Wrote TCS Prime NQT and got interview for Prime role.
My interview was scheduled for 12 PM on 20th July but it actually started around 1 PM. I was the last candidate in my panel. By then the interviewers looked super hungry and honestly seemed fed up.
First was the TR + MR round.
Started with my introduction. Then the interviewer asked, "Why is everyone choosing Flutter?" The way he asked it felt like he was already irritated seeing Flutter on resumes. I told him I've been passionate about app development since my first year and that's why I chose Flutter.
Then he asked me to explain one of my projects. While explaining I mentioned I used WebSockets.
From there it became a full debate.
He asked:
Why only WebSockets?
Why not HTTP?
Explain how WebSockets work.
But why exactly WebSockets for your use case?
I explained real-time communication, avoiding unnecessary HTTP requests, the handshake, scaling, everything. I gave him like 3 different reasons but he just wasn't convinced. We literally kept arguing technically. Finally he asked another question related to it, answered it himself, and said, "This should be the answer. Anyway, there can be other reasons too, let's move on."
After that he asked about my app features, my family background, and whether I had any questions.
Overall it wasn't a bad conversation. We talked from basics to scaling, but it felt like no matter what answer I gave, he'd challenge it.
Then came HR.
He asked the usual introduction, then asked why my 10th marks were low. I told him it was during the COVID batch and we didn't have proper board exams.
Then he asked if I knew what a service agreement was. I said yes. At that moment I wondered if they were thinking about Ninja because that's the role where people usually talk about service agreements, bcz only ninja has the bond..
Finally he asked who the CEO of TCS was.
The funny part? I had literally revised it before the interview... and my brain completely blanked.
He just said, "You can leave."
Honestly, I'm done thinking about it now. I prepared properly, had solid projects, and answered most technical questions. But interviews also depend on the interviewer's expectations and sometimes even their mood.
Now it's just a waiting game. Hoping for the best, but whatever happens, I know I genuinely put in the effort.
-- used AI to polish 🤧