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T ESTimony 2016 - The TCS Flagship Assurance
Contest for Campus
Introduction
In
an era where default is digital, customer demands anything, anywhere, anytime
and on any device. In such a scenario, services that are anything but optimal
quality are quickly replaced by new ones. This has compelled Quality Assurance
experts to constantly upgrade their services while learning and practicing
newer technologies to remain competitive.
TCS’
Quality Assurance and Testing Services assures customers certainty of business
first-time-right. Our end-to-end testing services across the test value cycle
constantly redefine testing and QA paradigms to help our customers stay ahead
of the curve.
In
this pursuit, we aim to bring out the best from students and institutes in this
growing field as well. TCS Talent Acquisition Team (TAG) in association with
Assurance Services Unit (ASU) introduced TESTimony – a TCS Software Assurance
Contest across TCS accredited institutes in India. This year will be the fourth
edition after three successful editions, giving opportunity to students to
learn and dive into the world of Assurance.
Purpose of the Contest
Today,
very few colleges provide courses in Software testing. As a result Software
testing gains importance only when students enter the corporate world.
TESTimony is an attempt to nurture and lay a strong foundation for students in
this space, helping them jumpstart their career in Software testing.
TESTimony
provides students a platform to enhance their knowledge in software testing as
well as reward them for exhibiting exemplary talent in Automation testing,
Performance testing, Test Management, Digital Assurance and other Software
Quality related topics.
It
is more than a contest. It is a unique opportunity to learn, explore the world
of Testing as well as showcase one’s talent and earn peer recognition and
honor.
Participation and Eligibility Guidelines
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Nominations
are invited from only FY ‘17and FY’
18 batches under graduate/post graduate
students studying engineering with any specialization.
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Registrations for the contest will be open from 12 Feb 2016 -
22 June 2016.
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Any
number of teams can register for the contest with participants above 18 years
of age.
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Students
should register online on TCSL’s NextStep portal- https://nextstep.tcs.com. A Campus Trainee / Direct Trainee (DT)
Reference Number is mandatory for participating in the contest.
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A
team shall comprise of two members from the same college/institute. The team
members should have a valid Campus Trainee (CT) Reference Number, and a member
can only be a part of one team.
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Each
team should choose a name and leader. When registering the team online, the
leader will have to nominate the team member. All communication with respect to
the contest will be provided to the teams through the team leaders, who are
responsible to update their teams about the same.
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The
team can be from the same or multiple disciplines.
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Team
members are required to refrain from changing teams during the competition. Any
movement within teams will lead to disqualification from the contest.
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The
infrastructure/software/s required for testing shall be borne by the team or
the institution they represent. TCS will not be liable for any damage to the
infrastructure of the institute which may be caused by participants from the
institute during the contest.
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Plagiarism
is strictly prohibited. Online search engines may be used for reference, but
copying directly from the internet is forbidden.
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All
contestants must have access to the Internet, a valid postal address, and a
valid email address in order to enter the contest.
Contest Structure
The
contest will comprise of three rounds of software testing.
Round
1:
This
will be an online quiz. The top 300 teams that submit the correct answers
within the shortest possible time along with other evaluation parameters will
move on to the next round. The discretion of the TESTimony evaluation team and
their adjudication of winners will be binding on all participants.
Round
2:
Teams
selected from Round 1 will undergo two tests in this round.
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Section
1 - Objective type,
multiple choice questions on software testing and tools with higher difficulty
level.
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Section
2 - Subjective
type, multiple choice questions using Selenium/Jmeter/ Appium
mobile testing tools
The
questions in Section 2 will require practical knowledge on the syllabus
provided, which will judge the programming and testing skills of the
participants. For e.g. interpreting outputs from a given piece of code or
detecting errors in a script.
The
top 10 teams that present the correct answers in both the sections will qualify
for the finale.
This round will also feature new additions which will be
announced during the registration, to help improve the participants
understanding of Assurance.
