TCS ASPIRE (tcs training program) is a mandatory pre-ILP online interactive learning program for new joinees and freshers.
ILP: Initial learning program is TCS’s training program for all the freshers. To get early joining, one should complete aspire early with good leader board rank (Must be under 2000).
Note: Aspire and ILP programs are intended for freshers joining Tata Consultancy Services. Lateral hires don’t have to go through such programs.
Difference between TCS ILP and aspire
Freshers training in tcs revolves around these 2 programs. Aspire is online learning program which you have to complete before getting TCS joining letter and be eligible for ILP. You have to do this at your home.
ILP will be held at tcs training centers and it is 90 days long training where you will get technical and soft skills training. Here also more often you have to do online learning and for some days, faculty will be available to guide and train you. After completing ILP, you will be deployed to real time projects.
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Aspire TCS Courses
(1) Introduction to Computer Systems
(2) Basics of Programming
(3) Business Skills – The Essentials
(4) Know Your TCS (Tata consultancy services)
(5) Problem Solving
(6) Relational Database Management System
TCS Aspire courses are subdivided into chapters. In order to complete a course in Aspire TCS, all the chapters within it must be completed. Each chapter contains sub-topics. After each chapter, one chapter quiz with 40 multiple-choice questions must be cleared. In order to unlock “Course Completion Quiz”, one must complete all chapter quizzes of that particular aspire course. At the end of sub-topic, “Ask Doubts” section is provided to clear your doubts if any. There is no deadline to complete individual course chapters and quiz but there is deadline to complete aspire and that is same for everyone. But ou should complete aspire with good score and leader board rank to get early joining.
To pass each chapter, two attempts are given. The second attempt is available only if you are not able to clear a quiz in the first attempt. However the scores assigned per answer in the second attempt is lesser than that in the first. If you are unable to clear a quiz in the second attempt also then miles earned in that quiz won’t be counted and the next module is automatically unlocked.
Aspire Scoring System
For Chapter quiz
(1) 40 questions of 4 miles each.
(2) Negative marking of 1 mile per wrong answer.
(3) 40 miles is passing score.
For Course Completion quiz
(1) 80 questions of 4 miles each.
(2) Negative marking of 1 mile per wrong answer.
You can see your consolidated TCS Aspire score and position with respect to other peers on Leaderboard. List of top 200 with their scores are displayed on aspire leaderboard.
Once you complete any course completion quiz before deadline, you can also “Reset course” in order to improve your score. After resetting a particular aspire course, the miles earned in that course will be deducted from your total tcs aspire score.
If you have any doubts regarding Aspire or ILP, either you can mail your query at ilp.support@tcs.com or contact aspire tcs support team at 1-800-209-3111 (Toll-Free) / 044 – 6616 2107 / 044 – 6616 2099.
Download tcs training material: https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B_RiNe_edpw2Z2FuSmNKNDZDclE
How to restart modules
Hi Pallavi ! First of all you must complete any one course completion quiz before the aspire cutoff date. And after the deadline, whenever the quizzes are restored again you can reset modules.
Hi Aditi! I have completed the Know Your tcs module but I have not secured as many miles i should have scored.. Can I reset the module and start again? I can not see any option for doing so. Thanks in advance.
Hello ! Once the modules are locked and restored again, after that only you will be able to see the Reset option.
hi Aditi can you please tell if i reset a module it will be counted as my second attempt ????
Thnks in advanc…
No, it won't be considered as your second attempt.
Ms.Aditi, is there a cutoff/deadline date of every course/module launched? or can we pile them up and do it later? and will the cuttoff/deadline be based on the date we log into aspire or on the date we start a particular course/module or will every one have the same cuttoff/deadline date based on the launch of each course/module? and what happens when the cuttoff/deadline date is over for a course/module?
Can you please reply as soon as possible,
Thankyou!
The cutoff date is not based on the date you logged in or started a course. There is one common cutoff date for entire Aspire Quiz and is same for everybody. Once cutoff date is over all the quizzes are locked for around 10-15 days.
Is the second attempt questions are the same as the first??
No.. In second attempt questions are different…sometimes 2-3 questions might be same as in the first attempt… But its better if you complete quiz in first attempt only as in second attempt some marks are deducted.
Introduction to Computer Systems- sub modules are of 2 miles each. -1 for wrong. I have been giving them and the information furnished here is wrong.
Whats the total miles on KYT?
When i had given it, for each right answer 4 miles are added and -1 for wrong answer. The total miles on KYT is 240.
