TCS Experiences (EEE branch)

Hi Friends,

I am sharing the interview questions I faced at TCS during the HR round of

interview.
You may also face some of them.

Anticipate these and other questions related to your background. If you are
prepared and answer them confidently, you can easily make it through HR
interview.

1. Tell us something about yourself.

2. Why do you think you are a suitable candidate for this position?
3. Do you consider yourself a team player? Give example where you
worked in a team and tell us about your role?
4. What qualities would you look for in a candidate if you were hiring for this
position?
5. What would you do if your manager criticised your work?
6. What are your strengths and weaknesses?
7. Will you be Okay with re-location, if required?
8. Are you Okay with working over weekends?
9. What do you know about TCS and its business? Can you name some
competitors?
10. Who founded TCS?
11. Who is the CEO of TCS?
12. What do you do in leisure time?
13. Can you work under pressure and dead lines?
14. Do you think you are a quick learner? Give example.
15. How much salary do you expect?
16. Do you have any questions for us?
1. Tell us something about yourself.

This is the first question, you can expect during any interview you face.
This usually is a question to start the communication and set the ball rolling
for the interview. You can answer this question by providing some
information about your work experience, technologies you have worked
upon, educational qualifications. If you are a fresh graduate, you can
provide some information about your family also.

The trick is to put the full stop at the right place to provoke the next
question you want. For e.g. “Recently I developed a website using Drupal.
It was quite an interesting but challenging job which I enjoyed.”

2. Why do you consider yourself a suitable candidate for this position?

The answer to this question lies in the preparation you did before the
interview. It is extremely important that you research the requirements of
the position well and match them with your skills.

For e.g. if the position requires an Asp.net developer with good knowledge
of health care domain, tell the interviewer about your technical skills and
your domain knowledge.

Fresh graduates can talk about their technical skills, ability to learn and
grasp things quickly.

3. Why do you want to leave your present job or company?

You may want to leave your present job for any reason but make sure that
you do not talk bad about your manager, company or job. It reflects your
complaining attitude.

Provide a sincere reason for e.g. “I think, I have grown up with my last
employer as much as I could. I want to grow further and I believe that is
possible with a new employer.”

4. You have stayed in your current job for quite a long time, why?

There are many people who do not change their jobs for years and when
they go out looking for a new employer, this is one of the most important
questions they are asked. Some people might look upon staying with the
same employer for long as “lack of ambition”.

A good answer to this question can be something like, “Yes, you are right. I
stayed with my last employer for almost 5 years but I was continuously
growing in the company, doing new things, handling bigger challenges. So,
I was quite happy working with them for these many years.” You can then
talk about how you grew with your last employer.

5. What do you know about us?

Research the company and its business a bit before appearing for the
interview. Also, find out a bit about the technologies they work upon. You
don’t need to know everything inside out but having a fair idea about the
company makes you appear interested in the position, to be taken
seriously.

For e.g. I see that your company does a lot of projects based on
OpenSource platforms like Joomla, Drupal, Magento which is quite
interesting as I have a similar kind of experience.

6. What do you do to improve your knowledge?

The field of IT is very revolutionary. It is extremely important to keep

yourself abreast with the new technological developments and this needs
you to take some time out of your work schedule so that you can keep
sharpening your saw.

To answer this question, you can tell the recruiter about the forums which
you keep visiting, blogs which you keep reading. It will be an advantage if
you are a member of some local user group.

7. Can you perform under pressure?

Most of the times, the job of software development is that of working under
pressure. Sometimes, it will be the pressure of delivering on time while it
can be that of a bug that has sprung all of a sudden in your code.

So, expect pressure in everything you do. It is important to maintain your

performance and develop strategies to deliver under pressure. You can
then go ahead an talk about your way of dealing with pressure and
performing under it.

8. Tell us some of your strengths.

Again, it is important to study the requirements of the position before you

appear for the interview. List out your strengths and offer the ones that this
role demands.

For e.g. if you are appearing for the position of a Tech Lead – VB.net, talk
about your VB.net skills, any extra knowledge which you have about coding
with VB.net in comparison to other candidates, your team management
skills etc.

