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Updated 4 Jan 2025

Top TCS Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. Who Won the Election??? Elections are going on, and there are two candidates A and B, contesting with each other. There is a queue of voters and in this queue, some of th ...read more
  • Q2. Mirror String You are given a string S containing only uppercase English characters. Find whether S is the same as its reflection in the mirror. For Example, S = “AMAMA” ...read more
  • Q3. Cycle Detection in a Singly Linked List You have given a Singly Linked List of integers, determine if it forms a cycle or not. A cycle occurs when a node's next points ba ...read more
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System Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Arpit Bansal

posted on 17 Jan 2022

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jul 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself?
  • Q2. Oops,c basic,python basic
  • Q3. Why IT after mech,projects?
  • Q4. Hoobies, etc.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident prepare c basic.

System Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Pratyush Kumar

posted on 11 Nov 2021

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Oct 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. I am from the computer science branch yesterday I have had gave the interview of TCS. I had answered all the theory parts which they asked me. then they said me to write a pattern code in c. unfortunately ...

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Very nice interact with HR

System Engineer Interview Questions Asked at Other Companies for Fresher

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Q1. Who Won the Election???Elections are going on, and there are two ... read more
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Q2. gcdYou are given two numbers, ‘X’ and ‘Y’. Your task is to find t ... read more
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Q3. Check If Given Words Are Present In A StringGiven a string 'S' an ... read more
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Q4. Pair SumYou are given an integer array 'ARR' of size 'N' and an i ... read more
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Q5. Khaled has an array A of N elements. It is guaranteed that N is e ... read more

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jul 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Basic python questions like using self function.
  • Q2. No it's not compulsory to use self function in every code.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - It was easy going, didn't have lot of pressure.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Jun 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 

It contains Basic Mathematical, Reasoning and verbal questions

Round 3 - Coding Test 

There are 3 medium questions were asked in 1 hour, we neet to write algorithm and pseudo code

Round 4 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Just HR basic questions round, some behaviour and situational questions asked
  • Q2. Have you ever faced any challenging problem and how did you overcome it?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Basic Aptitude skills and some coding knowledge can land you here

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System Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image r.k. suruthie

posted on 29 Dec 2022

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

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed before Dec 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Was simple apptitude test and easy cracking

Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself , Give brief discription about yourself and through few points that HR can obviously ask questions , prepare well for that , build conversation from there and crack this round
Round 4 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Whatever major you studied at college, tell brief about that and explain how it helps in IT filed
  • Q2. Given a brief about my technical skill set and shared how i cab put my knowledge more to the industry

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Never attend a interview without basic preparation. Quick prep tip is to get equip with well thorough with your resume , atleast few knowledgeable abt company and last but not the least what you except from the company other than salary , what all are your expectations like work life balance , wfo/wfh so on...
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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via campus placement at LD College of Engineering, Ahmedabad and was interviewed before Dec 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Properly align and format text in your resume. A recruiter will have to spend more time reading poorly aligned text, leading to high chances of rejection.
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Online test conducted remote location

Round 3 - Coding Test 

Online coding test conducted remote

Round 4 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Interview for one to one round conducted with simple question of Python, Java and SQL and OOPS
  • Q2. What is oops ? What is ORM in python? Multiple Inheritance in java vs python?
  • Ans. 

    OOPs is a programming paradigm that uses objects to represent real-world entities. ORM is a technique to map objects to relational databases.

    • OOPs stands for Object-Oriented Programming.

    • It is based on the concept of objects, which can contain data and code.

    • In OOPs, objects interact with each other to perform tasks.

    • ORM stands for Object-Relational Mapping.

    • It is a technique to map objects to relational databases.

    • ORM allow...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Like query syntax of SQL.? SQL joins ?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident and be short while answering the questions for one to one interview.

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System Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Suleman shaik (Vishal)

posted on 9 Oct 2022

I applied via campus placement at Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada and was interviewed before Oct 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Double-check your resume for any spelling mistakes. The recruiter may consider spelling mistakes as careless behavior or poor communication skills.
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

120 MCQ logical questions to test your knowledge

Round 3 - HR 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. What are your expectations
  • Q2. Are you willing to relocate
  • Q3. Do you have any backlogs
  • Ans. 

    NO

    • I do not have any backlogs

    • I have completed all my courses and projects on time

    • I have a clean academic record

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Focus and concentrate is more important and maintain consistency

System Engineer interview

user image Code Bashers

posted on 16 Nov 2021

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Sep 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Core java, some array question

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Angular , java,dsa question

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Please prepare and what ever they ask please give answer properly , good communication skill

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Was evaluated on basis of communication

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - keep your communication fluent. they may entertain hinglish but english is preferred

TCS Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in TCS System Engineer 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 HR.
What are the top questions asked in TCS System Engineer interview for freshers?

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

  1. What is the difference b/w Procedural Programming and OOP Concept? What are the...read more
  2. Explain Difference b/w Constructor and Method also write the code which can des...read more
  3. Model an upsetting(metal forming) operation. Explain the process parameters and...read more
How long is the TCS System Engineer interview process?

The duration of TCS System Engineer 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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