TCS HackQuest Season 11
TCS
📌 About the Event
TCS HackQuest Season 11 is a national-level cybersecurity competition organized by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). The competition challenges students to demonstrate their ethical hacking, vulnerability analysis and cybersecurity problem-solving skills through practical Capture the Flag (CTF) challenges. Participants progress through three rounds covering areas such as web application security, cryptography, network security, digital forensics and reverse engineering.
ℹ️ Event Details
- Organizer: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
- Competition Type: Cybersecurity and Ethical Hacking Competition
- Mode: Online preliminary rounds; in-person final round at TCS premises
- Competition Format: Three rounds, including an online Capture the Flag challenge
- Round 1 Duration: 6 hours
- Registration Fee: Free
📅 Important Dates
- Registration Deadline: 16 November 2026
- Round 1: 5 December 2026, 10:00 AM–4:00 PM IST
- Round 2: Details to be communicated to shortlisted participants
- Final Round: Date and venue to be communicated to selected participants
🎯 Eligibility and Rules
- Applicants must be enrolled in a recognized college, university or academic institution in India.
- Applicants must be graduating in the academic year 2027.
- Eligible degrees include B.E., B.Tech., M.E., M.Tech., BCA, MCA, B.Sc./B.S. and M.Sc./M.S.
- Participation is individual; team entries are not allowed.
- A valid TCS NextStep CT/DT reference ID generated through the IT section (not BPS) is mandatory.
- Round 1 participants must solve cybersecurity challenges and submit the required evidence and reports according to the official instructions.
- Shortlisted participants must complete the subsequent rounds, including the in-person final round at TCS premises.
- Participants must follow the official contest rules and submit original work.
🏆 Benefits for the Participants
- Prizes worth up to ₹5 lakh for top-performing participants.
- Interview opportunity with the TCS Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, subject to the applicable selection process.
- Opportunity to be considered for provisional TCS Ninja, Digital or Prime job offers, subject to interviews and TCS selection criteria.
- Certificates of merit for top-performing participants.
- Opportunity for exceptional performers to work with the TCS Cybersecurity Center of Excellence.
- Hands-on experience with cybersecurity challenges, ethical hacking and vulnerability analysis.