TCS PAPER & INTERVIEW - 24 MAR 2008 - BHUBANESWAR

HI Chetanaites

I am Samir Anand (MCA 4th sem), TCS recruitment team visited our campus on
24th march, and selected 310 students. It was 2 day process, written test
followed by tech n hr interview (combined). nearly 560 turned up for written test,
out of which 502 qualified for the next round, and finally 310 were selected......

I wud like to share my experience wid all of u. The paper as usual consisted of 3
sections-
1) VERBAL (32 questions)
2) APTITUDE (38 questions)
3) CRITICAL REASONING (12 questions)

In the Verbal section there were 10 synonyms, 10 antonyms, 6 sentence

completeion ques and 6 ques on reading comprehension. for this u just follow
GRE Barron 12th edition, each n every ques comes from that particular book.

This is the exact ques that was in the paper:-(with ans) In a sense the university
had failed. It has stores great quantities of knowledge; it teaches more people;
and despite its failures, it teaches them better.__D___ . Of the great branches of
knowledge- the sciences the social sciences and humanities- the science are
applied. Strenuous and occasionally successful efforts are made to apply the
social sciences, not almost never are the humanities well applied. We do not use
philosophy in defining our conduct. __E__. The great task of the university in the
next generation is to learn to use the knowledge we have for the questions that
come before us. __F___ The difference between a primary problem
and a secondary or even tertiary problem is that primary problems tend to be
around for a long time, whereas
the less important ones get solved.

One primary problem is that of interfering with biological development.

___A____. Obviously, there are benefits both to individuals and to society from
eliminating, or at least improving, mentally and physically deformed persons. On
the other hand, there could be very serious consequences if this knowledge were
used with premeditation to produce superior and subordinate classes, each
genetically prepared to carry out a predetermined mission. __B___, Here we
have a primary problem that will still exist when we are all dead. Of course, the
traditional faculty members would say. "__C____". And certainly they would not
learn, but they would learn some other things.

A. The next generation, and perhaps this one, will be able to interfere chemically
with the actual development of an individual and perhaps biologically by
interfering with an individual's genes.
B. This can be done, but what happens to free will and he rights of the individual
C. But the students won't learn enough to go to graduate school
D. It is in the application of this knowledge that the failure has come.
E. We do not use literature as a source of real and vicarious experience.
F. The university should organize should organize courses around primary
problems
G. The universities greatest shortcoming is not to help students see the relevance
of humanities to real problems.
H. It is difficult for modern students, accustomed to the minute of film, to
appreciate opera.
I. It is necessary students to require to include in their curricula liberal arts
courses.
About aptitude, I wud just say no need 2 worry as it is the most easiest section,
just practice papers of last 2 or 3 years and u will be able to solve all of them on
the day of test.

some ques were as follows:--

Q1. Fill in the missing number in the sequence 5 7 11 ?? 35 67
(a) 24 (b) 33 (c) 19 (d) 18 (e) 25

Q2. In the following series, how many Ws are there such that each W is followed
by an C next to it if the C is not followed by a S next to it?
W C W S Q M W C S M C W C C W Q M W
W C Q W C S C W A M C W C M
(a)3 (b) 5(c)6 (d)4 (e)7

Q3. If QMFBTF is coded as PLEASE how will HBJO be coded?

(a)MIND (b)ALERT (c)TRIAL (d) GAIN (e) BRAVE

Q4. Suppose the first and second letters in the word CONSTITUTIONAL were
interchanged, also the third and fourth letters, the fifth and sixth etc. Print the
letter that would then be the tenth letter counting from the right.
(a) T (b) I (c) N (d) O (e) U

Q5. How would the decimal number 520 be represented in a base -7 number
System?
(a) 1564 (b) 1234 (c) 1342 (d) 1562 (e) 1672

Q6. What is the largest prime number that can be stored in an 8-bit word
computer?
(a) 199 (b) 251 (c) 201 (d) 233 (e) 257

Q7. If n = 10 x 18 x 22, which of the following is NOT an integer?

(a) n / 132 (b) n / 55 (c) n / 45
(d) n / 20 (e) n / 78

Q8. Which of the following is a power of 3?

a. 2672 b. 2898 c. 2735 d. 2187 e. 2413

Pick the odd one out

Q9. (a)ORACLE (b)INGRESS (c) UNIX (d)DB2 (e) SYBASE
Q10. (a)SAP (b)HTTP (c)WAP (d)SMTP (e)ARP

Q11. The three numbers in brackets represent the length of the sides of a
triangle. Which of these does not represent a proper triangle?
(a)(2m,3m,4m) (b)(1m,2m,4m) (c) (3m,4m,5m) (d) (3m,3m,3m) (e)
(5m,3m,5m)

Q12. The three numbers in brackets in each of the following options represents
the number of vertices, the number of edges and the number of faces
respectively. Find out which of these represents a solid planar cube?
(a) (4,8,12) (b) (8,12,6) (c) (8,6,12) (d) (8,8,8) (e) (12,6,8)

Q13. Which set of data exhibits a higher Standard Deviation?

(a) 7, 0, -7, 7, 0, -7 (b) -7, -7, -7, -7, -7, -7 (c) 7, -7, 7, -7, 7, -7
(d) 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7 (e) 7, 7, 7, 0, 7, 7

Q14. Of the four vectors A,B,C,D find out which pair forms an orthogonal set
A = i+j, B = 3i+2j, C = -7i+j, D = 2i-3j
(a)BD (b)AD (c)BC (d)AC (e)AB

Q15. Evaluate the expression

M (373,7) + R (5.8) + T (7.7) - R(3.4) where M stands for Modulo arithmetic, R
stands for Round-off operation and T stands for Truncation Operation
(a)13 (b)16 (c) 12 (d)19 (e)21

Q16. Three independent mechanisms A, B and C have been incorporated for fuel
saving in a car producing respectively 30%, 20% and 40% efficiency. Assuming
that they operate independently, what is the net fuel efficiency achieved?
(a)61 % (b) 64% (c) 62% (d) 66.4% (e) 69%

Q17. The scores in class exams and final exam of 2 students are given as
below:
Class exam Final exam
3 1.4
3.5 1.65
Find the Class exam score of a student who has scored 6 in the Final exam.
(a)12.2 (b) 13 (c)10.1 (d)10.2 (e)12.5

For the analytical part again its GRE Barrons (12th edition). solve the questions
given in the 5 model test papers only...and it will be all..

some ques are:---

Model test paper 1 : Section 5 : question 1-4
question 13-16
Section 6 : question 1-4
question 8-11
question 19-22
Model test paper 2 : Section 1 : question 1-4
question 8-11
question 19-22
section 6 : question 1-4
question 8-12
question 13-16
question 17-22
Model test paper 3 : Section 5 : question 1-4
question 13-16
question 17-22
Section 6 : question 8-11
question 19-22
Model test paper 4 : Section 5 : question1-4
question 12-18
question 19-22
Section 6 : question 1-4
question 8-12 ( may change to Indian languages as mine was d case .)
question 13-16
Model test paper 5 : Section 3 :
question 1-4
question 8-11
question 19-22
Section 7 : question 1-5
question 6-9

Tech n HR interview:--
As I am a MCA student so the HR asked me questions about computers only, but
b ready with some general definitions from ur core subject..
http://www.ChetanaS.org
questions asked from me were---
1)how r u?
2)how r u feeling right now?
3)tell me something about urself? (b confident in answering but never boast
urself)
4)which is ur fav subject? i told DBMS & 'C'
then they switched on to technical questions:--
1)what is transaction, deadlock, methods to avoid deadlock.
2)M:N Mapping.
3)BCNF
4)Volatile memory n cache memory.
5)Stack Operation--told me 2 write function for deletion operation in stack.
6)Hashing.

If u know the answer then its ok otherwise just tell them sorry. dont give wrong
answer. at times they will try to confuse u bt u have to b confident... finally d
person asked WHY TCS .n that was all.. b confident n polite in answering..

Author: Samir Anand

(Paper Submitted By : Priya)

TCS PAPER & INTERVIEW - 18 MAR 2008

HI Chetanaites

I am Hardik B Korat, a computer engg. student of BIRLA VISHWAKARMA

MAHAVIDHYALAYA, Vallabh Vidhya nagar.. I would like to share my expereince
during TCS On-Campus Interview.

TCS written test is easy if u concentrate little on it.

WRITTEN Test:
· Read previous 10 paper and I m sure that u will clear written test....
· There is no negative markings, no upper cut off, no sectional cut off
· But there is sectional time cut off, as there is online test.

There are basically 3 parts in written

a) Verbal:
There prepare antonyms and synonyms from previous papers. After that two
paragraphs are given in that section. Totally 32 marks in this section.
Concentrate little in this part because this is some what difficult to answer
depend much on luck.

b) Arithmetic ability:
This is the easiest section where we can get good score. It is enough to prepare
previous papers, they just change the digits and the model is same. There are
some problems from Bar and Pie Chart. If u score above 32 out of 38, I m damm
sure that u will clear the written.

Few were like...

1. 58, 27, 12, __, 2 .

Sol. 27*2+4 = 58, 12*2+3 = 27, 5*2+2 = 12, 2*2+1 = 5, 1*2+0 = 2 ...ans
=5

2. How the given string how many Y's are followed by L that are not followed by
PYLYPQMYLPMLYLLYQMYYLQYLPLYAMLYLM Sol. Only count those pair by YL and
discard pairs of YLP ......ans =4.

3. First & second, third and fourth, fifth and sixth letter of word SENSATIONALY
are interchanged find the 12th letter form right.
Sol. The interchanged word is ESSNTAIONALY. Now start counting frm Right the
12th letter is E.

4. What is the largest prime number which can be stored in 6 bit register?
Sol. As the register is 6 bit long we can store max number 63 (if all bits are 1).
But 63 is not prime the largest prime number is 61.
Ans = 61.

5. Number of faces, vertices and edges of a cube

Ans. 6, 8, 12

6. If g(0) = 1, g(1) = -1 and g(n) = g(n-1)-g(n-2) then calculate g(6).

Sol. Start with g(2) = g(1) + g(0) = -1 - 1 = -2, g(3) = g(2) + g(1) = -2+1 =
-1, g(4) = g(3) + g(2) = -1+1 = 0, g(5) = g(4) + g(3) = 0+1 = 1, g(6) =
g(5) + g(4) = 1-0 = 1
ans = 1.

7. which of the following heaving highest standard deviation.

a. 9,0,9,0,9,0 b. 9,-9,0,9,0,-9 c. 9,-9,9,-9,9,-9 d. 9,9,9,9,9,9
Ans. C, standard deviation is 18(i.e. the difference between two consecutive
terms is highest).

8. Find the result of the following expression- M (737, 7) +R (3.4) +T (7. 7)-R
(6.4) if, M denotes modules operation, R denotes round-off, T denotes
truncations?
Sol): 2+3+7-6 = 6

9. In a city, temperature at noon varies according to -t^2/6 + 4t + 12, where t is

elapsed time. Find the percentage change in temperature from 3pm. to 6 pm.
Sol): In equation first put t=3,
we will get 25.5........................... (1)
Now put t=6,
we will get 42.............................. (2)
So %change = ((42-25.5)/42)*100)
=39.3

10. Find d Odd one out? a. Oracle b. Linux c. Ingress d. DB2

Ans. All other except Linux which is an operating system are Database
Management Systems.
Etc......

C) Critical Reasoning:
In this section there will be 3 passages and questions on it. So, we have to
prepare the GRE Barron's book either 12th or 13th edition. All will come from that
only.

Out of 250 students, 150 cleared written test... So, all the best guys....

Next I had Technical round on 19th march 2008.

Technical Round:
For this prepare well your academic subjects. They can ask on any one and u
should able to answer. I have prepared just C, C++, DS.

Take care that ur resume is the best if ur technical knowledge is not much good.
Add something in ur resume that attracts interviewer to ask u.

If u lead ur interview in the way u want, it would impress the interviewer..

We were having presentation of TCS at 9.30 am. in morning. Please attend this
presentation. My turn came at 12.20pm.

I was first to be interviewed in my block. Be confident, they don't see whether u

are best in technical or not. They will definitely select u, if u have positive
approach and confidence.

The interviewer called me and started interview..

· Interviewer will judge u within a minute u enter the room. So be confident and
show them that u will fit best in their company.
· Please take care to wish the interviewer properly.
· tell me about urself ?
· 3 ques on dbms? (like dml, rdbms..).
· Strength, weakness? (explained all well).
· Explain Hacking? (que was asked as I had mentioned in my resume-explined
for 6 min).
· Ques on wi-fi tech, online file sharing, code ragging- all included in my resume.
(explained all well, thus spent 15 min).
· Be prepared for ques like- why tcs?, why should we select u?, which position in
tcs?
· Please do ask a question at last if interviewer tells "do u have any question?".

Blockwise results were declared, nd I got result at 2pm. Out of 150 students 70
cleared technical round.

HR INTERVIEW:
On same day at 2.30pm, I had filled a form and was called at hr interview. There
were more technical ques compared to hr. ques. In this round u will get the same
questions as have been asked till now e.g.
"tell me abt urself"
"ur family background"
favourite subjects.
Ques from subjects other than fav. Subjects.
How current is produced?
How is flux produced?
What are registers? (I was shocked by these ques)
Strength? http://www.ChetanaS.org
Sir-which work would u prefer in tcs?
Me- coding.
Sir- have u coded anything till now.
Me (not coded yet still) - ya sir, I have prepared a game of tic tac toe.
Sir- explain code for that?
I prepared code and explained it for 15 minutes.
Sir was definitely impressed.
Sir-"are u mobile?"
Me -"u can throw me anywhere in the world, I cud fit anywhere".
I asked reasons why TCS firing 500 employees?
Sir-"they were not knowing basics of electronics"
Me-"sir u can not fire a person without hiring them"
Sir laughed.
Say thanks to sir while leaving.

