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What Companies Check Before Campus Drives

Eligibility is the part of placements nobody studies until it rejects them. You can grind DSA for six months and still never see the OA, because a 12th marksheet, an open arrear, or a two-year drop sits in front of the test.

Companies do not all check the same things. TCS will take a 6.0 with a two-year gap that Goldman would not look at. Flipkart wants 6.5 and a short year-of-passing window. Google may list a soft 6.0 and then shortlist people at 7.5 anyway. The form is a gate. The shortlist is a different gate. This page is about the first one.

Figures below are from student reports and the company pages on this site, aligned with 2025-2026 campus tech hiring. They are not a government circular. Your drive notice and the careers form win every argument.

The filters that matter

Before the online test, recruiters usually check five things:

  1. CGPA / percentage across 10th, 12th, and graduation
  2. Degree and branch (B.Tech/B.E./M.Tech/MCA and allowed streams)
  3. Backlogs (active papers are almost always blocked)
  4. Gap years (limits vary by company type)
  5. Batch / year of passing (final year or recent graduate)

Miss any hard filter and the application is usually rejected before the assessment. Clearing the cutoff only gets you into the pool. It does not guarantee a shortlist, an interview, or an offer.

Company type Typical CGPA floor Backlogs Gap years Examples
Service-based 6.0 (60%) No active 1-3 years TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Accenture
Product 6.5 (65%) No active ~1 year Flipkart, Zomato, Ola, Paytm
FAANG / top tech 6.0-6.5 No active 1-2 years Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Meta
Investment banks 7.0 (70%) No active Strict Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan
What they check Typical rule
Academics Same floor across 10th, 12th, graduation
Degree Full-time regular; distance/correspondence rarely accepted
Backlogs No active; cleared history often OK
Gaps 1-3 years (service) vs ~1 year (product/FAANG)
Next step Aptitude/coding OA after eligibility clears

A sixth check shows up later: background verification. That is when the story you typed on the form has to match marksheets, gap affidavits, and backlog-clearance letters. Lying on the form to sneak past a 60% 12th is how people lose an offer in July.

How the filter is actually applied

It is not one person reading your CV with a highlighter. Typical campus path:

  1. TPO circular. The placement cell pastes the company’s eligibility. Sometimes the cell adds a stricter CGPA than the company asked for, to cut volume. That extra cut is college policy.
  2. Registration form. You type 10th, 12th, CGPA, YOP, backlogs, gaps. Dropdowns are brutal. If your branch is missing, you are not eligible, even if a friend in CSE is.
  3. Automated screen. Percentages that fail the floor never reach the OA vendor. You get a “not eligible” mail or silence.
  4. OA invite. Clearing eligibility is the only reason you see NQT, Elite NTH, or a HackerRank link.
  5. Offer + BGV. The same numbers get checked against PDFs. This is where rounding and “I’ll update later” die.

Off-campus skips step 1 and sometimes step 3. You still hit 2, 4 and 5. A careers-portal resume that says 7.2 when the transcript says 6.9 is a delayed reject, not a clever hack.

If you want a picture of what happens after you pass this gate, the salary guide is the other half: eligibility decides whether you can sit; company type decides what the letter pays.

For a deeper CGPA breakdown (is 6.5 good, conversion, company-wise floors), see CGPA requirements. This page is the rest of the form: backlogs, gaps, degrees, batches, and what to do when you miss a rule.

Academic requirements in detail

CGPA and percentage

Companies publish either CGPA or percentage. Indian universities commonly convert with CGPA × 9.5. A 6.0 CGPA is treated as ~60%, 6.5 as ~65%, and 7.0 as ~70%. Some universities use a different scale. If your college prints both CGPA and percentage on the transcript, use the number the form asks for. Do not convert twice.

