TCS NQT Syllabus 2020

TCS NQT Detailed Syllabus 2020

TCS NQT syllabus 2019 - 2020 is available on our PrepInsta website. We have done extensive research and picked the topics which are most relevant for this TCS NQT Question Paper. You can get a detailed description of each topic for TCS National Qualifier Test.

TCS NQT Syllabus for 2020 batch is the following given below -

You can prepare from our TCS NQT Papers Dashboard here

Order of Appearance

English

Problems

15

Duration

10 mins

Negative Marking

Yes

Quants

Problems

15

Duration

30 mins

Negative Marking

Yes

C MCQ

Problems

10

Duration

20 mins

Negative Marking

Yes

Coding Ability

Problems

1

Duration

30 mins

Negative Marking

No

No-Ques-sm

Problems

36

Time-sm

Duration

90 mins

Negative Marking

Yes

Box Questions

Yes

Table of Contents

  1. TCS NQT Syllabus 2019
  2. Detailed Syllabus
  3. Order of Appearance
  4. In Depth Syllabus
  5. Important Information
  6. Topic Wise Bifurcation
  7. FAQ's
  8. Interview Experience

In Depth Syllabus for TCS NQT 2020

TCS NQT Written Test Pattern 2019 follows –

  • Quants
    • Number of Questions – 20
    • Time – 40 mins
  • C MCQ Questions or Programming Language Logic
    • Number of Questions – 20
    • Time – 20 mins
  • English Verbal
    • Number of Questions – 10
    • Time – 10 mins
    • The above section is being rebranded as English Test
  • Coding
    • Number of Questions – 1
    • Time – 20 mins
Section Name Total Questions Time
Quants 15 30 mins
English (Cloze Test) 15 10 mins
C MCQ (Programming Logic) 10 20 mins
Coding Ability 1 30 mins

Topics asked (Arranged by Importance Order) -

  • Geometry
  • Series and Progressions
  • Reasoning
  • Sudoku
  • Probability
  • Permutation and Combination
  • Time Speed Distance
  • Equations
  • Simple and Compound Interest
  • Ratio and Proportions
  • Work and Time
  • Number System
  • LCM & HCF
  • more + (other topics given below on the page)

Note - Topics like blood relations and functions are not asked in exam at all. Most website just copy paste random topics of Aptitude. Only PrepInsta does extensive research and breakdown.

Facts

  • Questions - 15
    • MCQ Type - 10
    • FUB Type - 5
  • Time - 30 mins
  • Order in Test - 2nd
  • Negative Marking - Yes

How to prepare for TCS NQT Aptitude Section ?

You can practise from our TCS NQT Aptitude Questions Dashboard here. It is highly likely that some questions in the exam will be of same pattern of questions from PrepInsta.

 

TCS NQT Aptitude Questions

This section is called Verbal English which is also widely known as cloze test. You will get a long paragraph which will have blanks. Each blank will have a 4 options. You have to choose the most grammatically correct option from the drop down options.

  • Questions - 15
  • Time - 10 mins
  • Order in Test - 1st
  • Negative Marking - Yes

Skills tested

  • Grammar
    • Articles
    • Most confused words
    • Subject Verb Agreement
    • Nouns
    • Tenses
    • Modals
    • Spellings

Most confusing words are the most difficult skill in this. You will get options like affect and effect and you have to choose the correct one that suits the sentence. You can practice questions from our TCS NQT English Questions Dashboard. It is highly likely some questions will come  of same pattern in the exam as well.

 

TCS NQT English Verbal Questions

  • Questions - 10
    • MCQ Type - 7
    • FUB Type - 3
  • Time - 20 mins
  • Order in Test - 3rd
  • Negative Marking - Yes

Topics asked -

  • Basics of C (4 - 5 Q)
    • Data Types
    • Input Output (based on C)
    • Functions and Scope
    • Inbuilt Libraries (based on C)
    • Variables and Registers
    • Command Line Programming
    • Pointers
    • Call by value/reference
    • Iteration
    • Recusion
    • Approx - 4 - 5 Questions
  • OOPs (1 - 2 Q)
    • Procedural Vs OOPs
    • Classes and Objects
    • Inheritance
    • Abstranction
    • Encapsulation
    • Virtual and Pure Virtual
    • Constructor and Destructor
    • Polymorphism
    • Approx - 1 - 2 Questions
  • Data Structure (3 Q)
    • Stacks
    • Queues
    • Linked Lists (Singly, Doubly, Circular)
    • Trees
    • Binary Search Trees
    • Graphs (only basics)
    • Searching
    • Sorting
    • Hashing
    • Approx - 3 Questions
  • Advanced Data Structure (Only 1 Question or 0)
    • AVL Trees
    • B Trees
    • Approx - 1 Questions

It is highly likely that questions will be of same pattern from our TCS C MCQ/Programming Logic Dashboard. So make sure you that you solve all questions given on our website.

