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TCS Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 10 Apr 2025

Top TCS Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. Election Winner Determination In an ongoing election between two candidates A and B, there is a queue of voters that includes supporters of A, supporters of B, and neutr ...read more
  • Q2. Mirror String Problem Statement Given a string S containing only uppercase English characters, determine if S is identical to its reflection in the mirror. Example: Inpu ...read more
  • Q3. Twin Pairs Problem Statement Given an array A of size N , find the number of twin pairs in the array. A twin pair is defined as a pair of indices x and y such that x and ...read more
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TCS Interview Experiences

157 interviews found

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

COMMON ARITHMATIC TOPICS IN SECONDARY LEVEL.

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. NORMAL QUESTIONS BASED ON CV.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - GIVE YOUR BEST
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Why did you take this job

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - I improve my skills and I hope you can selected me thanks you for this opportunity

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System Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Saurabh Kathar

posted on 20 Apr 2024

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Oct 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Easy to clear basic math and english questions

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Friendly interviewer

System Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Akanksha Bhatia

posted on 27 Mar 2025

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

I appeared for an interview before Mar 2024, where I was asked the following questions.

  • Q1. Resume based questions
  • Q2. Asked to write queries in sql

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

I appeared for an interview before Jan 2024.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

The aptitude test was based on cognitive, reasoning ability, maths question, behaviour/ situation based questions.

Round 2 - Technical 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. What is java and there features.
  • Ans. 

    Java is a high-level programming language known for its platform independence and object-oriented features.

    • Java is platform-independent, meaning it can run on any device with a Java Virtual Machine (JVM)

    • Java is object-oriented, allowing for modular and reusable code

    • Java has automatic memory management through garbage collection

    • Java supports multithreading for concurrent programming

    • Java has a rich set of APIs and librar

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  • Q2. What are famous oops concepts/ pillars of oops
  • Ans. 

    The famous pillars of OOPs concepts are Inheritance, Encapsulation, Polymorphism, and Abstraction.

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

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

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

    • Abstraction: Hiding the complex implementation details and showing only the nece

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Explain inheritance in detail
  • Ans. 

    Inheritance is a concept in object-oriented programming where a class inherits attributes and methods from another class.

    • Inheritance allows a class to inherit properties and behavior from another class, known as the parent class or base class.

    • The class that inherits from the parent class is called the child class or derived class.

    • Child classes can add new attributes or methods, or override existing ones from the parent...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Difference between oop and pop
  • Ans. 

    OOP stands for Object-Oriented Programming, while POP stands for Procedural-Oriented Programming.

    • OOP focuses on objects and classes, allowing for encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism.

    • POP focuses on procedures and functions, with a top-down approach to programming.

    • OOP promotes code reusability and modularity, while POP can lead to spaghetti code.

    • Examples of OOP languages include Java and C++, while examples of P

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  • Q5. Situation based question for coding (one example was given and function needs to write)

Get interview-ready with Top TCS Interview Questions

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

I appeared for an interview before Mar 2024.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

The basics of DSA with your prefered language

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. WAP to find the repeating words in the string.
  • Q2. ArrayList, Core java questions, Linear search, binary search, Database

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Seek opportunities at TCS after gaining several years of experience instead of entering as a fresher.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jan 2023. 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 - Coding Test 

There was a coding round in which we had to solve at least 1 question out of 6 to get shortlisted for interview.

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. In technical interview they ask common questions from DBMS, Java, DSA
  • Q2. Question were on array, stack, DBMS properties
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. HR asked me only one question - 'why should we hire you?'

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare yourself on your project and core technology and you will be able ace the technical interview
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I appeared for an interview before Feb 2024.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Test on aptitude questions.

Round 2 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Regarding skills,projects
  • Q2. Normal discussion
  • Q3. Coding questions
Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Normal discussion
  • Q2. Company policies

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Please select a company when you reach the age of 40.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
-

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Feb 2023. 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 

Done with National qualifier test

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. On python Done with basic questions
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary discussion and as a fresher done

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Keep trying for any interviews either Multi national company or startup company
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

2 Codes.
Difficultly Level- Moderate.

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Core Java, OOPs, Data Structures.
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Comfortable with Work out of desired home location or not?

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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  • Technical Round - 1
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  • HR Round
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