It must be last year then. Every submodule consists of 20 questions (at least the two sub modules which I just gave had 20) Only two modules have been launched so far ie. Introduction to Computer Systems and KYT. The maximum score in the leader board is 370+ so far.
How many students are batched in the first batch (Approx)?
Bdw, Thanks for the information.
Hey you are right it's 2 marks fr first 2 modules and once you complete them i mean along with course completion quiz then from 3rd module you will get 4 marks…hope it will help
Thank you….
hello any one tell me last date for tcs aspire quiz ??
Login to TCS next step portal –> Launch campus commune. On your wall, go through the notice section and you will find exact schedule. To best of my knowledge, Last month to aspire quiz is March.
what should be my rank to get an early joining?
To get an early joining, your rank must be under 1500-2000.
how to earn miles other than taking the quizes ?
To earn miles, there's no other way than quizzes.
Hi Aditi , if we wish to reset the quiz , do we need to reset the whole course or just the sub quiz which I have failed ?? And will it affect our previous miles which I have earned ??
Yes, you need to reset whole course. And the previously earned miles of this particular course will be deducted from ur total miles. Once you complete the course again , the newly earned miles will be added.
How to reset Quiz i cant understand. Please tell where the reset option is placed in campus commune
Once the quiz are locked, you will see a Reset option on Aspire Courses section.
I don't see one. I've taken the quiz last week, so should I wait for the reset option?
Wait till the next deadline. After the deadline, quizzes will get locked and then again after 10-15 days quizzes will be unlocked and you will see a Reset Option
what is the passing marks for itis aspire course completion quiz
I have not much idea about it. Most probably, you need to score 100 or above marks.
Hey, I can't see the reset option either, the last day for the modules are 15th May,2015, are you sure we are given an opportunity to reattempt the quiz now?
If there's more than one scheduled deadline before 15th May,2015, then you will be surely given Reset option.
Hello ..firstly thnxx for blog and all the information.i have a query , i got selected from a V grade collg to TCS so what are my chances of getting a joining letter?? And what is difficulty level for IRA test?? Thnxx in advance…
Tq..it's our pleasure 🙂 You will definitely get a Joining letter; college grade affects the date of your joining. But sooner or later, you will get it. To get earlier joining, try to complete the Aspire quiz with good marks. And,IRA is very easy if you have studied Aspire well.
Hi aditi currently i have scored 570 miles…is that a good score??????
nd what s the min miles nd rank required for early joining????????
No…it's not a good one.Check your leadership board n try to be in first 200 to get early joining . Even if your score is under 1500, you will get a joining.
Now my rank is 1282……….I need to maintain it or go ahead for a early joining?????
Try to maintain it..
Hi Aditi Can you please tell about CC objects in campus commune? Thanks in advance
Hey, Can you please elaborate your question?
I have completed 3 courses. But got very less miles in 1 course. How to reset that course. Can you give detailed steps to reset the course and how to know what is the cut off date now
You can see the next cutoff date from your Campus Commune. To reset the course, you have to wait till the next cutoff date. Aspire will get locked after that date and will be unlocked after few days. Once it gets unlocked, you see "Reset" option.
How can i find next cut off date in campus commune. .
So far i have not come cross anything lik that..
Where exactly to see ? Do We have cut off date for each course or full Aspire has 1 date.. ? Pls help me out.. i am confused.. Thanks in Advance
On Campus Commune notice board, you can see such information. And the cutoff date is for entire Aspire.
"reset course" option will be available only for the students who are not batched under first batch ? or the "reset course" option available for everyone who are trying to increase the score in certain modules ?
Yes.. Once you are batched, you won't be able to access Aspire itself.
Hello….instead of my all efforts i am getting 25 out of 40 marks on an average in aspire modules. So i want to ask whether such marks will affect joining date or joining location or both of them.
Yup.. the ur joining date and location both depends on ur Aspire score.
How many members will be batched in the 1st batch????????
Approximately there will be 1500-2000 members..
if we are not able to complete the course completion quiz then other quizzes will get unlocked or not?
Even if you are unable to complete course completion quizzes,other quizzes will be unlocked.
hey ! I have completed 5 courses and am at 500th rank . wil abe able to join early and at my preferred location .suggest me whether to reset to get a better score.
Complete all the courses of Aspire and then maintain your rank. Keep check on leadership board and if your rank goes down then only go for reset. And with this rank you will get ear;y joining. Secondly, the preferred location is not for ILP. After 3 months of ILP, you will get your base location that is given acording to your preferred locations.
