NTT DATA

1. Application and shortlisting

Freshers enter through campus drives, national off-campus drives advertised on the NTT DATA careers portal, and job portals such as Jobaaj. Standard eligibility is a B.E., B.Tech, M.Tech, MCA or M.Sc with around 60 percent throughout and no active backlogs at the time of joining. Experienced candidates apply directly to open requisitions or are approached by recruiters.

2. Online assessment

Shortlisted freshers sit an online test of roughly two hours covering English, quantitative ability, logical reasoning and computer programming, with sectional cut-offs and no negative marking. Some drives add a short coding section. Lateral candidates may get a role-specific technical test instead.

3. Group discussion

Used in some campus and walk-in drives to filter large batches. A group of eight to twelve candidates discusses a general topic for ten to fifteen minutes; evaluators look at clarity, listening and team behaviour rather than winning the argument.

4. Technical interview

One or two rounds, usually on video, with a senior engineer or project lead. Expect questions on your resume projects, core subjects and a live problem in your preferred language.

5. HR and managerial interview

A conversation about your goals, willingness to relocate or work in shifts, salary expectations and fit with the team. For laterals this often merges with a managerial round on delivery experience.

6. Offer, documentation and onboarding

Selected candidates receive an offer letter, complete background verification and document upload, and are assigned to a project or training batch. Freshers typically go through a few weeks of induction and technology training before deployment.

NTT DATA runs three to four rounds for freshers and usually two to three for experienced hires. Every round is an elimination stage.

Round 1: Online aptitude and programming test

Around 90 to 100 questions in about 120 minutes, split into English, quantitative aptitude, logical reasoning and a computer programming section. There is a minimum score in each section, so balanced preparation matters more than excelling in one area.

• Percentages, ratios, time and work, data interpretation
• Series, puzzles, seating arrangement, syllogisms
• Reading comprehension, sentence correction, vocabulary
• Output prediction in C, C++ or Java, basic data structures and OOP

Round 2: Group discussion (selected drives)

Ten to fifteen minutes on a current-affairs or technology topic. Evaluators mark initiative, structure, listening and courtesy.

• Impact of AI on jobs
• Digital India and cashless economy
• Work from home versus office

Round 3: Technical interview

Thirty to forty-five minutes with an engineer or team lead over video. The interviewer goes through your projects in detail, then tests fundamentals and asks you to write or explain a small program. Laterals should expect the same structure with deeper questions on their specific stack, recent deliveries and how they handled production issues.

• OOP concepts, difference between abstract class and interface
• SQL joins, indexes, normalisation, a query on a given table
• Arrays, strings, linked lists; reverse a string, find duplicates
• Basics of cloud, networking or the tool stack listed on your resume

Round 4: HR interview

Fifteen to thirty minutes with a recruiter or hiring manager. It checks communication, stability and flexibility rather than technical depth.

• Tell me about yourself and why NTT DATA
• Willingness to relocate, sign a service agreement or work in rotational shifts
• Strengths, weaknesses and a situation where you handled conflict