class to inherit properties and behavior from another class.

    • Polymorphism: The ability to present the same interface for different data types.

  • Answered by AI

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Jul 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

The test included three sections - English, Advanced aptitude and coding. English had 10 questions and in coding there were 2 questions, one easy and one medium.

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. The second round was a mix of technical round, managerial round and hr. I was asked questions on my projects and on technologies I had included in my resume like python, react and bootstrap. In managerial ...

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - - Do learn the definitions of digital technologies.
- Have a demo of the projects you have made.
- Read all interview questions for the technologies mentioned in your resume.

TCS Interview FAQs

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

Some of the top questions asked at the TCS System Engineer Hardware interview -

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How long is the TCS System Engineer Hardware interview process?

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

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TCS System Engineer Hardware Interview Process

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4 Interview rounds

  • Technical Round - 1
  • HR Round - 1
  • Technical Round - 2
  • HR Round - 2
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