Application: I applied through my university's official campus placement drive. The first stage was the mandatory TCS National Qualifier Test (NQT). This online assessment included sections for quantitative aptitude, logical reasoning, verbal ability, and two coding questions. Interview Process: `After clearing the NQT, the interviews were conducted on-campus. My experience was unique, as the Technical Round (TR) and Management Round (MR) were held simultaneously. Both interviewers were in the same room and asked questions in turn. This was followed by a separate, brief HR round. Combined Technical & Management Round (Approx. 40 minutes): This was a panel-style interview with two interviewers. HR Round (Approx. 5-10 minutes): A final, quick discussion to go over formalities.` Interview Questions: Technical Round Questions: "Give a brief self-introduction focused on your technical skills." " Project explanation on my resume. Can you explain its architecture and what technologies you used?" "What are Joins in SQL? Can you explain the difference between an INNER JOIN and a LEFT JOIN?" "What is Exception Handling in Java? Can you write a simple code snippet using a 'try-catch' block and explain the purpose of the 'finally' keyword?" "What is the difference between a process and a thread in an Operating System?" Management Round Questions: "Tell me about yourself (a more general introduction)." "Why are you interested in joining TCS?" "Do you know total employee count in the TCS" The interviewer went through my resume and asked questions about the skills I listed, such as [e.g., "Where did you use Github?" , "What are you comfortable with in Java?"]. "Are you flexible with relocation? Would you be willing to relocate to northern states if a project requires it?" The interviewer was quite supportive and asked some behavioral questions to understand my personality and problem-solving approach. HR Round Questions: A brief final self-introduction. They explained the details of the 1-year service agreement (bond) and confirmed my understanding. Re-confirmed my willingness to relocate. Asked if I had any final questions about the company or the offer.

Interview Experience (Campus Hiring) The panel had 3 members (HR, Managerial, and Technical). The interview began with personality and situational questions, followed by technical questions. Although I applied for the C/C++ domain, most technical questions were from AI/ML, including perceptron, activation functions, K-fold cross-validation, Turing Test, neural networks, and Python's ".sort()". Some questions were straightforward, while others tested conceptual understanding. Overall, the interview was friendly but challenging, with a mix of HR, situational, and technical questions. Result: Selected for the Ninja role.