Overview

The Tata Consultancy Services conducts the National Qualifier Test (NQT) every year to assess thousands of candidates. The TCS NQT exam is the recruitment test for TCS for the different profiles they have in the organization. Successful candidates in the TCS NQT are prioritized based on their score, and accordingly profiles are allocated to them. Given the pattern and dynamic set of questions in the TCS NQT every year, it is crucial to prepare well and practice extensively for several months before the actual exam. Many of the topics you will find that you have already come across during different phases of your career, however it is important to fine tune yourself. This will ensure you have both the speed and accuracy needed to score well in the TCS NQT exam. I am often asked by candidates what is the cutoff marks? It is important to note that the cutoff is a relative figure based on how the majority of the candidates perform. Hence, the importance of scoring well.

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TCS NQT Syllabus

The TCS NQT exam consists of different topics categorized into the Foundation Section, and an Advanced Section. The Foundation Section consists of questions based on your Numerical Ability, Verbal Ability, Logical Reasoning Ability, and your Personality Traits. Each of these sections are allotted approximately 25 minutes, with the Personality section about a couple of minutes. I recommend prioritize every section equally even though you may be strong in one area. The Advanced Section consists of questions based on Advanced Quantitative Ability, Advanced Reasoning Ability, and Advanced Coding. Each of these sections are allotted approximately 20 minutes, with the Advanced Coding section provided with 55 minutes. The questions in the advanced section will need you to perform complex logical analysis to arrive at the answers. The practice exams I created here will give you a comprehensive view of the actual exam and what kind of questions you can expect.

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Let’s take a look at the most recent TCS quarterly results performance. I use this to understand where the organization is headed and a general sense of understanding how the overall IT industry stands today. With the information from these quarterly performance announcements, we can also analyze the trend of hiring of employees, joining dates, salary hikes, project pipelines, new acquisitions, and global expansion strategies.