Interview questions for TCS Ninja
For COMP & IT Students
Programming Concepts
1. What is the difference between C and C++?
2. Explain OOPs concepts (Inheritance, Polymorphism, Encapsulation, Abstraction)
3. Write a program to reverse a string / number.
4. What is recursion? Write a recursive function for factorial.
5. Difference between pass by value and pass by reference.
6. What is a pointer? How is it used in arrays and functions?
Data Structures & Algorithms
1. What is a stack and queue? Applications?
2. Difference between array and linked list.
3. Write a program for binary search.
4. What is a tree? Difference between binary tree and binary search tree.
5. Explain sorting algorithms: bubble sort, insertion sort.
6. What is the time complexity of common algorithms?
Database Management
1. What is DBMS? What are its advantages?
2. Explain normalization and its types.
3. What is SQL? Write basic SQL queries: SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY.
4. What are primary key and foreign key?
5. Difference between WHERE and HAVING clause.
Operating Systems
1. What is a process and a thread?
2. What is deadlock? How to avoid it?
3. Difference between multitasking, multithreading, and multiprocessing.
4. What is virtual memory?
Networking Basics
1. Explain OSI model layers.
2. What is the difference between TCP and UDP?
3. What is IP address and MAC address?
4. What is DNS and how does it work?
Miscellaneous / General
1. What is SDLC?
2. What are software testing types (unit, integration, system)?
3. What is Agile methodology?
4. What are your favorite programming languages and why?
For ENTC Students
Digital Electronics / Microprocessors
1. What is the difference between microcontroller and microprocessor?
2. Explain flip-flops and types.
3. What is a multiplexer?
4. Difference between combinational and sequential circuits.
Programming & C Basics
1. Write a C program to check whether a number is prime or not.
2. What are arrays and how are they declared in C?
3. Difference between structure and union.
4. Explain pointers and their use in C.
Communication Systems (Basic)
1. What is modulation? Types of modulation.
2. Explain frequency division and time division multiplexing.
Embedded / IoT Awareness (if applicable)
1. What is an embedded system?
2. What is the role of sensors in IoT?
HR & Behavioral Questions (For All Branches)
1. Tell me about yourself.
2. Why do you want to join TCS?
3. Are you willing to relocate?
4. Describe a challenging project you worked on.
5. How do you handle deadlines and pressure?
Tips for Preparation:
Practice C/C++/Java coding basics.
Use platforms like HackerRank, LeetCode, GeeksforGeeks.
Revise core engineering subjects relevant to your stream.
TCS Digital & Prime Interview – COMP & IT Students
Programming & Data Structures
1. What is the time and space complexity of your code?
2. Implement quicksort / mergesort / heapsort.
3. What are the differences between HashMap and TreeMap?
4. How would you detect a cycle in a linked list?
5. Explain dynamic programming with examples (e.g., Fibonacci, knapsack).
6. What is the difference between a stack and a queue?
7. What is a trie? Where is it used?
8. Solve problems based on sliding window / two pointer techniques.
Object-Oriented Programming (OOPs)
1. Explain SOLID principles with examples.
2. Difference between composition and inheritance.
3. What is polymorphism? Types with real-world examples.
4. How is abstraction implemented in Java/C++?
5. Difference between interface and abstract class.
Database Management Systems (DBMS)
1. Write complex SQL queries involving joins, group by, subqueries.
2. What are ACID properties?
3. Explain indexing. What are clustered and non-clustered indexes?
4. Normalization vs Denormalization – with examples.
5. How does transaction management work in RDBMS?
Operating Systems
1. What is a deadlock? Explain conditions and avoidance.
2. Difference between thread and process.
3. What is context switching?
4. Explain paging and segmentation.
5. How does process scheduling work? Types of schedulers.
Computer Networks
1. Explain the OSI and TCP/IP model layers.
2. How does ARP work?
3. What is the difference between HTTP and HTTPS?
4. Explain the working of DNS.
5. What are IP classes and subnetting?
System Design (Basic)
1. How would you design a URL shortener like [Link]?
2. Design a simple cache system.
3. What is load balancing and why is it used?
4. Explain horizontal vs vertical scaling.
Coding Round (Common Formats)
You may be asked to code problems on:
Strings (palindrome, anagrams, pattern matching)
Arrays (prefix sum, sorting, searching)
Graphs (BFS, DFS)
Trees (BST traversal, height, diameter)
Recursion and backtracking (sudoku solver, N-Queens)
Greedy algorithms (activity selection, job scheduling)
TCS Digital & Prime Interview – ENTC Students
Core Electronics Concepts
1. Explain working of a microprocessor vs microcontroller.
2. Difference between analog and digital signals.
3. Explain types of modulation (AM, FM, PM).
4. What is Nyquist rate and sampling theorem?
5. What is flip-flop? Different types and their use.
6. What is multiplexing? Types?
Embedded Systems / IoT (if applicable)
1. What is an embedded system? Examples in real life.
2. Difference between RTOS and general OS.
3. Explain sensors and actuators.
4. What is PWM and how is it used?
Basic Programming (C/C++ or Python)
1. Pointers in C: use and pitfalls.
2. Write a program for sorting or matrix multiplication.
3. What is recursion and give an example.
4. Bitwise operations and their use in embedded systems.
HR + Managerial Questions (All Streams)
1. Explain your final year project in depth.
2. What challenges did you face in a project and how did you overcome them?
3. Why should we hire you for a Digital/Prime role?
4. What technologies are you currently learning and why?
5. Are you open to relocation and working in any domain?
Preparation Resources
GeeksforGeeks (DSA, OS, DBMS, CN)
InterviewBit / LeetCode (coding practice)
TCS Digital Previous Year Papers
GateOverflow / Neso Academy (for ENTC core concepts)
