TCS Interview

The test got over by 10pm. Result announced at 11.45pm. they shortlisted very few. From class of 100, only 2 or 3. our class had 145 students of which, 5 selected. Interview at tcs office. A form was given to fill. Be careful when filling this form. Only enter what u know. Don’t try to fool them. U’ll be fooled.

One very imp. Thing: be specific when writing career objective & write something that u know abt… I wrote abt being a team leader in 3yrs. & becoming a design analyst in 5yrs. If u write this, they’ll definitely ask abt sdlc. U should have an idea abt it.

Interview::

Be cool, they’ll not kill u. there were 2 guys for my interview.

1^st person: Tell something abt urself..

Me: I introduced myself, my educational background with all percentages(imp!), told them abt my hobbies

1^st person: abt ur family

Me: I told abt my father, mother & brother & where they r presently working.

2^nd person: what abt ur project in media player ( that’s my mini project)

Me: I explained what it was, how it was done, it’s features, etc.. (he was satisfied, after which he left, he didn’t come back)

1^st person: aked abt main project

Me: explained it in a detailed manner. It’s functionalities too.

He: he asked which was my fav. Sub.( he’d seen in the form tht I’d put c & c++), he asked to specify one.

Me: I said c

How many types of dbms?

I said abt rdbms, network dbms, hierarchical dbms..

Where they r used?

Rdbms-where relation betn entities exist, hierarchical where data represented in tree structure, n/w I frankly told I’ve no idea.

Then he asked my objective at tcs, what I would want to be in 3-5yrs. I said exactly as I’d written in the form. He was impressed. He asked many things abt sdlc. Importance of design in s/w.

What u know abt tcs?

I started from beginning, established in 1968…. India’s 1^st billion $ co., annual revenues in 2004 stand at more than $2billion… abt it’s vision…. Has employee-friendly hr policies.

At this pt, he was impressed

How do u know?

I said abt attrition rate being lowest in the industry-6%

What u want to contribute to tcs?

I told them abt the products developed by tcs, many patented products, how I’ll use my technical skills in future productions.

What r u interested in other than curriculum… like he’s interested in physics?

I said I’m interested in analyzing current topics(one of my hobbies-reading news magazines).

Will the UPA govt. last it’s full term?

I said yes & gave my reasons on how the left is bound to support it.

Is BJP a communal party?

(Even if u think so, don’t say yes) the BJP as a party has it’s own principles. The congress & the left r naming it as communal for their own benefits and bla, bla, bla….

Any problem with relocation?

No

R u aware of the agreement?

We’ve not been told but I’ve heard there’s a 2 yr. bond.

R u ready for that?

Yes

If the bond is increased to 3 yrs., will u sign?

Yes

If it’s 5 yrs., then?

Yes, it’s worth it.

Don’t think u’ll go abroad by joining tcs?

I’m not joining tcs for going abroad.

Any q’s?

Tcs is the 16^th company worldwide & u r aiming to be among top 10 by 2010, which co.’s r u competing with?

Do u have any idea which companies r above us?

No

We’re competing with IBM, Accenture, etc… these r among the top 5. Do u think we’ll be able to do that?

Definitely

Any thing else?

No

That’s it!

All the best!

Thank you.

Tips:

Verbal: Go through barron’s. it’s enough & old papers.

Quant: old papers

Reasoning: barron’s 13^th edition & old papers.

Interview

Be cool, go through tcs website, it’s a must. Study abt the past of tcs. Vision, mission, all given in site. Be ready for all types of q’s.

Be thorough with C, C++, OS, DBMS, DS, S/w Engg atleast

Above all, have faith in God.Regards,

Sam