REVIEW of TCS campus placement(For 2013 Pass outs)

TCS interview pattern 2012(For 2013 Pass outs):

1.New: SCT college, TVM,Kerala.

Candidates with 75% or more need nt attend the aptitude test.I was one of them. I will enquire about the apti questions and will inform u abt it.

Apti: It was 30 questions 80 minutes … Cut off was 16..questions consisting of mainly time and distance ,stream questions probability ,

permutations and combination .. Some questions had clues as well .. About 8 questions were frm rs agarwal..:-)

Interview consisted of 3 rounds (4 rounds for EIS).The first round was tech.Second and third were MR and HR. The forth round was tech for those were shortlisted for EIS .In MR and HR general HR questions were asked.
Tech questions and areas:
they asked us watever written in our cv. They asked about VHDL programming.
8051 basic architecture and its basic programming.
Mini project ,Seminar and final year project idea.
Basic opamp circuits,555 circuits.
Working of bjt,fet etc

cpp questions:
OOP concepts with example for each.
Basic programmes like check for palindrome,fibonacci series,sorting algorithms were asked.

For CS candidates questions from DBMS were also asked.

For mechanical,mechanical production and mechanical automobile students other than cpp questions they asked about basic mechanical subjects such as 4 stroke,2 stroke engines.I donno more abt it as i am an ec student.If i come to know more abt it,i will surely share it wid u…

Courtesy: S.Sreevishakh
Placement representative
ECE dept:
SCT college of engg:
SASTRA COLLEGE

Here I have given the details that I got from SASTRA students about TCS interview pattern. Students undergone interview reported there is few changes in pattern. SU-DO-KU and puzzles were the new thing added in the TCS interview pattern.
{Not all college gets Sudoku. Only SASTRA college got…}

I think you will be aware of old pattern that starts with Aptitude and end with formal interview with group discussion if needed. The chances of old pattern will be about 30% and the sudoku+puzzle for around 70%. There will be negative marks for wrong answers. This time its not gonna b a time pass interview as like past 2 yrs for the reputed colleges. A new panel will be there in which 3 HR’s will be there. The HR’s duty were as follows 1 for personal details, 1 technical and 1 HR interview all in one panel together. Probable there will be 3 HR’s sometime 2 HR’s. Minimum interview duration will be around 15-30 minutes. It looks that TCS has become strict in their recruitment this year and there is no questions from previous year patterns or Mock tests in TCS website. So better be prepared only then you can tackle. This year on Sastra University only 120 has been shortlisted from 570 in apps round. So its my advice to you guys (I mean for those ppl whose DREAM company is TCS) to prepare seriously.

So don’t waste your time with TCS previous year question.
 

2. SRM University

For TCS.. maximum possible question from Ages, Time & Work, Distance.. upto 10 questions from logical reasoning.. sudoko only one.. that too less ppl got.. puzzles- not lik shakunthala or something.. given one diagram, giving one clue to find hw many triangle, squares sumthing like this.. den we need to fine.. for eg. given 78 match stick arranged in one manner (will be in diagram) how many triang
le u can arrange in that manner with the given match stick.. believe me… not even one question from sudoko or magical square.. only 1% of students got sudoko 9X9 only one question.. SRM– 3000+ attended aps.. 800+ got selected . dey increased d cut off ie 21 fr mtech students.. for ug i think 16… guys all d best..
 

3. TCS NEW PATTERN DETAILS:
just came to know abt t new tcs pattern who attended tcs campus recruitment in sastra university(5th sept) ..dere r few changes in t patters… SU-DO-KU and puzzles added in t pattern…old pattern ll b about 30% nd the sudoku+puzzle for around 70%… negative marks for wrong answers.. tis time its not gonna b a timepass interview as like past 2 yrs for top coll… a new panel will b ter in which 3 HRs ll b ter.. 1 for personal details, 1 tech nd 1 HR interview al in one panel together..max al panels ll hav min 2 HR’s.. min interview time itself for around 15-30 min.. so just prepare wel guys.. nd pls start working on sudoku nd puzzles..
Enclosing the review of today’s TCS interview in SASTRA.
In one word. It is damn tricky :) Math lovers will love it.
Simply reading the problem will not work out for sure!!!

Pattern:
30 questions u need to answer in 80 minutes time.
Questions were asked in below stuffs:
1. Verbal (2-3 questions- quite easy)
2. Numerical.
Sums were looking like its too lengthy. And a bit tricky too!!!
Guys were feeling it too tough (In my word, its tricky). They had issues in time management as well.

One important thing: “Not even 1 question from TCS 70 pattern were asked”
I don want you guys to completely stress on 70 pattern questions. You can have a look at it though.

Out of 1800 students who wrote apps, only 400+ got selected!!!
Note: a total of 1000+ were recruited last time from sastra alone. see the change!!!!

Also in sastra, guys with 7.5 aggregate in UG, 10th and 12th had direct interview.
That does not mean all college will have it!!!!

I am collecting some questions for the same!!!

will keep you updated.
Cheers :)
 

4. Few tips TCS:
Aptitude: 30 questions 30 min with -ve marking.
Cut off arnd 15-16. Would suggest all, not to attempt all the questions.
Attempt arnd 20-24(max). Leave those questions which u r not sure about.
40% questions on Time and Work. 20% on permutation combination. 20%
on probability. Rest are just logical questions.

Technical: They will ask u to make a block diag for ur BE project and qu
estions on ur favourite subject.(They will ask u which is ur fav subject.(They asked me atleast)).

MR and HR: general questions. strengths and weaknesses. Family backgrnd etc. Abt ur self and all.

Note: Communication skills+ Fundamentals of ur branch + logical thinking =TCS
ALL THE BEST! :-)
 

5. Tip –>
Guysss for apptitude test be prepared on questions based on time and work, logical and number system questions …. try attending aroung 12 to 15 correctly!!! den u can crack easily …. avoid dummy ques!!

HR round was so casual it was fun …. they wer very friendly … they actually accept u to speak smthg different …. for ex: if they ask u tell abt urself … don’t start saying like my name
is blah blah and my fathers mothers name … these all are nonsence in terms of dem … they accept the qualities and skills u hav in computers or prog wch would be useful for them ..hw intrested r u in prog … so start with ur name and den qualities and try telling abt from whom u got inspired and for the oly reason u are interested in IT and prog!! den try to ask ques to dem tht will impress a bit … be free don get tensed … u can crack easily!! :)