  • Service companies: 6.0 is the usual entry bar; premium roles (TCS Digital, Infosys Power Programmer, Wipro Turbo) favour 7.5-8.0+
  • Product startups and unicorns: 6.5 is common; some waive a strict cutoff if your coding profile is strong
  • FAANG: formal floors look modest, but campus shortlists skew toward 7.5+ in practice
  • Banks and consulting: 7.0 is a realistic minimum for Goldman / JP Morgan; Deloitte USI is often 60-60-60, sometimes 6.5 at UG

Do not treat the cutoff as a target. A 6.0 gets you into many service drives. Shortlists and premium roles still lean toward 7.0+. Keep semesters stable rather than banking on a final-year spike that arrives after the form closed.

CGPA floors by company

From student reports (not official cutoffs). Use this as a quick scan, then open the company page for backlog and degree rules:

Company Typical CGPA floor Deep link
HCL 6.0 (60%) HCL eligibility / CGPA
TCS 6.0 (60%) TCS eligibility
Infosys 6.0 (60%) Infosys eligibility
Wipro 6.0 (60%) Wipro
Accenture 6.0 (60%); some MyAccess batches 6.5 Accenture
Amazon 6.5 baseline; often 7.0 on-campus SDE Amazon CGPA
Microsoft 6.5 baseline Microsoft
JP Morgan 7.0 (70%) JP Morgan eligibility
Goldman Sachs 7.0 (70%) Goldman Sachs
Qualcomm 8.0 (80%) commonly reported Qualcomm CGPA criteria

Full CGPA discussion: CGPA requirements. Category cards below expand backlog and degree rules.

The 10th / 12th trap

Students obsess over current CGPA and forget Class 12. That is the most common “I am eligible on LinkedIn and rejected on the form” story.

Most service and product JDs want the same floor at all three levels. A 8.2 B.Tech with 54% in 12th fails TCS-style 60-60-graduation screens. There is usually no “but my JEE rank was good” box. Diploma holders are often asked to treat the diploma in place of 12th; check the circular, because some firms want both.

Boards that give grades instead of percentages: keep the conversion letter your school or university issues. HR will not invent a percentage for you at BGV.

If you are in second year and your 12th is already below 60%, start building a company list that is honest. Mass services may still be closed. Some product off-campus routes and skills-first firms (Zoho is the usual example) care less. Do not spend three years pretending the 12th marksheet will become optional.

Deloitte’s 60-60-60 rule

Deloitte USI is the screen students quote even when they are not applying there, because it is stricter than “overall 6.0.”

From student reports: 60% or 6.0 CGPA in Class 10, Class 12, and every semester of graduation, not only the aggregate. One bad semester can fail the form even if your CGPA looks fine. Some 2026 NLA-style drives report a 6.5 / 65% UG floor. Always confirm the registration link.

If your transcript has a single semester under 60, do not assume you can average it away. Read the FAQ on the Deloitte page before you prep the case round for a process you cannot enter.

Degree and branch

Most tech drives accept B.Tech / B.E. / M.Tech / MCA. Some also take M.Sc (CS, IT, Maths, Stats, sometimes Physics). Dual degrees and integrated M.Tech are usually fine if the circular lists them.

Full-time regular is the default. Distance, part-time and correspondence programmes are rarely accepted for campus tech hiring. A high CGPA on a distance MCA does not fix that. If you are on a part-time path, look at off-campus postings one by one; do not assume the campus JD applies.

Who actually gets to sit

CS / IT. Default yes, almost everywhere.

ECE / EEE / circuital. Yes at most service firms and many product/FAANG SDE drives. You will still be asked DSA, not only networks or signals. Treat yourself as a CS candidate for prep.

Mechanical, civil, chemical, other core. Often yes for mass service (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Capgemini, HCL) when the circular says all engineering branches. Often no, or rare, for Flipkart / Google / Microsoft SDE campus lists. Capgemini in particular has a lot of ECE and mechanical stories that clear when coding is real. Branch is not an auto-reject there; it is also not a substitute for Pseudocode.

MCA / M.Sc. Usually eligible at TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Accenture. Product SDE lists are mixed; read the JD. Some firms treat MCA as equivalent to B.Tech, some prefer B.Tech only.

