My TCS experience

                                               Preeti Tatishetty

                                               IT (2007-11) batch

         Hi guys I would like to share my TCS recruitment experience with you all !

First of all I would like to say that TCS has changed its pattern for recruitment this year , which is as follows :

Firstly their new rule is that there won’t be any aptitude for the top 5 students of the class. So maintain good aggregates and try to be in top 5 .

Secondly, there are 3 rounds : Aptitude , Technical and Hr .

Ø  In aptitude round, This year’s pattern they have included negative marking i.e, 1/3 for each wrong answer . And there is no verbal included , its purely based on Quant . There will be 35 questions out of which you have to score above the cut offs which they will be mentioning to you. And to prepare for aptitude you need not follow RS Agarwal or Cat materials . Just follow the TCS placement papers and that is more than enough to qualify.

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    In technical round , particularly IT and CSE people need to be thorough with the basic knowledge in all the subjects . And be genuine in answering and don’t give fake answers if you don’t know the answer .

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    In HR round , There are two types – one is normal and other is stress HR . Just be confident and deal there questions smartly . Be prompt in your replies and wear a good smile when you enter .

    

    Coming to my interview , I was one of those fortunate top 5 in class so I got direct entry to technical round.

    In technical round , the interviewer asked me my areas of interests and I told C and Core Java but he dint asked me any questions regarding my subjects but about computer networks And Software Engineering . So be prepared with the basics in all your subjects . And if you are putting any of your paper presentations then be upto date with those topics. Like I kept my paper regarding 4G Technology and he asked me about what is GSM Scam and why it happened . So be ready to face all the questions and Be prompt in giving the answers with confidence and be genuine .

    Comin to my HR round , I was little nervous when I entered the room but sir made me feel comfortatble . I had a nice experience in this round . Sir asked me questions like – 

                  1. Who is your role model ?

                  2. What qualities did you adopt from your role Model.?

                  3. Why only TCS ? [ Friends for this questions don’t answer as "TCS is my dream company" as this                                     .                is the most common answer given by the students . And the interviewer wont believe you .]

                  4. What do you know about TCS business ?

                  5. What is the latest IT development ?

                  6. Lastly , How comfortable I am with the location constraints ?

So just be prepared with the current IT related Issues in addition to the Issues regarding the TCS and its business clients and collaborations .

 §  The HR round is normally in your hands only . Answer him in such a way that the next question by him is in your favor . Just everything depends on the way you answer . Be confident , Wear a good smile on your face , your eye to eye contact is a must . And don’t waste time in thinking just give a prompt reply . Basically they will be testing your communication skills and confidence in HR so do improve these things . Just follow these instructions and you will definitely rock in your interview . All the best guys .