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Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) :
Submitted by : Pratik Kulkarni Email: pratikkul@yahoo.com
Position Offered – Assistant System Engineer
Package – 3.15 L
No. of rounds – 3 (Aptitude test + Technical interview + HR interview)

About the Aptitude Test:
It is an online, non-technical test having 3 sections – verbal, quantitative analysis & critical reasoning. The questions, in general, are NOT EASY. You may think that TCS is a mass recruiter and takes about everyone….you will also get the same response from other colleges. But frankly speaking, apti is the major screening round for TCS.

Now some useful tips to clear the apti – go through past placement papers of TCS available on the net. A large number of questions in the apti are repeated from the past papers. I guess they don’t take the trouble of updating their questions database!!! Verbal section is quite tough…..those studying for GRE have an advantage as the questions include synonyms, antonyms, RCs. Quant is relatively easy…..might include a couple of tough questions. But you always have an edge if you have studied the past papers. Critical reasoning had a good variation in terms of difficulty. Some passages were easy but some were really tough. You can only pray that you get the simple one!!

In short, don’t panic. It should be the first apti you are appearing for (for Comp/IT). Just be cool and clearing the apti should not be a big deal if you have done enough preparation.

Apti Result – Around 130 students were shortlisted for the interviews from around 300.

Technical Interview:
Again, not a piece of cake as you might have heard. The interviewer usually goes through your Resume and is likely to ask you about any one of the projects. I was asked about my Web Technology and ADBMS projects. What exactly was the project? How did you implement it? Also some theory questions related to those subjects. What are the different types of databases? The difference between them and which one is useful
in which situation…..we had a discussion on this. Most of the times, the interviewer will take you deep into the subject as you keep answering correctly. You ultimately have to end up saying "I don’t know" but by that time you know that you have performed well, so nothing to bother.
Subjects to be studied – C, C++, Data structures, Databases, Algorithms, Computer Networks, Operating Systems. This applies to all the companies.
Verdict – Almost 100 students were shortlisted for the HR interview.

HR Interview:
It is merely a formality. Prepare yourself for questions like Tell me about yourself, family background. Make sure you say YES when asked anything about relocation. They want people who are ready to relocate anywhere. That does not mean they will send you there. Also read about the company, the upcoming projects of the company. Why TCS? Are you ready to sign the bond? These are typical questions.

Final Result – 96 people made it to TCS !!!