TCS is one of the largest Indian companies by market capitalization ($200 billion). TCS is now placed among the most valuable IT services brands worldwide. TCS alone generates 70% dividends of its parent company, Tata Sons. In 2015, TCS was ranked 66th overall in the Forbes World’s Most Innovative Companies ranking, making it both the highest-ranked IT services company and the top Indian company. It is the world’s 7th largest IT services provider by revenue. As of December 2023, it is ranked 7th on the Fortune India 500 list.
If you wish to get hired by TCS, this exam is for you. TCS conducts TCS NQT every year to hire software developers. To help you guys with the preparation GeeksforGeeks has lanuched the TCS NQT Preparation Test Series where we have covered everything including basic to advance concepts for all three roles Ninja, Digital, and Prime. So check out now
About TCS National Qualifier Test:
- NQT (Cognitive Skills) is a prerequisite for all the tests.
- The validity of the NQT score is of two years.
- Candidates are eligible to apply on the TCS iON Job Listing Portal with an NQT score.
- NQT exams are conducted at the TCS iON centers.
Eligibility Criteria: Candidates must meet the below eligibility criteria to apply for TCS NQT:
- Students with UG, PG, and Diploma are currently in their pre-final, final year, or have passed out.
- Percentage Criteria for freshers; 60% minimum throughout X/XII/Diploma/UG/PG.
- Students with any degree of specialization are eligible to sit for TCS NQT.
- Freshers having less than 2 years of experience are eligible.
Apply Process:
- Go to the “TCS National Qualifier Test (TCS NQT)” page and click on the “Register Now” button.
- Click on the login button if you have already registered.
- Now Enter your TCS iON Digital Learning Hub credentials. Or Sign up if you are a new user by hitting on “Create Account”.
- Now, fill in all the required details correctly.
- Click on the SUBMIT button to complete the Registration.
- After successful registration, you will get a confirmation message on your mail id and mobile number.
Important Note – The TCS NQT 2024 exam is conducted every two to four weeks and applications close 10-15 days prior to the exams. The upcoming exams will be conducted on 23rd May 2024.
The examination comprised of two rounds, and these will be conducted on the TCS iON centers.
- Foundation Round: mandatory for Ninja Aspirants
- Advanced Round: mandatory for Digital and Prime Aspirants
Foundational Section(75 minutes & 65 Questions )
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Section |
No. Question |
Topics |
Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
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Verbal Ability |
25 |
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75 minutes(Shared) |
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Reasoning Ability |
20 |
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Quantitative Ability |
20 |
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Advance Section(90 minutes & 22 questions)
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Section |
No. Question |
Topics |
Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
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Advanced Quantitative Ability |
10 |
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35 minutes(Shared) |
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Advanced Reasoning Ability |
10 |
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Coding Section |
2 |
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55 minutes |
Round 2:
- If you have cleared the Online test then TCS will contact you for further rounds that will include
- Technical Round: In this round, basic coding questions are asked. Some questions on computer science subjects such as DBMS, OS, CN and OOPS can also be asked. Also, you can prepare for language-specific questions that you have mentioned in the resume.
- Managerial Round: This round can have both technical or HR-based questions regarding past internship experience, resume projects, teamwork, etc.
- HR Round: This is an average HR round and contains behavioral questions and they discuss with you the compensation.
Possible Job roles you can get after clearing TCS NQT
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Aspirant |
Possible Job Roles |
Degree & Salary Range |
Cut-Off for Interview |
|---|---|---|---|
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Ninja Aspirants |
Software Tester Java/Python Developer Web Developer |
UG: INR 3.3 lakh PG: INR 3.6 lakh |
Top 20% scorers (99-100 percentile) in TCS NQT (Part A+B) shortlisted for an interview in this category |
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Digital Aspirants |
Full Stack Developer Web Developer Backend Developer Salesforce SAP |
UG: INR 7.0 lakh PG: INR 7.3 lakh |
Top 5% scorers (94-99 percentile) in TCS NQT (Part A+B) shortlisted for an interview in this category |
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Prime Aspirants |
ML Engineer Gen AI Engineer Cyber Security Business Intelligence Data Scientist |
UG: INR 9.0 lakh PG: INR 11.5 lakh |
Top 1% scorers (74-94 percentile) in TCS NQT (Part A+B) shortlisted for an interview in this category |
You can refer TCS Interview Archive for all the TCS Interview Experiences.