 

TCS NQT Programming Logic Questions

Facts

  • Questions - 10
    • MCQ Type - 7
    • FUB Type - 3
  • Time - 20 mins
  • Order in Test - 3rd
  • Negative Marking - Yes

The coding test is going to be difficult as TCS Digital recruitment is also via the same exam for which package is 7LPA. You can expect Questions from the following concepts -

  • Number Series Printing - Example - 1, 2, 5, 4, 25, 16, 125, 64 ...... This series is mixture of power of 2 and power of 5. You have to print it via code.
  • Strings - Example - Read a string and convert all the upercases to $ sign and all lower cases to & sign and print the output.
  • Matrix - Finding Highest sum for a row in a given matrix
  • Pythagoras Triplets
  • LCM of 3 numbers

You can find more similar type questions asked in TCS NQT Papers on our TCS NQT Coding Questions dashboard below -

 

TCS NQT Coding Questions

TCS Syllabus Important Information

Breakdown -

  • Quants -
    • MCQ Questions - 10
    • FUB (Box Questions) - 5
  • English -
    • MCQ Questions - 10
    • FUB (Box Questions) - 5
  • C MCQ (also known as Programming Logic)
    • MCQ Questions - 7
    • FUB (Box Questions) - 3
  • Coding
    • Coding problem - 1
    • Languages allowed - C/C++/Java/Perl/Python

Important Information

  • MCQ Type - These type of questions have 4 options and only one option will be correct. You have to choose the correct option. This section will have negative marking of 0.33 marks and for every correct answer you get 1 marks.
  • FUB Type - The FUB (Fill up the box) questions, which till last year were called advanced questions, TCS changed the name this year. These type of questions will not have any option and there will be box where you have to enter your answer. If your answer is lets say 10 then you have to enter 10.00 if your answer is lets say linked lists then enter that. These questions don't have any negative marking but for each correct answer you get 2 marks.

You can to complete a section first and then only you can move to the next section. The first section in the test will be English, so you need to complete English section first and then you can go ahead with the 2nd section, i.e. quants.

Section Name Total Questions MCQ Type FUB Type
Quants 15 10 5
English (Cloze Test) 15 15 0
C MCQ (Programming Logic) 10 7 3
Coding Ability 1 Coding Problem Coding Problem

You can prepare for TCS NQT from out TCS NQT Papers Dashboard below, it is highly likely that questions will be of similar pattern in the exam from our website PrepInsta.

 

TCS NQT Papers

Topic Wise Bifurcation

Percentages

  • Number of Questions - 0 - 1
  • Probability of Box Questions - Low
  • Importance - Med
  • Suggested Time to solve - 1 mins 10 secs

Clocks and Calendar

  • Number of Questions - 0 - 1
  • Probability of Box Questions - Low
  • Importance - Med
  • Suggested Time to solve - 1 mins 20 secs

Permutations and Comb

  • Number of Questions - 1
  • Probability of Box Questions - High
  • Importance - Med
  • Suggested Time to solve - 1 mins 50 secs

Number System

  • Number of Questions - 1
  • Probability of Box Questions - Low
  • Importance - Med
  • Suggested Time to solve - 1 mins 15 secs

Percentages

  • Number of Questions - 0 - 1
  • Probability of Box Questions - Low
  • Importance - Low
  • Suggested Time to solve - 1 mins 40 secs

Allegations & Mixtures

  • Number of Questions - 1
  • Probability of Box Questions - Med
  • Importance - High
  • Suggested Time to solve - 1 mins 55 secs

Ratios Prop. & Averages

  • Number of Questions - 1
  • Probability of Box Questions - Low
  • Importance - Med
  • Suggested Time to solve - 1 mins 25 secs

Work & Time

  • Number of Questions - 1
  • Probability of Box Questions - Low
  • Importance - Med
  • Suggested Time to solve - 1 mins 35 secs

Reasoning

  • Number of Questions - 1 - 2
  • Probability of Box Questions - Very High
  • Importance - High
  • Suggested Time to solve - 2 mins 20 secs