9. Tell us some of your weaknesses.

You have to be careful while answering this question. Do not offer a

weakness which will directly affect your selection but at the same time
saying that you do not have any weakness will not be right too. Every
human being has weaknesses, so it is perfectly OK for you to have some
too.

The best way to answer this question will be to turn one of your strengths
as a weakness and say that others accuse you of having this weakness but
you think it is important to work in this manner. For e.g.: “My colleagues
accuse me of paying to much attention to syntaxes but I believe it is
important when you are writing the code to avoid spending too much time
on finding and fixing the bugs later on.”

Another way to answer this question is to offer a totally un-related

weakness for e.g. “I have been staying alone for so many years now but I
still can’t cook independently.”

10. Are you comfortable working in a team?

The whole work of software development or IT is a team work. So, the only
answer to this question can be: “Yes, I am comfortable working in a team.”
If you have any problems in working as a team, it is important to work on
them and develop yourself as a team player.

11. How do you rate your communication skills?

Again, IT is about dealing with people within and out of the company. So, it
is important to have good communication skills. By good communication
skills we mean, ability to understand and explain in a common language.
So, if you believe that your communication skills are weaker, you need to
work on them.

Anything less than average or good is not acceptable here.

12. You do not have all the experience we need for this position?

It is not possible for a candidate to have all the experience an employer

requires. Even if you match yourself up to the expectations on technical
front, there will be some difference in the work environment. And, it is
absolutely fine.

The best way to deal with this question is to analyse the requirements of
the position well and match your skills as close to them as possible. If
something is still left untouched, offer your quick grasping power and ability
to learn quickly as a solution & back it up with an example from the past.

13. How would you compensate for the lack of experience you have for this
position?

As we discussed in the last question, your ability to understand and pick up

new things quickly should be able to compensate for the lack of work
experience you have.

14. If you were hiring for this position, what qualities would you look for in a
potential candidate?

Closely understand the qualities and skills a person holding the position
would need and match them with the qualities you have.

If you believe that you are missing a big quality required for the position
under discussion, say that, “I understand that this is an important quality
required in the person holding this position but given a chance, I will
inculcate it in me.” Back it up with a confident body language.

15. Do you know anyone who works for us?

Offer some one’s name if they really know you well and can offer a positive
feedback about you.

16. What is your style of management?

In today’s scenario, everything needs customization, so here also, one size

can’t fit all i.e. one management style won’t work in all situations. So, offer
“situational” as your style of management.

17. Have you ever fired anyone? How would you go about firing a person, if
required?

The basic purpose of asking this question is to check your EQ and see if
you have the guts to make tough decisions. If you have fired anyone in the
past, discuss your experience and approach. If you have never done so in
the past, discuss the approach you would take to make and implement
such a decision. Keep the focus of your answer on the fact that you would
try to do your best to ensure that your team performs to its best but if a
particular member is not able to perform even after you taking all the steps
to help him, you would make the tough decision to ensure that the project
doesn’t suffer.

18. What irritates you about co-workers?

The purpose of this question is to see how well you can fit into a team.
Basically, you should not have a problem with a person, although you can
have a problem with the style of working.

So, to answer this question you can simply say, “I understand that IT is
about team work, so we can’t afford to problems with co-workers but if
someone is not serious about their work or does a low quality work
affecting the whole project, I definitely do not like it”

19. Is there any particular kind of person you can not work with?

For the reason given in the above questions, the answer to this question
should be a “No”. This is basically a different way of putting up the last
question.

20. What qualities would you look for in your senior?

You can mention some generic qualities like intelligence, good sense of
humour, dedicated to his team etc., which all the managers think that they
have in abundance.

21. What motivates you at work?

To answer this question, you can mention things like – new challenges,
good environment which all employers think that they offer.

22. Will you be happy to work in night shifts or over the weekends?

You need to answer this question taking into consideration what is suitable
for you. Say that you can work in the night shifts, only if you can really do it.