BCA / B.Sc. Sometimes for specific service or testing tracks. Rare for core SDE campus drives at product firms. Do not apply blindly and then argue with the form.

MBA. Consulting tracks (Deloitte consulting, some Big 4) yes. TCS Ninja no. Different JD.

If your branch is adjacent and the form has a dropdown that does not include you, that is the answer. Do not pick “Computer Science” because it is close. BGV will match the degree certificate.

Diploma and lateral entry

Diploma → B.Tech lateral entry is common. The messy part is 12th.

Some firms accept diploma in lieu of 12th if the diploma percentage meets the 12th floor. Some want 10th + diploma + graduation, and ignore 12th. A few still want a 12th marksheet you do not have. Get this in writing from the placement cell or the circular before you skip a drive or invent a number.

Lateral-entry students also pick up an extra “gap” on paper between 10th and graduation. If the form asks for year-wise history, write the diploma years honestly. A blank looks like a drop.

Backlogs

Active backlogs (papers still pending) are a hard no at most companies. Cleared backlogs from earlier semesters are usually acceptable if your current CGPA clears the cutoff.

That sentence hides three different moments:

  1. Registration. Some mass drives let you sit NQT / IRT / Elite NTH with an open paper if the circular is soft. Many do not.
  2. Interview / offer. Most firms want zero active backlogs before they release an offer.
  3. Joining. Almost everyone wants a clean transcript. Sitting the test with an arrear does not waive joining.

TCS is a good example of the gap between “can sit” and “can join.” Students report you can sometimes attempt NQT earlier, but joining needs a clean sheet. Infosys, Wipro, Accenture, Flipkart, Amazon, Google: no active backlogs is the line that shows up again and again.

A few mass recruiters have historically allowed one or two cleared backlogs. Never assume this year’s form matches a 2022 Telegram screenshot. Check the current notification.

How to talk about old arrears

If you cleared them, they are history. You do not volunteer a three-backlog story in HR unless asked. If asked, say when you cleared them and that the current transcript is clean. Do not joke about it.

If you still have one paper and placement season has started, the priority is the exam, not another LeetCode contest. An offer you cannot join is not an offer. Plan backlog exams before offer deadlines, not after.

Universities that show “withheld” or “malpractice” notes are a different problem. That is not a normal arrear. Expect BGV to flag it. Get the university letter in order early.

Gap years

Gaps between 10th-12th, 12th-graduation, or after graduation all count. The form usually wants dates, not vibes.

Service firms are relatively flexible. Product and FAANG expect a short, explainable gap.

TCS: about 2 years education gap commonly reported. Infosys / Capgemini: about 2 years. Wipro: up to 3 years, longer than most peer IT firms. Accenture: about 1 year, tighter than TCS/Wipro. Have a clean story either way. A documented medical year or a JEE/GATE attempt is easier to explain than a blank.

What counts as a gap

  • Drop year for JEE / NEET / GATE. Usually explainable. Keep admit card or scorecard if you have one.
  • Health. Medical certificates, not a one-line “fever.”
  • Family. Be specific enough to be believable, not a soap plot.
  • Failed a year / year-back. This is an academic gap. Some forms treat it separately from a “career break.” Honesty matters more than branding it as preparation.
  • Working then coming back to campus. That can be a plus if you can show it. It can also push you out of “fresher” YOP windows. Read the batch rule.
  • Nothing. The worst version. “I was confused” is weaker than “I attempted GATE once and then joined college.”

Do not inflate dates to hide a gap. BGV will line up 10th, 12th, and degree years. A one-month story is fine. A rewritten calendar is not.

Batch, year of passing, and “fresher”

Final-year students and graduates within the last one or two years are the typical audience. The window is not universal.

  • TCS / Infosys / Wipro: recent graduates within about 2 years show up in student reports.
  • Flipkart / Amazon campus: often final year or within ~1 year.
  • Off-campus “new grad” postings: read the YOP dropdown. 2024 pass-outs disappear from 2026 fresher forms faster than people expect.

