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Hi everyone,

I received an update from my college T&P cell today regarding Cognizant Digital Nurture (DN) 5.0 – 2027 campus hiring.

The message says that some candidates have been shortlisted for another round of virtual technical interviews on August 21, 2026, conducted through Superset and recorded.

This seems like an additional technical interview round, and I wanted to know:

- Has anyone else received this update?

- Is this round being conducted for candidates who already cleared the previous technical/MCQ assessment?

- What can we expect in this interview?

- Will it mainly focus on Java, SQL, Angular, and the DN 5.0 syllabus, or can they ask about projects, CS fundamentals, etc.?

- Has anyone from a previous DN batch experienced a similar additional technical round?

- Does this round affect the final selection/offer?

If anyone has received the same update or has information about this round, please share your experience. It would be really helpful for those preparing for the interview.

Thanks!

For better communication and explaining approach to be confident for the provided question

Hello I got the groww hr call for android tech interview? May I know how do they proceed. Like do they stick to andrioid fundamentals or also in dsa as well,

I have tcs prime 9.3 lpa and hashedin by Deloitte 8.1 lpa but sdet role

Which is best ??

Gave my tcs interview. Answered everthing but they weren’t asking too many questions. Just asking from ai ml projects which i have . Mainly cv . I don’t know whether they were uninterested or something

but i was in first 30 interviews.

No dsa no sql no oops jus ai llm and everything.

Any idea ??

Both will take same amount of time for me. Which one do I prefer. Batch:2027

This is the story about how TCS Prime Interview happened to my friend today (19/08/2026). It might be lengthy, but hope you read all this stuff. It's for your self awareness of how the reality is.

I need to vent about an incredibly frustrating and unprofessional interview experience my friend went through today for the TCS Prime role. I am one year senior to him (he was a dropper in intermediate for JEE), and I’ve already been through the TCS Digital interview myself. I know exactly what is expected: confidence, problem-solving, and strong technical fundamentals.

I personally prepped him for this.

We covered everything such as SDLC, Version Control, OOPs, complex SQL queries, and advanced DSA (Arrays, Binary Search, Sorting). He is from an EEE background but worked his absolute heart out to transition into IT, mastering Full-Stack Development and Python.

He was completely ready. Then, the panel ruined it.

Here is the absolute circus that happened. I personally feel these are the red flags that happened during the interview.

🚩 The TR Left the Chat

Right at the start of this Prime interview, the Technical Round (TR) interviewer got an "important call" and literally left for 30 minutes. So, the Managerial Round (MR) interviewer who clearly lacked basic technical depth, keep my friend waiting for 10 mins still and TR didn't returning back so MR decided to take over the technical evaluation.

🚩 The "Python = ML" Generalization

My friend mentioned Python as his primary language for coding and problem-solving. The MR immediately attacked him: "You know Python? So why haven't you built any ML or AI projects? Everyone is doing AI. You just learned the ABCD of Python."

He tried to explain that he chose python for problem solving only and understood the importance and assured about learning ML soon.

I am an AIML student myself, so I understand ML expectations for my domain. But expecting an EEE fresher to magically know Scikit-Learn and Neural Networks just because he uses Python for backend and DSA is absurd. Python is a general-purpose programming language, not an exclusive ML tool! We can even do web development, Automation, visualisation and others using python as well.

🚩 Disrespecting Core Engineering Effort

My friend built a complete, full-stack Resume Builder with Node.js, Express, and PostgreSQL (secure auth, dynamic templates, PDF generation). When he explained it, the MR scoffed and said, "What’s the use? We can just get our resumes using ChatGPT."

He completely dismissed the backend architecture, the database schemas, and the API integration. He then had the audacity to tell my friend that his transition from EEE to IT was just "half-half work" and that he got shortlisted for Prime purely by luck. He just seen the Resume Builder as getting easy resumes directly like Chatgpt. Even though my friend explained that many students struggling to create perfect ATS friendly resumes, so he tried to develop a system where the system contains some fixed ATS friendly Templates, so you users can give their details and generate resume easily. But the interviewer never saw the architecture and what he built. He fundamentally misunderstood software development.

ChatGPT can generate the text of a resume, but it does not build the secure authentication routing, the database schemas in PostgreSQL, or the backend API logic required to host a platform. My friend even deployed that project to be visible in public using render/vercel.

🚩 The Climax of Incompetence

After making my friend sit in awkward silence for 10 minutes waiting for the TR, the MR decided to test him. Did he ask about Joins? Subqueries? OOPs? No. He asked him to write a basic CREATE TABLE query.

