1.
What’s in it for you?
• About TCS
• TCS Recruitment Process
• Academic Criteria
• TCS NQT
• Technical Interview Questions
• TCS HR Interview Questions
• TCS Interview Preparation
• FAQs

2.
About TCS
• Founded in 1968 by Tata Sons, TCS is headquartered in Mumbai, and
is one of the top multinational information technology companies
globally
• 46 countries and was ranked 64th in the Forbes World's Most
Innovative Companies
• TCS recorded a market capitalization of $200 billion

3.
About TCS
•Generated revenue of more than $ 26 billion in 2022
•Raised a net income of $ 5 billion in 2022 and has an
operating income of $ 6.8 billion as of 2022
•Employed more than 528,748 people as of Dec 2021

4.
TCS Recruitment Process
Written/Aptitude
Assessment Round
Technical Interview
Managerial Interview
HR Round

5.
Academic Criteria
• Eligible candidates need to have a minimum of 60%
result throughout their degree with no backlog
• A gap of two years in the career is permissible provided
a valid explanation

6.
TCS NQT Exam
• TCS NQT utilises an Integrated Test Pattern while employing freshmen in both the Ninja and
Digital fields
• Candidates only need to take one test, and depending on how well they perform, they will be
eligible for either Ninja or Digital interviews

7.
TCS Interview Questions

8.
Define socket programming in Java
• Java applications operating on multiple JREs can communicate with
one another using socket programming
• Either connection-oriented or connectionless can apply

9.
Mention the four basic principles of OOPS?
There are four basic principles in Object-Oriented programming:
• Inheritance: Basing an object or class upon another class/object.
• Abstraction: Selecting data from a pool to show only the relevant details to the object.
• Encapsulation: Wrapping data in a single unit.
• Polymorphism: Allows using class exactly like its parent to avoid confusion.

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Interview Process
List the differences and similarities between C and C++?
C C++
• It is a programming language that is
procedural
• C is regarded as a subset of C++
• C works from the top down
• Inheritance, polymorphism, and data
encapsulation are not supported in C.
• It supports both functional and Object-
Oriented Programming. C++ is a multi-
paradigm language
• C++ is thought to be a superset of C
• C++ is built using the bottom-up approach
• Inheritance, polymorphism, data
encapsulation, and abstraction are all
supported in C++.

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What is inheritance?
• One class can gain a property from another class through inheritance. For instance,
a child acquires the characteristics of his or her parents
• We may reuse the fields and methods of the existing class thanks to inheritance. As
a result, inheritance increases reusability and is a key OOPs concept

12.
Explain the functionality of the linked list
A link element named first is present in Linked Lists. A data field or fields and a link field
named next are carried by each link. Each link is connected to the one after it using the
one after it. To indicate the end of the list, the last link carries a link that is null

13.
What are loops?
• A for loop repeats itself a certain amount of times.
• While loops repeat continuously while an expression is true.
• A statement with a value is known as an expression.
• An expression is repeated in a do while or repeat till loop until it is false

14.
Interview Process
What is cloud computing?
• Cloud Computing is the delivery of computing services—including servers, storage,
databases, networking, software, analytics, and intelligence—over the Internet (“the
cloud”) to offer faster innovation, flexible resources, and economies of scale
• You typically pay only for cloud services you use, helping lower your operating costs,
run your infrastructure more efficiently and scale as your business needs change

15.
What are aggregate functions in SQL?
An aggregate function relies on a set of values to return a single value.
Following are some SQL aggregate functions:
•AVG() gives the average of a set
•MIN() gives the minimum value in a set
•COUNT() returns the number of items in a set
•MAX() returns the maximum value
•SUM() returns the sum of distinct/all values in a set

16.
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What is a Database Management System?
The Database Management System is a software for managing the entire organization's data,
including its proper storage and presentation whenever required for business decisions.
E.g. MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, FileMaker, and Microsoft Access

17.
Interview Process
Differentiate between RDBMS and DBMS
• DBMS stands for Database Management System
• RDBMS is the acronym for the Relational Database
Management System
• In DBMS, the data is stored as a file
• In RDBMS, data is stored in the form of tables

18.
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TCS Technical Interview Questions
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Explain about Joins, Views, Normalization, and Triggers
Differentiate between the foreign key and reference key?
What are WPF and WCF?
Define virtual function and pure virtual function.
What is polymorphism?

19.
TCS HR Interview Questions

20.
Interview Process
What do you think this role involves?
• Many people apply for many jobs at the same time, so demonstrate to
the interviewer that you appreciate the role completely
• Investigate the typical responsibilities of this role
• Then consider how you are suitable or if you have the traits, talents, and
abilities that qualify you for this position

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Interview Process
Tell me about a time you had to correct someone’s
mistake
An interviewer asks questions such as this to discover how you manage
obstacles, identify your shortcomings, and assess whether you have what it
takes to accomplish the job properly. You want to be candid in your
responses, but you also want to convey a positive story about how a mistake
helped you become a better job applicant

22.
Interview Process
What are your long-term goals?
• “My long-term goals are to gain as much experience in my field as possible. In addition, I plan on
using what I have learned from my previous work experiences over the next several years in
order to move into a senior position
• This way, I will be better equipped for promotion opportunities when they arise. As such, having a
long-term focus is incredibly important for me at this point in my career”

23.
Interview Process
Tell me about your greatest professional accomplishment?
• The interviewer wants you to tell them about a recent accomplishment in your career
• Remember, when interviewing for a job, you are expected to sell yourself

24.
TCS Interview Preparation
• Answering TCS interview questions confidently requires
an intense and strategic prior preparation
• The candidates are advised to learn as much as they can
about the company to be able to respond suitably to the
questions based on the company's requirements

25.
TCS Interview Preparation Tips
Do your
research on the
company
Develop a
practice of
explaining your
approach
Practice the
best approach
to answer
Enroll for mock
interviews to
boost your
confidence

26.
FAQs

27.
Interview Process
Does TCS NQT have coding questions?
Yes, TCS NQT has coding questions which you can attempt in any of the five languages
given by TCS, including Java, Python, and Pearl
Interview Process
Who is eligible for TCS NQT?
Full-time graduates in B.E., B. TECH., M.E, or M.TECH with 60% throughout academics,
including 10th, 12th, UG, and PG courses, are eligible for TCS NQT

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Interview Process
What is the salary for freshers in TCS?
According to Ambition Box, the average salary for freshers in TCS range from ₹1.6 Lakhs to
₹3.6 Lakhs per year
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What kind of coding questions are asked in TCS?
The TCS coding section consists of problems on arrays, numbers, sorting, strings, and
number systems

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What are the basic questions asked in a TCS interview?
Questions regarding your resume, skill set, and educational and family background are
some of the basic questions asked in the TCS interview
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What is TCS ninja?
It is a job role offered by TCS to fresh recruits, who are mapped to a unit based on their TCS
Xplore program performance

30.
Interview Process
How many rounds of interviews are there in TCS?
The TCS recruitment process consists of four rounds that candidates need to clear before
moving to the final step
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Is the TCS interview tough for experienced?
TCS interview is not easy, but it is not tough to crack for the experienced candidates with the
right and strategic preparation