TCS Test Pattern:

The selection procedure of TCS consists of following 3 rounds:

1. Written Test

2. Technical Interview

3. HR Interview


TCS Written Test consists 35 Questions:

1. In written Test:

No of questions: 35

Time limit: 80 Minutes

Negative mark: 1/3


  • Calculators can be allowed
  • For each wrong question 0.33 marks will be deducted.
  • Easy questions
  • Just practice the previous questions
  • Lots of unnecessary data (read carefully)
  • Take care of negative marking and attempt a question only if you are sure.
  • Take your time for each question and move on if you don’t know any.
  • Practice mock TCS online sample placement papers with latest test pattern, count down timer, detail test analysis with answer and explanation.
  • Areas to concentrate
  • Puzzles
  • Probability
  • Time and Work
  • Coding and decoding
  • Numbers
  • Simple equations
  • Permutation and combination
  • Average
  • Clocks and calendars
  • Geometry
  • Statement problem
  • Practice more reasoning questions
  • C++, java, OS, DBMS


Start your preparation now and evaluate your success probability before attempting the real test.


TCS Technical Interview Questions:

2. Technical Interview:

In technical round basically they ask about my B.Tech project and they asked some logic about C Prog, mat lab, and basically they asked what ever you written in your resume


a) Differences between C and Java?

b) Is jsp is a language? Justify

c) What are the types of Collision Resolution Techniques and the methods used in each of the type?

d) What are DDks? Name an operating system that includes this feature.

e) What has triggered the need for multitasking in PCs?

f) What is page cannibalizing?

g) What is SLIP (Serial Line Interface Protocol)?

h) What are the possible ways of data exchange?

i) Find the n-1th maximum salary.

j) What is DML (Data Manipulation Language)?

k) About the Projects

l) About C++, what is oops?? Features of oops???

m) About my favorite subject?

n) Logic gate

o) To design any software and how will it be marketed?

p) Write a program to swap the value two variables without using third variable.

( wrote by simple logic but he wants different one.)

q) WAP to swap two variables with XOR ing of two variables (Wrote after giving hint by him).

r) What are ranges of int, unsigned int, float,long ?

s) What is Data structure, java

t) OSI Layers

u) Five queries and also about normalization, anomalies, ACID properties, joins.

v) What is array? (Explained in deep...he said now I`ll not ask the technical

w) Basics like joins, normalization, sorting, etc....

x) Draw circuit diagram of 8085 microprocessor?

y) The electron motion in transistor. noise ratio explain

z) AWT, OS, SWING, what is meaning of Designing in SDLC?

aa) Oracle, function overloading, DBMS and RDBMS, What is normalization


TCS HR Round Questions:

3.HR round:

a) Market yourself.

b) Why TCS?

c) Mention five uses of a pen other than writing

d) Do you know about bond?

e) Are you ready to sign the bond?

f) What is your ambition, weakness and strength? Asked me one by one?

g) Hobbies

h) Tell about your family background.

i) Why should we select you?

j) What are your expectations from society?

k) Some puzzles

l) What is IT industry?

If your Academic background is good, be prepared to face some Techies here too….