TCS NQT

T E S T PAT T E R N &
SYLLABUS
• TCS (Tata Consultancy Services) is an Indian Largest Multinational IT services and
consulting company founded in 1968 and Headquartered in Mumbai

• TCS operates in over 46 countries and offers a wide range of services, including
software development, system integration, consulting, and more.

• TCS is one of the leading IT company for 56% 1 30k - 40k

hiring a significant number of freshers each Freshers lakh*
Target freshers
Hiring to hire hired for
year when compared to other IT companies Every year in FY23 every
quarter

• TCS focuses on freshers recruitment and conducts the NQT (National Qualifier Test)
to identify and hire qualified students for many IT positions
• TCS NQT (National Qualifier Test) is national-level test
conducted by TCS in every year

• NQT Test is a General Ability Test that includes Verbal ability,

reasoning ability, numerical ability and coding skills

• High-performing candidates with high score can be offered TCS Ninja role (upto
3.6 LPA) or TCS Digital ( upto 7 LPA) role based on interview

• Also candidates with good NQT

score can apply for vacancies in
many companies tied up with the
TCS such as
• TCS conducts two types of NQT tests:

TCS NQT - FREE TCS NQT - PAID

• Paid NQT is conducted

• FREE NQT test is conducted
quarterly throughout the year
once in a year
• Candidates have less chances of
• Candidates have high chances of
being hired directly by TCS but
being hired directly by TCS with
considered for positions in TCS tied-
TCS Ninja and TCS Digital roles
up companies.
• TCS NQT - PAID test based on three popular Variants/Packs

1. COGNITIVE 2. IT 3. BFSI

For IT and non-IT roles For High-paying IT roles Banking and Financial roles

Test on Numerical, Reasoning Test on Advanced aptitude Test on basic aptitude and

& Verbal and Advanced coding psychometric

₹600 ₹999 ₹999

 FREE TCS PAID TCS
NQT NQT
Test Date Once in Every Year Quarterly in a year

Registration Paid
No Fee
Fee Based on variant

Pre-final or final-year UG All UG & PG Students

Eligibility
students from any stream from 2018-2024 batches

Age 18-28 years 18-28 years

60% or above in 60% or above in

Percentage
10th/12th/UG 10th/12th/UG/PG

Work Experience Freshers Freshers & Experienced

Only 1 backlog is allowed Backlog is allowed while

Backlog
while attempting the test attempting the test

Website https://nextstep.tcs.com https://learning.tcsionhub.in

SELECTION PROCESS

1. TCS NQT Test

2. TECHNICAL
INTERVIEW

3. HR INTERVIEW
 TCS NQT TEST
2 hrs 45 min , 88
Questions

FOUNDATION SECTION ADVANCED SECTION

75 min, 66 Questions 90 min, 22 Questions

Traits
1 Question
SECTION 1 SECTION 2
35 min 55 min
Reasoning
20 Questions

Numerical
20 Questions
Advanced Advanced Advanced
Quantitative Reasoning Coding
Verbal 2 Questions
25 Questions 10 Questions 10 Questions
2. TECHNICAL
INTERVIEW
Top 10% performers in
UPTO 7 LPA
Foundational & Top performer
Advance section in Interview
NQT SCORE TCS Digital Interview 3. HR TCS Digital Offer

Good performer in
Top 25% performers in Digtial Interview
Foundational &
UPTO 3.6 LPA
Advance section

TCS Ninja Interview 3. HR TCS Ninja Offer

Good performer in
Ninja Interview
Others

REJECTED
SYLLABUS
Foundation Section

Numerical Ability Verbal Ability Reasoning Ability

Number System English Grammar Identifying Word

Number System, LCM & H Word Pattern
Word Completion Letter Series
CF
Divisibility
Sentence Completion Numeric Patterns
Error Identification Number Series
Numbers & Decimal Fracti Problem Solving
ons Arrangement Seating Arrangements
Mensuration Formal or Informal Sent Coding- Decoding
Geometry ences, Sentence Joining Blood Relations
Area, Shapes & Perimeter Directional Sense
Meanings Figural and Factual Analysis
Arithmetic Ability Reading Comprehension Cube Folding, Paper Cuts and F
Percentages olds
Allegations and Mixtures
Reading Comprehension
Decision Making
Ratios, Proportion Statement and Conclusion
Work and Time Syllogism
Speed Time and Distance Data Sufficiency
Propositional Reasoning
Profit and Loss Logical Venn Diagram Based DI
Averages Visual/Spatial Reasoning
SYLLABUS
Advanced Section

