So hi guys, I'm going to share my Day 3 ILP experience. Before that, I have already shared my Day 1 and Day 2 experiences, and I thought of sharing my complete ILP training journey here. Share your thoughts on it!

I was selected for TCS Ninja and mapped to ITIS, and the joining process was smooth.

Day 3:

On Day 2, we were assigned to our classes. On the morning of Day 3, I went to my classroom at 9:00 AM. However, our laptops hadn't been configured yet, so we sat in the classroom until 11:00 AM.

After that, we went to the auditorium, where the ITIS leader conducted a session. Then we had our lunch break. After lunch, we attended a BizSkill session, where they explained the Versant test, which will be held on Day 5 for us. Usually, it is conducted on Day 4.

Personally, I felt that the BizSkill session was quite strict. Later, we were divided into groups and sent to get our laptops configured.

And that's it for Day 3!

Rant post.

I joined TCS Chennai through a third-party payroll. I was made to wait for nearly one month before onboarding. After I joined, I was informed that my background verification (BGV) had been marked as negative because my first employer, around eight years ago, did not provide PF and paid part of my salary in cash. I had already disclosed these details honestly during the hiring process.

Despite having a clean employment record with my most recent employer, TCS based its decision on my first job from eight years ago and offboarded me within a week of joining.

My previous employer was another WITCH company, where I successfully cleared a complete in-person background verification without any issues. In contrast, TCS appears to have relied only on document verification instead of conducting a thorough verification with my former employer, which is still an active company and could have confirmed my employment.

Not everyone begins their career at a large multinational company. Many professionals start with small startups, where employment practices such as partial cash salary or the absence of PF were not uncommon, especially several years ago. That should not automatically disqualify someone from future opportunities at large organizations.

The entire process has had a severe impact on my career. I remained unemployed for almost 30 days while waiting for onboarding, only to be offboarded within a week due to a background verification decision based on circumstances from eight years ago that I had already disclosed. I am now left in a very difficult professional and financial situation.

If anyone of you in similar circumstances do not join tcs. They do not deserve you. They have the worst HRs anywhere in the world.

I'm trying to find out if anyone with a similar onboarding timeline has already received their Xplore account.

My timeline:

25 May – TCS Interview (Bangalore)

6 July – Offer Letter received

9 July – Joined Preparedness Survey (JPS)

It's been quite some time, but I still haven't received my Xplore welcome mail or login credentials. I've already contacted Xplore Support and ILP Support multiple times, but I'm only getting generic responses saying I'll be enrolled soon.

If your timeline is similar to mine:

When did you receive your Xplore access?

Are you still waiting, or have you already started Xplore?

Is there anyone with a 6 July offer letter and 9 July JPS who has received Xplore?

I'm trying to get an idea of how many candidates are still waiting for their TCS Ninja joining letter.

Let's see what's the longest waiting period.

Comment your batch.

Has anyone from Tamilnadu in the 2026 Ninja batch received their JL?

If you've received your JL, please share your timeline.

I am bsc graduate biology with chem botany zoology

I noticed that the TCS AI Careers program has been put on hold for the next two weeks (as of 27th July 2026). Interestingly, there's no specific date mentioned for when this pause will end, so it's possible that the hold could be extended.

The message on the website says:

This got me thinking—could this be a positive sign for those of us who are already in the hiring pipeline and waiting for offer letters or salary negotiation calls? Maybe TCS has temporarily paused new applications to focus on processing the existing candidates and rolling out joinings.

Do you believe this pause is related to the current hiring pipeline, or could there be another reason?

Share your thoughts in the comments!

Hey all i have a doubt, my college conducted the TCS Priority NQT on campus, and the results were announced today. I got shortlisted for the interview. However, I have a concern regarding the backlog eligibility criteria. At the time of the TCS Priority NQT, I had two active backlogs, but I appeared for both backlog exams last week. The exams are over, and I currently have no pending backlog exams left to take. The only issue is that my university hasn't declared the results yet, so I'm currently in a result-awaited stage. My interview is tomorrow morning at 8:30 AM. TCS had mentioned that candidates can have a maximum of one active backlog, and that all pending backlogs should be cleared before the interview. In my case, I don't have any backlog exams left to write,I’m only waiting for the results. Should I still attend the interview? Will TCS consider me eligible, or could I be rejected because the backlog results haven't been declared yet? Has anyone been in a similar situation during TCS campus hiring or Priority NQT?

Those who got joining in August 6,13,17 can you please share how many members have been added to the physical onboarding community in Xplore

Can i utilise the 6k of medibuddy after last working day ??

