TCS Prime Placement Preparation Roadmap
Week 1-2: Foundation + Aptitude
- Focus: Basics + Aptitude + Communication
- Aptitude: Number system, Percentages, Ratios, Time & Work, Time & Distance
- Verbal: Sentence correction, Comprehension, Logical puzzles
- Soft Skills: Read editorials, Practice 1 mock GD topic daily
Week 3-4: Programming + OOPs + DSA Basics
- Programming: C/C++/Java - Data types, Loops, Functions, Arrays, Pointers
- OOPs: Class, Object, Inheritance, Polymorphism, Encapsulation, Abstraction
- DSA: Arrays, Strings, Linked Lists, Stacks, Queues
- Coding Practice: 1-2 problems daily (HackerRank, CodeStudio)
- Resume Building: Projects, skills, achievements
Week 5-6: Advanced DSA + DBMS + OS + CN
- DSA: Trees, Graphs, Searching, Sorting, Hashing
- DBMS: ER Models, Normalization, SQL Queries, Joins
- OS: Process, Threads, Scheduling, Deadlocks
- CN: OSI Model, TCP/IP, Routing, HTTP/HTTPS
Week 7: Interview Prep
- Technical Interview: Core concepts + project explanation
- Managerial: Situation-based questions, STAR technique
TCS Prime Placement Preparation Roadmap
- HR Round: Tell me about yourself, Why TCS?, Strengths/Weaknesses
- Mock Interviews: 2-3 this week
Week 8: Final Revision + Mock Tests
- Full-length mock tests (Aptitude + Coding + Verbal)
- Practice past TCS Prime questions (PrepInsta, GFG)
- Quick revision of notes, cheat sheets, projects
Bonus Resources
- Coding: LeetCode, CodeStudio (TCS Sheets), HackerRank
- Mock Interviews: Pramp, InterviewBuddy
- Resume Builder: Overleaf, NovoResume
- Soft Skills: YouTube (Ankur Warikoo, Communication Coach)