Picture this, sitting in front of a panel of seasoned pros for a TCS Prime interview, your palms sweating, your brain rewinding every tutorial you ever watched, bracing yourself to get barbecued on Data Structures and Algorithms.

My interview lasted a solid 45 to 50 minutes. Did I sweat a little? Did I survive? Oh, I more than survived. I turned a full-on boss battle into a chill chat with an uncle figure. Here is the slightly chaotic, totally unscripted story of how it went down.

1. The HR Round: Flexing Trivia and Surviving the Vibe Check

The whole thing kicked off with the HR round. They were super friendly, tossing out the usual warm-up questions. Are you cool with relocation? How do you feel about night shifts?

Then came the classic:** What do you know about TCS?**