Time Speed

  • Number of Questions - 2
  • Probability of Box Questions - Med
  • Importance - Very High
  • Suggested Time to solve - 1 mins 40 secs

Geometry

  • Number of Questions - 2
  • Probability of Box Questions - Very High
  • Importance - High
  • Suggested Time to solve - 1 mins 45 secs

Problems on Ages

  • Number of Questions - 1
  • Probability of Box Questions - Med
  • Importance - Med
  • Suggested Time to solve - 1 mins 10 secs

Equations

  • Number of Questions - 2
  • Probability of Box Questions - Very High
  • Importance - High
  • Suggested Time to solve - 1 mins 55 secs

Arrangements and Series

  • Number of Questions - 1
  • Probability of Box Questions - High
  • Importance - High
  • Suggested Time to solve - 1 mins 10 secs

Divisibility

  • Number of Questions - 0 - 1
  • Probability of Box Questions - Low
  • Importance - Low
  • Suggested Time to solve - 1 mins 05 secs

SI CI

  • Number of Questions - 0 - 1
  • Probability of Box Questions - Low
  • Importance - Low
  • Suggested Time to solve - 1 mins 25 secs

How to prepare for TCS NQT 2020 Aptitude Section ?

You can practice from our TCS NQT Aptitude Questions Dashboard here. It is highly likely that some questions in the exam will be of similar pattern type questions from PrepInsta.

 

TCS NQT Aptitude Questions

Data Types

  • Number of Questions - 0 - 1
  • Probability of Box Questions - Low
  • Importance - Low
  • Suggested Time to solve - 1 mins 25 secs

Functions and Scope

  • Number of Questions - 0 - 1
  • Probability of Box Questions - Low
  • Importance - Med
  • Suggested Time to solve - 1 mins 30 secs

Variables and Registers

  • Number of Questions - 0 - 1
  • Probability of Box Questions - Low
  • Importance - Med
  • Suggested Time to solve - 1 mins 40 secs

Command Line

  • Number of Questions - 2
  • Probability of Box Questions - Low
  • Importance - High
  • Suggested Time to solve - 1 mins 05 secs

Arrays Stacks and Queues

  • Number of Questions - 1 - 2
  • Probability of Box Questions - Med
  • Importance - Med
  • Suggested Time to solve - 1 mins 40 secs

Trees and Graphs

  • Number of Questions - 2
  • Probability of Box Questions - Very High
  • Importance - High
  • Suggested Time to solve - 1 mins 30 secs

Linked Lists, Search & Sort

  • Number of Questions - 2
  • Probability of Box Questions - Very High
  • Importance - Very High
  • Suggested Time to solve - 1 mins 30 secs

Dynamic Prog and & Greedy

  • Number of Questions - 1
  • Probability of Box Questions - Very High
  • Importance - High
  • Suggested Time to solve - 1 mins 10 secs

It is highly likely that questions will be of similar pattern from our TCS C MCQ/Programming Logic Dashboard. So make sure you that you solve all questions given on our website.

 

TCS NQT Programming Logic Questions

Fill in the Blanks

  • Number of Questions - 15
  • Probability of Box Questions - None
  • Importance - High
  • Suggested Time to solve each question - 40 secs

Most confusing words are the most difficult skill in this. You will get options like affect and effect and you have to choose the correct one that suits the sentence. You can practice questions from our TCS NQT English Questions Dashboard. It is highly likely some questions will be of the same pattern  in the exam as well.

 

TCS NQT English Verbal Questions

Coding

  • Number of Questions - 1
  • Probability of Box Questions - None
  • Importance - Very high
  • Suggested Time to solve - 30 mins

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FAQ's

FAQ

Unlike traditional MCQ Questions where there are options available and we have to select the correct options out of the available options. Box Questions do not have options, we have to enter the exact answer in the box. For example if the a probability question has 1/4 as the answer we have to enter 0.25. These questions do not have negative marking and are of 2 marks. While MCQ questions have only 1 marks and have 0.33 negative marking.

Yes, there is negative marking in the Quants, English and C MCQ section. The penalty is 0.33 marks.

Yes, you need to. Some website say that you don't need to learn command line but you need to. As even though has removed command line programming as coding language from compiler but in C MCQ (Programming Logic) section there will be 1 MCQ question from theory of command line programming.