If you passed in 2023 and it is now 2026, you are not a campus fresher at most firms. You are experienced-hire or unemployed-plus-gap, depending on what you did. Apply to the right bucket. Fighting a YOP dropdown is a waste of a week.

Some colleges run a “dream / super-dream” policy that blocks you from sitting a 4 LPA drive after you hold a 12 LPA offer, or the reverse. That is college policy, not company eligibility. Know your TPO rules before you reject TCS in August because Flipkart “might come” in October.

Citizenship, location, and other form fields

India campus tech roles usually want Indian citizens (or OCI as specified). Capgemini and several service JDs say this explicitly. If you need a work visa for an India role, you are in a different process.

Relocation willingness is not eligibility, but HR treats a hard “I will only work in my hometown” as a soft reject for firms that staff pan-India. Say the truth you can live with. A lie that gets you an offer in Pune when you will not go is worse than skipping the drive.

Age limits are uncommon on software campus JDs compared with bank/PSU exams. If a form asks, fill it accurately. Do not assume IT has no age box.

On-campus vs off-campus eligibility

On-campus: the college and the company agree a circular. The TPO may pre-filter CGPA above the company floor. That is why Amazon on-campus SDE JDs often show 7.0 while off-campus Jobs / HackOn / WOW posts are described as more flexible on published CGPA.

Off-campus: there is no college pre-filter, so the effective bar can feel higher even when the written CGPA is the same. Microsoft is the clean example: 6.5 on paper for both, shortlisted off-campus profiles more often sitting at 7.0-8.5 because everyone in the country can apply.

Hackathons and contests (HackWithInfy, CodeVita, CodeStorm, HackOn, Google contests) sometimes skip a hard CGPA floor. Infosys HackWithInfy is frequently reported that way. You still need to join later with a clean transcript and a degree they accept.

Referrals get you a look. They do not erase an active backlog or a distance degree.

Background verification: where eligibility comes back

You cleared the form, the OA, and HR. Then a vendor asks for 10th, 12th, all semester marksheets, degree or provisional, ID, address, and sometimes a gap affidavit.

Mismatches that kill offers:

  • CGPA on the form vs CGPA on the transcript (rounding 6.49 to 6.5)
  • A backlog you said was cleared that still shows
  • Name spelling across Aadhaar, PAN, and degree
  • Dates that create an extra gap
  • A different branch than the one you selected

Carry originals plus scans. Digital TCS write-ups often describe 20-30 minutes of verification beside the panel. Do not discover a missing 12th marksheet the morning of joining.

What to do if you fail a filter

12th or 10th below the floor. You will not talk TCS into ignoring 54%. Build a list: skills-first product (Zoho), some startups, off-campus posts with no published board cutoff, maybe a master’s that some firms treat as a fresh YOP. Do not burn final year only on 60% companies.

Graduation CGPA just under 6.5 / 7.0. Service volume is still open at 6.0. Product and banks may not be. Put time into NQT Advanced / HackWithInfy / Turbo if you want a better salary band inside services. A 6.4 will not become 7.0 in two months; a coding profile can still move.

Active backlog. Clear it. Everything else is secondary until the transcript is clean.

Gap too long. Write the story, gather documents, and target the firms with the wider window (Wipro at ~3 years is the usual contrast with Accenture at ~1). Off-campus experienced roles may fit better than fresher campus if the gap is after graduation and you worked.

Wrong degree type. Distance/part-time: do not fight campus JDs. Look at firms that hire for skills and say so. Full-time master’s later can reset the form for some recruiters; it is a two-year decision, not a shortcut.

YOP expired. Stop applying to “2026 batch only” drives. Use experienced-hire portals, referrals, and a resume that shows what you did after college.

Eligibility by company category

Service-based companies

These run the largest campus drives. Cutoffs are lower, but volumes are high and the aptitude/coding filter is still competitive. Broad branches, 6.0 floors, and “no active backlogs” are the shared story. Gap policy is where they differ.