23. Have you ever committed a mistake at work?

To err is human. So, it is perfectly OK if you committed a mistake at work

but before answering the question analyse the magnitude of mistake you
did and the effect it had on the company.

What is more important is – what did you do to rectify the mistake and
make sure that you don’t do it again?

So, mention the mistake you committed and keep the focus of the answer
on the steps you took to rectify it.

24. What position would you prefer while working on a project?

This question is for you to answer based on the skills and qualities you
have. If you have the capability to handle different positions, discuss that
also in the interview.

25. What are the most important things for you as a manager?

The two things which should be most important for a manager to succeed
in his role are:
a.) His team should be happy and keep performing
b.) The project he is working on with his team is successfully finished with
minimum problems.

26. Will you be happy to re-locate, if required?

Again, a question for you to answer based on your position. If you are
anticipating this question in the interview, it is better to discuss this with
your family also before you go to face the interview.

27. What kind of a salary are you looking for?

Try to put the ball back in interviewer’s court by asking him about the salary
they offer for a position like this. Most of the big companies will have a fixed
remuneration for each level.

However, if this is negotiable, you will have more negotiation power if you
have some work experience. So, know your lower limit (amount below
which you can’t go) and also know the maximum salary in the industry for
the position then put forward a figure which is not very exact. It is better to
mention a range. For e.g. if you are expecting something around 55 K, say
that you expect something in mid fifties. Don’t keep the range to broad
otherwise you will be offered something towards the lower end.

If you are a fresher, most of the times you will have to accept the
company’s offering for the position. However, if you find it too less, you can
definitely discuss that during the interview.

28. Do you have any questions for us?

This is usually the last question you can expect during an interview. It is
extremely important to have some intelligent questions to ask the
interviewer otherwise you may just sound dull and un-interested. Research
the company a bit and discuss if they have been in news recently. You can
also discuss about the growth prospects for you within the company etc.

29. Discuss the most stressful situation you came across in your previous
job.

Here you should discuss a stressful situation that you were able to
overcome and keep a positive tone, do not say you never came across a
stressful situation. Typical answers can be:
-Our team’s targets were increased three fold and initially everyone was
overwhelmed by the number, but we discussed it with our manager and he
was co-operative and understood the situation. But he wanted us to give it
a try and was ready to reduce the targets to a more realistic number.
-You can also talk about a very demanding project where you worked for
long hours/2 shifts and had to sacrifice on family time, but once the project
was done you got recognition for the hard work and you were over the
stress.

30. For how long do you expect to stay with our organization?

You should ensure that you give an impression that you will pay back more
than what you take from the company:
-You can say I will stay here as far as I see an opportunity for growth, as I
am looking for a stability in work place
-If they stress on number of years say 3-4 years, and more if I can explore
new challenges/growth opportunities

31. Why should we hire you?

-Here you should discuss the profile you have applied for and your
strengths/experience with which you can add value to the job
-Discuss your achievements at your previous job, and say that I have
developed my skills to suit my current profile, but I want to develop myself
futher and face new challenges, and for that I need to change my job.
- I will always be willing to change roles share responsibilities to suit
company requirements

32. Discuss your strengths

Discuss strengths that show your professional expertise, some of the

answers could be:
-Multi tasking: Say I have been working on mulitple project and I am
required to keep tabs on each project and co-ordinate with a lot of teams,
and I am able to do it efficiently.
-Problem Solving: You can say that in my current job role I have spent a
good time to know how to solve problems. My team members see me as a
go-to person to solve issues.
-Communication
-Team player
-Quick learner
Support each point with your examples

33. Discuss your weaknesses and how do you plan to overcome it

Discuss weaknesses in positive light always discuss how you plan to
overcome it, some of the answers could be:
-I am always willing to take up additional responsibilities, but I end up being
over worked so now I am realistic about what I can do, so that I do work to
the required standards
-If you lack certain technical skill, which is not crucial for the job you can
state that and say you are planning to take up a training course/certification
to get over it
-If you do not wish to discuss your weakness, you can say, I cannot
compete with Rajnikant :P

