Tata Consultancy Services

The first company i got was tcs.It was long back and i don’t remember the exact dates of the interview.It was around March 2007 i think.First there was an online(computerized) aptitude test and then an interview.

The test contained many math oriented aptitude questions.I think a BTech student won’t have much difficulty cracking them.It also had questions like finding Synonyms and Antonyms.I had real difficulty answering them and i think if your English skills are not above par your situation would be same as mine.They also had some sentence completions , Reading comprehensions etc also which where not very difficult.There were some logical analysis questions also .

Tips to Crack the Test:

1. Study Aptitude book by Aggarwal ( This is a must irrespective of which company you are trying).
2. For language section study using any GRE guide ( Some say Barron’s is the best as most synonyms antonyms are directly from that text).
3. Find out old question papers and work out ( This is more important than the first two).
4. There are many easy questions at the end of many sections like pie chart, bar chart based questions at the end of Math section.Try doing them first or manage time well as each section has time limit and i also think that they have separate cutoff for each section.

5. Above all be confident and relaxed as the test may seem very difficult ( Never panic whatever may).

Interview was conducted only the next day.I had only one interview as both techs and HR were there in my panel.Some had separate tech and HR interview.My panel had one lady(HR) and 2 men (techs).i never knew the lady was HR.If there is a lady in your panel most probably she is the HR and so give more respect n importance to her as her decision has more weightage than those techies.

Tips to crack the Interview:

1. They say first 2 minutes is most important in an interview.Even though it is not possible to fully rehearse what you will do in the first two minutes i suggest trying to do that.Just enact at home how you will enter the room , say good morning to them ,sit on the chair , how you will ask permission to sit ,how you will sit etc.
2. If you perform well in the first 2 minutes your subsequent mistakes may be overlooked and vice versa.Most probably even in a tech interview the first question will be “Tell me about Yourself”-Most important question.Prepare for this question well.And remember to start by saying your name (“My name is ………….. or I am …………… ).
3. Another important HR question would be “Tell me one of your weaknesses”.Say anything silly or funny or something that is not a very serious weakness but never a real weakness of yours.
4. Many such tricky HR questions would be there just use your intuitions and gut feeling to answer them and just show them you are comfortable and confident.
5. Never ever say anything bad about anything or anyone,especially about your nation ,native,college,teachers,parents etc etc
6. For tech learn C , data structures,operating systems ,dbms etc.
7. If a question say from math or some trivial ( non core ) subject is asked just realize its only a tricky question and u can solve it by your common sense.Just keep your cool head and try.

These are just my experiences and opinions sometimes it may be wrong.whenever in doubt be bold and whenever you are sure you don’t know learn to say so.

HAPPY PLACEMENTS