The Tech Mahindra syllabus spans aptitude, reasoning, English, an essay, CS fundamentals, coding (Automata Fix) and a spoken communication assessment. Here is the complete topic list, section by section.
Quantitative Aptitude (12 questions, 15 min)
- Percentages, profit & loss, discount and marked price
- Averages, ratio & proportion, mixtures
- Time & work, pipes & cisterns
- Time, speed & distance (trains, average speed)
- Simple & compound interest, ages
- Probability, permutations & combinations, data interpretation
Logical Reasoning (12 questions, 15 min)
- Number and letter series, alphanumeric sequences
- Coding–decoding and cipher patterns
- Blood relations, direction sense, ranking & ordering
- Syllogisms, analogies, seating arrangements
- Pattern completion, cubes & dice
Verbal Ability (10–12 questions, 15 min — some drives)
- Synonyms, antonyms and word analogies
- Fill in the blanks and sentence completion
- Error spotting and sentence correction
- Para jumbles, active/passive voice, idioms & phrases
- Reading comprehension
Essay / Story Writing (1 task, 15–25 min)
A 200–400 word essay on a general topic — or a story built from an image prompt — scored by an automated engine for grammar, coherence, structure and vocabulary. Details and past prompts on the essay writing page.
Technical section (24 MCQs + 2 coding problems)
- Pseudocode tracing, output prediction and error finding
- C/C++/Java basics — static variables, unions, pointers, OOP
- Data structures — arrays, strings, stacks, queues, linked lists, sorting
- Operating systems — processes, deadlock, memory management
- DBMS & SQL — keys, normalization, SQL vs NoSQL
- Computer networks — TCP/UDP, OSI basics; software engineering & testing
- Automata Fix — 2 code-completion/debugging problems in C, C++, Java or Python
Communication assessment
Listen-and-repeat, read-aloud, fill-in-the-blanks, listening comprehension and a ~45-second topic narration — see the communication assessment page.
Weight your prep by marks-per-minute: the technical MCQs and Automata Fix decide both selection and the SuperCoder upgrade.