TCS

I got many mails frm group members asking for papers & suggestions.
So sending to the group..
Hi all the group members !
 
ONLINE TEST:
For TCS Online test previous papers r more than enough.
 I dont remember the qns exactly of Aptitude section.Just sending a 
general format.
qns r repeated i.e. the pattern remains same only the data get 
changed.So refer the previous papers for Quant..I m sending u the format as i 
dont remember the exact data.Just go through each qn.the imp factor is 
speed & if u know the method to solve each qn prior to ur test u can 
easily solve the Aptitude section very fast.In the last part of Aptitude 
Section some paragraph type qns r there i.e. based on the para given in 
qn u ve to answer 3-4 qns(Blood relations,etc.).
For guidance u can refer R.S. Agrawal.
DI was easy but u ve to be fast(ref:Barrons).
Verbal Reasoning section was easy for many students as most of them got  
previous papers' words.In my set however I got some new words.But sorry 
I dont remember them all.Just go thru Barron's High Freq Wordlist & 
previous papers words.U wont ve any problem.If u ve time then try to go 
thru the Tests given in Barrons.RC was also easy.U need not refer any 
book for tht.
I wud suggest u to prepare Critical Reasoning very well.coz here many 
students were not thru the Online test coz they cudnt solve the CR 
part.Try to prepare it from 12th/13th edition Barrons.They follow Barrons 
very much.U can also refer Summers for tht and R.s.Agrawal Non-Verbal 
Reasoning.But always try to go thru previous papers first  
as in TCS qns r repeated.
Technical Interview:
My interview went very nice.First I was asked "How was ur day?"
(We were waiting for the interview from a long time)I answered:very 
fine sir.Then "hobbies" Asked my favourite subj.I wud suggest just prepare 
ur Favourite subject very well(all topics).They can ask anything.
As I was asked many topics frm OS(I didnt expect!!).But dont worry 
they'll ask only basics.Prepare C/C++ very well,especially C.They asked 
only C here.
GEneral topics-pointers(gave a program in C having pointers & asked me 
the output),
What is recursion?Can u give an example?,
string reversal prog,sorting,hashing.
Prepare DS-linked lists,hashing,sorting,etc.,s/w engg-SDLC,OS-wht is 
OS,CPU scheduling,C,DBMS very well(only fundamentals) with strong hand on 
ur favourite subj.
One imp thing:Prepare ur project very well.they generally ask abt 
projects( 3-4 qns on ur proj.) 
We had no Psychometry test as u might be knowing
HR/MR
Here they merged HR & MR
In HR/MR first qn-"Tell abt urself",I was asked my class rank also.then 
family background,if not selected in TCS wht wud u do? Wud u go for 
other companies ..tell frankly!?after selection wud u switch to other 
companies (foreign MNCs)?Are u willing to relocate?Do u know we ve a bond? 
Any qns to ask?etc..
My suggestion:Tell them frankly whatever u feel(dont bluff!) along with 
show tht u r deeply interested to go & work for their company.Collect 
information abt TCS. & say I wud like to be the part or rather happy to 
be part of such a company which is going to be in Global top 10 by 
2010. They asked wud u switch to foreign MNCs if being selected?
I answered:If I get the progressive environment in TCS then I need not 
switch.Also by 2010 it is going to be intop 10 so I need not look for 
other companies.
Other qns they asked to others:general qns like 
strengths,weaknesses,etc.
OTHER general Suggestions:Always wear a smile (but a genuine one!!) and 
be calm & confident.
Also prepare ur CV well.They can ask qns based on ur CV.
If u dont know an answer simply say:I dont know sir.dont try to confuse 
them.....otherwise they wud confuse u!!!
 
ALL THE BEST !!!
Regards,
Shankari Mitra