It was informed on next day that Total 33 were selected out of 70 that appeared
in H.R.interview.

Author: Hardik Korat

(Paper Submitted By : Priya)

TCS PAPER & INTERVIEW - 17 MAR 2008 - BHUBANESWAR

HI Chetanaites

I am Akhilesh Thakur from KRUPAJAL ENGG COLLEGE, Bhubaneswar. We were

having on campus drive of TCS on 17 & 18 march 2008. All together there were
230 students were there, 184 cleared the written test and finally 78 got through
the Campus, And I was one of them. All the aptitude questions were repeated
from previous year papers from TCS. For critical reasoning section go through the
GRE 12th edition, it is available on the net. Even if u r not able to solve that just
mug up the answers.

First there will be PPT frm TCS then they will give u the details of online test.
There is no sectional cut off, attempt as much question frm aptitude section, as
most of them are repeated

There will be three section

1. English 32 ques 20min
2. Aptitude section 38ques 40 min.
3. critical reasoning 12ques 30min.

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE SECTION

1. Two pencils costs 8 cents, then 5 pencils cost how much

Sol: 2 pencils è 8 cents => 1 pencil -> 4 cents
Therefore 5 pencils cost = 5 * 4 = 20 cents

2. A work is done by two people in 24 min. one of them can do this work a lonely
in 40 min. how much time required to do the same work for the second person.
Sol: (A+B) can do the work in = 1/24 min.
A alone can do the same work in = 1/40 min.
B alone can do the same work in = (A+B)'s - A's = 1/24 - 1/40 = 1/60
Therefore, b can do the same work in = 60 min

3.A car is filled with four and half gallons of oil for full round trip. Fuel is taken
1/4 gallon more in going than coming. What is the fuel consumed in coming up?
Sol Before the trip, car is filled with = 4 ½ gallon of oil
Let 'X' be the quantity of fuel consumed for the trip in one direction
The fuel consumed while going = X + ¼
The fuel consumed while coming = X
Therefore, the fuel consumed for the trip = (X + ¼) + X = 4 ½
2X + ¼ = 4 ½ => 2X = 4 ½ - ¼ => 2X = 4 ¼ => X= 2. approx
Therefore the fuel consumed while coming = 2 gallon

4. Low temperature at the night in a city is 1/3 more than 1/2 high as higher
temperature in a day. Sum of the low temperature and highest temp. is 100
degrees. Then what is the low temp?
Sol: 40 deg.

5. A person, who decided to go to weekend trip should not exceed 8 hours driving
in a day. Average speed of forward journey is 40 m/h. Due to traffic in Sundays,
the return journey average speed is 30 m/h. How far he can select a picnic spot?
a) 120 miles
b) Between 120 and 140 miles
c) 160 miles
Answer: 120 miles

5. A person was fined for exceeding the speed limit by 10mph. Another person
was also fined for exceeding the same speed limit by twice the same. If the
second person was traveling at a speed of 35 mph, find the speed limit.
Sol: Let 'x' be the speed limit
Person 'A' was fined for exceeding the speed limit by = 10mph
Person 'B' was fined for exceeding the speed limit by = twice of 'A'
= 2*10mph=20mph given that the second person was traveling at the speed of
35mph => 35mph - 20mph = 15mph
Therefore the speed limit is =15 mph

6.A bus started from bus stand at 8.00am, and after 30 minutes staying at
destination, it returned back to the bus stand. The destination is 27 miles from
the bus stand. The speed of the bus is 18mph. In return journey bus travels with
50% fast speed. At what time it returns to the bus stand?
Sol: 11.00am

7.In a mixture, R is 2 parts S is 1 part. In order to make S to 25% of the mixture,

how much r is to be added?
Sol: One Part

8. Wind flows 160 miles in 330 min, for 80 miles how much time required.
Sol:

9. With 4/5 full tank vehicle travels 12 miles, with 1/3 full tank how much
distance travels
Sol: ( 5 miles )

10. A storm will move with a velocity of towards the center in hours, at the same
rate how much far will it move in hrs.
Sol: ( but the answer is 8/3 or 2 2/3 )

11. In a two-dimensional array, X (9, 7), with each element occupying 4 bytes of
memory, with the address of the first element X (1, 1) is 3000; find the address
of X (8, 5).
Ans: 3212

12. In the word ORGANISATIONAL, if the first and second, third and forth, forth
and fifth, fifth and sixth words are interchanged up to the last letter, what would
be the tenth letter from right?
Ans:I

13. What is the largest prime number that can be stored in an 8-bit memory? Ans
: 251

14. Select the odd one out....a. Java b. Lisp c. Smalltalk d. Eiffel.
15. Select the odd one out a. SMTP b. WAP c. SAP d. ARP

16. Select the odd one out a. Oracle b. Linux c. Ingress d. DB2

17. Select the odd one out a. WAP b. HTTP c. BAAN d. ARP

18. Select the odd one out a. LINUX b. UNIX c. SOLARIS d. SQL SEVER

19. Select the odd one out a. SQL b. DB2 c. SYBASE d. HTTP

20. The size of a program is N. And the memory occupied by the program is given
by M = square root of 100N. If the size of the program is increased by 1% then
how much memory now occupied?
Ans: 0.5%(SQRT 101N)

21. A man, a woman, and a child can do a piece of work in 6 days. Man only can
do it in 24 days. Woman can do it in 16 days and in how many days child can do
the same work?
Ans: 16

22. In which of the system, decimal number 184 is equal to 1234?

Ans: 5

23. Find the value of the 678 to the base-7.

Ans: 1656

24. Number of faces, vertices and edges of a cube

Ans: 6 8 12

25. Complete the series 2, 7, 24, 77,__

Ans: 238

26. Find the value of @@+25-++@16, where @ denotes "square" and + denotes
"square root".
Ans: 621

27. Find the result of the following expression if, M denotes modulus operation, R
denotes round-off, T denotes truncation: M(373,5)+R(3.4)+T(7.7)+R(5.8)
Ans:19

28. If TAFJHH is coded as RBEKGI then RBDJK can be coded as?

Ans: qcckj

29. G(0)= -1, G(1)=1, G(N)=G(N-1) - G(N-2), G(5)= ?

Ans: - 2
30. What is the max possible 3 digit prime number?
Ans: 997

31. A power unit is there by the bank of the river of 750 meters width. A cable is
made from power unit to power plant opposite to that of the river and 1500mts
away from the power unit.The cost of the cable below water is Rs.15/- per meter
and cost of cable on the bank is Rs.12/-per meter. Find the total of laying the
cable.
Ans : 1000 (24725-cost)

32. The size of a program is N. And the memory occupied by the program is given
by M = square root of 100N. If the size of the program is increased by 1% then
how much memory now occupied?
Ans:0.5%(SQRT 101N)

33. In Madras , temperature at noon varies according to -t^2/2 + 8t + 3, where t

is elapsed time. Find how much temperature more or less in 4pm to 9pm.
Ans: At 9pm 7.5 more

34. The size of the bucket is N kb. The bucket fills at the rate of 0.1 kb per
millisecond. A programmer sends a program to receiver. There it waits for 10
milliseconds. And response will be back to programmer in 20 milliseconds. How
much time the program takes to get a response back to the programmer, after it
is sent?
Ans: 30

35. A man, a woman, and a child can do a piece of work in 6 days. Man only can
do it in 24 days. Woman can do it in 16 days and in how many days child can do
the same work?
Ans: 16

36. Which of the following are orthogonal pairs?

a. 3i+2j b. i+j c. 2i-3j d. -7i+j
Ans: a, c

37. If VXUPLVH is written as SURMISE, what is SHDVD?

Ans: PEASE

38. If A, B and C are the mechanisms used separately to reduce the wastage of
fuel by 30%, 20% and 10%.What will be the fuel economy if they were used
combined.
Ans: 20%

39. What is the power of 2? a. 2068 b.2048 c.2668

40. Complete the series. 3, 8, --, 24, --, 48, 63. Ans: 15.35

41. Complete the series. 4, -5, 11, -14, 22, -- Ans: -27

42. A, B and C are 8 bit no's. They are as follows:

A -> 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1
B -> 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
C -> 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1
Find ((A-B) u C)=? Hint: 109... A-B is {A} - {A n B}

43. A Flight takes off at 2 A.M from northeast direction and travels for 11 hours to
reach the destination, which is in northwest direction. Given the latitude and
longitude of source and destination. Find the local time of destination when the
flight reaches there?
Ans: 7 am

44. A can copy 50 papers in 10 hours while both A & B can copy 70 papers in 10
hours. Then for how many hours required for B to copy 26 papers?
Ans: 13

45. A is twice efficient than B. A and B can both work together to complete a
work in 7 days. Then find in how many days, A alone can complete the work?
Ans: 10.5
46. A finish the work in 10 days. B is 60% efficient than A. So how many days do
B takes to finish the work?
Ans :100/6

47. A finishes the work in 10 days & B in 8 days individually. If A works for only 6
days then how many days should B work to complete A's work?
Ans: 3.2 days

48. Given the length of the 3 sides of a triangle. Find the one that is impossible?
(HINT: sum of smaller 2 sides is greater than the other one, which is larger)

49. Find the singularity matrix from a given set of matrices? (Hint det(A)==0))

50. (Momentum*Velocity)/(Acceleration * distance). Find units.

Ans: mass

51. The number 362 in decimal system is given by (1362) x in the X System of
numbers find the value of X a} 5 b) 6 c) 7 d) 8 e) 9

52. Given $ means Tripling and % means change of sign then find the value of $
%$6-%$%6

53. My flight takes of at 2am from a place at 18N 10E and landed 10 Hrs later at
a place with coordinates 36N70W. What is the local time when my plane landed?
6:00 am b) 6:40am c) 7:40 d) 7:00 e) 8:00
(Hint: Every 1 deg longitude is equal to 4 minutes. If west to east add time else
subtract time)

CRITICAL REASONING:
Entirely from Barron's 12th edition 5 Model Test Papers at the end. Those who
don't have barrons, you can obtain it from the Internet and get the book in a pdf
format. The questions asked are from these..

Model test 1: Section5 - qns 1-4 (motorist), qns 13-16 (red and brown)
Section6 - qns 1-4 (conservative,democratic), qns 8-11 (latin, sanskrit), qns 12-
18 (joe,larry,ned), qns 19-22 (a causes b) http://www.ChetanaS.org
Model test 2: Section1 - qns 19-22 (wallachia and rumelia) ---
Section6 - qns 8-12 ( ashland , liverpool), qns 13-16 (spelunker) ---
qns 17-22 (pesth) ---i got this one too
Model test 3: Section6 - qns 1-4 (all Gs are Hs)
Model test 4: Section5 - qns 8-11 (horizontal row), qns 19-22 (a,b,c cause d)
Section6 - qns 8-12 (spanish, italian), qns 13-16 (all As, Bs), qns 17-22
(progressive federal party)
Model test 5: Section3 - qns8-11 (museum), qns 19-22 (A is the father)
Section7- qns 1-5 (prahtu, brahtu), qns 21-25 (scurvy)

HR+TECH INTERVIEW:
For technical round, get well dressed in formal outfits . Bring the file with ur
certificates and Resumes. Don't bluff in the resumes, as they check your resume
and ask questions related to it.
INT: Get in
ME : Good morning, Sir.
INT: So u r akhilesh kumar Thakur, so tell me the meaning of ur name.
ME : answered.
INT: (then they asked) which is ur favourite subject ?
ME : i told digital electronics and analog communication technique.
INT: what is sampling and how it is done ?
ME : answered.
INT: r u comfortable in C.
ME : yes sir.
INT: what is the difference between function and procedure ?
ME : answered.
INT: any ques frm us ?
ME : what else i have to study for the company ?

Author: Akhilesh Thakur

(Paper Submitted By : Priya)

TCS INTERVIEW - 15 MAR 2008 - BHUBANESWAR

HI Chetanaites

I am Omkar Dash from CVRCE (I.T), Bhubaneswar. I was one of the lucky 130
students who got through campus recruitment procedure of TCS with success.

This is just to provide you an insight into what sort of qns can be asked in TCS
interview . My friend Mukul from electrical branch had already uploaded the
complete test paper of qubex (TCS testing software is called qubex). The online
exam was held on 14.03.08 followed by PI on 15.03.08 and the results were
declared on 00:02 hrs of 16.03.08

The PI was TECH+HR at a time. There were 15 panels each containing 2 people.
Interviewers were reasonably cool but that dint promise good times to many
during interviews. What i summed up from the interview was that the Pi round
was totally attitude-centered. What they checked was attitude. And i have sound
reasons to say so. Many people who were very good in tech dint qualify because
the only lacunae they could have possibly have was lack of positive attitude and
confidence. Well, communication skills were fine enough for many.

Let me now give a gist of my interview. Mine was the last interview of panel 5 in
Slot 3 and it was basically a stress interview. It lasted for 35+ minutes and i was
asked about all topics except C, C++, Data Structure, RDBMS, OS, or Computer
Networks. (These were my core papers as my branch is IT). Now one would
wonder what was asked. Well, I had a well tailored CV and even the HR made a
great remark on my CV as "one of the best CVs that I have seen in recent times".
But that remark was the sole cause of the stress I was put into. In my CV, I had
6 bulleted points of Awards and Achievements out of which 3 were first prizes in
Paper presentations (Human Area networking, Deep Web, Web 2.0).

