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Sharing my TCS NQT 2026 experience. Might help someone.

The Exam — 20th March

Morning shift. All sections were manageable, quant was a bit tough. Coding went okay —

• 1st question: 7/7 ✅
• 2nd question: 4/7

The Shortlisting

27th March — got a mail to fill the application form. Same day another mail to select interview location. Profile was TCS Digital. Picked Indore.

28th — date confirmed. Interview on 30th March. Was in my hometown, had to rush back.

Day of the Interview

Reached TCS campus at 8:30 AM. Attendance, doc verification, panel assignment. Waited about an hour. Then my turn.

TR + MR round.

The Questions

MR opened:

1. Tell me about yourself.

TR took over:

1. Code Fibonacci sequence in a range.

Did it. Forgot to print the result. Actual facepalm moment. They asked me to explain it anyway, I did.

1. Tell me about your internship — role, day to day work.
2. What was your role in your Spring Boot project?

Said backend and DB design. No follow up on the project.

Spring Boot + Core Java drill:

1. Spring lifecycle
2. What is DI?
3. Object vs Reference
4. Abstract vs Interface
5. Real life example of Abstract
6. What are REST APIs?
7. PUT vs POST

All basic stuff, answered everything confidently.

MR round:

1. What did you learn at the internship beyond technical skills?

Said I used to struggle with one on one communication. Daily standups have been helping me express myself concisely. It's actually been fun.

1. Any chance of PPO at current internship?

No.

1. If you did get a PPO which would you choose?

Said TCS — better exposure and Indore is familiar to me. MR immediately said it's not certain you'll get Indore lol. I said I'm ready to work from anywhere.

1. TCS is strictly on-site, you okay with that?

Yes.

1. Any questions from your side?

Asked about a typical day at TCS. He said depends on your team and BU.

Panel was genuinely supportive. Felt like a conversation, not an interrogation. Felt confident throughout.

Result — 3rd April

Got Ninja Trainee.

Was really looking forward to Digital ngl. Stings a bit. But not giving up yet.

If anyone has been through the Ninja to Digital upgrade process or has tips, drop them below. Would really appreciate it.

anyone who completed their interview and got mail from TCS HR (location Hyderabad)
i got the mail on April 5th from HR to send all the documents in single pdf
after sending the documents haven't received update regarding OL

as so many candidates getting their OL on the 3rd day of interview (if selected)
few of them got the OL after sending document to HR

Anyone who has completed an interview for a digital role in the Hyderabad region, please share your experience. It would be really helpful!

I completed my exam on March 26 (morning slot) and received an email on April 2 to fill out the application form. I haven’t heard anything after that yet, anyone else in the same situation or got the next update?

Hey everyone, I have a TCS Prime interview coming up and would like to know what kind of questions are usually asked in technical and HR rounds. I have knowledge in Java, so any insights on what topics to focus on would really help.

I wrote the exam on 21st, and it was mentioned that interviews would be scheduled in the first week of April. I’ve been shortlisted, but I still haven’t received any update regarding the interview schedule.

Just wanted to check if others are facing the same issue or if it’s just me.

Hi guys, so most of you might have completed your Interviews and have started getting Selection mails, I filled Application Form on 27th March, Survey Form on 28th, now it's been around 8 days and nothing from TCS side, i choosed Java while applying, and it was clearly written in survey form that my interview will happen on 1st week itself, i heard they are preferring just AI/ML domain candidates for Interview, is that true?

Is there anyone in same boat as me, do you have any idea how this stuff works, like will i get interview call and just need to wait or i couldn't clear thier internal hiring selections. I am not able to focus on my other studies because of this and it's kinda not clear to me that shall i wait or leave it. Any suggestions from your side if you have any idea.

Document verification done around 11Am. And gave interview at 6Pm.

🔹 Interview Setup

Total 3 panels: TR (Technical), MR (Managerial), HR

TR and HR were present physically, MR joined virtually

Started with basic greetings

🔹 Technical Round (TR)

1. Tell me about yourself

2. OOP Concepts

3. Coding Question – InheritanceAsked to write code demonstrating inheritance.

4. Java PackagesAfter writing the code, he asked about packages in Java.

5. SQL QueryWrite a query to insert values into a table with:

employee_id

name

department_id

salary👉 Wrote INSERT query (he said it's correct)

6. Leap Year ProgramWrote logic for checking leap year (also correct)

➡️ Overall TR was basic and smooth

🔹 Manager Round (MR)

1. Project Discussion

Asked about my projects

Why I chose them

Since I mentioned deployment, he asked:👉 “How many users are using it?”

I said currently I’m the only user , he laughed a bit but moved on.

2. Academics

Asked why my 10th/12th % was high but CGPA is lower.

Asked CGPA full form 👉 Lol didn't expect it, i couldn't answer it correctly.

3. Gap Question Asked about gap

4. What tech book did I read recently?

🔹 HR Round

1. Why TCS?

2. Work Conditions

   Comfortable with relocation? → Yes

   Comfortable with weekend work? → Yes

3. Any questions for us?

The interview was not hard that I expected it to be for prime. I was also little nervous, so hr also also offered me water 2 times. Which is negative point, I guess. But answered almost everything correctly.

So what do you guys think is there any chance, only I was little nervous and everything went well.

I'm taking MERN and Business Skill Track 2. Is this okay, or we've some easier alternative?

did any one got the ol i had my interview yesterday it went pretty well when can i expect ol moreover when will be estimated joining is real concern as tcs is slow though they paced the process this year

I have fullstack mentioned in resume like what web based questions and coding sql were asked of you please le me know i hear prime interviews are easy in relation to digital. Help this soul🫠

I got TCS Digital role yesterday afternoon through off campus NQT. I can't fill the Background Verification Form since I don't have my passport with me and it is given * there. I will get my passport by tomorrow evening. So what should I do?

I have been selected to Digital role, exam was on 26th march. Interview 6th April tomorrow. 11:30.
My aptitude was good, but in coding there only 2/10 and 1/10 testcases passed.

I dont know that much of dsa.

24 passed out. Pls give tips if u gave interview in this campus.

I am going to have my TCS interview soon, feeling so much nervous/anxious as being unemployed from past 2 yrs has given me trauma.Hustling for getting into the software engineering industry feels worthless now. I keep forgetting fundamentals/my projects/tech stack, instead of positives I think of What if I get failed? What if I don't know the answer?

Due to my current situation, I don't want to miss this chance, maybe this could be my last try in software engineering.

I had earlier given different competitive exams but couldn't get through any of those with a considerably good rank, feels like I have never succeeded in life! Even during college days in every semester exams I felt like "what if I get failed in the course?" - though never failed in any. I couldnt ask doubts/questions right from my coaching-college everywhere, "darr lagta tha pata nahi teacher kya bolega/sochega aur kyuki kabhi questions aate hi nahi the, aisa lagta tha bass chizon ko ratt raha hu".

By what means should I make myself positive? Is it spirituality/devotion to GOD? Is it by getting physically fit?

Someone pls guide.

I took my interview on April 2nd for digital role completed both my tr and hr rounds didn't receive any mail further should I just wait or do something.

I didn't get it yet.

I've given interview on 30th March, Hyderabad region and didn't receive any further update after interview. Anyone from Hyderabad region whose interview was on the same day please update about their status. My interview location was at TCS Deccan park, Hyderabad