TCS Recruitment 2025 | TCS HackQuest Season 9

TCS Recruitment 2025 | TCS HackQuest Season 9: TCS has announced the launch of TCS HackQuest Season 9, serving as a free off-campus drive for 2024. Through this event, the company aims to recruit candidates for Ninja and Digital profiles. Eligible participants must hold degrees in BTech, MTech, BCA, MCA, BSc, or MSc.

Interested Candidates for TCS Company can go through this Job post to know further details about TCS Recruitment 2025. The Selection Recruitment process, Exam Pattern, Test Pattern, Syllabus, Interview Experience Questions, Salary, Exam Date details & TCS Careers Page Link and application details are given below.

About TCS Company:

Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS) is an Indian multinational information technology (IT) services and consulting company.TCS was founded in 1968 as a division of Tata Sons Limited. It is part of the Tata Group, one of India’s largest and oldest conglomerates.TCS has a large and diverse workforce. It is known for its employee-friendly policies and has been one of the largest employers in the Indian IT industry

TCS provides a wide range of IT services, including software development, business process outsourcing, infrastructure services, engineering services, and consulting. The company serves clients in various industries such as banking and financial services, telecommunications, healthcare, retail, and more.

About TCS Hackquest Season 9:

TCS HackQuest Season 9 is the ultimate cyber arena for students to showcase their cybersecurity brilliance. HackQuest started in 2016 to unearth talents who excel in playing their favorite game – Catch the Flag! Based on the popular ‘Catch the Flag’ (CTF) format, the contest presents challenges to be completed in 6 hours. 

The set of challenges will be presented in 3 categories- 1. Beginner, 2- Intermediate, 3-Expert. The participants are free to choose challenges from distinct categories and are encouraged to attempt all challenges across all categories and demonstrate their ability to handle different scenarios. In the end, associates are awarded special prizes and potential job offers from TCS in the cybersecurity unit.

TCS Hackquest Season 9 Details:

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Eligibility Criteria of TCS Recruitment 2025 | TCS HackQuest Season 9 :

• Passing Out Batch:– 2025 Batch
• Degree Required:– BE/BTech/ME/MTech/BCA/MCA/BSc/MSc/BS/MS
• Branch Required:– All Branch Eligible
• Percentage Criteria:– No
• Age Limit:– No
• Year Gap:-  Allowed
• Backlog allowed:- Allowed.

Domains:

Participants trained in the below security domains will have an added advantage while participating in the contest:

• Application Security
• Network security
• Java/J2EE, PHP, Python. GO
• Information security and risk management
• Ethical hacking
• Digital forensics
• Threat hunting 
• Malware Analysis/Reverse Engineering 
• Any security specific certification like Security+, CEH, ISO 27001, etc.

TCS Hackquest Season 9 Prizes/Awards/Rewards:

1. The Participant hereby agrees and undertakes that mere announcement/declaration of being announced as a winner shall not entitle him/her to the prize/award/reward. Only upon complying with the Rules and fulfilling all conditions mentioned herein, to the satisfaction of TCS, shall the winning be validated.
2. The top 10 Participants from Round 2 will be invited to attend the award ceremony and interact with TCS leadership.
3. The top performing Participants who clear Round 2 may stand a chance to receive ‘Ninja or Digital’ provisional job offers subject to interview process and other selection criteria as per TCS’ sole discretion and policies in effect.
4. Total prizes worth up to INR 5 Lakhs are given to the top-performing participants. 
5. Certification of merit will be awarded to all top performing Participants.
6. Exceptional performers will be given a chance to work with the TCS Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence

TCS HackQuest Season 9: Selection Process / Exam Pattern/ Round 1 & 2 Details:

• The contest will be conducted in two rounds.
• Round 1 – It is an online ‘Catch the Flag’ competition where all participants can take part and they will be shortlisted for next rounds basis qualification.
• Participants shortlisted after ‘Round 1’ will move to the second round (“Round 2”)
• Round 2 – It will be conducted over (Microsoft TEAMS/Webex) and participants will have to keep their camera switched ‘ON’ during the entire period of the ‘Round 2’
• Final round will be conducted in person. It will be a Jury evaluation round at TCS premises. The details of which will be intimated to the qualified participants.
• TCS will arrange for remote modalities of evaluating a select list of participants from Round 1. Shortlisted participants are required to stay tuned for real-time updates on Round 2, dates, format etc. Participants shall be solely responsible for keeping track of the announcements and participating accordingly.

Round 1 – 25 January 2025 (from 10 AM to 4 PM)

• This will be an online challenge-based test where the participants would be required to log on to an online application with a set of challenge statements. These tests will require the participants to demonstrate their ethical hacking skills and their specific competency in security challenges. The set of challenge statements will be presented in three (3) categories:
  • Beginner level challenges
  • Intermediate level challenges
  • Expert level challenges
• Round 1 will be for six (6) hour duration during which all the participants are required to use their skills and solve the challenge statement(s) (according to the category chosen) and submit the flags captured in the online portal.

Round 2:

• Participants selected from ‘Round 1’ will be eligible to participate in ‘Round 2.’ Round 2 will be conducted in a remote environment and will be proctored by the TCS team.
• Activity 1: Penetration testing on hosted challenges
• The participant would be provided with the hosted challenge statements which he/she is expected to solve by using his/her intuitive skills. Challenge statements in this round might require expertise in the following areas as well:
  • System exploitation
  • Penetration testing of web applications
  • Mobile Security
  • Digital forensics
  • Threat hunting
  • Incident response
  • Source code analysis
  • Scoring will be based on the flags captured by the participants in above mentioned topics
• Activity 2: Case Explanation (3-4 hours) – Remotely
• Shortlisted participants will be invited for a case explanation round. In this round, participants will be required to explain their approach to solving challenge statement(s) and answer the queries posed by the jury panel.

How to Apply for TCS Recruitment 2025?

Interested Candidates for TCS Company HackQuest Season 9 Job position can apply by the below TCS career Page link.

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