My interview went like this:

(Member 1 : Tech- Male, member 2: HR-Female. I, accompanied by volunteer
entered the interview room. Wished them. I was offered a seat)
Mem1: So Omkar, nice name.
Mem2: Tell us what do you do daily? (I never expected this; all my friends were
asked tell me about yourself. So paused for a while and then begun with
confidence)
Me: I make my today better than my yesterday and strive for a better tomorrow!!
I am eager for improving myself both personally and professionally. I try to be a
better person with every passing day.
Mem2: Witty answer Omkar, but one could possibly infer that you are a bad
person and just trying to be good.
Me: Mam, I think there always a scope for improving ourselves.
Mem1: Okay tell what all technical knowledge you have.
Me: Sir I know C, C++, Data Structures, and RDBMS.
Mem2 :( cutting me short) what else?
Me: OS, CN
Mem1: But we expect you to know something else, something more?
Me: Sir I know basics of HTML, JavaScript and CSS.
Mem2: What is normalization?
(I was about to begin but I was cut short again)
Mem1: What is DKNF? (again cut short)
Mem1: What is a OORDMS?
Me: Sir, OORDBMS is Object Oriented DBMS.
Mem1: Okay tell me what two tier architecture is.
Me: I answered. e.g.: Client Server Architecture.
Mem1: Now, take this paper and explain me three tier architecture.
Me: Tried to explain. (But he interrupted)

Mem1: Ok, Omkar. Many of your friends will ask you what questions we have
asked you. Its up to you what you tell them. But let me give you an example of
three tier arch. That you should share with everyone sitting outside. (And he
explained until he cleared all my doubts)
Mem2: Ok Omkar you have a Gmail Id, Tell me what Gmail uses ?
Me: AJAX
Mem1: What is AJAX?
Me: Asynchronous JavaScript and XML?
Mem1: What that XML?
Me: Sir XML stands for Extensible Markup Language.
Mem1: What is the best feature of XML?
Me: Sorry Sir.
Mem2: You don't know anything.
Mem1: Okay explain me your 1st seminar.
Me: I explained. (Then I was cross questioned on that)
Mem1: What is Web 2.0 omkar? (Web 2.0 was my seminar topic)
Me: Explained.
Mem2: Is it like a new www replacing the old?
Me: No sir, Not exactly, but adding new features to the old one for making it
more user friendly.. etc etc
Mem1: What is Deep Web?
Me: Explained.
Mem1: How can you search in deep web?
Me: explained http://www.ChetanaS.org
Mem1: Ok tell me what an SQL query does?
Me: Sir, It's a 4GL language. So it has to be converted into machine readable
code for serving its purpose. Then I explained query processor
Mem1: Tell me about differences between Google query and SQL query?
Me: explained
Mem1: You have Data Structure in Syllabus na?
Me: Yes Sir.
Mem1: Explain me Hashing.
Me: Sorry sir. / I don't know.
Mem2: Omkar you know all these useless things but you are not clear with
basics.
Mem1: (To mem2) we are looking for smart guy, isn't it? This guy knows good
things but will he sustain in Industry without basics?
Mem2: TCS is not the right place for him.
Mem1: Ya, You are right.
Mem1: Omkar are you clear with basics, your comment on yourself?
Me: Sir, you have seen me what I am today. But as I said before I strive for
constant improvement. I can guarantee that when I join the company I shall be
thorough with basics. And wherever the flaw still existed, the training would clear
it off. Because I have heard that TCS training is best in the world.
Mem2: Let's see.
Mem1: Omkar explain me B+ trees.
Me: (started explained correctly and I was interrupted)
Mem2: Omkar tell me what is Indexing in Database?
Me: (Tried to explain)
Mem2: Dint I say you are simply bluffing. You are good for nothing. Why are you
wasting your time here?
Mem1: I am sure you don't know anything.
Me: Sir May be I don't know all these hashing and indexing but I have learnability
and I can learn it in no time. If you could kindly explain me that and ask few
questions may be I could answer it.
Mem1: So, am I here to teach you?
Me: No sir. I just try to make every experience a learning one. So I still request
you to explain me
Mem1 :( he explained)
Mem2: Omkar you seem fat? If you could not maintain you body how can you
maintain a project?
Me: I am trying to reduce since past three months, and I have already shred
away 7 kgs. Given more time, I will definitely shape up myself.
(Mem1 drew two tables and asked me to pick up the normalized one and I did so)
Mem1: What is paging?
Me: explained paging.
Mem1: what is an IVT?
Me: sir, IVT means Interrupt Vector table
Mem2: No. Its not that, you don't know anything. You are just bluffing.
Mem1:Ya, you are bluffing..(then he kept on quizzing me for another 5 minutes)

Frendz, this interview may not be repeated with anyone. But this was a guideline
for answering such type of interviews. I just kept my cool, answered with smile
on my face and confidence on my words. And I was through.

Yap, the last qn:

Mem2: Omkar do you think you are selected.

Me: Yes ma'm I do think so. Because I am still not convinced that I am rejected
and still now there has not been a single moment I lost my confidence on my
abilities. I have full trust on my skills and I believe that God is the wind beneath
my wings.
Mem1: Omkar wait for results, Hope for the best!!

Whatever big things I may say, but I was sure I was rejected. But the results
spoke that I handled stress very well... And that could possibly be my destiny.

Author: Omkar Dash

(Paper Submitted By : Priya)

HI Chetanaites

I m Ashok Maurya from INTEGRAL UNIVERSITY. my branch is ECE. I appeared in

the campus placements organized by TCS held at Integral University on 11th &
12th March 08. There was no sectional cut off, no upper cut off, but what i felt
was that for critical reasoning u must have to do at least one passage consisting
of 4 questions correctly .
WRITTEN TEST:
It was an online test which consisted of three sections: 1) Verbal. 2) Quantitative
Aptitude. 3) Critical Reasoning.

VERBAL SECTION: It consisted of 10 antonyms, 10 synonyms and two passage

in which you have to fill in the blanks with correct sentences. For antonyms do
only the 5 model test papers & for synonyms prepare the exercises in the high
freq. word list. Though I got only 4 antonyms & 2 synonyms in the paper but it is
enough & rest of all I marked option c. For passage the time left was very less.
It's a bit difficult but don't worry, u can get through even if u don know anything
in verbal. Refer barrons 12th edition only.

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE:
It consisted of 38 questions 40 mins. Very easy. All previous year questions were
repeated. Sometimes they don't even change the data. I will suggest that go
through all d previous yrs papers.Some questions which I remember are given
below:

1. Exact power of 2?
Ans: 4096, Hint: 2^10=1024,2^12=1024*4=4096.

2 Find the result of the following expression if, M denotes modulus operation, R
denotes round-off, T denotes truncation: M(373,5)+R(3.4)+T(7.7)+R(5.8)
Ans: 19

3. What is the largest prime number that can be stored in a 9-bit memory?
Ans: 509

4. Find the physical quantity in units from the equation: (Force*Distance)/

(Velocity*Velocity)
Ans: Ns2/m

5. Find the value of @@+25-++@16, where @ denotes "square" and + denotes

"square root".
Ans: 621

6. If G(0) = -1 G(1)= 1 and G(N)=G(N-1) - G(N-2) then what is the value of

G(6)?
Ans: -1 bcoz g(2)=g(1)-g(0)=1+1=2 g(3)=1 g(4)=-1 g(5)=-2 g(6)=-1

7. Convert the decimal number 310 to the base 6.

Ans: 1234

8. Find the missing number in the series: 2, 5, __, 19, 37, 75

Ans: 9

9. In a two-dimensional array, X(9,7), with each element occupying 8 bytes of

memory, with the address of the first element X(1,1) is 3000, find the address of
X(8,5)?

10. What's the answer for that if A, B and C are 8 bit no's. They are as follows: A
-> 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 B -> 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 C -> 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 ( - =minus, u=union)
Find ((A - C) u B) =?
Ans: 187, Hint: To find A-C, We will find 2's compliment of C and them add it with
A, That will give us (A-C) 2's compliment of C=1's compliment of
C+1=11000101+1=11000110 A-C=11000101+11000110=10001001 Now (A-C)
U B is .OR. Logic operation on (A-C) & B 10001001 .OR . 00110011 The answer is
= 10111011, Whose decimal equivalent is 187

11. Select the odd one out a. SMTP b.WAP c. SAP d. ARP
Ans: c

12. Select odd one- sql, db2, Sybase, http

Ans: http

13. Which of the following are orthogonal pairs? a. 3i+2j b.i+j c. 2i-3j d. -7i+j
Ans: a & c

14. Number of faces, vertices and edges of a solid planar cube. a. 12,8,6 b.4,6,8
c. 6,8,12 d. 6,12,8
Ans: c , Hint: faces=6, vertices=no. of points or corners where edges meets=8,
edges=12

15. A file is transferred from one location to another in 'buckets'. The size of the
bucket is 10 kilobytes. Each bucket gets filled at the rate of 0.0001 kilobytes per
millisecond. The transmission time from sender to receiver is 10 milliseconds per
bucket. After the receipt of the bucket the receiver sends an acknowledgement
that reaches sender in 100 milliseconds. Assuming no error during transmission,
write a formula to calculate the time taken in seconds to successfully complete
the transfer of a file of size N kilobytes.
Ans: (N/1000)*(N/10)*10+(N/100).........(not sure)

16. Which of the following is a singular matrix.

Ans: Determinant must be zero.

17. If Rs.1260 is divided between between A, B and C in the ratio 2:3:4, what is
C's share?
Ans: Rs. 560

19. A graph was given. And equation of the curve was asked.
Ans: log 10x

20. In a city, temperature at noon varies according to -t^2/6 + 4t + 12, where t

is elapsed time. Find the percentage change in temperature from 3pm. to 6 pm
http://www.ChetanaS.org
Ans: In equation first put t=3, we will get 25.5.......(1) Now put t=6, we will get
42.... (2) So %change = ((42-25.5)/42)*100) =39.3

21. SURFW Code is translated as SHEET....these kind of questions were there....

22. 2 students get 3 and 3.5 in their class exam and 1.4 and 1.65 in final exam
respectively. Wt might be the class marks of 3rd student who have got ‘0' marks
in final exam?

23.find the value of the 678 to the base 7.

Ans: 1656

24.find the result of following expression if M denotes modulus operation,R

denotes round off,T-truncation: M(373,5)+R(3.4)+T(7.7)+R(5.8)
Ans: 3+3+7+6=19

25. If TAFJHH is coded as RBEKGI then RBDJK can be coded as?

Ans: PCCKJ
26. Three companies are working independently and receiving the savings 20%,
30%, 40%. If the companies work combinely, what will be their net savings?
Ans: suppose total income is 100 so amount x is getting is 80 y is 70 z =60
total=210 but total money is 300 300-210=90 so they are getting 90 rs less 90 is
30% of 300 so they r getting 30% discount

27. If n=10*18*38 which of the following is not an integer? a. n/40 b. n/90 c.

n/72 d. n/35 Ans: (10*18*38)/35 is not an integer so ans = d (n/35) 28. The
program size is N, the memory occupied by the program is 4000sqrt(N). if the
program size is increased by 1%. then what is the percentage increase in
memory,
Ans: 0.5%

29. which of the following has highest standard deviation? A)5,0,5,0,5,0.

b)5,5,5,5,5,5 c)5,5,5,5,0,5 d)-5,5,-5,5,-5,5
Ans: the formula for finding std.deviation is squre root of summation (x-(x
bar))^2/n,where n is the no. of terms.

30. b,v,q,q,m,b,v,f,m,g,v,f ,f,v,f,m,b,v,f,b,g,d,v,f,a,m,v,f.v,f,f. How many v's are

such that each v is followed by f next to it, if the f is not followed by f next to it?

31. A power unit is there by the bank of a river 900 mtr wide. a cable is made
from unit to power plant opposite to that of the river and 3000 mtr away from the
power unit. the cost of the cable below water rs 5/mtr.and cost of cable on the
bank is rs 4/mtr.find the point where cable cut thru river.
Ans: 2100

32. My flight takes of at 2 am from a place at 18N 40E and landed 10 HRS later
at a place with co-ordinates 36N 40W.WHAT IS THE LOCAL TIME WHEN MY
PLANE LANDED.
a) 2.50 pm,b)6.00 pm, c) 6.40 pm,d)8.00 pm
Ans: for every one degree from east to west or west to east there is time change
by 4 minute.if we r going from east to west then subtract the time otherwise add.
here plane is going from 40 dgr east to 40 dgr west.therefore there is total
change of 80 dgr i.e by 80*4=320 minutes or 5 hrs and 20 minutes.therefore
time taken by plane is 2+8-5 hour 20 minutes i.e 6.40 pm.

33. Find d unit of given expression - (Force*Distance)/ (Velocity *Velocity)?

Ans: MASS

34.
1.SCOOTER ------- AUTOMOBILE-- A. PART OF
2.OXYGEN--------- WATER ------ B. A Type of
3.SHOP STAFF----- FITTERS----- C. NOT A TYPE OF
4. BUG ---------- REPTILE----- D. A SUPERSET OF
Ans: 1)B 2)A 3)D 4)C

There were 3 questions on vein diagram: some speak French, some speak
English... & 3 questions on bar graph... For these type of questions r.s.agrawal is
best.

CRITICAL REASONING:
This section consisted of 3 passages and 4 questions each (total 12 question). It
was for 30 mins. All the questions were from 12 edition Barron's. They don even
change the data and the order of questions. They just cut copy paste from
BARRONS 12 EDITION. Since it was online test for us so everyone had different
set of questions. For this section I would suggest that do all the analytical
passages, having 4 or more questions, from the 5 model test papers of Barron's
12th edition. if u r not able to understand then just learn or mug up the answers.
The passages that I got were:
1. First question was red and brown marriage group....
2. Second was hotel Miramar.
3. Third was the Prahtu & Brahtu.

