TCS NQT Exam Pattern, Insights and Details
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is conducting National Qualifier Test (NQT) for the hiring process under TCS Ninja. Earlier, it was time and resource consuming when TCS used to hire the freshers on the basis of region and conducts the exam region wise. Now, TCS has come up with NQT under the name of TCS Ninja hiring. As per the eligibility criteria, the candidate must have a B.E/B.Tech/M.E/M.Tech – All Specializations degree from recognized university/institution. The selection process will consist of three rounds- Written Test, Technical Interview and Personal Interview. The written test will be of 90 minutes and will consist of three sections- English, Quantitative Aptitude and Programming Concepts & Coding.
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Eligibility for TCS NQT
Educational Qualification/Skills
TCS NQT: Exam pattern
Syllabus: TCS NQT
Quantitative Aptitude
Number system, HCF & LCM, Time, Speed & Distance, Mixtures & Alligations, Time & Work, Percentages, Permutation & Combination, Profit & Loss, Functions, Series & Progression, Equations, Blood Relations, Algebra, Averages, Geometry, Clocks & Calendar
Programming Concepts
Iteration, recursion, procedural vs OOp., C Language: call by value/reference, basic and derived data types, storage class, scope and visibility, basics of pointers, basic header files, library functions, branching and looping, command line arguments, user-defined functions.
Algorithms:
Basic search algorithms, basic sort algorithms (tree traversal, dynamic programming, etc)
Data Structures:
Array, Stack, Queue, List (tree, hash table, etc)
Coding
The coding would be of a basic level.
English
Sentence completion using appropriate options.
Preparation tips for TCS NQT: For Written Test/Interview
· You need to finish two sections of TCS NQT within 90 minutes, which means you need speed with accuracy in order to attempt 41 questions in total. The more you practice, the better chances you have of acing this exam.
· Make technical section your strong suit, practice questions to solve them within time to increase efficiency.
· Remember negative marking is a factor here. Therefore, do not try to attempt those questions which put you in doubt.
· Manage your time properly; give appropriate amount of time to each section. Try to improve your time by practicing as many online tests as possible. Youth4work provides online mock tests; this way one can learn to finish the entire exam within the time limit.
· You should be confident while giving the answers to the interviewers.
· You should have knowledge of the job profile that you have applied, so that, you can answer the interview questions accurately.
· It is very important to maintain proper health, so you don’t fall sick on the big day. Give your brain appropriate time to refresh itself. Don’t rush too much information into your head than its limit allows. Take it slow and steady. And get at least eight hours of sleep each night.
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