Round
3:
The
grand Finale will be held at a TCS Campus.
The three hour round will include the following:
A case
study based on the tools Selenium, Jmeter and Appium mobile
testing which will be
adjudged on accuracy, speed and communication.
The
teams will need to submit three major deliverables – a Bug report, Test report
and a PowerPoint presentation. The participants are to thoroughly research and
learn how to file bugs and prepare straightforward reports,well in advance.
The team
will have to provide the content in a report that is a format of their own. It
should clearly outline how the team decided what to test and how the time was
allotted/utilized.
The
team that scores the maximum on the parameters mentioned above will be adjudged
as the winner of TESTimony.
Please note: that penalties will be imposed for
incorrect submissions. For e.g., a team would be penalized for additional time
taken to solve the problem or deliver the reports/presentation. Weightages will
be assigned according to the severity of the test cases, and judged
accordingly.
References
for tools:
http://seleniumhq.org
http://appium.io/
Download Sites:
http://seleniumhq.org/download/
By
entering the contest, each team and its members thereof confirms and agrees to
the following terms and conditions:
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The
team and its members thereof acknowledges that the solution submitted will be
an original work created solely by the team, and that the solution does not
infringe on copyrights, trademarks, moral rights, rights of privacy/publicity
or intellectual property rights of any person or entity, and that no other
party has any right, title, claim, or interest in the solution.
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The
application must not contain content where any person/s would be required to
undertake actions that are inappropriate, indecent, obscene, violent, hateful,
tortuous, defamatory, slanderous; that promotes racism or hatred against any
group or individual or that promotes discrimination based on race, sex,
religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age; or that is
unlawful, in violation of or contrary to the laws or regulations in the state
or province where the application is developed.
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The
team and its members thereof have not licensed or disposed of any rights in the
solution that would conflict with any of TCS use (if any).
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Participants
who have submitted their solution are either the copyright owners of the
component parts of that work or are posting the work under license from a
copyright owner or otherwise as permitted by law. TCS does not claim ownership
rights of your works or other materials posted by you.
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For
the sole purpose of enabling TCS to make your solution available through its
portal you are required to grant TCS a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to
reproduce, distribute, re-format, store, prepare derivative works based onyour
contentand publicly display the same. You are required to refrain from
distributing any part of the content on the portal in any medium other than as
permitted in these Terms and Conditions.
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Display
or publication of any entry on a TCS website does not indicate the entrant will
be selected as a winner. TCS will not be required to pay any additional
consideration or seek any additional approval in connection with such use.
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By
entering this Contest, all entrants agree to release, discharge, and refrain
from holding TCS accountable from any claims, losses, and damages arising out
of their participation in this Contest or any Contest-related activities. TCS
assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion,
defect, or delay in operation or transmission; communications line failure;
theft or destruction of or unauthorized access to Contest entries or entry
forms; or alteration of entries or entry forms. TCS is not responsible for any
problems with or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines,
computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software,
failure of any email entry to be received on account of technical problems or
traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, human errors of any kind,
or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to entrants' or any
other persons' computers related to or resulting from participation, uploading
or downloading of any materials related to in this Contest.
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TCS
reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel or terminate the Contest,
at any time it deems fit and proper. No claims or representations shall be
entertained in this regard.
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TCS
reserves the right to relax any of these restrictions if permitted by law
before the start of the Qualification Round.
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TCS
reserves the right to verify eligibility and to adjudicate on any dispute at
any time. TCS will be the sole authority to decide the winners of the contest
and decision of TCS will be final and binding on all the contestants.
Indemnifications
You
fully indemnify and hold us (Tata Consultancy Services Limited) unaccountable
for any and against all damages, losses, and costs that might be caused by:
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Your
failure to comply with the terms of the above agreement
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Third
party claim(s) of their rights and IPR being violated/effected by your
article(s) submitted to us.