TECHNICAL AND HR INTERVIEW:

I had the technical & hr interview on the next day, in the afternoon just after
lunch. My first question was tell about ur self. I m from ECE branch & since I
haven't mentioned any subject of interest so they started asking the basics of
electronics... Like diode, rectifier (half wave,full wave, center tapped, bridge
rectifier etc...), characteristics of diode, zener diode, avalanche breakdown, BJT,
FET, uses of pnp transistor, configurations(common base, CE, CC), gain factor ß
etc........ Then he started asking from digital elex like multiplexer, demux,
decoder, flip flops(types, logic diagram, etc....), thyristors from power elex,some
quest were from communications...... then he asked the basics of c++ & asked
me to write a program for finding largest of 3 nos. comparing a no. not more than
twice, in one line.

Hint: a>b?(a>c?a:c):(b>c?b:c)

Then they asked general questions like: Why tcs? u r from elex background then
why IT sector? etc...... Please remember whether u r a IT or a non IT student
they expect u to have some basic idea about c or c++. He gave me some
situations asked that what will u do in that situation........plz keep in mind that
even if u don't know the answer just give a cute smile & be confident.....

I thought that my tech & hr were combined but after some time I got a call for hr
. there he asked the similar questions like tell abt ur self, why tcs,etc......then he
asked about my father what he do & family background....then he asked about
the TATA crucible ( a quiz) that I mentioned in my cv....asked my hobbies &
asked that what I think on India Vs Australia controversies.......DO prepare basic
information about tcs.(especially its vision mission n values....its
CEO,chairman..company's status.recent news about comPANY...etc.. & listen the
pre placement talk carefully). Finally they asked me do u want 2 ask
anything?......so DO prepare some qs 4 this.......What I asked was that :what I m
lacking & what u expect me to do to improve it , since I have still 1 yr to spend at
the college b4 joining, so it can benefit me as well as the company. He smiled &
answered.

My friends & my seniors helped me a lot.. I thanx to all of them....the main thing
is that just be confident and have a smile on your face. That is the secret to get
through TCS. In the night the results were declared & I was one among the
students to be selected.

Author: Ashok Maurya

(Paper Submitted By : Priya)

TCS INTERVIEW - 09 MAR 2008 - GHAZIABAD

HI Chetanaites

This is Ashutosh Kumar Singh (B.Tech 3rd year CS). TCS conducted a recruitment
Drive in my college (V.I.E.T, Ghzbd) on 9th March 2008 (for three days). I
cleared the written exam (online). For written exam, just go through the previous
papers & Barron's 12 Edition. This will be sufficient. But, b careful not to press d
'Exit' button. It'll lock ur answers.
Interview was a three round process.
• Technical Round
• HR Round
• Mangerial Round

Technical Round:
Firstly, I entered the room for the technical interview .
I said "May I come in Sir".
He said "Come in" .
I said "Good Morning" to both the interviewers (actually 1 was male & another
female).
I said "May I sit" They said "Sure" .
The first question for me is "Tell me about yourself" .
Told.
Then they immediately shifted there focus to technical part. They read (in my CV)
about my first Project.
He asked "Wht's platform for dis".
I said "Java Sir" .
He said "You know Java" .
I said "only Core Java" .
He asked "What is Multithreaded ?". Told. (Upto 5 mins he asked questions
related to Multithreading, I gave answer to all questions).
He asked "Wht is Inheritance ?". Told.
He asked "Is dere any concept of Multiple Inheritance ?" .
I said "No".
He asked "Then How can we achieve Multiple Inheritance ?".
I said "We can use Interfaces". He asked few questions on Interfaces.
He asked about RDBMS. (My favourite ). I told everything about RDBMS.
He asked "Wht is DDL & DML ?".
Told.
They both asked a lot questions on RDBMS & answered all of them.
Finally the lady questioned "Do u know JDBC ?"
I said "Yes ! I used JDBC in my project" .
Then She said "Can u just write the code to connect Java with any Database ?".
I wrote the whole code for connection. And then I came out of the room.

HR Round:
After 5 mins or so, I got a call for Hr interview.
I entered the room "May I come in MAM ?". There were two sweet females.
I said "Good morning Mam" .
They said "Good morning" .
They said "Tell me about yourself which is not mentioned in ur CV".
I said "My hobbies r .., My strengths are .., My weakness are .." . In d weakness
section I said "Due to dedicated work my social Life gets affected".

She said "Ashutosh ! U r very smart" . She repeated this sentence thrice.
But I repeatedly said "Mam whether u believe it or not it's a fact". I even
mentioned some of my instances where I actually suffered due to work.
She said "Why TCS ?". Told.
She said "If we place u somewhere like Trivandaram ?"
I said "No problem ! Mam". http://www.ChetanaS.org
She told me about the Bond of Rs. 50000, that if I'll leave TCS b4 2 years, then
I'll have to pay this much of amount. "R u comfortable with the amount ?". I said
"I'll not leave TCS for my whole life. So, I don't have to worry about this amount"
After few more questions, I got out of the room.
MR round (Next Day):
I entered the room saying "May I come in Sir". This time there was only 1 single
guy. He seems to b a very experienced man.
He said "Come in" .
He said "Tell me about yourself, Explain both ur projects (2). This time only u'll
speak & I'll listen" .
I started off & ended up explaining my both two projects .
He asked few questions on my project (especially from the second project).
Then he asked me some general questions. At last he asked me to solve 1 puzzle
"There r 9 points & I was supposed to join dese points with only 4 lines".
I did this.
Then he again gave another puzzle, which was a bit tough for me. I wasn't able
to solve dis 1 .
It's like if u dont answer or able to crack dese baffles, u dont need to b worry, coz
dese things hardly matters. But, If u can solve dem, it'll b an added advantage
for u. Otherwise, I think dat only d Technical interview is important.

It's like 70% - Tech interview, 20% - Hr Interview & 10 % - Mr Interview.

After 3-4 long hours results were announced & My name was there. I was very
happy..

Author: Ashutosh Singh

(Paper Submitted By : Priya)

TCS PAPER & INTERVIEW - 08 MAR 2008 - LUCKNOW

HI Chetanaites

I m YUSUF KHAN (MCA 2006-09)from BBDNITM LKO. I was appeared in TCS

recruitment process on 8th march 2008 at BBDNITM lko. There were three
rounds- written test (online), TI (technical interview) and HR round. Basically TCS
recruitment process starts with the online exam.

ROUND 1
Online exam pattern:: It basically consist three sections- VERBAL, QUANT
APTITUDE and CRITICAl reasoning. There was no sectional cut off. TCS has fixed
cutoff for whole written test it is not based on the high scorers. So as u complete
the test, the result will be displayed immediately and if u r selected then u r
eligible for other rounds.

VERBAL SECTION:
it consists of 10 Antonyms, 10 synonyms and abt 10 to 12 ques based on
passage reading.

SYNONYMS:
florid
mirage
furor
choleric
infirmity
pinnacle
voracious
slump
placate
expound
ANTONYMS:
lugubrious
retrospection
industry
mitigate
synergy
boorish
gamely
indigenous
fascinate
prostrate

(Actually these are the words which I got in my test paper, but I would advise not
to waste ur time in learning English first coz no one can get more than two or
three words, so don't worry for that just see all the words from previous papers.)

SECTION -2 (APTITUDE)
1) If log 0.317=0.3332 and log 0.318=0.3364 then find log 0.319 ?
Sol) log 0.317=0.3332 and log 0.318=0.3364, then log 0.319=log0.318+
(log(0.318-0.317)) = 0.3396

2)My flight takes of at 2am from a place at 18N 10E and landed 10 Hrs later at a
place with coordinates 36N70W. What is the local time when my plane landed?
6:00 am b) 6:40am c) 7:40 d) 7:00 e) 8:00
Sol) The destination place is 80 degree west to the starting place. Hence the time
difference between these two places is 5 hour 20 min. (=24hr*80/360). When
the flight landed, the time at the starting place is 12 noon (2 AM + 10 hours).
Hence, the time at the destination place is 12 noon - 5:20 hours = 6: 40 AM

3) what's the answer for that : A, B and C are 8 bit no's. They are as follows:
A -> 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
B -> 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
C -> 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 ( - =minus, u=union)
Find ((A - C) u B) =? To find A-C, We will find 2's compliment of C and them add
it with A, That will give us (A-C) 2's compliment of C=1's compliment of C+1
=11000101+1=11000110 A-C=11000101+11000110 =10001001

Now (A-C) U B is .OR. logic operation on (A-C) and B 10001001 .OR . 00110011
The answer is = 10111011,
Whose decimal equivalent is 187.

4) In a two-dimensional array, X (9, 7), with each element occupying 4 bytes of

memory, with the address of the first element X (1, 1) is 3000, find the address
of X (8, 5)
Sol) initial x (1,1) = 3000 u hav to find from x(8,1)so u have x(1,1),x(1,2) ...
x(7,7) = so u have totally 7 * 7 = 49 elements u need to find for x(8,5) ? here
we have 5 elements each element have 4 bytes : (49 + 5 -1) * 4 = 212 -----( -1
is to deduct the 1 element ) 3000 + 212 = 3212

5)The size of a program is N. And the memory occupied by the program is given
by M = square root of 100N. If the size of the program is increased by 1% then
how much memory now occupied ?
Sol) M=sqrt(100N) N is increased by 1% therefore new value of N=N + (N/100)
=101N/100
M=sqrt(100 * (101N/100) )
Hence, we get M=sqrt(101 * N)
6)In two dimensional array X(7,9) each element occupies 2 bytes of memory.If
the address of first element X(1,1)is 1258 then what will be the address of the
element X(5,8) ?
Sol) Here, the address of first element x[1][1] is 1258 and also 2 byte of memory
is given. now, we have to solve the address of element x[5][8], therefore, 1258+
5*8*2 = 1258+80 = 1338 so the answer is 1338.

7) The temperature at Mumbai is given by the function: -t2/6+4t+12 where t is

the elapsed time since midnight. What is the percentage rise (or fall) in
temperature between 5.00PM and 8.00PM?

8)If g (0)=g (1)=1

And g (n)= g (n-1) + g (n –2) find g (6);
http://www.ChetanaS.org
9)Find the physical quantity represented by MOMENTUM *VELOCITY] / [LENGTH
* ACCELERATION]?

10).Which is the largest prime number that can be stored in a 6-bit register?

11) In a two-dimensional array, X (9, 7), with each element occupying 4 bytes of
memory, with the address of the first element X (1, 1) is 3000, find the address
of X (8, 5).
ANS: 3212

12)Select the odd one out a. Oracle b. Linux c. Ingress d. DB2

ANS: LINUX

13)In which of the system, decimal number 194 is equal to 1234?

ANS:5

14) Number of faces, vertices and edges of a cube

ANS:6,8,12

15) Find the result of the following _expression if, M denotes modulus operation,
R denotes round-off, T denotes truncation:
M(373,5)+R(3.4)+T(7.7)+R(5.8) ANS:19

16)If TAFJHH is coded as RBEKGI then RBDJK can be coded as ---------

ANS: PCCKJ

17) Which of the following are orthogonal pairs?

a. 3i+2j b. i+j
c. 2i-3j d. -7i+j
ANS: (A)& (C).

18) What is the power of 2? a. 2068 b.2048 c.2668

ANS: (B). 2048

19)Which of the following set of numbers has the highest Standard deviation?
1,0,1,0,1,0
-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1
1,1,1,1,1,1
1,1,0,-1,0,-1

20). Match the following:

1. Male - Boy --->
a. A type of
2. Square - Polygon --->
b. A part of
3. Roof - Building --->
c. Not a type of

(All questions are repeated so learn the answers of all ques from previous year
paper, so plz go through all prev year questions)

CRITICAL SECTION::
Actually this is the most important, scoring and deciding section of the test.

All the questions are from GRE BARON (strictly 12th edition) so go through all 5
model test paper's analytical section (1 to 5) given at last in Baron. No need to
waste ur time and money in buying other books for TCS just go through Baron
only ,all questions are from this book.

ROUND 2: TECHNICAL INTERVIEW::

Be prepared for the technical interview. Mostly its on the same day after one
hour. Prepare few of ur subjects very well like C, C++, DS, DBMS (specially
queries),OS,COMP Networks,OOPs concepts etc.Hey friends don't be afraid, thay
wil not ask u anything in depth they just check ur awareness and ask only some
basic conceptual questions. They may ask abt ur fav subjects bt still they ask u
abt DBMS n other subjects that u hv studied in earlier sem, so don't tell them the
names of the subjects in which u don't hv good command. If u don't know
anything abt the ques asked by them then don't try to make false stories or
guesses, just simply deny that u don't know, and always try to divert them
towards ur fav subjects. They will ask u abt ur project, if u hv done any, so be
prepared for it, it's E R diagram, SRS, front end, back end, DFD, and overview of
the project etc. Don't BE quiet, be talkative nd don't get embarrassed if u don't
know the answer. be confident. I have few most important ques of DBMS, SQL,
C, C++ etc for TI, if u don't hv it just ask me on my e-mail yusufkhan_mca (at)
yahoo.co.in

ROUND 3: HR ROUND::
The key elements for this ROUND according to me are-CCT i.e. be Calm, be
Confident (not over confident) and be Talkative. Basically they ask u all those
ques that are typically asked in all interviews so be prepared for it, readymade
answers. Normally they check ur confident level, English speaking, and wat
efforts u hv done before coming to face HR interview. Just go through the home
page of TCS website and collect in formations abt them like::

Who is chairman, CEO, CFO, COO of TCS, BOARD of directors, Company's

MISSION, VISION and VALUES, Target achieved by company during last few yrs,
position of company in IT field etc.

Questions for HR (be prepared for atleast these ques)

1. Describe yourself??
2. ur hobbies(be prepared for this ques coz they will ask u much abt that, if u say
singing be prepare for a song, if u say joking be prepared to tell them a joke etc.)
3. Why u want to join TCS??
4. Where would u think urself after five years in TCS?
5. Why should I hire u??
6. they may ask u something abt tcs?its statistics, CEo,CFO etc.
7. whats ur fav time pass??
8. ur strength, ur weakness (don't tel them any grt weaknes of urs like if u hv
less communication skills, etc)
9. Do u have any role model?? Describe his/her achievements?
10. Finally they will ask u do u want to ask something from them? So if u hv
some genuine ques to ask u may ask.