34. What is your idea of an ideal company?

Do not go over board and ask for , it might give an impression that you are
too demanding, some of the answers could be:
-An ideal company provides maximum opportunities for growth of
employees.
-They provide comfortable and flexible work environment, so that
employees can perform at their best and work towards company’s benefit.
-A company that encourages learning
-A company that encourages open culture

35. Why are you leaving your previous job?

Do not go around defaming your company, it will give a bad impression

about you.
Give reasons such as:
-Professional Growth
-New challenges
-Change in profile
-Planning to relocate (if applicable)
-With time I found my job was becoming monotonous and I didn’t want this
to have any impact on the job I was doing for my employer
-I am not actively looking for a job change but, I saw this opening and it
looked interesting.

36. Tell us something about your achievements at your previous job.

-Talk about your professional acheivements, if you were recognised as a

high performer or you got good feedback from your manager
-You can also discuss you annual ratings
-Discuss your promotions/appraisals

37. Tell us what do you know about our company

-Browse through the company website and make sure you know what the
company does and make sure you do so in short
-Discuss the positives aspects of the company, the interviewer should feel
that you have done your home work
10. Why do you want to work for us?
-Start by discussing the profile you have applied for and go on to say that
the organization would provide an opportunity to enhance your knowledge
and help you to grow professionally
-Discuss how you would be of use to the organization and how you plan to
develop your professional competencies

38. Are you willing to relocate/travel?

-Always say yes if you need the job

-You can ask whether they will compensate for relocation costs

39. Are you a good team player?

Companies look for team players as well as those who are self starters and
can work independently, so you need to be versatile:
-You should show that you enjoy working in a team. Say that you are open
to suggestions from team members and seniors.
-It is always good to work in a team as one can get the support of other
members and in times of crisis everyone can work together to achieve the
goal.

40. Can you work independently?

-Yes, I can work independently without supervision or support from a team

Do not emphasize on working independently as that will be seen as an
inability to work with others.

41. Do you have any questions for us?

Always have a question ready to answer this one:

-You can ask whether the company allows for lateral and vertical role
changes
-You can also ask whether the company encourages learning and
development of employees
-Ask whether the company has plans for expansion
-You can also discuss your role in detail

42. Are you willing to work for long hours, if the project demands that from
you?

-Discuss situations when you must have done so to fulfill project

requirements in the past

43. What is your current CTC and what are your expectations?

-Be honest about your CTC, as you will have to produce you salary slip as
a proof of emplyment
-Be realistic when you state your expected CTC, you can ask for a 30-40%
hike
-If you are underpaid at your current company you can look for the
standard salary paid for the experience you have and ask for that amount

44. Are you planning to go for further studies?

Be transparent in your answer.

-If you are pursuing further studies, say so. Tell them why you want to go
for that course
-If you are taking up a distance education course or a part time course,
they should know, as you will need to take leaves when you appear for
exams

45. Tell us something about yourself, discuss 5 characteristics

List down points that will help you professionally:

-Independent
-Responsible
-Hard working
-Multi tasker
-Prompt
-Add your characteristcs

46. Tell us something about your hobbies

Answer it with honesty, as they can go deeper into this discussion. You can
include:
-Browsing the internet
-Blogging,
-Listening to music,
-Chatting with friends
-Reading newspapers,
-Reading books,
-Shopping,
-Watching movies….

47. What is more important to you money or success?

This is tricky question, as money and success both are important and you
cannot outweigh the importance of one over the other. Personally you
might prefer money over success or success over money, but it is better to
be neutral when answering this question in an interview:
You can say, that money and success both are important for you, but if you
have to choose you would choose success. The reason being, if one is
successful money often follows and you need not focus on money over
success..

Part 3

Describe the work environment of your dream job.

Answer: Many employees leave the job or are laid off because they are a
misfit to the work environment. The purpose of this question is to see if
your perception of a good work environment is similar to the environment in
this organization.

There’s no wrong or right answer for this question. Communicate the

factors important to you in your work environment. Additionally, you can ask
them about the work environment in the company when given a chance.