TCS

CGPA: 6.0 (60%)

Degree: B.Tech / B.E. / M.Tech / MCA / M.Sc

Backlogs: No active; gap ~2 years

Infosys

CGPA: 6.0 (60%)

Degree: B.Tech / B.E. / M.Tech / MCA / M.Sc

Backlogs: No active; HackWithInfy often softer on CGPA

Wipro

CGPA: 6.0 (60%)

Degree: B.Tech / B.E. / M.Tech / MCA / M.Sc

Gap years: Up to 3

Accenture

CGPA: 6.0 (60%); some batches 6.5

Degree: B.Tech / B.E. / M.Tech / MCA / M.Sc

Gap years: Usually max 1

HCL

CGPA: 6.0 (60%)

Degree: B.Tech / B.E. / M.Tech / MCA

Tech Mahindra

CGPA: 6.0 (60%)

Degree: B.Tech / B.E. / M.Tech / MCA

Capgemini belongs in the same family: about 6.0 / 60%, no active backlogs, ~2-year gap, full-time degrees, and a branch list that often includes mechanical and civil if coding holds. See Capgemini.

Premium tracks inside these firms (Digital, Prime, Power Programmer, Turbo, GenC Next) usually share the same eligibility floor and a higher performance bar. You do not need 8.0 to apply to Digital. You need it, plus coding, to be mapped there. Do not skip NQT because your CGPA is 6.8.

Product companies

Higher CGPA floors and a sharper focus on DSA. Year-of-passing windows are tighter. Zoho is the outlier: skills and C programming often matter more than a published cutoff.

Flipkart

CGPA: 6.5 (65%)

Degree: B.Tech / B.E. / M.Tech / MCA

Focus: Strong DSA; gap ~1 year

Zomato

CGPA: 6.5 (65%)

Degree: B.Tech / B.E. / M.Tech / MCA

Focus: DSA and system design basics

Ola

CGPA: 6.5 (65%)

Degree: B.Tech / B.E. / M.Tech / MCA

Focus: DSA and system design basics

Zoho

CGPA: No strict published cutoff

Degree: B.Tech / B.E. / M.Tech / MCA / M.Sc

Focus: C and problem-solving

Paytm

CGPA: 6.5 (65%)

Degree: B.Tech / B.E. / M.Tech / MCA

Swiggy

CGPA: 6.5 (65%)

Degree: B.Tech / B.E. / M.Tech / MCA

PhonePe and similar fintech product roles often cite 7.0 / 70% in student reports, not 6.5. Read PhonePe before you assume every Indian product firm shares Flipkart’s floor. Qualcomm-style core/semiconductor screens can sit at 8.0. The product label is not one cutoff.

FAANG and top tech

Formal cutoffs look approachable. In practice, shortlisted and selected candidates sit well above the minimum. Technical rounds decide more than marks once you clear eligibility.

Google

Floor: ~6.0+ eligible

Typical select: 7.5-8.5 CGPA

Focus: Coding and problem-solving

Amazon

CGPA: 6.5; often 7.0 on-campus SDE

Typical select: 7.5-8.5 CGPA

Focus: Leadership Principles + DSA

Microsoft

CGPA: 6.5 (65%)

Typical select: 7.5-8.5 CGPA

Meta

CGPA: 6.5 (65%)

Typical select: 7.5-8.5 CGPA

Netflix

CGPA: 7.0 (70%)

Typical select: 8.0+ CGPA

Apple

CGPA: 6.5 (65%)

Typical select: 7.5-8.5 CGPA

Off-campus Google / Amazon / Microsoft applications often have no hard published CGPA filter, or a softer one. That does not mean a 6.2 with no DSA gets an OA invite. Resume signals (contests, internships, projects) replace the college pre-filter. See the on-campus vs off-campus notes on CGPA requirements.

Investment banks and consulting

Academic bar is higher. Expect closer scrutiny of CGPA consistency and fewer exceptions for gaps or backlogs.

