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Updated 5 Jan 2025

Top TCS Technical Support Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. How to check only the file (not folders or links) in Unix directory? Ans. find . - maxdepth 1 -type f . Here maxdepth option will restrict search only in current director ...read more
  • Q2. One simple coding question to find a number is prime or not.
  • Q3. How to triage null pointer expectations in java
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TCS Technical Support Engineer Interview Experiences

16 interviews found

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. How to get the last inserted record in table ? Ans. Select * from tblname order by [Primary Key] desc or if there is any datetime data type column then order by it.
  • Q2. How to check only the file (not folders or links) in Unix directory? Ans. find . - maxdepth 1 -type f . Here maxdepth option will restrict search only in current directory else it will check sub directorie...
  • Ans. 

    To check only files (not folders or links) in Unix directory, use 'find . -maxdepth 1 -type f'

    • Use the 'find' command in Unix

    • Add the option '-maxdepth 1' to restrict search to current directory

    • Add the option '-type f' to search only for files

    • This will exclude folders and links from the search

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Jul 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Sort the list and take out 2nd minimum
  • Ans. 

    Sort the list of strings and remove the 2nd minimum element.

    • Sort the list of strings in ascending order.

    • Remove the 2nd element from the sorted list.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Define append and extend.
  • Ans. 

    Append adds a single element to the end of a list, while extend adds multiple elements to the end of a list.

    • Append adds a single element to the end of a list.

    • Extend adds multiple elements to the end of a list.

    • Example: list1 = [1, 2, 3], list2 = [4, 5], list1.append(4) will result in list1 = [1, 2, 3, 4], list1.extend(list2) will result in list1 = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - good

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

Basic aptitude round

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. About college project and technical details about it
  • Q2. Questions reg the current technology
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
No response

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

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Mathematical Logical And counication test

Round 2 - Technical 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. What are oops concepts
  • Ans. 

    Oops concepts refer to Object-Oriented Programming concepts that help in organizing and managing code efficiently.

    • 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 of a method to do different things based on the object it is acting upon.

    • Abstraction: Hiding the complex implementation...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Database related questions
  • Q3. Write a program in java
  • Ans. 

    A program in Java to print 'Hello, World!'

    • Create a class with a main method

    • Use System.out.println() to print the message

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Java reltated questions
  • Q5. Depends on ur resume
Round 3 - HR 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Where do you see yourself in five years
  • Q2. Situation based questions
  • Q3. Why u want to work for this company
  • Q4. Your hobbies related questions

Skills evaluated in this interview

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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 before Jan 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Asked Aarthematic Progression

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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

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

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

TCS conducts a NQT test. It had three sections consisting of Quantitative, Verbal and Logical Reasoning.

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. In one to one I was asked few questions from my projects and how did I implemented it
  • Q2. One simple coding question to find a number is prime or not.
  • Ans. 

    Check if a number is prime or not using a simple coding question.

    • Iterate from 2 to square root of the number and check if the number is divisible by any of the numbers in that range.

    • If the number is divisible by any number other than 1 and itself, then it is not prime.

    • Examples: 7 is prime (divisible by 1 and 7 only), 10 is not prime (divisible by 1, 2, 5, and 10).

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  • Q3. Asked about other interests.
  • Q4. How will I showcase my leadership skills?

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. How to triage null pointer expectations in java
  • Ans. 

    To triage null pointer expectations in Java, check for null values before accessing objects or invoking methods.

    • Always perform null checks before accessing object properties or invoking methods to avoid NullPointerException.

    • Use conditional statements like if-else or ternary operators to handle null values appropriately.

    • Consider using Optional class introduced in Java 8 to handle null values more effectively.

    • Utilize log...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be strong in your core

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Explain testing methodology
  • Ans. 

    Testing methodology is a systematic approach to testing software to ensure quality and reliability.

    • Testing methodology involves planning, designing, executing, and evaluating tests.

    • It includes defining test objectives, test cases, and test data.

    • Different types of testing methodologies include black box testing, white box testing, and regression testing.

    • Testing methodologies help identify defects and ensure that softwar

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident and prepare well
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Jan 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

I did BSc computer science. I applied for TCS smart hiring first round is aptitude obviously it was easy round 50 questions for 50 minutes 22 quants, 17 verbal and 11 logical questions.

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is osi , bgp
  • Ans. 

    OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) is a conceptual framework that standardizes the functions of a telecommunication or computing system into seven abstraction layers. BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) is a standardized exterior gateway protocol designed to exchange routing and reachability information among autonomous systems (AS) on the Internet.

    • OSI is a conceptual framework that standardizes the functions of a telecommun...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Routing protocol, DHCP ,dns

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Excellent

Skills evaluated in this interview

Technical Support Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

user image Brindha Periyannan

posted on 29 Mar 2024

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

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Sql find 2nd highest salary
  • Ans. 

    Use SQL query with ORDER BY and LIMIT to find the 2nd highest salary.

    • Use SELECT statement with ORDER BY clause to sort salaries in descending order

    • Use LIMIT 1,1 to skip the highest salary and retrieve the 2nd highest salary

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

TCS Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in TCS Technical Support Engineer interview?
TCS interview process usually has 1-2 rounds. The most common rounds in the TCS interview process are Aptitude Test, Technical and One-on-one Round.
How to prepare for TCS Technical Support 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 Account Management, Active Directory, Desktop Support, End User and IT Service Desk.
What are the top questions asked in TCS Technical Support Engineer interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the TCS Technical Support Engineer interview -

  1. How to check only the file (not folders or links) in Unix directory? Ans. find ...read more
  2. One simple coding question to find a number is prime or n...read more
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