When is the last date to complete Aspire?
You can find the exact date from your Campus Commune Notice board.
hello…. I have completed all quiz and my score is 2242. Is it fine for first batch of ILP
You got a good rank but it's always better to be in 1500-2000 rank.
Hi Aditi…….Can you please clarify that…. What is CC Objects in the campus commune profile….?? and how can we get the count for that CC Objects….??
Thanks in Advance
No idea about CC objects you are referring. May be some other people can help you here.
After which month is first batching done?
It is probably in month of may or june.
I want to know batching months for ILP.
You can know batching months on your Campus Commune notice broad.
Yes..you will get early joining but it can be at any location. The Preferred Location are the locations which you will be posted at after your training (ILP).
when will be the cutoff list come
Check your campus commune notice board. You will see whole list there.
Hi Aditi
Firstly this blog of yours has been much more helpful than most other blogs.
Really appreciate it.
My rank is 700 and I have some more quizzes left.
Is this is a good enough rank for getting a joining in the first batch itself.
Also when will the first batch leave and which ILP centre will be allocated.
Hi, thanks for appreciation. It's our pleasure 🙂 Your score is good enough to get joining in first batch itself. The ILP locations are not fixed as such so you can get any of them. First batch might get joining in June-July.
My aspire rank is ~350 and my miles is ~2800. I dont want early joining. I want to join by late dec '15. Now what should I do so that i would get joining by dec'15.
Either you can reset your modules and degrade your rank or you can request ILP coordinator to reschedule your training. You will see helpline number in article to seek help regarding this.
What will happen if before completing all the modules aspire gets freezed? I mean can i continue again from the modules that were left once the quizzes are unlocked again or i'v to reset everything again?
You can continue from where you left the quizzes once the quizzes are unlocked.
First cut off date for aspire is apr 4…WHen the 1st batch list will be published???
On your Campus Commune notice board you will get the exact date. Mostly within 10-15 days of cut off, 1st batch list will be published.
Batching is purely based on aspire score?? or anything else like college grade and academics??
Yea.. batching is based on aspire score. Previously it was based on college grade.
i hv cmpletd aspire nd my rank is now 1890…will i get joining in may..?
There are chances that you'll get joining in May-June.
when will the cut off for 4th april be declared?
As such cut off is not official declared before batching but through fb groups you'll get some tentative cut off.
is it necessary to attend aspire to get a job in tcs? can i get call letter even if i not do aspire?
Yes nowadays it is necessary. Earlier (before 2-3 years), batching and joining dates were based on college grades. But nowadays as it is based upon aspire, you have to complete aspire anyhow.
P.S. : ILP and Aspire programs only apply to freshers joining TCS. Lateral hires don't have to go through such things.
aspire tests are freezed.when will they unlock?
Within 15-20 days.
but i want to join in july,for that i need to complete aspire courses before may1st,so i should wait for next 2 weeks or do i have any other option?
Wait for 2 weeks and then you can complete your aspire in May to get joining in July.
when will the batching list for may be declared? it was supposed to be on 4th april..still there is no news…i hv rank 1890.will i get batching in may?
Sometimes batching results may get delayed. And you have pretty good chance of getting joining in May. Hope for the best.
sir i want joining by Feb 2016. what should i do. I was recruited for EIS in September 2014.
As you were recruited in September 2014, there are possibilities that you can join in Feb. Start your Aspire in December 2015 to get joining in Feb 2016.
Welcome. No, there's no such probability;sooner or later as per your aspire score they will send you joining letter. Secondly, aspire score is the only parameter for early/late joining.
Mam,
what is ILP eligible status in my application status shown in campus comune?? is it a note to get joining letter??
Thanks in advance.my aspire score is 3036 and the rank is changing every half an hour by 5 I want to know is there possibility for me to get batched second batching my rank now is 2802
I scored 3035 after completing all the courses and my rank keep changing now it is 2845 is there chance for me to get in second batching.And I too really appreciate technonutty which really answers all the question in our minds
In response to your both questions, I would say that there are less chances of getting joining letter in upcoming batch as per the rank you mentioned.
Is aspire for off campus as well?
Yes it is mandatory for off campus placed students as well.
Sir,
there are some speculations that batching is being done based on B.Tech percentage as well as aspire course.Is that true?
Thanks in Advance
Yes, batching is done on the basis of aspire course.
is it based on B.Tech percentage too?