5. Describe your imaginary co-worker to us.

Answer: Your imagination about your co-workers helps the interviewer in

understanding your readiness to take up a particular position, your team
playing attitude and your style of management.
For example, if you are being interviewed for a managerial position, you
can say something like: “Being the leader of team, I would like my team to
be full of energy and vigour. They should be able to think creatively and put
across their views without any fear. While being independent thinkers, they
must respect the discipline at work and focus on performance. I would
appreciate that each team member must respect each other’s views – and
yes, I’ll ensure that they get a congenial environment to work in.”

6. Describe your imaginary boss to me.

Answer: Your answer to this question gives the interviewer an insight into
your style of management and your ability to get along with the boss.

Answer this question by focussing on the qualities you may seek in your
boss – like good knowledge, respect for team members, understanding,
good sense of humour – which every boss would like to think, they have in
abundance. Make sure that at no point of time, your answer shows that you
need a boss who doesn’t question you back or gives you too much liberty –
as this might mean that you do not like discipline and can’t get along well
with people.
hii friends.

After i get through my written test.I was send to perform technical

round. At first they said to say SELF DETAILS. I continue with my
RESUME included with educational qualifications,strenghts,
achievements etc... they said me to prove my above strenghts which I
mentioned in my resume. the above experience made me away 4m my
tension,nervous at first time interview. I am basically ELECTRICAL
AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING STUDENT, my technical round
started dis way ....

Interested topics???
I answered power electronics and electrical machines. I request 4 EEE
students nt to mention CONTROL SYSTEMS topics. becoz it has large
extend to ask ques difficult to diffend 4 answering.

Asked me to explained interested topics 4m power electronics. later they

went through MICROPROCESSORS i'e asked me pin diagram, small
programs in 8085 microprocessors.
I am certified in MICROCONTROLLERS ,so my questions extended
towards 8051 microcontrollers.. dnt worry they will go through BASICS
in every FIELD.

As I am nt computer science student they asked me to write C-program

which u interested. at this point I am lucky fellow. MY TECHNICAL
ROUND ENDED LIK DIS.

BEST THING I QUOTE U. before leaving 4m intervier,he will ask u

any question or doubts. at this moment u hav use 2 ur oppurtunity to
prove urself.dat ur interested towards firm etc... its ur turn u have ask
questions abt TCS.

MR INTERVIEW:
This is also continue with self details. the main motto is dey will check
ur manageral skills, stress while ur working by asking few puzzles n
question after refering ur resume n body language. its 4 me I being
EBM(EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER) of AEE(ASSOCIATION OF
ELECTRICAL ENGINNERS). they ask me experince n work dat hav u
done. problems dat u hav faced, response n achievements. In this round
u hav to prove ur COMMUNICATION SKILLS. i request u dnt make
any false satatements lik to diffend urself. Plz be concious... here if u
selected 4 MR round intervier itself say u to wait 4 HR(HUMAN
RESOURCE) interview n again ask u any questions or doubt... its ur
turn jst prove urself.

HR INTERVIEW:

here it will decide ur job dat ur gng to firm or nt... here they will check
our complte resume i written things or correct or nt,,, if v fail to prove
our RESUME v will b out of it. 4 me asked abt my presentations n
hobbies.. really typical question he will put while v r answering.. really
check our patience atmost. ITS OUR LUCK IT DEPENDS ON FACE
VALUE.

These all my experince while i am performing my TCS rounds.. really

exciting....

all the best. keep rocking

Hi friends,

Myself Priyanka K.B. from EEE,SJCE Mysore.

The most eagerly awaited one, TCS had come to our college for
recruitment on OCT 15th, 2011 ("the unforgettable day in my life").

Let me explain the selection process. TCS decided to have two different
process and approaches for the selection process. One for those who
have consistent performance from 10th onwards till the VI semester
undergraduate engineering students (75% and above) and the same was
also applicable to those from post graduate disciplines. These students
were interviewed without being administered test. On the contrary, only
those who had maintained consistent performance of 60% throughout
were administered online test and were later interviewed.

