What is the difference between TCS ITP and TCS NQT

TCS ITP vs TCS NQT | Difference between TCS ITP and TCS NQT

TCS ITP and TCS NQT are two most google searched topics now a days by the students applying for TCS Placement Exams. So, we came up with all the required information student need to clear doubts regarding the difference between TCS ITP and TCS NQT.

TCS ITP vs TCS NQT- Difference between TCS NQT and ITP

What is TCS ITP?

TCS ITP is a newly launched placement process by TCS in 2022 to hire students for Ninja as well as Digital profile apart from it’s regular drive. TCS was supposed to hire 10K employees by TCS ITP 2022.

TCS ITP has multilayered selection process:

Online assessment
Technical Interview
Managerial Interview
HR interview

What is TCS NQT?

TCS NQT is a employability exam conducted by TCS via iON, to help students gets selected in various companies by securing a good score and by applying in partnered companies.

TCS NQT also has multilayered selection process:

Cognitive skills
Industry specific knowledge
Specialization skills

Frequency of Test: TC ITP vs NQT

TCS ITP: TCS ITP is held only once a year in June/July.
TCS NQT: TCS NQT is held after a gap of 3-4 months.

TCS ITP vs TCS NQT: Who can apply?

TCS ITP Eligibility Criteria:

TCS ITP	REQUIREMENTS
Qualification	B.E./B.Tech/M.E./M.Tech/MCA/M.Sc
Eligible Streams from UG/PG	Any Specialization
Percentage Criteria	60% or 6 CGPA throughout academics
Backlog Criteria	No Active Backlog is allowed
Gap Criteria	Not more than 24 months
Age	18 to 28 years
Work Experience	Students with up to two years of work experience are qualified to participate.

TCS NQT Eligibility Criteria:

TCS NQT	Eligibility Criteria
Qualification	Full time Graduates from B.E / B.TECH / M.E / M.TECH of 2022 batch
Eligible Streams from UG/PG	All Engineering Streams.
Percentage Criteria	60% throughout Academics in X/XII/UG/PG
Backlog Criteria	1 Active Backlog at the time of appearing for the Exam
Gap Criteria	Overall Gap in Academic Career not to exceed 1 year

Note: TCS ITP is conducted for TCS employability test whereas NQT is conducted for TCS as well as other partnered companies, so NQT eligibility for partnered company may vary.

TCS ITP vs TCS NQT: Test Pattern

TCS ITP Test Pattern:

TCS ITP	Round 1 (Foundation)	Round 2 (Advance)
Total no. of question	40-50 MCQ Type	20-25 MCQs and 2-3 Coding Questions
Allotted Time	76 mins	90 mins
Total Sections	4 sections	3 sections

Detailed Analysis:

TCS ITP Section	Total Time
Part A : Foundation Section
Traits	1 min
Numerical Ability	25 mins
Verbal Ability	25 mins
Reasoning Ability	25 mins
Part B : Advanced Section (Mandatory for Digital Aspirants)
Advanced Quantitative Ability	20 mins
Advanced Reasoning Ability	15 mins
Advanced Coding	55 mins
Total Duration	166 mins