Statistics::
Overall 580 students appeared for written test.
Qualified for round 2::360
Qualified for round 3::195
Finally selected:90 students
B-Tech 86 from all branches and MCA's only four (coz only 17 appeared for
written)

Finally result was announced on 11th march 08 at 12:30 a.m. and I was selected.

So all the best n meet u in TCS.

Author: YUSUF KHAN

(Paper Submitted By : Priya)

TCS INTERVIEW - 03 MAR 2008 - ALWAR

HI Chetanaites

TCS recruitment procedure basically include 4 rounds:

1) Online Aptitude Test
2) Technical
3) HR
4) MR

But in my case it was a bit different, after clearing the Aptitude test, I had 3
interviews in each of which I had to face all the three (technical, HR, MR) kind of
questions.

I'll try to separate out the questions into the 3 categories.

TECHNICAL
Although I am a CSE student, I was questioned mostly on Electronics subjects. So
do take care about brushing up Electronics and Physics also.
01. NAND Gate
02. Ways to connect a computer in India and another in Switzerland (only 1 or 2
won't do, they wanted wayS)
03. Modulation-Demodulation
04. Working of a modem
05. Program for logic gates
06. Difference between MS Access and Oracle
07. RDBMS product in market
08. Why make queries and use SQL when u have MS Excel
09. Reflection, Refraction, Total Internal Reflection
10. Optical Fibre
11. Bit, byte, kilobyte, memory, etc in c, c++ and Java
12. Microwave

NON-TECHNICAL
01. Tell me something about urself
02. Why should we hire u?
03. What r ur weaknesses?
04. What is special about today? (Ans.: 3rd March is celebrated as Tata Day (Mr.
Jamshed Tata's B'day))
05. What would u do if u are walking on a highway all alone with no means of
communication and you witness an accident in which a motorcyclist is badly
injured? There is no other vehicle to seek help from.
06. Why should we hire you? http://www.ChetanaS.org
07. Tell us about E-Major and E-Minor chords in guitar (my hobby)
08. Speak for 2 minutes on "Americas war on Iraq"
09. Difference between a Joint and Nuclear family
10. Where do u see urself 5yrs dowm the line
11. What would u like to do 24 hrs in a day
12. Why T.C.S.?
13. If microsoft or some other company pays u more than us, u'll leave us?
14. What would ur reaction be if u do not find ur name on the selection list and
wat would u do?
15. What r the 2 changes u would want to make in the TCS recruitment
procedure?
16. What 2 improvements would u like to make in urself?
17. Founder of TCS?

A no. of more such questions were asked, these are the major ones. Each
interview was of 25-30 minutes

They also take ur STRESS Test. For example, although I have more than 8.5
percentile, he scolded me for bad grades. He said that it was poor performance
and I needed to study properly.

The basic trick is to keep ur cool and a smile on ur face. Pls do not try to fool
them, if u dont know something, accept it then and there.

Author: Sonal

(Paper Submitted By : Priya)

TCS PATTERN & INTERVIEW - 28 FEB 2008 - KOLKATA

HI Chetanaites

I am PRITHWISH BANERJEE, recently I have been recruited from NIT, Kolkata by

TCS. I am pursuing B.TECH with INFORMATION TECHNOLY(IT). Here I want to
share my preparation and experience with you all.

The entire recruitment process consisted of:

i) Initial screening(60% in 10th, 12th and B-Tech)(219 were eligible in this
phase)
ii) Online Aptitude Test(190 cleared this test)
iii) Personal Interview (Both Technical and HR interview)(130 cleared and
selected
finally)

ONLINE APTITUDE TEST:

1. Verbal-40 Q / Time- 20 mins.
2. Quantitative-38Q / Time- 40 mins.
3. Critical Reasoning-12Q / Time- 30 mins.

Total time for aptitude test was 90 mins. (No ngtv marking & no sectional cut
off.)

1.Verbal:
This section consists of 10 synonyms, 20 antonyms, 5 fill in the blanks and 5 mcq
type questions from a passage.

For this section you have to prepare from

1. Barron's GRE high frequency word list.
2. Barron's GRE antonym questions.
3. Barron's GRE sentence completion questions.
4. Barron's GRE reading comprehension questions.

Prepare above all properly because they repeat questions from previous papers.
They exactly give the passage from Barron's GRE (Mainly from 12th edition).
Even they do not change the values.

2.Quantitative:
For this section initially u should start ur preparation with R.S.Agarwal or Taira
(any one, no need to follow both of them). Then go thru the old papers, just u hv
to know the methods to solve each question.
They change the numerical values and names only.
Also u need to practice Data Interpretation, Venn diagram and Pie Charts from
Barron's GRE.

3.Critical Reasoning:
Refer to GRE 12th edition (Go through these Questions given below'''. In some
Questions names and data were changed)

Model Test Paper 1:

Section 5: Ques.1-4 (For a motorist')
Ques.13-16(In a certain society'.)
Section 6: Ques.1-4 (In country X, conservative'..)
Ques.8-11 (Tom wishes'')

Model Test Paper 2:

Section 1: Ques.19-22 (Delegations from Wallachia '.)
Section 6: Ques.13-16 (Spelunkers international'')

Model Test Paper 3:

Section 5: Ques. 13-16(Observance of memorial'..)
Ques.17-22(An airdale''.)
Section 6: Ques.8-11 (At a formal'')

Model Test Paper 4:

Section 5: Ques.19-22(A, B, C or W may cause
D'..)
Section 6: Ques.13-16(All A's, B's,)
Ques.17-22(At a Congress'')

Model Test Paper 5 :

Section 6 : Ques.1-5 ( In a certain Society'')
These are the most common items for TCS. Some of my frnds got common from
this zone in our aptitude test. But I didn't get common. So, I had to solve those
on the spot.

PERSONAL INTERVIEW:
Result of Aptitude Test was published at 2.45pm. Then I hd to wait a long time to
get my call for interview. It was 10.45pm, I was called for my personal interview.
I was so tired then. But I was still smiling. At first there were three persons in my
panel. But at the end of my intrvw that number became five. But all of them were
very friendly'..

Person3: Ur name is Prithwish? My boss's name is Prithwish. Its a sweet name.

Me: Thank u sir. (Then he said, plz take ur seat. I said Thank u, sir.and then said
Good evening sir'.)
Person3: Why there is a dffrnce in ur percentages in 10th and 12th (seeing my
C.V)(Very imprsd with my 10th percentage.)
Me: Answered properly with clear analysis.
Person3: Share ur project experience with us.(Both postv and ngtv).
Me: Shared all my xperiences.
Person3: What is ur favourite subject?
Me: C.
Person3: C is not a subject. And C is very common.(not imprsd).OK.Who is
inventor of C?
Me: Answered...

Person3: Do u know what was the name of C at the time of invention?

Me: I knew it sir, but I can't recall it right now. (B honest and smart. Dont try to
pretend).
Person2: Why have u chosen IT as ur career option? http://www.ChetanaS.org
Me: I suggest everyone to prepare a convincing ans of this Q. I gave a very
suitable ans.
Persons2 : Who is ur father? Where is he?
Me: Answered...
Person2: Who is ur mother?
Me: Answered..

Person2: How does IT help ur parents?

Me: Explained well.
Person4: (He came suddenly and joined to my panel) U hv done a paper (Seeing
my CV). I m very intrstd to knw abt ur paper. Pls share ur xprnce of paper
presentation.
Me: Shared everything in detail regarding my xperience of paper presentation in
Varanasi. (He was very imprssd.. Appreciated me for achieving such a rare
xperience.)

Person1: (He was busy with a form. After completing that one he started to ask
me Qs)
Why there is a dffrnce in ur percentages in 10th and 12th (seeing my C.V)'
Me: Gave same ans as previous..
Person1: What's ur class rank?
Me: TOP in 4th sem (As we hv registered in TCS upto 4th sem. Then our result of
5th sem was published.).
Person1: So u r TOPPER in ur class
Me: Yes sir (With a big smile.)
Person1: Then What's the rank in 5th sem
Me: 5th or 6th.
Person1: In 4th sem U ranked TOP and in 5th sem U ranked 5th. Why so?

Me: After 4th sem I was involved in my project and paper. So I had to spend
most of the times with these works to finish them successfully. For this reason I
couldn't concentrate fully in my semester subjects and that was why I ranked 5th
and not TOP'(They laughed and they saw my certificate of paper presentation).
Person3: Which one is ur favourite subject in 5th sem?
Me: OOP concept with core JAVA.
Person3: What is OOP? Tell me any 4 features of OOPs..
Me: Defined OOP very well and told 4 features of OOP---1.ABSTRACTION,
2.ENCAPSULATION, 3. INHERITANCE and 4. POLYMORPHISM.
Person3: Just think I am a LAYMAN. I hv no idea abt OOPs. U hv to make me
undrstnd what is Polymorphism with proper example.
Me: Explained the concept of Polymorphism very well. (He was satisfied with my
explanation and said I hv no Qs.)
Person4: What was ur rank in class 10th exam?
Me: 36th in WEST BENGAL. (Very impressed and asked me to show him my
certificate of 10th)

Person4: What r ur hobbies, Prithwish?

Me: Writing poems and Listening to music.
Person5: So if U r selected then we will get a poet.(All of them laughed. )
Person4: Hv u any proof of ur writing?
Me: Yes sir, (I have shown them our clg magazine 'CONFLUENCE' as one of my
poems named 'RATRI' published over there.)
Person1: Your poem is abt night, why not abt day' And I think night is a ngtv
thought, so (from this) can I conclude that u r a ngtv minded person???
Me: No sir, not at all. Bcz in this poem I hv tried to depict the various forms of
night. And
if u think postvly, night is a junction of 2 days. Night comes after ending of a day
and before begining of a day. Night is basically a platform for starting of new
dreams and aspirations. So it is a complete postv thought. Nothing is ngtv in it.
(He was convincd and very impressd with my ans. His face was glowing with
satisfaction. He said'I hv no Qs')

Person4: Do u hv any query'

Me: Asked abt training session of TCS.
Person4: Explained.... R u mobile???
Me: Yes sir, absolutely'
Person4: Ok,I hv no Qs.
Person2: Tell me any other subject which u prefer except C.
Me: ANALYSIS & DESIGN OF INFORMATION SYSTEM.
Person2: (Surprised to hear this sbjct as one of my favourite sbjct) Is this ur favrt
sbjct?
Me: Yes sir.
Person2: OK. Tell me what is SDLC?
Me: Explained very well..
Person2: What r the steps in SDLC?? Explain??
Me: Explained properly.. (He was very impressed and satisfied with my
Explaination and then said I hv no Qs..)
Me: Thnk u sir.
Person4: GOOD NIGHT, PRITHWISH..
Me: Good night, sir

It was 11.20pm.. I was very satisfied with my performance... Our result was
published on 3rd March, 2008 (After 3 days of INTRVW).. I was very happy to see
my name in the list of the selected candidates. Lastly I want to say one thing-- It
is like a one day game. Getting a job is a magic of GOD, needs a support of ur
LUCK.

Things to remember:
1. Be cool and confident.
2. Be optimistic.
3. Basic concepts of every topic should b very clear.
4. Whatever the terms u will use in ur intrvw u should hv full cnfdnt on it.
5. Answers should be compact and relevant. Never try to pretend. Be smart and
honest.
Author: Prithwish

(Paper Submitted By : Priya)

Hi Chetanaites

I am Sakshi Kohli from JMIT, Radaur (3rd yr Instrumentation & Control). TCS
visited our campus on 28-29 feb 2008. I wud like 2 share my experience wid u.
There were around 450 students out of which 57 were selected. 290 had cleared
the written test. by God's grace I was one them. There are four rounds :

1. WRITTEN TEST-
This was an online test 90 questions, 90 minutes. The test comprised of three
sections in the online test you have to go in serial order for three sections. Within
the section you may revert back to any question within that section. Time is
limited for each section.

SECTION A - Verbal section 32 questions,20 minutes. 10 antonyms 10

synonyms, 1 sentence completion, 1 read comprehension. it is very difficult to
manage time in this section. Prepare GRE barrons high frequency word list (330
words) for this section from 12th addition. Also words given in five model test
papers you may not be able to score much in this section.

SECTION B - Quantitative aptitude

Q-1 In a two dimensional array X(9,7) with each element occupying 8 bytes of
memory with the first element X(1,1) z 3000.find address of X(8,5)? (ans:
X(m,n)=X(9,7); (i,j)=(8,5) FORMULA ((n*(i-1)-j-1) *memory bytes)+base
address where base address is 3000 memory bytes=8)

Q-2 A long word may b given such as ORGANISATIONAL u hv 2 interchange d 1st

and 2nd, 3rd and 4th, 5th and sixth words so on. What will be d 9th or 10th word
from d right?

Q-3 Largest prime no in 8-bit memory.

Q-4 Select the odd one out

a. SMTP b. WAP c. SAP d. ARP ANS: SAP (rest of dem are protocols).

Q-5 The size of a program is N. And the memory occupied by the program is
given by M = square root of 4000N. If the size of the program is increased by 1%
then how much memory now occupied? (ans : 0.5%)

Q-6 simple questions on time and work.like A andB can do a work in x days.Acn
do it in y days.In how many days will B do it?'or'if A works for z days in how
many days will b funish the remaining work?

