TCS On-Campus | Role - Prime | Selected | Interview Experience

Recruitment Mode: On-Campus Placement
Difficulty: Easy

1. Online Assessment

Date: 9th August | Duration: 3 hours 21 minutes | Mode: On-Campus

The assessment was conducted on the college premises and consisted of six sections:

• Logical Reasoning: 20 questions

• Numerical Ability: 20 questions

• Verbal Ability: 20 timed fill-in-the-blank questions

• Email Writing

• Advanced Numerical and Logical Reasoning: 14 questions

• Coding: 2 questions

Note: Due to an initial system glitch, my system had to be changed during the assessment. As a result, I could solve only one of the two coding questions.

Coding Questions

1. Min-Heap - Patient Priority Management

Implement a min-heap to manage patients based on their priority numbers.

• 1 x: Insert a patient with priority x into the heap.

• 2: Remove and print the patient with the minimum priority. If the heap is empty, display an appropriate message.

2. Modified Selection Sort

Implement selection sort with a modification: perform only P passes instead of completing the entire sorting process.

Shortlisting

The assessment took place on 9th August, and the interview shortlist was announced on 13th August. I was shortlisted for the TCS Prime interview.

Technical + HR Interview

Date: 14th August | Duration: Approximately 45 minutes | Location: TCS Indore Campus

While most candidates had two separate interview rounds, I had a single combined Technical + HR interview.

Questions Asked

1. Introduction & Resume Discussion

• Self-introduction, resume, projects, and favourite subjects.

• Since I mentioned DBMS as one of my favourite subjects, the discussion primarily focused on DBMS and SQL.

2. SQL

• Rename a column using the ALTER TABLE statement.

• Find employees earning the third-highest salary using window functions, considering duplicate salaries and ranking.

I asked clarifying questions before writing the queries, and the interviewers were satisfied with my solutions.

3. Data Structures & Algorithms

• Implement Bubble Sort.

• Check whether a number is prime.

I successfully implemented both solutions, and the interviewers were satisfied with my approach.

4. DBMS & Data Engineering

• Difference between a database and a data warehouse.

• Questions about my projects and their technical implementation.

5. OOPs & SDLC

• Differences between encapsulation, abstraction, and polymorphism.

• Different phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

6. AI & Cloud Computing

• Difference between Generative AI and Agentic AI, explained with an example.

• Basics of Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS).

7. HR Questions

• My strengths and what makes me stand out as a technically oriented candidate.

Overall, the interview covered a mix of fundamental CS concepts, SQL, DSA, project discussions, emerging technologies, and HR questions.

Final Outcome: Selected for TCS Prime