TCS Prime Interview Experience | Off-Campus 2024

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is one of the leading global IT services, consulting, and business solutions organisations. TCS offers various hiring roles, such as Ninja,...

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is one of the leading global IT services, consulting, and business solutions organisations. TCS offers various hiring roles, such as Ninja, Digital, and Prime, based on the performance in the TCS National Qualifier Test (NQT). The Prime role is offered to candidates with strong technical and problem-solving skills. How I Got the Opportunity I applied through the TCS NQT 2024 Off-Campus Drive , which was held in April 2024. This is a yearly drive open to all final-year students across India. Recruitment Overview Process TCS NQT Exam Interview (TR + MR + HR Combined)

Round 1 TCS NQT Exam The TCS NQT exam had the following structure: Aptitude Section: Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, Logical Reasoning Coding Section (2 Questions): Find the sum of cubes from 1 to a given number n. Given a list of products with price and quantity sold, we had to: Calculate total sales Find the average sales Identify the best-selling product The logic wasn’t hard, but the input format was a bit tricky, and many faced issues viewing the output. There was a small arrow we had to click to see the printed output, even I discovered it around 15 minutes before time ended, but managed to submit it successfully. After clearing NQT, I received a mail for the interview (Prime role).

Round 2 Interview (TR + MR + HR Combined) The panel had three interviewers – technical, managerial, and HR. Started with a brief introduction and questions about my family background. Project Discussion: What is your project about? Is it live? – Since I had added the project link in my resume, I showed them the hosted application on one of the interviewer's mobile phones. What was your role in project? What’s new in your project compared to existing ones? What is JWT token used in your application? They seemed quite interested in the live demo and asked follow-up questions based on what they saw. Technical Questions: Difference between final and finally Exception handling Data types and data structures What is a binary tree? 4 pillars of OOP Difference between DML and DDL Types of locks in DBMS Coding Question: Swap two numbers without using a third variable. The question was easy, but the panel asked me to explain multiple approaches to solve it. They were mainly checking problem-solving skills, how I think through multiple solutions, and my understanding of the logic behind it. Managerial Questions: What do you know about TCS? Why do you want to join TCS? Would you work on old technologies if required? Would you prefer: Working alone on a latest tech project, or Working in a team on a smaller project? Cloud & Tech Awareness: What is Cloud Computing? What are its types? Difference between Public, Private, and Hybrid Cloud Explain IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS with examples HR Questions: Your strengths and weaknesses Your 10th, 12th, and graduation percentages Any backlogs or education gaps Willing to relocate? Do you have any questions for Dus? Final Outcome Selected for Prime Role.