The most ironic part? The MR didn't even know if the query was correct. When the TR finally strolled back in at the very end of the interview, the MR literally handed the paper to the TR to verify the basic SQL syntax.

Because time was up, the TR just asked a formality question about OOPs, didn't even listen to the explanation, asked if he knew Matplotlib, and told him to leave.

💡 The Bitter Reality

My ego has always refused to accept that "luck" plays a role in placements. I always believed that if you grind hard enough, your skills will speak for themselves. But seeing a panel waste a candidate's time, disrespect their cross-domain hustle, and judge them based on buzzwords rather than engineering logic is a harsh reality check.

Sometimes, you can do everything right, prep flawlessly, and still get derailed because the interviewer on the other side of the table simply doesn't know what they are doing.

To all the freshers and core students grinding for IT: don't let one bad panel define your worth. Keep expanding your skills. I personally wish I faced these types of interviewers. I want to make them shut, and I feel that I know how to respectfully make them shut. Anyway All the best to your preparation.

HR went formally,

They asked about

1. Why TCS?

2. Preferred locations and why?

3. Personal challenges blah blah.

Despite being in tier1 college with good coding skills solved more than 1400 problem on codeforces codechef decent cgpa semifinalist in 2 national level hackathon good competitive programming achievement

No intern yet

Is the market really saturated or companies are getting good people in lower colleges at lower cost

Having regret should have joined cse ece in lower iit

This is the stats more than 70 percent have not got internship

Have lost all hope now

Also afraid if this going to repeat in placement

If so people should stop preparing for jee they should focus on building skills from the school

No worth of cracking world 2nd toughest exam to remain unemploymed

It better to prepare for some government exams

No basic facilities no food no infrastructure

It shit here dealing with continuous mood swings

Sometimes I get depress then i console myself maybe future will be good

But after seeing condition of seniors i am seeing future dark

So I am from a tier - 3 engineering college(India), where most companies that hire for software engineering roles pay in the range of 3-7 LPA with hardly few product based companies that pay above 10 LPA, selectng 2-3 students from a pool of 800ish students in various IT branches.

Recently, LSEG had announced its hiring for Software Engineers - 2027 (11 LPA + other benefits) and had invited our college too like last few years.

The first round what they call Codility assessment, held on Codility platform was COMPLETELY UNPROCTORED throughout the duration of the test. YES! They even mentioned it before the test and just said that they would be identifying AI purely based on the code quality!! The 6 questions were very hard, containing LLD+DSA questions, except for 2 bug-fixing questions, that I felt were somewhat on par with standard DSA questions usually asked in interviews of companies of this tier. So I solved only the 2 bug-fixing questions and 1 MCQ that they had asked, and my score came as 38%.

Having been in the same classroom for past 3 years, and having taken part in various instances, such as competitions, college labwork, workshops, college placement-training and placement-tests held OFFLINE by college, I am very very well-aware of the ACTUAL coding capabilities of my classmates. While I got a rejection mail, my classmate who could hardly understand basic codes and solve leetcode easy problems with great difficulty made it to the 2nd round!! I cannot imagine how many more might have gotten in in the same manner. This has been making me feel so depressed and question all the hard-work I have been putting in since past 2+ years to land a good job.

What depresses me the most is that, INSPITE OF BEING VERY WELL-AWARE OF STUDENTS CHEATING, SUCH REPUTED COMPANIES STILL OPT FOR CONDUCTING ASSESSMENTS ONLINE, INSTEAD OF KEEPING THESE ROUNDS STRICLY IN COLLEGE IN A WELL-PROCTORED MANNER!!!

To the fuckers that cheated and did/did not get selected into further rounds:

Just keep this in mind that you are not only committing the felony of using unethical means (I WOULD NOT be yapping like this, if the test was designed to be an open book/ AI-aided test, BUT IT WAS NOT.) in a test that has been asked to be taken strictly without any external aid by the company, BUT YOU ARE ALSO SNATCHING AWAY AN OPPORTUNITY FROM A COUNTLESS HARDWORKING INDIVIDUALS FROM TIER 3 COLLLEGES (WHERE THESE KIND OF COMPANIES AND THIS LEVEL OF PACKAGE IS AS RARE AS A BLUE-MOON), AND MAYBE HIGHER TIER COLLEGES TOO, THAT HAVE BEEN PUTTING IN THEIR BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS TO RISE UP DURING THESE HARD TIMES OF RECESSION. ALL I WANNA SAY IS, JUST REMEMBER NEWTON'S THIRD LAW OF MOTION, WHICH ANY SANE PERSON WOULD SURELY FIND OUT TO BE APPLICABLE TO NOT JUST MOTION BUT A LOT OF OTHER ASPECTS IN THIS WORLD:

"TO EVERY ACTION, THERE IS AN EQUAL AND OPPOSITE REACTION." OR FOR THIS SITUATION, I'D SAY

"WHAT YOU SOW, SO SHALL YOU REAP."

