TCS NQT has updated the syllabus this year for the hiring of 2023 graduates. There are some new
sections which have been added in the recruitment test
Foundation Section (For Ninja aspirants)
Advance Section (mandatory for Digital Aspirants)
Part A - Foundation Section
This round is divided into 4 section. Difficulty level of this round is Moderate.
Traits
Aptitude
Logical
Verbal
TCS NQT Round 1
Round 1
Important Information
Total no. of question
66
Allotted Time
75 mins
Section
4 section and all sections are mandatory
NOTE: Traits is mandatory in TCS NQT off-campus round but it varies in On-Campus
drive i.e in few colleges Traits is included but in few colleges it is not
included.
Part B - Advanced Section
This round is divided into 3 section. Difficulty level of this round is High.
Advanced Aptitude
Advanced Logical
Advanced Coding
TCS NQT Round 2
Round 2
Important Information
Total no. of question
20 and 2 Coding Questions
Allotted Time
90 mins
Section Property
3 section 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)
Traits
75 mins (shared)
1
Numerical Ability
75 mins (shared)
20
Verbal Ability
75 mins (shared)
25
Reasoning Ability
75 mins (shared)
20
Part B : Advanced Section (Mandatory for Digital Aspirants)
Advanced Quantitative Ability
35 mins (shared)
10
Advanced Reasoning Ability
35 mins (shared)
10
Advanced Coding
55 mins
2
Total Duration
165 mins
88
In Depth Syllabus for TCS NQT 2023
TCS NQT Foundation Test Curriculum
TCS NQT First round Consists of 4 sections these are Traits, Numerical Ability, Verbal Ability, and Reasoning
Ability.
Section - Traits
This section is there to test your thinking and situation making capabilities. You'll have 1 Image selection question
in this section, which you will have to solve in 1 minute.
Section - Numerical Ability
This section consists of 20 Question with a time limit of 75 minutes(shared). Given
below all the topics asked in TCS NQT
Number System, LCM & HCF
Divisibility
Numbers & Decimal Fractions
Geometry
Area, Shapes & Perimeter
Percentages
Allegations and Mixtures
Ratios, Proportion
Work and Time
Speed Time and Distance
Profit and Loss
Averages
Equations
Ages
Series and Progressions
Mean, Median, Mode, Variance, and Standard Deviation
Pie Charts
Tabular DI
Graphical DI
Simplifications and Calculations (Rational and Irrational Number)
Probability
Clocks & Calendar
Section - Verbal Ability
This section consist of 25 Question with a time limit of 75 minutes(shared). Topics
from which questions will be asked are given below :
Word Completion
Sentence Completion
Error Identification
Arrangement
Formal or Informal Sentences, Sentence Joining
Meanings
Reading Comprehension
Section - Reasoning Ability
This is section of TCS NQT which will have 20 questions to be solved in 75
minutes(shared).
Word Pattern
Letter Series
Number Series
Seating Arrangements
Blood Relations
Directional Sense
Cube Folding, Paper Cuts and Folds
Statement and Conclusion
Syllogism
Data Sufficiency
Logical Venn Diagram Based DI
Visual Reasoning
In Depth Syllabus for TCS NQT 2023
TCS NQT Advanced Section Test Curriculum
TCS NQT Second round Consists of 3 sections these are: Advanced Quantitative Ability, Advanced Reasoning Ability and Advanced Coding.
Section - 1 (Advanced Quantitative Ability)
This section consists of 10 Question with a time limit of 35 minutes(shared). Given below all the topics asked in TCS NQT
HCF & LCM and Number System
Geometry
Ages
Allegations and Mixtures
Averages
Clocks and Calendars
Equations
Percentages
Permutations and Combinations
Probability
Profit and Loss
Ratios and Proportion
Series and Progressions
Time, Speed and Distance
Time and Work
Mean, Median, Mode, Standard Deviation, and Variance
Data Interpretation
Graphical Data Interpretation
Pie Charts
Tabular Data Interpretation
Simple Arithmetic Operations
Section - 2 (Advanced Reasoning Ability)
This section consists of 10 Question with a time limit of 35 minutes(shared). Given below all the topics asked in TCS NQT
Words Identification
Meaningful Word Creation
Numerical Patterns
Letter Analogy
Ages
Blood Relations
Complex Seating Arrangements
Distance and Directions
Odd Man Out
Symbols and Notations
Cube and Paper Folding
Data Sufficiency
Decision Making
Syllogism
Prepositional Reasoning
Visual Reasoning
Section - 3 (Advanced Coding Ability)
This section consists of 2 Question with a time limit of 55 minutes. Given below all the topics asked in TCS NQT
This section has a problems for which you have to provide a solution in any of the coding language of your choice. Given below are the languages from which you can select.
The languages that are allowed for you to code are -
