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Updated 31 Jan 2024

TCS iON Associate Software Engineer Interview Experiences

4 interviews found

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

I applied via Campus Placement

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Apex map question

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - interview was good
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

It is very moderate level test . You need to prepare for the aptitude for that

Round 2 - Coding Test 

2 questions are asked easy and moderate.

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me about your self Resume based And project based theoritical questions

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I appeared for an interview in Nov 2020.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

(2 Questions)

Round duration - 180 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

There was a slot given to me in the evening around 4 pm. First, we had to register to get a unique number and use that unique number to access the test. The test was non-adaptive. There were different sections in the Test.
Verbal Ability 
Reasoning Ability 
Numerical Ability 
Programming Logic 
Coding

  • Q1. 

    Prime Time Again Problem Statement

    You are given two integers DAY_HOURS and PARTS. Consider a day with DAY_HOURS hours, which can be divided into PARTS equal parts. Your task is to determine the total ins...

  • Ans. 

    Calculate total instances of equivalent prime groups in a day divided into equal parts.

    • Divide the day into equal parts and find prime numbers in each part.

    • Identify prime groups where prime numbers occur at the same position in different parts.

    • Return the total number of equivalent prime groups found.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. 

    Minimum Cash Flow Problem

    Consider 'N' friends who have borrowed money from one another. They now wish to settle their debts by giving or taking cash among themselves in a way that minimizes the total cas...

  • Ans. 

    The problem involves settling debts among friends by minimizing total cash flow.

    • Create a graph where nodes represent friends and edges represent debts.

    • Calculate the net amount each friend owes or is owed by summing up the debts and credits.

    • Use a recursive algorithm to settle debts by finding the maximum and minimum amounts owed.

    • Repeat the process until all debts are settled.

    • Output the total cash flow required to settle

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI completed Computer Science Engineering from Bharati Vidyapeeth's College of Engineering. Eligibility criteriaPercentage more than 60 in 10th, 12th and in college also with no pending backlog. Not more than two years of education gap.Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Arrays, Strings, Dynamic Programming, OOPS, Data StructuresTime required to prepare for the interview - 1-2 Months (variable)Interview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Practice questions on arrays and strings manipulation. There is no exact number of questions you have to solve but solve each question with understanding.
Tip 2 : If you have some problem in aptitude focus on this first as only after you clear this round you could go to the next one. You can refer IndiaBix for aptitude.
Tip  3: Resume building is very important. Structure your resume well and mention only those things you know. Also, mention at least two IT projects in your resume, it adds up to your chances.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Structure your resume well if you have good in hand projects do mention them first on the top of your resume. Please do not mention your academics on top if you have poor academics performance.
Tip 2 : Do not lie and put false things on your resume. In TCS Resume is very important your interview will move around based on your resume and if they found something suspicious your chances of getting selected would be very low.
Tips 3 : It is a bonus tip which is applicable to every firm. Prepare your introduction well make sure you put everything in the right blend trust me this trick really helps.

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Oct 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. Oops concepts
  • Q2. Project details
  • Q3. Coding questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Just prepare well what you've written in your resume

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

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in 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 - Coding Test 

They given 2 codes to solve in different programming language

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. They asked mostly based on resume 1. write a program from your choice ? 2.Aptitude questions 3.strength and weekness? 4.hobbies?
  • Q2. Where do you see yourself after 5 years

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well for the interview and all the best for good future interms of good wealth.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. In written test there are four sections 1.Aptitude(easyTOmoderate-20questions-Mcq) 2.Technical questions(Python-10questions-Mcq) 3.statistics(questions on correletion,hypothsis,etc-15-Mcq) 4.coding(3 probl...

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be prepared on statistical questions.
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

There were 2 coding questions asked. If one question is solved you are qualified.

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. There are 3 technical interviews. First tech interview is simple. Then the difficulty arise in further rounds.
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. They ask to solve the coding question with different logic.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Tell what you know and if they ask any question which you are not strong in the concept just tell them that you are not so good at that particular area and learning. Accolite interview definately need strong coding skills to crack the technical interviews.
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.
View all tips
Round 2 - Coding Test 

120 min of coding round consist 3 questions

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Some basic question from the resume
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

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

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Coding questions based on graphs.

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is Threads?
  • Ans. 

    Threads are lightweight processes within a program that can run concurrently, allowing for multitasking and improved performance.

    • Threads allow for parallel execution of tasks within a program.

    • Threads share the same memory space, allowing for efficient communication and data sharing.

    • Examples of using threads include running background tasks while the main program continues to execute, or handling multiple client request

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Gave 2 coding questions.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Keep hustling

Skills evaluated in this interview

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 Mar 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Java , collection , spring boot
  • Q2. What is internal working of hashmap
  • Ans. 

    HashMap is a data structure that stores key-value pairs and uses hashing to efficiently retrieve values.

    • HashMap internally uses an array of linked lists to store key-value pairs.

    • When a key-value pair is added, the key is hashed to determine the index in the array where it will be stored.

    • If multiple keys hash to the same index, a linked list is used to handle collisions.

    • To retrieve a value, the key is hashed again to fi...

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Spring security, oops , hibernate

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - prepare well what you mentioned on resume

Skills evaluated in this interview

TCS iON Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in TCS iON Associate Software Engineer interview?
TCS iON interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the TCS iON interview process are Technical, Resume Shortlist and Aptitude Test.
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