I was under the 1st category. I had gone for direct interview. Friends
before sharing my experience, please note these things. Don't neglect
TCS interview process. We had a rumour that the TCS interview will be
easy, we can easily get through. But it was not easy as we speak. Please
do necessary preparations. Be thorough with your resume, C, C+,
projects. This time TCS had given a wonderful opportunity that non CS
stream students can get jobs in Core engineering services of TCS. So no
need to worry as it's a IT company. Be proud to be a part of world's
leading IT company. And for our batch specially, TCS is great, as they
took more people during this recession period.

Technical interview:

ME: gud afternoon sir,

HR : good afternoon, take your seat.
Me : thank you sir.
Hr : asked my resume and TCS application form
Me : gave
(Most of questions were based on my resume, unfortunately Hr did not
ask me d most awaited and prepared first ques..'tell me about
yourself' !!!)
Hr : asked about my project i.e. UPS. Difference between My UPS and
traditional UPS?
Me : explained.
Hr : Wat is energy audit? (one of my project)
Me : answered.
(I had mentioned only 'C' in my resume as i was not sure about C+ or
other languages)
Hr : why oly C? Why not C+, 8051 ?? did not you study C+ outside by
joining courses? Rate your C capability between 1 to 10.
Me : explained. Friends be honest. Being a electrical student i just gave
5 on 10 for my C capability. And i had added a sentence that i can learn
again these languages.
Hr : appreciated my honesty. And gave me two puzzles to solve.
1) seven members are there in a room. Each one will give hand shake to
others but only once. Find out the number of handshakes.
Me : i just asked a sheet of paper to solve, even though i knew the
answer. And solved the puzzle in front of him.

The answer is 6+5+4+3+2+1=21

Hr : 2) consider a well of 100 mt depth and a frog at the bottom of the
well. It climbs 3mt in day time n slides down 2mt during night. How
many days it needs to climb the well?
Me : 1mt per day, on 98th day, it climbs up and does not slides down as
it will be on the top of the well. So answer is 98(day time)
Hr : good. You can go.
Me : thank you sir.
Then i was waiting for my Hr interview. Many of my batchmates had
sent to home in the mean while, as they could not do well in technical
interview.

HR interview:

Hr : Hi Priyanka
Me : hello mam, gud afternoon. (I felt very happy and became more
confident when hr said hi to me, as Hr is friendly. she was very sweet
and bubbly. I think am the one, giving these best compliments to Hr )
Hr : gud afternoon, take your seat.
Me : thank you mam
Hr : where are you staying? Do you have siblings? Where does he work?
Married?
Me : answered
Hr : are you ready to work anywhere?
Me : yes mam. (and this is the most common question in Hr round)
Hr : you can go
Me : I asked two questions about TCS. Actually i could not ask these
questions in technical interview. So asked here

That's it my interview got over. I was confident as i will get place and it
came true. Around 8.30 they announced the results.

Friends as you red, for me there were no deep technical questions, and
most of the questions were unexpected like puzzles. I was good in
solving puzzles and it's my luck also that i got puzzles. We cannot
predict about interview questions, so be ready for everything.

All the Best.

Hello Folks

His post will discuss the details of the technical/HR (2nd) round for the
TCS placement process. I have included mine and some of
my friends experiences. Basically there are 2 rounds for TCS. Once you
clear the aptitude(In my college 127 out of 232 cleared aptitude) you
have to attend a pure HR , HR/Tech or a pure Tech interview round. Yes
it might sound odd but there are 3 types of panels(HR , HR/Tech or a
pure Tech) and depending on which one you go to the type of questions
asked vary. The following are the type of questions asked in each panel,
I have tried my best to get all possible questions asked to the 127 that
attended.
Each interview lasted approximately 10-15 minutes no more.There will
be three interviewer, 2 will ask you questions while the third interviewer
listens and takes notes. And yes make sure you can answer questions
asked from your resume they do read it unlike most companies. You will
be given a print out of your camous commune application form.