Just because it takes a long long time, it does not mean that one won't have to face the consequences of one's own deeds.

I rest my case.

Can anyone please tell me the pattern of questions asked in the OA and how much time was allotted for each section? Also, if you remember, could you share the exact question that was asked in the OA or any relevant info about the question

I'm a 2027 btech CSE guy so my College is tier 3 but still it has brought TCS and Infosys in July and August but I couldn't apply for those due to having two back logs. So I'm freaking out that I missed my oppertunity to get placed on-campus.

Can someone please guide me I have a low cgpa like 6.75 or something.

But in the past six months I have gained alot of skill

DSA, AI/ML, SQL, C++, PYTHON and still learning for DATA SCIENCE field.

Hey guys,

Just arrived in Chennai yesterday for college placements from the north, and honestly, Day 1 hit me like a ton of bricks.

I’ve stayed in hostels for almost 7 years, but yesterday completely broke me. Started with a gruelling 30+ hour journey without sleep, lost my water bottle on the platform while juggling heavy luggage, and then got hit by the classic cab scam right outside Central (guy literally took the OTP, put my luggage in, sat inside and demanded 100 extra, blaming "outskirts commission").

By the time I reached my PG in Singaperumal Koil, I was completely drained, hungry, and severely overwhelmed. The area feels super isolated, extreme language barrier, the room setup felt claustrophobic, and with the whole placement stress hanging over my head, I literally broke down and cried while walking outside, trying to distract myself. Called up friends and family just to hold myself together.

I'm doing a bit better today, but I’ve realised this specific area (SKL/MWC side) is just not for me. It feels disconnected, tough to find familiar North Indian food/mess, and the isolation is messing with my head.

Since I only need to visit campus 1–2 days a week (mostly for placement drives/mandatory stuff), I really want to shift somewhere better:

1. Good PG/Flat recommendations: Somewhere in Potheri, Guduvancheri, or nearby pockets with a good student crowd, walkable North Indian food options, and decent connectivity.
2. Transit: Planning to use the local EMU train to Potheri station to dodge the daily auto/cab surge. Any tips from folks doing this commute?
3. Connecting: If anyone is going through the same placement grind/final year stress, or just wants to grab a chai/food near KTR and talk code, prep, or life—hit me up. Having zero familiar faces around in a new city sucks.

Any genuine leads or advice would mean a lot right now. Thanks for reading the rant.

Recently, I’ve noticed that Claude is not giving direct answers for company OAs. It says something like, “I can’t give you the exact answer or code, but I can explain the question and help you solve it.”

This is really frustrating, especially during time-based OAs where you don’t have much time to figure everything out yourself.

What are you guys doing about this? If other people are using Claude during OAs, I don’t want to be the only one trying to solve everything manually. Is there any way to make Claude give more direct answers, or are there any alternatives people are using?

Hello everyone, I am a fresher graduating in 2027. I did my B.Tech in CSE from a Tier 3 college.

So, I am in my final year, and I have been placed at TCS for the Digital role through an on-campus drive. Tbh, TCS and Infosys were some of the best opportunities we had as students at our college, but now I am very worried about certain things. Can someone answer my questions below?

I have been hearing that TCS is the worst company to get placed in because it is a career killer. How much of this is true? And if it is true, can someone also tell me what I should do?

I have also heard about the long waiting time for joining letters from TCS.

I think I am stuck because I try to apply to companies off-campus, only to get ghosted by them, and I can't sit for on-campus placement drives because my college has a one-person-one-placement policy.

Should I prepare for GATE and aim for GATE 2027? Should i go all in for off campus? Can someone give me genuine advice about how I can make the best of what I have now?

I can't believe that big 4 are paying this amount even lala company and startup pays more than this.

Ok this is for HR internsip in delhi and it was hybrid.

If anyone did internship at deloitte can you tell me their avg stipend and if anyone did internship at deloitte can you tell me how much did they paid u