Goldman Sachs

CGPA: 7.0 (70%)

Typical select: 8.0+ CGPA

Focus: Academics + strong technicals

JP Morgan

CGPA: 7.0 (70%)

Typical select: 8.0+ CGPA

Deloitte

CGPA: 60-60-60 (6.0); some drives 6.5

Typical select: 7.5-8.5 CGPA

EY

CGPA: 6.5 (65%)

Typical select: 7.5-8.5 CGPA

Morgan Stanley sits with the banks at about 7.0. If your CGPA is 6.8, do not spend a month on a Goldman OA pattern you cannot register for. Put that month on TCS Digital or a product company that lists 6.5.

Map your profile to a company list

Eligibility is easier when you start from your transcript, not from a dream logo.

6.0 CGPA, clean backlogs, CS/IT/ECE, no long gap. You can sit most service drives. Product 6.5 floors are a maybe. Banks are no. Put energy into TCS/Infosys/Wipro premium tracks and any product OA that will still take you.

6.5-7.0, same otherwise. Service plus most Indian product. Microsoft-style floors are in reach. Goldman is still the 7.0 wall. This is the most common “good enough” campus profile.

7.0+ with a weak 12th (under 60%). Graduation looks fine and the form still fails. Build a list that does not copy the 12th floor, or be honest that mass services may be closed. Do not discover this in December of final year.

Mechanical / civil, 7.5 CGPA, can code. Services yes on many circulars. Flipkart campus maybe not. Capgemini and TCS-style all-branch drives are the realistic volume. Off-campus product is a skills fight, not a branch fight.

Active backlog, everything else fine. You do not have a company-list problem. You have an exam-timetable problem. Clear the paper, then register.

One-year drop for JEE, then a normal B.Tech. Write it. Wipro/TCS windows usually cover it. Accenture is tighter. Keep the JEE admit card in the BGV folder.

Passed out last year, sat at home. You are already burning the 1-year product window. Service 2-year windows may still be open. Off-campus experienced-hire is the backup, not another year of “fresher only” forms.

Intern-to-FTE is a parallel door. A summer internship converting to a PPO often bypasses the campus CGPA drama, but joining still wants a clean transcript and the same degree type. Do not treat an intern offer as a waiver for an open arrear.

Documents worth keeping in one folder

You will need these more than once:

  • 10th and 12th marksheets (or diploma + 10th)
  • All semester grade cards and latest consolidated CGPA
  • Provisional degree or course-completion if you have not convoked
  • Backlog-clearance letter if you ever had arrears
  • Gap affidavit or medical/exam documents if the form asked
  • Government ID (Aadhaar, PAN) with the same name spelling as the degree
  • Passport photos and a resume whose dates match the form

Name mismatches (initials vs expanded names, father name vs surname) cause more joining delays than people admit. Fix it at the university now if you can, not during BGV week.

Before you apply: quick checklist

Run through this for every company on your list:

  • Minimum CGPA / percentage met in 10th, 12th and graduation
  • Degree and branch accepted for that drive
  • No active backlogs (or within that company’s written limit)
  • Gap years within the stated limit, with a clear explanation if asked
  • Final-year student or within the allowed pass-out window
  • Full-time regular degree (not distance / correspondence)
  • Role-specific skills ready (aptitude, coding, DSA, domain)
  • Name, dates and percentages that will survive BGV

Print the circular. Highlight the five filters. Tick them against your marksheets, not against memory.

Practical notes most students miss

Don’t treat the cutoff as the target. A 6.0 gets you into many service drives; shortlists and premium roles still lean toward 7.0+. Keep semesters stable rather than banking on a final-year spike.

Clear backlogs before placement season starts. Waiting till mid-drive is how people get filtered out after already preparing for the test.

Read the current year’s form carefully. Gap policy, backlog rules and eligible batches change. Last year’s WhatsApp forward is not what you should follow.

Skills can offset a borderline CGPA at some product firms, especially if you have contest ratings, internships or solid projects. That rarely helps if you have an active backlog or a degree type they don’t accept.