Pure HR Panel:
Easy to clear for the most part, IT IS REALLY CRUCIAL THAT
YOU SPEAK GOOD ENGLISH OR ATLEAST TRY “. As far as i
have seen most people with good English speaking skills were selected

 Asked to give a self introduction about

themselves(refer to the post which i made,should give
a good idea)
 “Are you ready to go anyway we send you are is there
a particular place you like most?”
 “Do you have a Girl Friend how long have you been
together?”(for boys ofc)
 They will ask you about your hobbies, if you say
painting for example they will ask what you have
done to improve your skills in it.
 “What is your fathers job?” or “How
many brothers and sisters do you have?”. For most of
the HR interviews there was always a family type
question, shouldn’t be a problem.
 The biggest challenge you have faced so far in college
 Why you choose your department and
your favorite subjects (basically questions related to
why you choose the department and your interests).
 THEN THE STRESS TEST: expect questions like
“you have a low score in your aptitude why?“,
“your marks are consistently low why ?“, “You
don’t sound confident is that why you are speaking
so softly “, “you are an emotional person is it not ,
you look very tense“.Remember these statements
 may or may not be true about you try reply with a
smile and positive comment like “I will try hard next
time ” or “I will do correct these mistakes” etc. Just
don’t burst into tears like some of the girls in my
college did NOT GOOD!!!
 “How badly do you want this job?”
 And of course the most common questions “what did
you eat in the morning? “,maybe a slight variation
like “you look tired have you had your lunch”.
 Then there was some questions on details about the
company like “who is the CEO”, “What do you know
about TCS”, “Do you know what sector in IT TCS
working”. For these make sure you visit the campus
commune website and read all the details.
 “What are you expecting from TCS?”. For this just
prepare a well rehearsed answer like “To improve my
skill and abilities in such a way that it is
mutually beneficial to company and me”(What 2 of
my friends said , both selected of course)
 Some questions from the resume, your co-curricular
achievements , extra-curricular achievements. In
some cases the programming languages you know
about.
 Then some of the HR’s asked questions logical
questions like “Two people start from Delhi and Pune
one traveling at 20km/hr and the other 160km/hr in
opposite directions both meet at a point who is
closer to Pune?” The answer is easy both as same
distance since it is mentioned that they meet, THE
KEY HERE IS TO LISTEN CAREFULLY TO
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING, some of
my friends from other colleges did not answer and
thought the one going at 160km/hr was closer.Be
prepared for questions of this type testing your
concentration.
  “Are you going to do higher studies some time?”
 “what is the hardest data structure for you
“My friend said Trees, the HR are was like “Trees
really what about graphs, the LOLed real loud”
 “about the various certification programs you have
completed and why you took them”

Tech Panel:
To be honest this isn’t hard really, all questions are simple nothing deep
and tuff. Some of the Interviewers did not even look at the code my
friends wrote they just took the paper and used it as paper fans :),

Programming, Data Structures and project related

 “Write a java code using try catch statements“
 “Explain about your project, implementations, front-
end, back-end, technical details etc” BE extra
through about the details of all your projects
 “code to implement a link list in C”. “write it using
pointers”
 Some will ask you to write code from your
projects(For some mechanical students theory behind
functionality of the project)
 swap function without using temp variable
 Explain linked list concept /stack/queue/trees
 Explain different types of sorting
 What is a null pointer, void point and a wild pointer
 Explain the object oriented concepts in
java(polymorphism,inheritance,encapsulation )
 Then the sizes for various data types in C and Java
 Program using thread/overriding/overloading in java.
 Infix/postfix/prefix convertions
 Java database connectivity.
 what is a constructor?
  other programs like prime numbers, odd/even easy
stuff basic programming

Networks and OS
 OSI layers in network model and functions of each
layer
 difference between TCP and UDP
 “there are 2 systems in 2 different networks will you
use a switch or a router to connect them”
 What is the difference between switch, router , bridge
 In OS questions related to the fork() command
 Scheduling algorithms in OS
 What is a semaphore
 How many bits in an IP address
 Draw a rough sketch of an IP packet
 Layers of TCP/IP
 A few questions related to the linux file system
 Questions related to network address and host address
 How is windows 7 different from XP
 what is paging and questions related to that.
 process life cycle
 What is the ping command used for?