No. it's only based on your aspire score.
if i fail in a course completion,can i reset the course..
how and when i can do it
Yes, you can do it. Once aspire is unlocked you can reset particular course through an reset course option.
hello Mam,
i have read all the sub topics in 1st module and want to initiate the quiz now. Tell me how can i start the quiz and as per deadline mentioned 11th May if i wont be able to complete all the 7 modules then i have to give again 1st module ?
At the end of each chapter, you will get option to start the quiz. If you won't able to complete it before deadline den you can again continue from where u left off once aspire is unlocked.
Thank you Sir 🙂
Sir i have another doubt in my mind that as i am from mechanical background so tell me how i can get atleast comparable marks to an it student ??
Sir i am facing many difficulties to understand basics of this field so give me some suggestions.
Contact any of your IT friend who can help you when you have questions. Also google is your best friend. Try to go through videos too which will help you to understand concepts easily.
Hey, I cleared my chapter quiz in the second attempt but still feel there is scope for improvement. Can I reset it again when the reset option is available or it won't be available as I had cleared in my second attempt and not the first?
When reset option is available you can reset it. But den you have to give all chapter quizzes again. So if you have scored good in other quizzes, I will suggest not to reset it for single chapter quiz.
I am in final year. I want joining till September. When should i complete Aspire, i have not started yet 🙁
You can complete Aspire by July end to get joining in September.
This blog is really awesome.The response from you is just brilliant too. I've received the date of joining and its tommorow.I came to know about IRA that's held in tcs on the date of joining.Can you please tell what are the things I need to focus on inorder to clear IRA..Since aspire is freezed now, can you please tell me any source that will help me to clear IRA ?
Thanks. Revise the aspire modules if you have downloaded it previously before it freezes. That will be more than enough. If you don't have then you can download aspire modules from here: Download Aspire Modules
Hi… The aspire quiz is locked.. Any idea regarding the unlock of the quiz..????? I am a mechanical student so its taking more time to read and attempt the quiz. I just completed know your TCS part.. More to finish.. Can u please help me out how to finish it soon and expected date of unlocking of quiz in ASPIRE..
Aspire will be unlocked within 15-20 days. While reading make note of important points and refer them while giving the quiz.
Hello I've got selected in march .what I've to get immediate joining? Will I receive any mail from TCS about aspire module ??
You just have to wait until you get aspire mail. As soon as you get mail regarding Aspire, start giving all quiz and complete it with good score to get early joining.
First of all, great work..this blog is so helpful, thanks.
And the thing is, A friend of mine got his joining letter even before he finished his 1st module. His academic scores are also lesser than us.
So, how exactly they batch peoples? is getting a good score in aspire, not enough to ensure quicker joining date?
Or do they just randomly batch peoples!..
someone, pls help… And thanks in advance.
Thanks. They batch people based on their Aspire score only. So getting a good score in Aspire is enough to get early joining.
what if a person completes all the Aspire courses and gets batched into ILP, but for some reasons, cannot attend the ILP. does he get batched into the next batching process? do his Aspire scores get reset or are they still intact?
Once you get batched, 99,90% chances are there that you will attend ILP in same batch. But let's say for any valid reason, if HR approves your request to postpone joining then your aspire scores will stay valid and it won't be reset.
okay thank you. and if the last semester marksheet is delayed by the University , can a person attend ILP without the marksheet? and can submit it later when he gets it?
Yes, that is fine as it takes some time to get marksheet. But you should have all other marksheets and provisional degree certificate ready which you will get within 1 month of your 8th semester result.
okay thanks so much! 🙂
Aditi, please help me out. I'm done Know your TCS, Basics of Programming and Business Skills and have 1106 miles. Am I doing good or should I improve?
Your score is good enough but still you can improve for know your tcs module.
I received the mail about Aspire course yesterday only. I opened campus commune but can't find the "Aspire" option/button to start with the course. Can you please help me locate it ?
Wait for a week, it's just a mail that Aspire will be soon launched on Campus Commune.
i have got mail from tcs last night that aspire module will be initiated soon and no other details were been provided except to launch campus commune..i lanhed campus commune but then too there was nothing regarding aspire on the home page..can u please help me out
After a week or less, you will be able to see Aspire and most probably you'll get a mail regarding it too.
