Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) interview experience Real time questions & tips from candidates to crack your interview
SDE - 1
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
1 rounds | 2 Coding
problems
Rejected
Interview preparation journey
Preparation
Duration: 2 months
Topics: Data Structures, OOPS, Database Management System, Algorithms, Programming Concepts, Software development lifecycle
Tip 1 : Learn all the basic concepts.
Tip 2 : Practice coding questions.
Tip 3 : Do atleast 1 project.
Tip 4 : Do some certifications.
Tip 5 : Learn about the emerging IT trends.
Application process
Where: Other
Eligibility: Only one active backlog while applying for the interview.
Tip 1 : Mention the link to your project.
Tip 2 : Mention the link to your LinkedIn, GitHub profile.
Tip 3 : Try to make resume single page.
Tip 4 : Try not to put too much of your personal details.
Tip 5 : Put only professional details.
Tip 6 : Always maintain reverse chronological order.
Interview rounds
01
Round
Medium
Online Coding Interview
Duration180 minutes
Interview date27 Oct 2020
Coding problem2
written test has 5 sections:
Quantitative- 26 questions - 40 minutes
Logical- 30 questions - 50 minutes
Verbal- 24 questions - 30 minutes
Programming MCQ- 10 questions -15 minutes
Coding test- 2 questions - 45 minutes
The exam was in TCSion portal and it was in the morning. The assessment environment was good except for the coding compiler.
1. Reverse the String
Easy
15m average time
85% success
0/40
Asked in companies
You are given a string 'STR'. The string contains [a-z] [A-Z] [0-9] [special characters]. You have to find the reverse of the string.
For example:
If the given string is: STR = "abcde". You have to print the string "edcba".
follow up:
Try to solve the problem in O(1) space complexity.
2. Make Palindrome
Easy
0/40
Asked in companies
You are given a string STR of length N consisting of lowercase English Alphabet letters. Your task is to return the count of minimum characters to be added at front to make the string a palindrome.
For example:
For the given string “deed”, the string is already a palindrome, thus, minimum characters needed to be added are 0.
Similarly, for the given string “aabaaca”, the minimum characters needed are 2 i.e. ‘a’ and ‘c’ which makes the string “acaabaaca”, which is a palindrome.
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