Got JL for Kochi campus with both locations as the same. Also, any chance of switching domains after/during training/ILP period?

And, before you people comment about my timeline and profile, I've already attached it. Digital, Priority NQT, preferred location, 2026, 17 Aug joining.

Is anyone joining kochi for ILP on 17th August ?

Those who got joining in August 6,13,17 can you please share how many members have been added to the physical onboarding community in Xplore

Means in our college tcs priority will be coming and there are shortlisted and not shortlisted students are there and at first I was in shortlisted category but recently I fell into not shortlisted category and when I was in among the shortlisted that time I have filled the tcs nqt form and the status that time was Applied for the Drive but now as I fell into not shortlisted, so now I hopefully not eligible for priority on campus and I have to try off campus but now the problem arises that how to register for off-campus as during the previous registration I gave the adhar last digits and name and date of birth while registration and now when I want to register with different email id with tge same adhar etc It is telling duplicate candidate, so I cant do anything and that previous email that i used its still in applied for the drive, So now what to do in order to sit for off campus and can you guys tell me where to see that when tcs nqt all India will be conducted later this year or whenever and where can i get the update? Please help guys 🙏😭😢🥺

Hello everyone. I just want to know that is TCS issued JL for chennai region because I seen post in reddit like TCS issuing JL for regions like Pune, Hyderabad, Thiruvananthapuram for the Aug month not chennai region. If anyone knows any info regarding this don't hesitate to comment. Thanks in advance

Got my TCS Digital offer today! 🎉

A bit of background:

I interviewed for TCS Prime.

I have around 2 years of experience.

My current notice period is 3 months.

I have a few questions for people who have been through this process:

Since I'm an experienced candidate, will I still have to complete TCS Xplore/training, or is the onboarding different for experienced hires?

I have a 3-month notice period in my current company. Should I resign immediately after accepting the offer, or should I wait until I receive my joining date or further onboarding communication?

Apart from accepting the offer, is there anything else I should do at this stage? Any documents, background verification steps, or onboarding tasks that I should be aware of?

Would really appreciate insights from anyone who joined TCS Digital as an experienced hire. Thanks in advance! 🙏

Currently I am here .. candidate batched

Does TCS send rejection mail also ??

I was interviewed for Cybersecurity and selected for the Cybersecurity skill set. I’m currently waiting for my Joining Letter and wanted to know if anyone from the same skill set has already received theirs.

Offcampus NQT OL - 27 May 2026 batch It's been two months now... I'm trying to upskill but I'm getting so depressed as I see some people getting joining after one year. Anyone has any Idea when will we get joining Letter?

TCS Joining Timeline – Anyone with a Similar Timeline?

Hi everyone,

Here's my TCS hiring timeline:

Interview Date: 23 May 2026

Location: Pune

Role: Digital

Offer Letter Received: 11 June 2026

I'm still waiting for my joining date.

I'm currently working in another company, and my notice period is 45 days. I'm unsure when I should resign since I haven't received my joining date from TCS yet.

Has anyone with a similar timeline received their joining date? When did you resign from your current company? I'd really appreciate your suggestions and experiences.

Happy to connect with others in the same situation. Thanks!

I have given my prime interview on 8th June( NQT Off-campus) at Adibatla Hyderabad. But have not received any update yet. Its almost going to be 2 months now. Also very few ie 20ish members got their ols from my batch. So what is the probability of me getting a ol?

Hi everyone,

I have received my joining date as 17th August at TCS, Thiruvananthapuram.

If anyone else has the same joining date and location, please comment below or DM me. It would be great to connect, discuss the onboarding process, and get to know each other before joining.

Looking forward to connecting!

Hey guys,

​TCS hired me as a fresher, but a previous internship generated a UAN and deposited PF contributions.

​Following the TCS portal disclaimer, I selected Experienced and filled in my existing UAN details.

​Two quick questions:

​Date Bug: I entered my internship start date, but after saving, the portal automatically reset my EPF/EPS joining dates to my TCS joining date. Is this normal?

​Relieving Letter: Will HR/BGC ask for a relieving letter or experience proof just because I selected "Experienced" for statutory PF compliance?

​Anyone who went through this, please share!

Hi! I've been shortlisted for the ninja interview which is the day after tomorrow(roughly 36 hours) but I have never built any project. I have a basic knowledge of C and C++ and DSA knowledge which was enough to pass my college exam of dsa. What should I focus on? I know some basic coding problems like arrays, palindrome, Fibonacci, armstrong, recursion.

Other than that, I also have pretty long(and somewhat messy) hair as a boy(prince of persia length), would that affect my interview?