Detailed Eligibility:

Educational Qualification: 

2022 and 2023 batches of B.E/B.Tech/M.E./M.Tech/B.C.A./M.C.A. / B.SC./ B.S./M.Sc./M.S. in any specialization offered by recognized universities / colleges

Students from all IT & Computer Science related disciplines with bachelor’s or master’s degree are eligible for the contest provided that they meet the TCS recruitment criteria. Candidates trained in Security domains as listed below would be given more preference:

Application Security

Network Security

Java/J2EE, PHP, python. GO

Information security and risk management

Ethical Hacking

Any Security specific certification like Security+, CEH, ISO 27001, etc.

NOTE: Participants would have completed their graduation in the Academic year of 2021-2022 or 2022-2023 only

Age Limit: 

The Participants should be above 18 years of age.

Prizes:

The top performing candidates who clear Round 2 will receive job offers with Ninja and Digital job offers. (Evaluation will be based on the candidate’s performance only)

Winners will be awarded exciting prizes worth up to 5 Lakhs.

Exceptional performers will be given chance to work with Centre of Excellence teams.

TCS HackQuest 2023 Selection Process :

This event is conducted in two rounds. The first round is an online Catch the Flag competition where all registered students can participate, and they will be shortlisted for further sub-rounds.

Participants shortlisted after Round 1 will move to Round 2, where they may be interviewed over Video Call/MS teams/Webex by the TCS Cyber Security interview panel.

Round 1: This will be an online test, where the candidates would be required to log on to an online application with a set of challenges/questions to test their skills on ethical hacking and their specific competency in security challenges. The URL of the application will be shared before the contest. The contest is of 6 hours long

Round 2: Candidates selected from Round 1, based on evaluation criteria will be invited for a remotely conducted additional round, which will be communicated to shortlisted candidates later.

DAY 1 :

Activity 1- Penetration testing on hosted challenges

This would be an individual activity. The candidates would be provided with some challenges, which each participant is expected to solve by using their advanced skills. Challenges in this round cover below mentioned topics:

System exploitation

Penetration testing of web Applications

Mobile security

Digital forensics

Incident Response Scoring will be based on the flags captured by the participants in above mentioned topics.

Activity 2: HR & MR Interviews (3-4 hours) – Remotely

DAY 2: Grand Finale Ceremony (1-2 hours) – The event will be conducted virtually.

Winner Announcement:

The top performing candidates who clear Round 2 will receive job offers with Ninja and Digital job offers. (Evaluation will be based on the candidate’s performance only)

Winners will be awarded exciting prizes worth up to 5 Lakhs.

Exceptional performers will be given chance to work with Centre of Excellence teams.

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