Advanced Quantitative Advanced Reasoning Advanced Coding

HCF & LCM and Number Syste Q&A on Words Identification • Operators & Loops
m Q&A on Meaningful Word Crea • Functions & OOPS
Geometry tion
Ages Q&A on Numerical Patterns • Arrays
Allegations and Mixtures Q&A on Letter Analogy • Control statements
Averages Q&A on Ages • Strings
Clocks and Calendars Q&A on Blood Relations
• Data Structures
Equations Q&A on Complex Seating Arran
Percentages gements • Scenario and Logical
Permutations and Combinatio Q&A on Distance and Direction Based Problems
ns s
• Matrix Operations
Probability Q&A on Odd Man Out
Q&A on Symbols and Notations • String Operations
Profit and Loss
Ratios and Proportion Q&A on Cube and Paper Foldin • Multidimensional Arrays
Series and Progressions g • Number & Pattern Series
Time, Speed and Distance Q&A on Data Sufficiency
• Shortest Path Logics
Time and Work Q&A on Decision Making
TCS Digital Coding Question

TCS Digital Coding Questions

Advanced marking
Reasoning Scheme
Advanced Coding

TCS Digital Recruitment Drive has a Advance Coding round.

This round is a bit different from the normal coding round
that is asked in TCS. There will be 2 problem statement and
each one has total of 2 visible and 3 hidden test cases,
instead of total of 5 test cases. Test cases are basically
compiler generated input which will check if your output is
coming as expected.
TCS Digital Coding Question
Coding Marks Marks Type
0 Test Case 0 Advanced
Marks Reasoning NA Advanced Coding
1 Test Case 5 Marks Shown

2 Test Case 8 Marks Shown

3 Test Case 12 Marks Hidden

4 Test Case 18 Marks Hidden

5 Test Case 22 Marks Hidden

Key Points to Remember
About TCS NQT Exam

• No Negative Marking
• Section Switching is not allowed
• Question switching is not allowed in Advance Section
• Candidates are not allowed to revisit already answered questions.
• Browser tab shifting not allowed (Exam will end immediately)
• Video and Audio will be proctored by an AI and manually
TCS CodeVita
T E S T PAT T E R N &
SYLLABUS
• TCS Codevita is the Global Coding Contest and world’s largest competitive
programming competition carried out online for straight 24 hrs

• It is a series of 3 rounds test where participants are allowed to test their

programming skills through several complex problems

• The price of $20,000 with the title “World’s Best Coder” will be given to the
Top 3 coders

The finalists stand a chance to travel** to India for final round

Global Ranking to Top Coders

Top 3 coders to win total a prize money of USD 20,000/-

 ELIGIBILIT
Y
Test Date Once in Every Year

Registration
No Registrayion Fee
Fee

• Passouts of 2021,2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

and 2026 batches
Who can • Graduates and PG Students must be from
apply engineering and science backgrounds from
any specialization
• Students from any university across India

Age Minimum age for participation is 18 years

Website https://www.tcscodevita.com
 The Exam of TCS CodeVita is divided into 3
sections.
1. Pre-Qualifier Round
• Each candidate will get 6 hours to solve all the questions
• participants have to solve 3 to 4questions to move on to the next
round
2. Qualifier Round
• 6 hours time and difficulty level is higher than the pre-qualifiers
• In the qualifier round, the participants are monitored through a webcam
• Those who performs best in this round are offered TCS Ninja and Digital
roles
3. Grand Finale Round
• The final round will take place at any of India’s TCS campuses
• The top three participants are the winners of the competition and get a chance
to win a cash prize of 20,000 USD
 No of
Exam Sections Time Skilles Tested
Questions

Pre-Qualifier Round

Qualifier Round