Start checking criteria early, ideally in the year before placements, so you are not discovering a 12th percentage miss in final year.

College policy is not company policy. A TPO “8.0 only for dream” rule can block you from a company that would have taken 6.5. Argue that with the cell early, not the night before the test.

Do not round up on the form. 6.48 is not 6.5. 59.6% is not 60% unless the company says they round. BGV uses the marksheet.

Frequently asked questions

Can I apply with 6 CGPA?

Yes for most service companies (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Accenture, HCL). For product and FAANG roles, 6.0 may meet the written cutoff but you will compete with candidates at 7.0+. A strong coding test and interview can still carry you through. Banks generally want 7.0.

Can I apply with 6.5 CGPA?

Yes for almost all service firms and many product companies (Flipkart, Zomato, Ola, Paytm, Swiggy). You sit near the Microsoft / Meta published baseline. Goldman and JP Morgan are still a stretch on paper. See is 6.5 CGPA good.

Are active backlogs allowed in campus placements?

Most companies do not allow active backlogs at joining, and many reject applications with open papers during the drive. Cleared historical backlogs are often fine if CGPA meets the cutoff. Confirm the current circular; do not use a senior’s 2021 story.

How many gap years are allowed?

Service: often 1-3 years. Wipro is the wide one (~3). TCS/Infosys/Capgemini ~2. Accenture ~1. Product and FAANG: usually ~1 year, sometimes two with a documented reason. Unexplained gaps age badly in HR.

Can mechanical or civil students sit IT placements?

Often yes at TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Capgemini and similar if the circular lists all branches. Product SDE and FAANG campus lists usually prefer CS/IT/ECE. You still have to code. Branch gets you into the room at services; it does not pass Elite NTH.

Are distance or correspondence degrees accepted?

Rarely for core campus tech hiring. Full-time regular is the default. If your degree is distance, read each off-campus JD. Do not register for NQT assuming the campus FAQ applies.

What is the Deloitte 60-60-60 rule?

60% or 6.0 CGPA in Class 10, Class 12, and every semester of graduation, from student reports. One weak semester can fail you. Some 2026 drives use 6.5 at UG. Details: Deloitte.

Does Google have a CGPA cutoff?

No single official published cutoff. Campus JDs often list about 6.0 / 60% as a soft baseline. Shortlisted students more often report 7.5-8.5. Off-campus is even more skills-first. Coding decides more than a 0.2 CGPA edge.

Can I sit placements in the final semester with one backlog?

Sometimes you can sit the test. You usually cannot join until it is cleared. Treat the backlog exam as part of placement prep. An offer letter with a “clear all papers before DOJ” clause is standard.

Do 10th and 12th marks matter if my B.Tech CGPA is high?

Yes. Most forms apply the same floor to all three. A strong B.Tech does not erase a 12th below 60% at TCS-style screens. This is the filter people discover too late.

Is there an age limit for campus IT jobs?

Uncommon compared with bank exams, but fill any age field honestly. YOP and gap rules are the real time filters.

What if my university CGPA scale is out of 10 but they ask for percentage?

Use the official conversion your university prints, or CGPA × 9.5 when that is the stated rule. Keep the conversion note for BGV. Do not pick the number that looks better.

Can diploma holders apply without Class 12?

Often yes, if the circular accepts diploma in lieu of 12th and the diploma percentage meets the 12th floor. Some firms still want a 12th marksheet. Ask the TPO to show the clause. Do not skip a drive or invent a 12th percentage.

Does an internship PPO ignore CGPA criteria?

Usually it ignores the campus shortlist politics, not joining rules. You still need a degree they accept and a transcript without active backlogs. The PPO letter is not a blanket waiver.

Can I apply to TCS and Infosys with a 2-year gap?

Student reports commonly allow about 2 years at both, and about 3 years at Wipro. Accenture is the one that often stops at 1 year. Explain the gap in one honest paragraph if HR asks. A documented exam year beats a blank.

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