You can use any of the following - - C - C++ - Java - Perl - Python Command line programming has been removed from TCS but concepts of command line coding will be asked in C MCQ (programming Logic) section

Disclaimer: The Words Like “Placement Papers” and “Previous Year Papers” are used here for Google Search Purposes only and may not be. All these questions could be freely available on the internet, we are only charging students for the PrepInsta’s Mock Test experiences and Analytics as well as preparation for the exam. Prepinsta does not guarantee any recurrence of the questions in the exam however we believe that from our practise questions the exam should atleast be similar in pattern as per syllabus or difficulty. These are only practise mock questions. PrepInsta has compiled these from various internet sources and made them as per mock experience for students ease and are offering analytics as per performance

Interview Experience

Interview Experiences

TCS NQT Student Experience

  • Name: Kaya Srinath
  • College: Symbiosis, Pune
  • Branch: Computer Science
  • Type of Interview: On-Campus Interview

Student Interview

TCS NQT is one of the most prominent IT Service and Consultation Company. Recently they visited our college for their ON-campus drive. Therefore, along with my classmates I also registered myself through the link provided by our professors. Being a fresher, I was nervous and excited at the same time. I wanted to be well prepared for all the rounds. Hence, I referred through the last year Prepinsta’s TCS NQT preparation material. Unlike other companies, this company had a specific eligibility criterion, which is detailed below:

Eligibility Criteria  

The qualifications must be:

Qualification B.E/B.Tech/M.E/M.Tech/M.Sc/MCA students
Eligible Streams Every Engineering Streams.
%Criteria 60% in X/XII/UG/Diploma/PG
Backlogs 1 Active Backlog. (To be cleared within the defined period)
Gap Criteria Overall Gap in Academic Career not to exceed two years

The selection process:

This time TCS changed its selection criteria and introduced a new pattern for both the written test as well as the interview session.

Firstly, there was an online written test in which was divided into four sections whose duration and several questions are detailed below, similar types of questions were there in exam.

Section Questions Time
English: Verbal ability questions based on Sentence Completion. 15 Questions 10 mins
Quantitative
  • Time & work
  • Profit & Loss
  • Number, decimal fraction
  • Time, Speed & Distance
  • Geometry, coordinate geometry
 15 Questions 30 mins
Programming Concepts:
  • Iteration, recursion, procedural vs Oop.
  • Algorithms
  • Data Structure
 10 Questions 20 mins
Coding
  • C/C++
  • Java
  • Perl
  • Python 2.7
 1 Question 30 mins

The second step begun only after clearing the written examination. TCS NQT had made the results very narrow and tough this time and fixed the cut-off rate to 10%. Therefore, only 10% of students got the chance of 2 interviews. Thankfully, all my hard work paid off well, and I got selected for the interview sessions.

Interview- 1:

TCS NQT for Ninja Profile was conducted this interview. It was more of a mixed interview wherein I was asked questions related to Coding, Project details, oops concept and other HR based questions like my Name, Hobbies, my Father’s name, and his occupation, etc.

This round also went pretty well, and eventually, I got selected for the third round, which was the second interview.

Interview- 2:

The second interview as conducted with TCS Digital. Now, this was the most robust round of all. I was asked to provide details about the logging framework, hotfix, NTFs, and the purpose of service pack. I somehow managed to clear both the interview sessions. And finally got selected for the last HR round.

HR Interview

The HR interview was very simple as the HR made me comfortable by first introducing himself and telling me about the company and its projects. He then asked me to introduce myself and asked about my strengths and weakness. Having experience from the previous tests and interviews, clearing this round was more like a cake walk to me. I was selected for the job and the company emailed me the offer letter.

TCS NQT Interview Experience
No-Ques-sm

Problems

36

Time-sm

Duration

90 mins

Negative Marking

Yes

Box Questions

Yes

Table of Contents

  1. TCS NQT Syllabus 2019
  2. Detailed Syllabus
  3. Order of Appearance
  4. In Depth Syllabus
  5. Important Information
  6. Topic Wise Bifurcation
  7. FAQ's
  8. Interview Experience

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  • Bhanu A

    Thanks I cleared the written round is there any course of interview preparation?

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  • oprolevorter

    Write more, thats all I have to say. Literally, it seems as though you relied on the video to make your point. You clearly know what youre talking about, why waste your intelligence on just posting videos to your blog when you could be giving us something enlightening to read?

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  • Banu

    Hai sir!
    you are saying you were selected in the tcs company. may I know what was your role in the company and the package you received there.

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