How to prepare for the TCS NQT Exam?

National Qualifier Test (NQT) is a multi-level assessment conducted by TCS to hire freshers with less than 2 years of experience. The exam involves cognitive skills tests, psychometric tests, performance measures of the understanding of industry-specific dimensions and role-specific skills on the dimensions of knowledge and ability. The questions are based on Aptitude, Numerical Ability, Programming Logic, and Reasoning.

• TCS NQT Exam 2021 will be a Proctored Online Test.
• TCS NQT Exam duration is 180 minutes.
• TCS NQT is an objective test with no negative marking.

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TCS NQT Exam Preparation

To prepare for the TCS NQT exam, examinees should be aware of the exam pattern. It is important to begin early with a positive attitude. Be confident in your approach to prepare and utilize the available resources, the more you prepare, the better the confidence you will have. The details about the exam pattern are as follows:

TCS NQT Exam is divided into two rounds with 80 questions that require to be answered in 180 minutes duration. TCS NQT Exam is based on Numerical Ability, Verbal Ability and Reasoning Ability. Questions of Numerical Ability are from algebra, geometry, trigonometry and discrete mathematics, arithmetic, etc. Questions of Verbal Reasoning are basically Basic Grammar. Questions of Reasoning are from Deductive Logic and Logical Reasoning.

TCS NQT Round 1

The difficulty level of Round 1 is from medium to high. The round consists of questions related to Verbal Ability, Numerical Ability and Reasoning Ability. Mentioned below are the details for the same:

• Verbal Ability: Verbal Ability has topics like Selecting words, Grammar, Cloze test, Synonyms and Antonyms, Reading Comprehension, Error Identification, etc.
• Numerical Ability: This section has topics like P&C, Number, LCM, HCF, Percentages, Allegations and Mixtures, Work and Time, Speed Time and Distance, Ratios, Proportion, Reasoning, Probability, etc.
• Reasoning Ability: Reasoning includes topics like Meaningful Word Creation, Number Series, Blood Relations, Coding-Decoding, Ages, Data Sufficiency, etc.

TCS NQT Round 2

The difficulty level of round 2 is high and has 2 sections. Round 2 is of 60 minutes with 10 questions in Programming Logic and Hands-on Coding. A brief about the same is as follows:

• Programming Logic: Programming Logic covers the topics like Variables and Registers, Linked List, Trees, Graphs, Loops, Command Line Arguments, Stacks and Queue, etc.
• Hands-on Coding: This section has 2 questions out of which students question 1 needs to be solved in 15 minutes and question 2 in 30 minutes. To clear this section, you need to be handy with any programming language listed below:
  • Java
  • Python
  • C
  • C++
  • Perl

Steps to crack the TCS NQT Exam?

Preparation: While preparing for various topics, it is common to forget or get confused with formulas. To prevent such things, students are advised to prepare section-wise and topic-wise. This approach will help students to keep things in mind.

Time Management: Time management is the basis of any exam preparation. Learning short tricks to solve problems in a limited time can be beneficial for students.

Aptitude: Focus on the aptitude test as it is the entry gate for the interview round. The test preparation requires 3-4 hours daily before one month of the exam. The candidate must score 75-80% on the aptitude test to get qualified for the interview round. The best-suggested book for the same is RS Aggarwal.

Mock Test & Analysis: Give at least two mock tests every day and analyze your performance in every test. Identify your strengths and weak points and keep a track of how much time you spend on each section. You may come across new concepts while attempting mocks. Instead of worrying, take this as an opportunity to learn.

Practice Previous Year’s question papers: By practicing the previous year’s questions you will get an idea about the exam pattern and important topics.

Be prepared for the Psychometric Tests: The test is of 30 minutes duration similar to the HR round. The personality of the candidate is tested in this round to analyze if they are fit for the company or not. Refer HR round questions for the same.

Best books to prepare for TCS NQT

Choosing the best books for exam preparation is important to start your practice. Some of the books are:

• TCS Ninja Preparation Books
• Quantitative Aptitude Test for Competitive Exams
• Wiley's TCS National Qualifier Test Study Guide
• A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning by RS Aggarwal

Apart from this, students can also check YouTube videos related to the TCS NQT exam and preparation to get better knowledge from the well-qualified and experienced teachers and previous year’s examinees. _In short, plan and practice is the key to crack exams. Knowing about stuff won’t help you in preparing for the exam, proper execution of the plan and consistent practice will only make you stand out from the crowd. Start your preparation today to open new opportunities in your career.