TCS NQT 2025 Alert! May Application Dates Released – Don’t Miss Your Chance! Check Eligibility Now!

TCS NQT 2025 Exam Notification has been released on 17th February 2025. This Notification released is for March Cycle 2025. Candidates can apply for the exam before 19th March 2025. The Online Test is scheduled is for 31st March 2025.

TCS NQT 2025 Exam Notification has been released on 17th April 2025. This Notification released is for May Cycle 2025. Candidates can apply for the exam before 30th April 2025. The Online Test is scheduled is for 12th May 2025. This is a General Ability Test to assess candidates in various areas. It is a test test which will give thousands of Jobs in TCS, Jio, TVS, Asian Paints and more. Keep reading the article to know more about eligibility, selection process and syllabus etc.

Latest TCS NQT Updates

Last updated: Feb 22, 2025

-> TCS NQT 2025 Exam Notification has been released on 17th February 2025. This Notification released is for March Cycle 2025. Candidates can apply for the exam before 19th March 2025.  

-> The Online Test is scheduled is for 12th May 2025. 

-> This is a General Ability Test to assess candidates in various areas. It is a test test which will give thousands of Jobs in TCS, Jio, TVS, Asian Paints and more.

-> The candidates who will get qualify for the exam are eligible for the Interview.

How to Apply?

Register at TCS ION - 

https://www.tcsion.com/hub/national-qualifier-test/ 

To apply for the TCS iON National Qualifier Test (TCS iON NQT), you can follow these steps: 

  1. Go to the TCS NextStep Portal 

  2. Register and apply for the TCS Recruitment process 

  3. Choose your preferred test center and mode of test (in-center or remote) 

  4. Click Apply 

  5. Click Track Your Application to check the status of your application 

You can contact the TCS Helpdesk Team for assistance at ilp.support@tcs.com or by calling the toll-free helpline at 18002093111.

For the complete Registration process - https://www.tcs.com/content/dam/global-tcs/en/pdfs/who-we-are/careers/nqt-application-form-process.pdf

Important Resources 

1. Free ATS friendly Resume Template - https://www.overleaf.com/read/rjkpqghgwdsy 

2. ATS-friendly resume template designed by One Roadmap team with an in-detail resume-building ebook - https://oneroadmap.io/resources/2-ats-resume-template-with-in-detail-resume-guide-4515  (Recommended)

3. For Aptitude and Interview guide (Recommended) - https://oneroadmap.io/resources/master-the-aptitude-2403 (Recommended)

TCS NQT Test Pattern 2025:

The TCS NQT Curriculum has seen modification this year. As TCS is going to conduct the TCS NQT Test using TCS iON platform. In this test email writing section is not there. There will be two rounds named as:

  1. Foundation Section (For Ninja aspirants)

  2. Advance Section (mandatory for Digital Aspirants)

Part A- Foundation Course

This round is divided into 3 sections. The difficulty level of this round is Moderate

  1. Aptitude

  2. Logical

  3. Verbal

TCS NQT Round 1

Round 1

Important Information

Total no. of question

65 MCQ and Non- MCQ

Allotted Time

75 mins

Section

3 sections and all sections are mandatory

Part B- Advanced Course

Advanced round - 1 is divided into 2 sections. The difficulty level of this round is High.

  1. Advanced Aptitude

  2. Advanced Logical

Advanced round - 2 consists of Advanced Coding which only has 3 coding questions and after clearing this round you will be eligible for Digital and Prime Profiles

TCS NQT Round 2

Round 2

Important Information

Total no. of question

15 MCQs and Non-MCQ and 3 Coding Questions

Allotted Time

115 mins

Section Property

2 sections and all sections are mandatory

Marking Scheme

No Negative Marking

TCS NQT Overall Pattern - Detailed Information

TCS NQT Section

Total Time

Total Questions

Part A : Foundation Section (Mandatory for Ninja Aspirants)

Numerical Ability

25 mins

20

Verbal Ability

25 mins

25

Reasoning Ability

25 mins

20

Part B : Advanced Section (Mandatory for Digital and Prime Aspirants)

Advanced Quantitative Ability

25 mins (shared)

15 (shared)

Advanced Reasoning Ability

25 mins (shared)

15 (shared)

Advanced Coding

90 mins

3

Total Duration

190 mins

83

 

Additional Information:

  1. Total Time allotted for Foundation section is 75 minutes.

  2. Total Time allotted for Advanced section is 115 minutes.

  3. For Advance Coding section specifically you will be given 90 minutes.

  4. No Negative Marking

  5. Section Switching is not allowed

  6. Candidates are allowed to revisit already answered questions.

  7. Sub- Section switching not allowed

  8. Browser tab shifting not allowed (Exam will end immediately)

  9. Video and Audio will be monitored by an AI ( for people giving test from home)

  10. One teacher will proctor the exam of over 20 students.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

  1. There will be no negative marking.

  2. TCS NQT is Non-adaptive this year.

TCS Interview Practice

Most asked Interview Questions - https://www.simplilearn.com/tutorials/programming-tutorial/tcs-nqt-interview-questions 

https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/tcs-nqt-interview-experience-for-tcs-prime-on-campus/ 

https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/tcs-interview-questions-2/ (Recommended)

TCS Coding Question - https://prepinsta.com/tcs-digital/coding-question/ 

Free Interview Guide - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Rt6nyIdD0-pxrON3hukiOx7odkJd_jhS/view?usp=sharing 

TCS Aptitude Practice Guide - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-sey5Pw8g1BCraq7A7J7GY4k8eTbHkLg

Additional Resource

How to Optimize Your LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-optimize-your-linkedin-profile-make-stand-out-plus-chan-mba/ 

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