A self-introduction covers your background and skills. Project explanation details your work, faced difficulties like performance or bugs, and applied solutions. Basic coding questions test logic via loops, strings, or arrays. The hiring workflow includes an online test, technical evaluation, managerial alignment, and HR fit. Communication is judged throughout, while technical and HR rounds evaluate problem-solving, flexibility, and overall cultural compatibility.
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at HCLTech (Dehradun) in Feb 2026
Interview
HCL Tech interview process includes two online tests assessing aptitude and technical skills, followed by a technical interview to evaluate knowledge, and a final HR interview focusing on communication and cultural fit.
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at HCLTech (Noida) in Nov 2025
Interview
On campus process included aptitude assesment and coding questions followed by communication round and a technical interview. 100 questions mcq and 2 questions including dsa and jdbc. Level of difficulty for the 100 questions were easy but jdbc questions appeared to be hard
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The interview was to select students for dot net role but the questions asked were based on the resume of the students. My resume included java as my main language so the entire interview was based on java. The interview lasted for around 30 mins and was very in-depth. Everything was covered from interfaces, multithreading,collections,error handling, java 7 and later etc. This was then followed by questions on sql and web development.
Graduate Engineer Trainee (GET) applicants have rated the interview process at HCLTech with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at HCLTech as a Graduate Engineer Trainee (GET) according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
Personality test: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
IQ intelligence test: 10%
Presentation: 10%
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