Java Developer applicants have rated the interview process at Tata Consultancy Services with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 53% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Java Developer roles take an average of 13 days to get hired, when considering 37 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Tata Consultancy Services overall takes an average of 13 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Tata Consultancy Services as a Java Developer according to 37 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 20%
Skills test: 14%
Presentation: 12%
One on one interview: 12%
Drug test: 12%
Group panel interview: 11%
Background check: 11%
Personality test: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Tata Consultancy Services (Mazatlán, Sinaloa) in Jul 2014
Interview
As usual, they start asking about threads, collections, Object Oriented Programming concepts and about my experience. There were at least three telephone calls before I was hired, they never kept their word and never respect the appointments but in spite of that I took the calls
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is abstraction?
What is encapsulation?
What is inheritance?
What is polymophism?
What is overloading?
What is overridding?
What is the difference between a linked list and a array list?
What is a hashmap
What is a thread
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Tata Consultancy Services (Pune) in Jun 2026
Interview
the Question were regarding core java , SQl , DSA. the interviewer was Respectful and kind . round 1 is TCS NQT exam then shortlist will come . Ninja 3.5 lpa , digital 7 lpa , Prime 9lpa . then interviews will be scheduled in tcs office . Technical round , HR , manegeral round .
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what is encapsulation , abstraction , polymorphism , garbage collection , why java is better , java vs c++ etc
Low key acess, no proper interview rooms or slots. Company standards are good but salary is very low for the role. And no one site offers, promotions or hike. But job stability is very high.
I applied online. I interviewed at Tata Consultancy Services (Hyderābād) in May 2026
Interview
It was good,they were asked about the projects,skills, technologies placed in resume,there will be both technical and manager round at once and next who performed well can be upgraded to hr round.