What is TCS Elevate Wings 1?

It is an internal exam conducted by TCS for their employees. By passing this employees can convert their profile from Ninja(3.36LPA) To Digital(7LPA) or Digital(7LPA) To Innovator(9LPA). TCS conducts 3 times a year i.e there is 3 cycle in a year.


TCS Digital



What are the eligibility criteria?

There are 3 ways to become eligible for TCS Elevate wings 1
  1. By Completing courses on iEvolve (iEvolve -> Certification -> In Progress)
    • If you are targeting Ninja to Digital then you have to complete a minimum of 1 Tech Track and 1 Non-Tech Track( it can be either Business Skill/Articulation/Process/Unit Elective)
    • If you are targeting Digital to Innovator hen you to complete all the courses.
  2. By self-declaring competencies
    • You can declare competencies on iEvolve
    • The TCS Elevate team publish the list of competencies for different Tracks, so you can declare the competencies according to your choice of Track
  3. If you High Performing Talent(4/5 rating or A/B Band) then also you become eligible for TCS Elevate Wings 1

How to apply for Elevate Wings 1 exam?

TCS rollout form for TCS Elevate Wings 1 on Knome Portal at the start of each cycle. You need to choose the Tracks in which you want to give the exam. 

Which track is the easiest track to get Digital Cadre?

In order to clear TCS Elevate Wings 1 to get Digital Cadre from Ninja, you need to exam in the following combination
  • 1 Tech Track/DCA + 1 Non-Tech Track/DCA
So you can choose DCA in any Language(e.g. Java/Python) and Business Track 1. You need to get a distinction(75% or above) in DCA and Business skills. 
In November 2022 cycle TCS asked 25 MCQs and 1 Coding question. The coding Question was very easy and in Business Skill 1 question was from the course material only.

So you target these two tracks and with a proper plan and 2-3 weeks, preparation will be enough to clear these tracks.