Q-7 simple questions on number systems. like In which of the system, decimal
number 194 is equal to 1234? ANS:5

Q-8 Find the value of the 678 to the base 7. ANS:1656

Q-9 Number of faces, vertices and edges of a cube ANS:6,8,12

Q-10 A question like %#%x+#%#y.where x and y may be some values stands

for change in sign ,# stands for reciprocal.find d value for d above expression.
Q-11 Find the result of the following _expression if, M modulus
operation(remainder), R denotes round-off, T denotes truncation(to shorten):
M(373,5)+R(3.4)+T(7.7)+R(5.8) ANS:19

Q-12 G(0)=-1, G(1)=1, G(N)=G(N-1) - G(N-2), G(5)= ? ANS:-2

Q-13 Coding-decoding (2 questions) practice these 4m verbal, non-verbal.

Q-14 A power unit is there by the bank of the river of 750 meters width. A cable
is made from power unit to power a plant opposite to that of the river and
3000mts away from the power unit. The cost of the cable below water is Rs. 15/-
per meter and cost of cable on the bank is Rs.12/- per meter. Find the total of
laying the cable. (ans: 38250)

Q-15 Which of the following are orthogonal pairs? a. 7i+6j b. i+j c. 6i-7j d.
-7i+j ANS: (A)& (C).

Q-16 temperature varies according to -t^2/2 + 8t + 3, where t is elapsed time.

Find how much temperature more or less in 3pm to 6pm.

Q-17 A, B and C are the mechanisms used separately to reduce the wastage of
fuel by 30%, 20% and 40%. What will be the fuel economy if they were used
combined.

Q-18 Powerof 3.options will be given.

Q-19 A, B and C are 8 bit no?s. They are as follows:

A 1 1 01 1 0 1 1
B 0 11 1 1 0 1 0
C 0 11 0 1 1 0 1
Find ( (A-B) u C )=? (ans: 1st find 2's compliment of B add it to A.now perform
OR operation of d result wid C).

Q-20 A is thrice as efficient as B.A and B can do a work in xdays.In how many
days will B alone do it?

Q-21Which of the following are possible sides of a triangle: (a) (3,3,3) (b) (4,5 9)
(c) (3,5,7) (d) (9,7,8)? (ans: sum of smaller 2 sides is greater than the other one
which is larger).

Q-22 Find the singularity matrix from a given set of matrices?(ans:

determitant(A)=0)

Q-23 My flight takes of at 2am from a place at 18N 10E and landed 10 Hrs later
at a place with coordinates 36N70W. What is the local time when my plane
landed?
6:00 am b) 6:40am c) 7:40 d) 7:00 e) 8:00.(I got a question similar to this for
which I got dans 5.40).

Q-24 standard deviation: which of d following has highest standard deviation: (a)
0,5,5,0,5,5 (b) 5,5,5,5,5,5 (c) 5,-5,5,-5,5,-5 (d) 0,5,0,5,0,5(ans: (c))

Q-25 A curve is given u hv to identify which curve is it : tan x, y=log x curves.

Q-26 On units like ( momentum * velocity)/ (force * time).some thing like dis
my ans I got was velocity.
Q-27 The size of the bucket is N kb. The bucket fills at the rate of 0.1 kb per
millisecond. A programmer sends a program to receiver. There it waits for 10
milliseconds. And response will be back to programmer in 20 milliseconds. How
much time the program takes to get a response back to the programmer, after it
is sent?(ans: 30 milliseconds)

Q-28 A file is transferred from one location to another in 'buckets'. The size of the
bucket is 10 kilobytes. Each bucket gets filled at the rate of 0.0001 kilobytes per
millisecond. The transmission time from sender to receiver is 10 milliseconds per
bucket. After the receipt of the bucket the receiver sends an acknowledgement
that reaches sender in 100 milliseconds. Assuming no error during transmission,
write a formula to calculate the time taken in seconds to successfully complete
the transfer of a file of size N kilobytes.
(ans:(n/1000)*(n/10)*10+(n/100). May be dis is ans u can mug it up.i cud not
write dis ans dere).

Q-29 If log 0.317=0.3332 and log 0.318=0.3364 then find log 0.319 ?
Sol) log 0.317=0.3332 and log 0.318=0.3364, then
log 0.319=log0.318+(log(0.318-0.317)) = 0.3396. (a question matching to this.
not same dis is just an idea).

Q-30 A box of 150 packets consists of 1kg packets and 2kg packets. Total weight
of box is 264kg or 260 kg. How many 2kg packets are there ?(ans: 114 for 264
and 40 for 260).

Q-31 Three companies working independently receive the savings of

20%,30%,40%. if d companies work in combine, what will be there net savings?
(ans: suppose total income 4 each company be 100,
Amount for x: 80 (100-20); y:70 ;z:60
x+y+z =210 .total income for 3 companies =300.so,300-210=90.
(90*100)/300=30%.)

Q-32 With 4/5 full tank vehicle travels 12 miles, with 1/3 full tank how much
distance travels? (ans:4/5 full tank= 12 mile
1 full tank= 12/(4/5)
1/3 full tank= 12/(4/5)*(1/3)= 5 miles)

Q-33 Wind blows 160 miles in 330min.for 80 miles how much time required
(ans: 160 miles= 330 min
1 mile = 330/160
80 miles=(330*80)/160=165 min).

Q-34 A person was fined for exceeding the speed limit by 10mph. another person
was also fined for exceeding the same speed limit by twice the same if the second
person was travelling at a speed of 35 mph. find the speed limit?(ans: 15mph)

Q-35 A sales person multiplied a number and get the answer is 3 instead of that
number divided by 3. what is the answer he actually has to get? (ans: 1/3).

Q-36 In 8*8 chess board what is the total number of squares? (ans:204)

Q-37 what is d number of zeroes at d end of product of numbers from 1 to 100?

(ans:24)

Q-38 Gavaskar's average in 1st 50 innings was 50.after the 51st innngs his
average was 51. How many runs did he score in 51st innings?(ans: (x1 +x2+...
+x50)/50 =50;
(x1+x2.....+x50+x51)/51= 51; (x1+x2+....+x50)=2500
(x1+x2+ ...+x51)=2601; x51=2601-2500;x51=101).
http://www.ChetanaS.org
Q-39 Question like how many B's are followed by F's dat are not followed by U.
series like: A B F U S A B F F D B F F F G B F U D B F C

Q-40 match d following :

(a) ----------- 1.a type of
(b) ------------ 2. a part of
(c) bug-reptile 3.not atype of
(d) -------------- 4. a superset of

Q-41 Question on venn diagram wid 3 sub-parts.like English, Bengali, Hindi...

Q-42 question on data interpretation (bar graph) 3 sub-parts.simple

This section is very simple if u hv prepared previous papers properly. These are
availiable on dis site. Almost all questions are 4m previous papers. The figures
may be changed. Do data interpretation 4m r.s.aggarwal (quant), venn diagrams
4m r.s.aggarwal (verbal, non-verbal).

SECTION C - CRITICAL REASONING

Prepare all 5 model test papers 4m GRE-Barrons (strictly 12th edition) critical
reasoning part. Questions are cut, copy, paste 4m dere. prepare dis part very
well. its MUST.

NOTE: WITHOUT GRE-BARRONS (12th EDITION) ITS VERY VERY DIFFICULT TO

CLEAR THE WRITTEN TEST.

2. TECHNICAL (T.R.): To I&C students its my suggestion prepare atleast 1

subject really well.I prepared micro processors.They asked me to explain 8085
block diagram and also abt programming while performing practicals. Prepare C
and C++ as per ur resume.they asked me differences between C and C++. Also I
was asked to write a program on factorial.

3. H.R.: Here situations were given to me like on customer satisfaction. Basically

they are checking ur confidence. why TCS ? why TCS should hire you? Strengths,
weakness.

FEW POINTS:
1. Prepare ur resume wid utmost care.
2. Refer to papers on this site. These are really very beneficial.
3. Greet them well when u go for inter-view.
4. Keep smiling.
5. Eye-contact is very important.
6. Do not argue. Remember they know much more than u do. Be polite.
7. They will be very nice and will try keep u calm.
8. Do not give excuses. just BE CONFIDENT when u answer. Confidence is most
important. Also be careful wid ur mobile phones. TCS looks 4 discipline.

Author: Sakshi

(Paper Submitted By : Priya)

TCS PAPER & INTERVIEW - 27 FEB 2008
Hi Chetanites
This is Suvabrata Chatterjee from Gurunanak Institute Of Technology in Applied
Electronics and Instrumentation. We had TCS on 27th feb 2008 in our campus

The entire selection was mainly done in two section

1> APTITUDE
2> HR/TECHNICAL

APTITUDE:
Aptitude mainly consist of 3 section
a) VERBAL (english)
some general SYNONYMS+ANTONYMS see the last year papers well I remember
few
ATTENUATE
PLAINTATIVE
ONUS
MUDANE

then it had some paragraph which u need to read and "fill in the blank"

b) QUANTITIVE
this is the section which u need to concentrate more becoz its easy to get hold of

1 series sums

2 longitude latitude sums My flight takes of at 2am from a place at 18N 10E and
landed 10 Hrs later at a place with coordinates 36N70W. What is the local time
when my plane landed?
6:00 am b) 6:40am c) 7:40 d) 7:00 e) 8:00

3)The size of the bucket is N kb. The bucket fills at the rate of 0.1 kb per
millisecond. A programmer sends a program to receiver. There it waits for 10
milliseconds. And response will be back to programmer in 20 milliseconds. How
much time the program takes to get a response back to the programmer, after it
is sent?

4)Three companies are working independently and receiving the savings 20%,
30%, 40%. If the companies work combinely, what will be their net savings?

5)If G(0) = -1 G(1)= 1 and G(N)=G(N-1) - G(N-2) then what is the value of
G(6)?

6)One circular array is given(means memory allocation tales place in circular

fashion) diamension(9X7) and sarting add. is 3000,What is the address od
(2,3)........

7)What is the highest prime number that can be stored in a 9-bit microprocessor?

8)The size of a program is N. And the memory occupied by the program is given
by M = square root of 100N. If the size of the program is increased by 1% then
how much memory now occupied ?

9)In madras, temperature at noon varies according to -t^2/2 + 8t+3, where t is

elapsed time.Find how much temperature more or less in 4pm to 9pm

10)Find the fourth row, having the bit pattern as an integer in an 8-bit computer,
and express the answer in its decimal value.
A00001111
B00110011
C01010101
(AU(B-C)) ?

this is what I remember ...go through last year papers u will get "common"

HR/TECHNICAL
my hr and technical interview was bit long 45 min ts us take interviewer 1 as
MR. A and second as MR.B
me=may I come in sir?
MR. A =Yes come in
me=good evening sir
MR. A =have a seat
me=thank u sir
MR. A =so u r Mr Suvabrata Chatterjee right?
me=Yes sir
MR. A =so tell me about ur good qualities
me=explained...then I used the "dynamic" as one of them
MR. A =DYNAMIC ...what is dynamic
me: explained it
MR. A =so what r ur bad qualities?
me=Sir I happened to believe lot of people which might end up in problems so I
am looking forward to fix it
MR. A= ya I see, so u r an instrumentation student? Right?
me=yes sir.

MR. A=So why are u coming to IT sectors?

me=well sir I am an instrumentation engg so I have a graet knowledge in
MICROPROCESSOR so with this knowledge I can serve IT sector better...most
software run on a desired hard ware so with the good knowledge I can make
things better

MR. A=ok....then tell me why should TCS hire u??

me=well as I said before I have a great knowledge in MICROPROCESSOR and
good knowledge in PROGRAMMING moreover I am interested in REVERSE
ENGINEERING(always put some unique thing)
MR. A=REVERSE ENGINEERING?? what is that?
me=well this is a method by which we can reverse the code ie the EXE file can be
broken down to make the CODE visible
MR. A=how can it advantageous?
me=well I a group of programmer get detached from company or doesnt work
anymore...with this method I can reverse to create the entire code he has
generated in his mind it might be a useful for this cases...
MR. A=is there any other way to get help?
me==might be but it seems to be more efficient...rather less resource
consuming..
MR. A=good but..it...
me=well this can be considered as a HACKING but in an ETHICAL way
MR. A=so what r the basics u need to make a software rather how u r going to
serve us.
me= firstly we need a good concept in programming...we need to make the
"TIME COMPLEXITY" less and also the "SPACE COMPLEXITY" moreover we need to
make the benchmarking for each test then add up the module to make the
complete stuff...rather we also need to make ANTI-TAMPERING protection
MR. A=well well... http://www.ChetanaS.org
MR. B=well good...now what programming u know
me= sir I am confident in C language
MR. B= any other like C++ etc
me=no sir we dont have it in Sylbs but I am looking forward to it
MR. B=what the need of these other language
me=well its mostly PLATFORM INDEPENDENT eg JAVA...it might run in all system
like LINUX SOLARIS WINDOWS etc
MR. B= can u draw a ANALOG and a DIGITAL signal
me= I did one is SINE wave another is PULSE
MR. B=which one is better?
me=DIGITAL signal
MR. B=why?
me=sir its lossless transmission
MR. B=what is lossless transmission
me=when we transmit any data it might be voice signal also...we transmit via
analog or digital signal
MR. B=so what do u mean by AMPLITUDE MODULATION and FREQUENCY
modulation
me=well when we transmitt any data it might be voice signal also we need a
CARRIER rather putting it in laymans language what we get from from the
microphones output is much less rather we cannot transmitt using induction coil
generating electromagnetic waves

so we need a high source called carrier which is punched with the message
signal... now if the AMPLITUDE of the carrier gets changed with the message
signal it called AMPLITUDE MODULATION and if the frequency gets changed its
called FREQUECY MODULATION

MR. B=which one do u think is better?

me=it depends on where we are transmitting.....if we need to transmitt a long
dist we need amplitude modulation but for crystality and clarity we need
FREQUENCY modulation...
MR. B=well do u use MOBILE?
me=yes sir I do...
MR. B=so what the principle out there in MOBILE transmission?
me=MOBILE uses a MICROWAVE transmitting device and receiving device..
MR. B=well explain a bit...u had MOBILE COMMUNICATION right?
Me= no sir not yet I guess its in 7 th semester...well mobile uses a set of
protocols like a GENRAL web page has... so...( he stopped me) MR.B=what is a
microproceesor
me=explained
MR. B=what is interrupt?
me=explained
MR. B=what is flipflop?
me=one bit memory device in electronics concept multivibrator
MR. B=good..what is RS/KJ MASTER slave flip flop
me=explained all
MR. B=okay which part of C ur mostly dealing with?(//this is the tric part always
say the strong area//)
me=ARRAY
MR. B=well what is an ARRAY
me=explined
MR. B=what is the limitation of array
me=explained
MR. B=so how do we overcome it
me=LINK LIST
me=explain the advantages of link list too
MR. B=can u reverse link list
me=explained
MR. B=OKAY...Write a program in c which will delete itself on execution..
me==(thinking a bit...although it was the weirdest question I have ever been
asked) well there is a SYSTEM function I know over there rather it can ACTIVATE
the dos command behind C. more clearly it link the C with DOS COMMAND
PROMPT... so what if we write the DOS parameter over there I might delete the
file we are executing....
MR. B=...to MR.A anthing else...
MR. A= okay mr Suvabrata nice talking to u ..
me=THANK U SIR....