Database and Testing

 This was all really easy MySQL queries which
included select statements using where condition etc,
very easy queries.
 Also some questions about normal forms, 1NF ,2NF,
CNF.
 Black box and white Box testing differences
 Types of testing?
 What is a test case?
 Software life cycle models(waterfall models etc)
 what is meta data?
 Why is testing important?
This section had the most easiest of all questions, just study all the
basics.
Other Department Students Tech Panel
Yes there is programming but it is not that deep here are a few samples
 “explain about your project “(most frequent question
asked to 78.9% students i got this information from)
 Then the interviewer asks what programming
languages you know (most replied C), then he asks
you to write a simple programming like prime
numbers ,swap without temp etc. In some cases write
any C program
 To some EEE students the interviewer has ask how
the ceiling fan/generator etc works
 4 Mech students and 1 ECE student told me that the
HR asked them their favorite subject and to explain
about it
 “what is CAD(he had CAD in his resume)”
 Some questions related to data structures basics “what
is stack”

Overall Pragramming and OS concepts are not going to be asked much

unless you say you know them.For example if you say you know
java obviously he is going to ask a lot from it. Mostly
others departments had HR questions only or HR/tech.Everyone i asked
said it was nothing tuff.Make sure you know C programming , at
least the basics.

Tech/HR panel

This is a mix and smash of both types of questions . Basically one HR

will ask a tech questions and the second HR will ask a HR questions. My
friends kept on talking for all the HR questions he says it help reduced
the number of tech questions asked to him (I do not know the degree of
effectiveness of this idea ). By far these type of panels are easy to clear
too.

After a few interviews it should be clear which panel is of which type. In

my college the placement representatives were responsible of putting
you in a panel, just talk to them depending on which panel you feel
comfortable with.

Some important things

 Speak clearly, most of the students who were selected

could speak good English
 Try not to sweat a lot, lots of interviewers ask they
questions
 Keep a separate copy of your resume in a stick file.
 They was a incident in our college relating to
under-performance. Basically some of the students
who were already placed went in and said they
were placed in such and such company and they
don’t want to come to TCS etc or that they don’t
like going for a job and want to do higher studies.
DO NOT DO THIS IT PISSED OFF THE
INTERVIEWERS AND RESULTED IN LESS
PLACEMENT COUNT AND IS REALLY RUDE.
The head of HR mentioned it during the closing
ceremony. IF you want to under perform then do it
without it being too obvious. This incident
happened in 3 colleges so far as I know, remember
do not let your actions effect other .(tell your
friends who are planning on under performing this)
 try wear a tie for boys and girls no high heels(one of
the girls in my college tripped and fell in those ).
 I do not know the degree of truth in this but most of
my friends were saying that the female interviewers
 were hot but deadly, since they asked the most
questions and their interviews lasted the longest

One more thing in my college students with cgpa over 7.5 had direct
interview and those with < 7.5 had to write aptitude which was tuff.
Overall the hr/tech round is not that difficult just be calm and you can
clear it easy. Those who were selected got the offer letter on the same
day through campus commune.
Good luck and feel free to ask any questions
regards,
India geeks
Hi Friends,

I am sharing the interview questions I faced at TCS during the HR round of

interview.
You may also face some of them.

Anticipate these and other questions related to your background. If you are
prepared and answer them confidently, you can easily make it through HR
interview.

1. Tell us something about yourself.

2. Why do you think you are a suitable candidate for this position?
3. Do you consider yourself a team player? Give example where you
worked in a team and tell us about your role?
4. What qualities would you look for in a candidate if you were hiring for this
position?
5. What would you do if your manager criticised your work?
6. What are your strengths and weaknesses?
7. Will you be Okay with re-location, if required?
8. Are you Okay with working over weekends?
9. What do you know about TCS and its business? Can you name some
competitors?
10. Who founded TCS?
11. Who is the CEO of TCS?
12. What do you do in leisure time?
13. Can you work under pressure and dead lines?
14. Do you think you are a quick learner? Give example.
15. How much salary do you expect?
16. Do you have any questions for us?