How the ILP locations are decided and how many students get their joining in a month?? What is the total number of ILP locations for our batch and which are they?? Plz help me out.. Thnx
In TCS, there are 5 fixed locations for conducting ILP and around 2000 students get their joining in one month. To know the ILP locations, you can refer http://www.technonutty.com/2015/05/tcs-ilp-corporate-it-training-centers-experience.html
Hi wen i logged into nextstep.com , after i launched the campus commune it shows 404 error. Plz help out as soon as possible. Any alternative. and When is the next cut off date for the batching.. thank you…..
404 ERROR: requested page not found.. Plz help
ya i got that site .. … and there it is showing i have 350 points. What does that mean ?? I have completed only 42% module course with 1503 miles. And in a blog it is written dat for august batch the cut off score was 692(aprox) . what is this 692 ?? miles or points??? Please clarify… Thanks again..
Did you saw 350 points on Campus Commune page? The points mentioned on campus commune page is regarding your participation in activities of campus commune. For aspire, you have to be concerned about the miles and rank earned by those miles. And, as per me that 692 is rank but still I'm not sure.
Ok thanks a lot. One of one classmate got an option to select the respective language(like java just below the aspire scores). she has only 1100 miles and completed 5 modules. How come she got it and i did not. I am so confused. 🙁
That's weird. We don't have much idea. You should ask them through ILP help center.
thansks for this blog… i recruited in september 2014 in EIS from electrical branch. i want my joining after GATE 2016 so when should i complete my aspires. is there any possiblity that if i would complete my aspire late then they would not give me joining because today i got a mail from TCS about complete my aspire for joining….please help me i am very confused…
Yes, there is possibility that if you will start your aspire late then you will get late joining.
mam if i want my joining in febuary 2016 then when should i start to give aspires
and i am from EIS so is it possible my joining will come without aspires…
To get joining in Feb 2016, you can start aspire between November-December.
Do i need to maintain a rank within 1000 to get my joining letter or if my score is around 3800(last cutoff was 3780) but my rank is not within 1000 can i still expect my joining?
Maintaining your miles(score) around cutoff is important and if your rank is within 1500-2000 then you will surely get joining.
Hi, I want to know regarding stream selection under IT
How they're providing stream for selected candidates?
In the month of April we were getting stream selection link but nowadays link is unavailable. I want .net as my stream. I have earned 4107miles is it possible to get .net stream. Please sort me out.
Thank you
We are not having much information on stream selection and how it works.
Hi,
Can you tell me when stream selection will resume ? Please do mention the process also.
Thank you
Unfortunately, We do not know how stream selection works.
My miles are 3202 .. Any chances to get shortlisted in september batch?? I cmpleted al modules… 🙁
Can you tell me ur rank.. If your rank is within 1500 – 2000 then there are chances to get shortlisted for September.
hmmm.. my rank is around 7000… how dis ranks are given?. Do u have any idea..??? Thanks in advance…:-)
Your rank is based on the miles you earned.
Can you just tell me something about background check which is done in TCS?? Should we do it before joining or can be done later(while joining)??? and what all needs to be done for this check?? Thnx
You don't have to worry abut it much if you don't have criminal background or any FIR. However once you join TCS, they may ask for some of your information and representative from external organization may visit you to complete background checking.
Hii Aditi,
my aspire counts only576 miles .what will i do to get my call letter for october?is there any deadline for aspire?please help me
There's no deadline for aspire. To get joining in October month, observe the cutoff of August and try to score around that cutoff.
what is the difficulty level of the IRA(Initial Readiness Assesment) test conducted?? is it easy to clear ??
It is easy to clear IRA if you have revised aspire and tech lounge.
Also tell me something about PAT???is it different from IRA1 and IRA2 and when it is conducted??? What to study for PAT??
PAT is no more conducted. It is replaced by IRA1 and IRA2.
hi
i hv scored 642 miles in 3 modules 1st 2nd n 4th …m i doing okay
Not that bad. But you can score maximum in these 3 modules.
my rank is around 6000, i have earned 2100 miles. will i be getting call letter for nov batch
Nope. Try to earn more miles.
Hi Aditi, I got offer letter on 19th September 2015. But I didn’t get any mail to attend aspire quiz or complete aspire modules. What should I do? Should i wait?
Yes, wait until you receive a mail.
Thank for your blog. I have rank of 2225.,is there any chance to get joining in Nov?
There are 50% chances to get joining in Nov.
In which month the entire aspire for 2015 batch will close?
Most probably in June-July.
If I fail in only one chapter of a course twice, then whether the remaining chapter miles in the same course will be wasted?? Or they are added??