So this was all bout my experience... remember one thing always be unique in
urself like I used REVERSE ENGINEERING etc find other topics

Author: Suvabrata Chatterjee

(Paper Submitted By : Priya)

TCS PAPER - 29 DEC 2007 - HYDERABAD

Hi Chetanaites

VERBAL SECTION (1-20)

Read the following Passage and select the best answer to questions(1-4) among
the given choices

Routines are the unreturned algorithms followed by each one of us, every in life.
Routine is a chain of events, which never changes there order once it is
prioritized. Following the routine is a schedule of events. For a student it would it
be assignments, attending schools, coaching classes or doing a Project. For the
business man, brandishing the tiniest mobile phone and shielded by the doctor
than black shade of Mercedes, schedule is restricted to attend meetings,
presentations and entertaining new Prospective clients.

Sometimes life begins so hectic that you feel as if you are the only person who is
working harder than all others. Such type of thoughts comes to us due to thinking
about ourselves. Others may be facing the same shade of destiny as you, but you
think there are luckier than you. Yes, the grass on the other side is always
greener and fresher.

Maintaining your cool, at the times of the difficulty and in spite of hectic-
schedules is the key to a bright career and success in life. Because, unless we
ourselves change the pace with the change in times and keep ourselves abreast
of the latest time table of our organizer, we will lag behind.

The more the things one has to do or one is into, more is his involvement in a
mental, physical or social way into these things. Due to this his own personal
problems are out of sight because, all time his mind is thinking of completing the
task undertaking problems which are out of sight are out of mind.

Each thing that we do adds to our personality. It shapes our thinking and makes
us more organized, experienced knowledgeable and creative. The time and effort
that we put in every day into tasks is the brick and mortar of our future life. So
friends, it is always better to be busy rater then idle. Hasn't everyone heard that
an idle mind is the devils work shop? Behind every successful man is a devotedly
followed schedule.

1) The author of the passage is of the opinion that

a. The world is merciless to a few persons
b. Behind every successful there is a women
c. All other people seem to be luckier than the author
d. We must keep cool even in difficult times

2) What is the general observation about human nature that the writer makes?
a. People generally hate to be tied to a schedule or routine
b. People generally feel that they can progress by following a schedule
c. People feel that they alone are overburdened and being treated crudely
d. People follow routines happily because they require less effort.

3) According to the above passage, we must

a. Not involve ourselves too much in the work that we do
b. Avoid keeping hectic schedules because they must harm our body.
c. Be loathing to put time and sweet into our bodies.
d. Run neck and neck with God's timetable less we lag behind.

4) The result of many things we do results in-

a. Enhancing our personality
b. Bettering our organizational and creative ability
c. Giving us knowledge and experience
d. All the above

5) From the following sets of words, choose the word correctly spelt
a. Accomodate b. Acommodate c. Accommodate d. Accommodate

6) Select the option that gives the correct meaning of the given idiomatic
expression or phrase. "A rising star"
a. A star that rises the highest in the sky
b. A star which shines the most.
c. A person coming into prominence
d. A star that appears only once in a month.

7) Select among the given choices the word or phrase for each blank that best
fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. The recent nuclear threat is the
_________ of 12 years of terrorist attacks, which have inflicted on us more
casualties both military and civilian than Iraq did on Kuwait
a. Culmination b. Reflection c. Dogma d. Defiance

8) Select the option that can be substituted the given sentence

a. Condolence b. Calumny c. Obituary d. Corrigendum

9) Given below are sentences which when arranged logically form a coherent
passage? Choose the given option which gives the correct sequence.
A) The alternative was a blitz by the health workers to popularize preventive
measures.
B) The information was considered inadequate.
C) People have been reading about AIDS in the mass media
D) Nobody is sure as to low effective this would be.
E) People were also not being influenced enough to take preventive measures.
a. CBADE b. ABCDE c. BACDE d. CDABE

10) chose the lettered pair that express a relationship most similar to the
relationship expressed in the capitalized pair HOBBLE ::WALK
a. Gallop ::Run b. Stammer::Speak
c. Stumble::Fall d. Sniff::Smell
11) Select among the given choices the word or phrase for each blank that best
fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. While there is hope in the one-day
game, where Indian team has at last cast aside the chains
of________________thought, there is a very long journey to make in Test
cricket
a. Delinguent b. Delirious c. Decadent d. Disruptive

12) Select among the given choices the word or phrase to replace the underlined
phrase ion the following sentence Our departure from this place from now
depends on they coming here.
a. Depends on them coming here
b. Depends on their coming here
c. Depend on their's coming here
d. Depends on their's coming here

13) Choose the lettered pair that express relationship most similar to the
relationship expressed in the capitalized pair. FRAYED::FABRIC
a. Thawed::Ice b. Renovated::Building
c. Frazzled::Nerves d. Watered::Lawn

14) Select the option that gives the correct meaning of the given idiomatic
expression or phrase "To wash one's hand off"
a. To wash one's hand with water
b. To wash one's hand with soap
c. To disclaim the entire responsibility
d. To put one's firm in trouble

15) Given below are sentences which when arranged logically from a coherent
passage. Choose the given option which gives the correct sequence.
A) What is amazing is that resending of decisions does not seem to be one bit
embarrass the government.
B) "Rollback" appears to have now became an institutionalized decision making
process of the government
C) This is the certainly suggested by the frequency on prices and subsidies are
announced and them the status quo restored in part or in full.
D) It has well and truly functioning an integral part of the functioning of the
government.
E) Even the word, "Rollback", has became a permanent entry lexicon of political
discourse.
a. ABCDE b. BCADE c. BCDAE d. EBDCA

16) Choose the lettered pair that expresses relationship most similar to the
relationship expressed in the capitalized pair. LACHRYMOSE::TEARS
a. Effusive::requests b. Ironic::jests
c. Morose::speeches d. Verbose::words

17) Select among the given choices that is most nearly opposite word
"AUTONOMY"
a. submissiveness b. dependence c. subordination d. slavery

18) Select among the given choices that is most nearly similar word "OCCULT"
a. Dreadful b. Harmless c. Amazing d. Mysterious

19) Given below are words three of which belong to same category. Find the word
which does not belong to that category
a. Convulse b. Soothe c. Compose d. Assuage
20) One of the words each set of four words is misspell. Choose the misspell
word.
a. Effeminate b. Endeavour c. Exhilaration d. Exhaustion

ANALYTICAL SECTION (21-40)

21) Ashok bought 16kg of wheat at the rate of Rs 11.50 per kg and 14 kg wheat
at rate of Rs 14.50 per kg. He mixed the two and sold the mixture at the rate of
13.50 kg. What is his gain in the transaction ?
a) Rs 16 b) Rs 18 c) Rs 24 d) Rs 28

22) What is the probability of answering a multiple choice question correctly, If

you know that one of the answer if definitely wrong but you have to guess
between the 3 remaining answers?
a) 1/4 b) 3/4 c) 1/2 d) 1/3

23) What should come in place of question mark (?) in the following number
series?
66, 132, 792, ?
a. 1584 b. 2376 c. 1246 d. 2674

24) The difference between two numbers is one-seventh of the sum of these
numbers two numbers. What is the ratio of the two numbers?
a. 3:4 b. 4:3 c. 2:3 d. 3:2

25) On return from a business trip Mr. Chidambaram was to be picked up from
the railway station by his coachman. Someone he managed a train connection
earlier and thus arrived two hours too early. Immediately on arrived he rang up
home for the coach and was told that it had just left in order to be exactly in time
for the train by which he was scheduled to come. To save the time he started
walking homeward at 3kmph. On the way he met the coachman who brought him
home an hour before schedule. How far is the Mr. Chidambaram's house from the
railway station?
a. 12 Km b. 15 Km c. 18 Km d. 23 Km

26) A train travelled from Delhi to Patna and back in a certain time at the rate of
60kmph.But if the train had travelled from Delhi to Patna at rate of rate 80Kmph.
And back from Patna to Delhi at the rate of 40Kmph. It would take two hours
Longer. Find the distance between Delhi and Patna?
a. 480Km b. 460Km c. 450Km d. 465Km

27) On a certain pasture the grass grows at an even rate. It knows that 40 cows
can graze on it for 40 days before the grass is exhausted, but 30 cows can graze
there as long as 60 days. How many would the pasture last if 20 Cows were to
graze on it?
a. 140days b. 100 days c. 110 days d. 120 days

28) Most people in the United States view both neither big nor small business as
particulary efficient or dynamic and regard both as providing consumers with
fairly priced goods and services. However, most people consistently perceive
small business as a force for good in Society, whereas bid business is perceived
as socially responsible only in times of prosperity. The statement above, if true,
would provide the strongest support for which one of the following hypotheses?
a. Most of the people in the United states give little thought to the value of
business to society.
b. If small business were regarded as being more dynamic, it, too, would receive
strongly favorable ratings only in times of general prosperity.
c. Many people in the united states regard the social responsibility of big business
as extending beyond providing consumers with fairly priced goods and services.
d. Even if people did not regard big business as providing consumers with value
for their money, they would still regard it as socially responsible in times of
general prosperity.

29) In the first innings of the First Test match between India and West Indians at
Sabina Park, Kingston. February 18 to 23 1971, the bowling honors' in the
Indians team were shared by B.S.Bedi, E.A.S. Prasanna and S.Venkataraghavan.
Can you, based on the following statements, conclude the number of wickets
each took?
1) Either Bedi took 5 wickets and S.Venkataraghavan took 3, or Prasanna took
one more than S.Venkataraghavan.
2) Either Bedi took half the wickets or one of the players was run out.
3) The sum of Bedi's victims and double those of prasanna is one more than three
times Venkataraghavan's.
a) Bedi-2, Prasanna-4, and Venkataraghavan-3
b) Bedi-3, Prasanna-4, and Venkataraghavan-2
c) Bedi-2, Prasanna-4, and Venkataraghavan-4
d) Bedi-2, Prasanna-5, and Venkataraghavan-3

30) The Basic College Council is made up of representatives from the

departments in the various divisions. From the science Division is one
representative from each of the departments of chemistry, Mathematics, and
Biology. The social Science Division provides a representative each History,
Linguistics, and Economics. A representative from Philosophy and one from
Rhetoric serve for the Humanities Division
All Council Committees are made up entirely of Council members.
Each Committee has exactly four members.
Each Committee has at least one member from each Division.

The representative from chemistry will not serve on a Committee with the
representative from Biology. The representatives from Mathematics and
Economics always serve on the same Committees. The representative from
Rhetoric will only serve on a Committee on which the representative from Biology
or the one from Economics, or both, serve.
a. Chemistry, Mathematics, History, Economics
b. Chemistry, Mathematics, History, Philosophy
c. Biology, History, Economics, Rhetoric
d. Mathematics, Biology, Economics, Rhetoric

31) A train leaves New York City at 7.15 Am and arrives in Buffalo at 2.47 that
afternoon. What total length of time does the trip take?
a. 6hrs, 28mins b. 7hrs, 12mins
c. 7hrs, 32mins d. 8hrs, 12mins

32) After several attempts to district his young parrot from Chewing on furniture,
George reluctantly took an expert's advice and gently hit the parrot's beak
whenever the bird started to chew furniture, The bird stopped chewing furniture,
but it is now afraid of hands and will sometimes bite. Since Chewing on the
furniture would not have hurt the bird, George should not have hit it.

When Carla's puppy escaped from her yard, it bounded into a busy street.
Although Carla does not generally approve of physical discipline, she hit the
puppy sharply with her hand. Now the puppy enters the street only when
accompanied by Carla, so, Carla was justified in disciplining the puppy.
Which one of the following principles, if established, would justify the judgments
about George's and Carla's actions?
a. When disciplining an animal physically, a trainer should use an object such as a
rolled up newspapers to avoid making the animal frightened of hands.
b. When training an animal, physical discipline should be used only when such
discipline is necessary to correct behavior that could result in serious harm to the
animal.
c. Using physical discipline to train an animal is justified only when all alternative
strategies for the correcting undesirable behavior have failed.
d. Physical discipline should not be used on immature animals.

