How do I crack TCS NQT

How do I crack TCS NQT 2023 ?

The TCS NQT Exam is going to be held on 15th August. If you are looking for ‘How do I crack TCS NQT 2023?’, you’re at the right place. This articles offers complete information about the new and updated syllabus and will give a detailed information about How to Crack TCS NQT 2023.

Detailed Analysis of TCS NQT 2023

A Step-by-Step Guide to crack TCS NQT 2023

TCS NQT FOUNDATION ROUND

Part I has 70 questions and the time duration is 75 minutes. The overall difficulty level of Round 1 varies from Medium to High.

To crack this section:

START WITH THE WEAK SECTION: You need to clear the sectional cutoff to crack this round, which is high. So, prepare your weak section first.

Section No. of questions in the test Time
Traits 4-5 75 mins (shared)
Verbal Ability 20 75 mins (shared)
Reasoning Ability 20 75 mins (shared)
Numerical Ability 20 75 mins (shared)

PREPARE SECTION-WISE AND TOPIC-WISE: This strategy will help you remember what you studied and practiced, and will also help to retain all the concepts and formulas in your mind.

TIME MANAGEMENT: TCS NQT has relatively easy topics, however, time management is the key. Learn short tricks to solve questions quickly and save time.

How do I crack TCS NQT 2023: Written Exam

TCS NQT Foundational Part

The Time Limit is 75mins (shared) into all 4 sections.
TRAITS: 4-5 QUESTIONS

This section is to test your thinking and situation-making capabilities. This section will consist of 4-5 Psychometric questions. This year, Traits varied from college to college in  the On- Campus Exam.

VERBAL ABILITY: 25 QUESTIONS

This section has the following topics

  • Word Completion
  • Sentence Completion
  • Error Identification
  • Arrangement
  • Formal or Informal Sentences
  • Sentence Joining
  • Meanings
  • Reading Comprehension etc.

This section will test your grammatical ability. Read newspapers, articles, magazines and practice vocabulary, synonyms, antonyms to ace this round.

Important topic in this section: Antonyms & Synonyms
Topic with high difficulty level: Reading Comprehension

REASONING ABILITY: 20 QUESTIONS

This section has the following topics

  • Word Pattern
  • Letter Series
  • Number Series
  • Seating Arrangements
  • Blood Relations
  • Directional Sense
  • Cube Folding
  • Paper Cuts and Folds
  • Statement and Conclusion etc.

This test is to test your logical, analytical thinking and your efficiency in finding the solution to a problem. Focus on understanding the questions first and don’t rush into the options. This may hinder your analytical thinking.

Try solving puzzles, and mock questions. The more the practice, the quicker will you be able to solve the questions.

Important topics in this section: Seating Arrangement, Mathematical Operational Arrangement.
Formula-based topics: Distance & Directions, Data Sufficiency, Ages.

NUMERICAL ABILITY: 20 QUESTIONS

This section has the following topics

  • Divisibility
  • Numbers & Decimal Fractions
  • Geometry
  • Area
  • Shapes & Perimeter
  • Percentages
  • Allegations and Mixtures
  • Ratios
  • Proportion
  • Work and Time etc.

Make sure to know the pattern of the questions and practice as much as possible. Learn short tricks to crack this round.

Important topics in this section: Equations, Series & Progressions, Work & Time, Reasoning, Probability.
Difficult topics: Permutation & Combination, Work & Time, Probability.

TCS NQT Advanced Part

After clearing the Foundational part, attempt Round 2. The overall difficulty level of this round is high. Advanced Round has 3 sections and it is a 90- minute Round.

ADVANCED QUANTITATIVE ABILITY: 10 QUESTIONS IN 35 MINS (SHARED)

This section consists of 10 Questions with a time limit of 35 minutes (shared).

This section will test your knowledge of Quantitative Ability. To crack this round you need to know all the concepts and logic of elementary-level as well as higher-level quantitative problems.

This section has the following topics

  • HCF & LCM and Number System
  • Ages
  • Averages
  • Geometry
  • Equations
  • Clocks and Calendars
  • Percentages
  • Allegations and Mixtures
  • Permutations, and Combinations

Important topics: Time and Work, Percentages, Profit & loss, Data Interpretation, Permutations & Combinations.
Difficult topics: Clocks & Calendars, Pie Charts, Allegations and Mixtures, Geometry.

ADVANCED REASONING ABILITY: 10 QUESTIONS IN 35 MINS (SHARED)

This section consists of 10 Questions with a time limit of 35 minutes (shared).

This section will test your knowledge of Reasoning Ability. To crack this round you need to know all the concepts and logic of elementary-level as well as higher-level reasoning problems.

This section has the following topics

  • Words Identification
  • Meaningful Word Creation
  • Letter Analogy
  • Ages
  • Blood Relations
  • Complex Seating Arrangements
  • Distance and Directions
  • Odd Man Out
  • Symbols and Notations
  • Cube and Paper Folding

Important topics: Odd Man Out, Blood Relations, Numerical patterns, Letter Analogy.
Difficult topics: Words identification, Cube and paper folding, Numerical patters.

ADVANCED CODING: 2 QUESTIONS IN 55 MINUTES

The questions in these sections will be statement problems and you need to write the code. Your code must pass all the test cases and should reach the output. This is the most important section in the test, even after scoring 100% in all the above sections, you need to clear this to be eligible for the interview.

You can code in any language from

  • C
  • C++
  • Java
  • Python
  • Perl.

To clear this round, you must be efficient  in at least any one programming language.

 

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