Who Can Apply

The competition is open to the following students as mentioned below:

Students from all Engineering disciplines with Bachelors or Masters degree are eligible for the contest provided that they meet the TCS recruitment criteria. Candidates trained in Security domains as listed below would be given preference:

• Application Security
• Network Security
• Java/J2EE, php, python, GO
• Information security & risk management
• Ethical Hacking
• Any security specific certification like Security+, CEH, ISO-27001, etc

Guidelines for Enrollment

• Welcome to TCS Hackquest Season 6!
• Register yourself below to explore the Playground for HackQuest
• Use your EmailID as username and password provided during registration to access the platform.
• Like last year this TCS Hackquest playground edition will remain available for your familiarization of the main contest till Dec 2021.
• The main event is tentatively scheduled for January 2022. (Exact dates will be announced in due course)
• Please encourage your friends and colleagues to participate and get a feel of the platform and the contest!
• Yes, like last year too, you will get TCS swags and goodies, lookout for various events that will be launched in due course.
• Once you solve a challenge, you will be rewared with a flag.For your information all flags will be in the format of HQPlay{……}. Enter the flag in the flag submission box provided in each of the challenge pop ups.
• After successful submission of a flag your accumulated score at that point of time will be reflected automatically in your profile section