33) In a Conventional Clock, how many times does the minutes hand pass the
hour hand between noon and midnight?
a. 8 times b. 10 times c. 12 times d. 15 times

34) If 24+35=28, 15+49=24, and 69+37=50 then 27+48=?

a. 27 b. 36 c. 48 d. 59

35) Its not easy having a mathematics professor as a friend. When she invited
you to her house she says, "All the houses on my side of the street are numbered
consecutively in even numbers. There are Six houses on my Side of my block and
sum of their numbers is 9870. You don't know which block I live on, and it's a
long street, but I will tell you that I live in the lowest number on my side of the
block. What's the number? Or are you just going to ring the first- numbered
doorbell for twenty blocks?
a. 1580 b. 1640 c. 1650 d. 1680

36) The time to complete a standardized exam is approximately normal with a

mean of 70 minutes and a standard deviation of 10 minutes. Suppose the
students are given 1 hour to complete the exam. The proportion of students who
don't complete the exam is
a. 0.500 b. 0.159 c. 0.341 d. 0.841

37) Rajesh brought a TV priced at Rs 2000. He was given two Successive

discounts of 10 and 5 percent. If he has to pay percent sales tax, the net amount
he paid was
a. Rs 2663.40 b. Rs 2660 c. Rs 2350 d. Rs 2460

38) A drawer contains a number of Red and Blue socks. If I pull two out of
random, then the chance of them being a Red pair is a half and chance of them
being a blue pair is a twelfth. How many socks are in the drawer?
a. 120 b. 140 c. 150 d. 160

39) A Clock strikes every hour-once at 1.00, twice at 2.00, and so on. The clock
takes 6 seconds to strike 5.00 and 12 seconds to strike 9.00. the time needed to
strike 1.00 is negligible. How long does the clock need for all its striking in
24hours?
a. 168 Secs b. 178 Secs c. 188 Secs d. 198 Secs

40) Grandpa was feeling generous, so he gave a total of Rs 100 to his Five
grandchildren. Starting with the Youngest each got Rs 2.00 more than the next
Younger one. In Other words, the youngest got one sum, the next got Rs 2.00
more, and so on. How much did the Youngest Grandchild get?
a. 14 b. 15 c. 16 d. 17

TECHNICAL SECTION (41-50)

41) Which of the following is not associated with magnetic memory?
a. Sector b. Pit c. Track d. All of these

42) NASSCOM
a. IT services Industry body
b. Manufacturing Industry body
c. Infrastructure Industry body
d. None of the above

43) Which of the following is not a codec

a. DiVX b. EVid c. FLAC d. XviD

44) Which of the following Chipmaker has designed Athlon?

a. Intel b. Freescale c. AMD d. IBM

45) Which of the following is a formatted input function in ‘C'

a. getchar() b. getche() c. gets() d. None of these

46) Rank the following 4 items in terms of access speed:

1. Main Memory
2. Magnetic Disk
3. Registers
4. Cache
a. 1,2,3,4 b. 1,3,4,2 c. 3,4,1,2 d. 3,1,4,2

47) What kind of a structure is a queue?

a. First in First out
b. First in last out
c. First in middle out
d. First in second last

48) A Jazz drive is a separate drive. What is the storage space of Jazz drive
a. 100KB b. 20-40 GB c. 1-2 GB d. 650 MB

49) Which of the following is doesn't affect resolution of a video Display image?
a. Bandwidth
b. Raster Scan rate
c. Vertical and Horizontal lines of resolution
d. Screen size

50) Which of the following statement are applicable to LINUX?

i. Multi-User and Multi-Tasking
ii. Open Source OS
iii. Developed at AT&T's Bell Laboratory, USA
a. (i) only b. (ii) only c. Both (i) and (ii) d. (i), (ii) and (iii)

Author: Suresh

(Paper Submitted By : Priya)

TCS PATTERN & INTERVIEW - 03 NOV 2007 - HYDERABAD

Hi Chetanaites

I am hemanth. I have given TCS interview on NOV 3rd and I got selected. I want
to share my experience with others so that it can be very useful for them.

Test was conducted at TCS Hyd campus (E-park). They checked our marksheets
and identity proof to appear for the exam. While writing exam they told us to
switch off the mobiles (strictly), who haven't done it are fired out. (TCS looks for
discipline). So don't take a chance, follow what they say (even after completing
the exam, donot switch on the mobiles in the exam hall).

In written test (4 me not online) there will be 3 sections

1. Verbal section
a)Synonyms 10
b)Antonyms 10( donot waste time on these)
c)Sentence completion (concentrate on this)
d)Passage 5 ( It makes difference)
Just go through syn n anty, if u know put it otherwise give a guess... don't waste
time on them..
Concentrate more on passage n Sentence Completion.

2.Aptitude
all of them are from previous papers itself. But time factor is main.
The most deciding section in written test is

3.Critical reasoning
I've seen so many haven't solved this section properly, so they lost it. They ll give
3 passaeges. Donot try to solve all. Go through them in GRE barron's 12 th
edition
Sure you will get maximum 2 out 3.Get perfect in these (got from previous
papers)

Model test 1:Section5 - qns 1-4, qns 13-16

Section6 - qns 1-4, qns 8-11, qns 12-18, qns 19-22

Model test 2: Section1 - qns 19-22

Section6 - qns 8-12, qns 13-16, qns 17-22

Model test 3: Section6 - qns 1-4

Model test 4: Section5 - qns 8-11, qns 19-22

Section6 - qns 8-12, qns 13-16, qns 17-22

Model test 5: Section3 - qns8-11, qns 19-22

Section7- qns 1-5, qns 21-25
**********please concentrate more on this section.

while giving test don't try to answer all questions in 3 sections.. atleast try to
solve above average in each section...

*****time factor is very crucial... put time limits for each section as per ur skills
and go on with it..

After 2 r 3 days they announced the results on portal. They have selected 2400
members for tech.. My name was there and interview was scheduled on Nov 3rd
9PM at TCS deccan park Hyd. The next rounds are technical interview, MR and
HR. In each round they filtered the candidates...

In tech, after entering into room i wished him politely.

intw:tell me abt ur self
me: told as i prepared...(my details (no personal details), education details,
strengths, and finally my hobbies) while saying these things he was verifying my
resume.
intw:he asked abt project
i explained..(my project is on networking side)

some qsts asked on my proj are

what are OSI layers n explain each of them (he also asked me about sublayers in
data link layers n protocols in them)?
what is OSI?
What are TCP layers n compare it with OSI model?
what are protocols in TCP/IP and port numbers for them?
What is the purpose of HTTP?
how you would create web pages?
what is the diffrence between HTML and JSP?
What is congestion controlling n how would u control them?
what is router ?
what are routing alogorithms?
what is piggy backing?

intw: ur fav sub

me: C n Java
he concentrated mainly on DS.
the qust are
how u would allocate memory dynamically?
diff between malloc n calloc?
where it allocates the memory?( in heap)
how u would free the memory allocated?
if i don't use free() then what ll happen?
how the program is stored in memory?
what are circular linked lists?
write program for circular linked list? (i wrote for insertion n delete)
prog for converting linear linked list to circular linked list?
prog for checking linked list is circular or not?(atleast get the logic for it if u r not
sure with prog)
prog for searching a element in linked list?
What are non linear data structures?
what are tree traversing techqs?
Then he entred into OS(operating systems)
what is process?
what are process scheduling alogs?
what is thread?
what is multiprocessing n multi threading?
which one u ll choose n why?(multi threading)

For technical atleast get perfect in one programming language and your project.
with confidence you can win. if you don't know the other technologies don't put
them in resume. Sure, they will ask you what you have mentioned in resume. Get
perfect with your resume.

he was impressed with my answers (I answered almost except 1r 2 qusts) n told

me to wait for next round..i m happy.. i thanked him..

After waiting 4 a long time (same day at 6PM) I was given MR

tell me abt urself?
why ur percentage is going down? (they will look for certifications done during
engg if ur percentage is going down)
what is ur goal?
where u ll be after 3yrs?
why TCS?
why should i hire u?
n some regular HR qusts but he was putting some tricky qusts (he tried to put
pressure on me..he started argueing abt something..but i haven't argued with
him..i just gave reasons my for answers)
i defended myself with confidence..
he gave one puzzle ... what are no.of possibilties to open a bag which has
number locking system.. (1000 possibilities for 3 numbers)
he asked abt my project?
what are problems u have faced in project?
what is your role in project?
what are ur experiences as a team lead? n any problems with your team
members? (donot tell anything bad abt ur team members)
what are ur fav subjects?
if u were given a choice to choose among C and Java which one u ll choose?
any more questions? (i asked qusts related to TCS )

after that they told me to come tommorrow to have HR at 10AM

I thought it would finish shortly but it was not like as i expected.. they gave some
stress interview by donot calling for a long time.. they ll check for ur patiency..
I was called for HR at 5 PM
it was really cool...he asked some routine HR qusts (like in MR but no tricky
qusts)
it was over within 10 min... they told me to check TCS portal for results on 8th
5PM...
give ur best...don't act too smart..they ll easily catch u ( i m sure)..
and on 8th around 4PM, the results were out.. they have selected 722
members .. my name was there..
thank you for all who contributed their experiences here ..

(Paper Submitted By : Priya)

TCS INTERVIEW - 03 NOV 2007 - HYDERABAD

Hi Chetanaites

This is Sridhar (MCA), cleared TCS (Off Campus) written test held on 7th Oct
2007.. I had technical round on 3rd Nov, MR and HR on 4th Nov at Deccan park,
Hyderabad. So, let me share my experience and hope this may help you.

If u cleared written exam think that 70% of ur selection procedure was

completed.

Technical Round:
->For this round I just suggest to be good at fundamentals on C, C++/ Java ..
->Just go through some topics on Software engineering (SDLC, WaterFall Model
etc)
->SQL queries (Not so complicated)
->Basics on RDBMS
->They may also ask on OS, Networks (ONLY BASICS)

Questions that i was asked..

1.Tell me about yourself (Compulsory Question in all rounds)
2.Diff between C n C++
3.Virtual function
4.Logic on Quick sort.
5.Phases on SDLC (Important one)
In this round I claimed that I am good at Java rather that C++. So I was asked
some Questions on java
6. What is compile time polymorphism, runtime polymorphism
7. Exception handling, any two built in Exceptions with examples
8. What is an Interface, Inheritance
9. About project
10. Wat is trigger.

I want to suggest you that dont give answers as one line.. Just explain it
thoroughly with better examples by which you can impress him. By this u can
consume much time which lets him to ask few questions. Maintain i to i contact.
This is more imp. Tell the answers confidently.. If you dont know any ans just
claim that "I dont know" or "I am unable to recollect"..

M.R Round
This round is mainly to check your confidence.. Here also the first Question will be
"Tell me abt ur self". Tell atleast one interesting thing which comes under ur
hobbies and know about it, becoz he wil be asking 1 or 2 quest's on it.. I told one
hobby ie 'Investing on mutual funds.' He asked some questions on it. And also he
explained me about stock exchanges for around 8 minutes..
Then, I was asked to tell about TCS
-> For this question plz dont mugup all the things that are given in About Us
page of TCS site..
Just keep 2 to 3 things which you feel easy in ur mind and explain them by just
lifting the company by your words..
Know abt its Revenue.
About your project. Some interviewers asked some technical questions in this
round..

HR Round:
Here they will check your communication skills and mainly confidence. Just aware
abt some questions like, What do you know abt TCS.
Y should I hire u. I just suggest u to be BRAVE. Nothing more than that..

Our results were announced on 8th Nov. And I am happy that I got selected..

(Paper Submitted By : Priya

TCS PATTERN & INTERVIEW - 07 OCT 2007 - AVADI

Hi Chetanaites

I am Gayathri. I attended TCS off campus on Oct 7th at Vel Tech College-Avadi.
Let me tell some steps to follow to get into TCS
1. Prepare Aptitude Questions of Previous Papers.
2. Study Thoroughly Barrons Model Test Paper 1-5.

I got new words in Synonyms & antonyms thats not from Previous papers. I
studied Barrons high frequency word Lists and antonyms exercises given in that
book. work critical Reasoning Exercises for more times.. this Will help u to finish
the test in time... otherwise u will struggle to finish the test in time.

Technical:
1. C : only basic questions were asked. pointers, malloa, calloc and their
difference b/w new/delete.
2. C++ & Java: Virtual functions, and im asked to write a pgm based on it.
virtual destructor, Friend functions, Abtract class.
diff b/w Abstract class (cant create objects)& ordinary class(can create objects)
check it!!!!.
diff b/w C++ & Java. interfaces.
is it inheritance useful or not? ans advantage: reusability disadv: ambiguity
(multiple inheritance)
dif of Struct and Class?struct (default public) class (private)
why java is platform independent??(tel abt Jvm)
operator overloading.
reasoning ques during technical: hw many 0's frm 1 -1000., a signed integer
which is greater whn added with 1000 than whn multiplied with 1000.
1000+x>1000*x ans 1.
normalisation, sql.
important thing :: have a clear knowledge about ur projects. I forgot some
questions.

HR round
why Tcs?/
abt bond??
hw much time will u take to learn a new technology??
strengths and weakness.. hw u overcome he weakness.
wht do u know about Tcs?
Be frank while answering here.

I think these informations are useful to the freshers......believe in hard

work...have self confidence..

(Paper Submitted By : Priya)

TCS INTERVIEW - 26 OCT 2007 - BANGALORE

Hi Chetanaites

I am Mukesh from MIT Muzaffarpur.. I have cleared the written and had the
interview on 27th October 2007 in Bangalore. I want to share my experience with
you...

There are some of the questions asked in the Interview

1)Tell about yourself?
2)What is diff bet C++ and C?
3)What is your paper of interest?
4)What is SDLC?
5)What are the types of model?
6)Tell the phases of waterfall model?
7)What is TCP/IP model?
8)What are the layers?
9)What is protocol?
10)What is FIFO and LIFO?
11)What is linked list?
12)Tell about your family background?
13)In which layer does TCP protocol work?
14)Tell the name of protocol?
15)Have you implimented any of the protocol?
not clear...
16)About project..

(Paper Submitted By : Priya)