TCS Job Interview Placement Paper Pattern: September 2010

TCS Recruitment process consists of four rounds:

1. Written test ( 35questions-60minutes 1/3 negative)
2. Technical round
3. Management round
4. HR.

Written Test:

It is the most important round to achieve success. In this round 35 questions with 60 minutes .The questions are very lengthy and time consuming but if you found the logic it is very simple. All most all questions are having 7 to 10 lines but the useful data is in the last two lines. And one more point is in this round there is a negative marking of 1/3. If you answered the above 20 questions you will be short listed.
The questions are like..
Q.1. The ticket for a journey is in the range of 1 to 63 paise. You have 63 paise in your pocket and so on. and the question is You have to change the money into coins and all denominations are available at final. You have to buy the ticket and you should have at least one coin? (not same figures)
Ans. 64 (Just add 1 to highest i.e. 63+1)
Q.2. The sum of two numbers is given and product is also given find the square of difference of two numbers..
Ans. (a-b)2=a2+b2+2ab..
Q.3. The dog and here are running, dog crosses the roads, rivers and different. Here start running after 2 hours of dog running, dog runs 30kmph in 6 hours then what is the average speed of here?
(values are not same)
Ans. 30*6/4
Q.4. In a restaurant there are different nine flavours of pizzas.....
Q.5. A length of rod is turned into triangle. The sides of a triangle are 12,16,10. if this rod is turned into square then find the area of the square?
Ans. rod length=12+16+10=38
length of the side is a square=38/4;
area=(38/4)*(38/4)
Q.6. There are some chocolates. A woman can eat 3chocolates and a man can eat 1 chocolate and a child can eat half chocolate. then 20 chocolates is divided in...
Ans. Go through the options( 5Woman, 3man, 4children).

Q.7. A water tank is filled in the way as 256,128,64,... th parts in every hour, then in how many hours the tank will filled?
Ans. 256,128,64,32,16,8,4,2,1 ( 9 hours) values are not same..
Q.8. The age of Ram and Sayam are in the ratio 5:6 and after 4 years their ratios are 7:8 then what is the present age of Sayam?
Ans. 12years (names and values may change)
The result of written test is given with in 24 hours time and by luck I am one of the short listed candidates.. and the remaining rounds are conducted for me 2nd September.

Technical Interview:

My interview is like..
Sir: Tell me about yourself?
Me: I answered This is best question to impress the panel. so prepare yourself.
Sir: Which project You have done in the academics?
Me: I answered my project details nearly 10mins for this answered sir was impressed.
Sir: Which platform you have developed?
Me: Java
Sir: How many marks you will give for Java?
Me: 7
Sir: He asked some questions on java like
What is the difference b/w String and StringBuffer?
What are the life cycles of servelet and Applets?
Some questions on MuktiThreading?
Sir: Sir wrote some lines of code like ..
String s1="abc";
String s2="abc";
String s3=new String("abc");
if(s1==s2)//what it returns wheather true or false and why?
if(s1==s3)//what it returns wheather true or false and why?
I answered with explanation..
Sir: What is the difference between '=='operator and .equals() func?
And some questions on SQL joins like difference between right join and left join and natural join etc..
and finally he asked what is your favorite core subject?
Me: OS but he did not asked any questions on OS.

Management Round:

Its very easy round and less elimination round in this round they ask simple questions and give a situations and observe your feelings..
So be confident in this round if you cleared this round then you are almost placed but do not neglect HR..

HR Round:

For its me very simple.
She asked tell me about yourself?
What is you are native place and for what it is famous?
Who is the founder of GOOGLE?
Who are the competitors for the TCS in the world market as well as in Indian market?
Are you willing to relocate?
What is your favorite working location?
Finally the results was given after 20 days and I am one the selected candidates..