DXC Technology Off-Campus Drive: Eligibility, Test Pattern and Prep

DXC Technology’s off-campus drives use a three-round sequence: a 100-minute AMCAT test, a technical interview, and an HR interview, with the written test filtering the largest share of applicants.

About DXC Technology

DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) is a Fortune 500 IT services company. It was formed in April 2017 when CSC (Computer Sciences Corporation) merged with Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s Enterprise Services business. Per the DXC Technology Careers portal, the company operates across 70 countries and serves roughly 6,000 private and public sector clients across industries from financial services to healthcare to public sector. India delivery centres are in Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Noida, and Pune.

For freshers, DXC hires primarily into the Associate Professional Software Engineer role. Depending on project assignment, this covers development, testing, maintenance, support, and consulting engagements. New hires are expected to adapt to different project locations and shift schedules, including night shifts on support engagements.

Eligibility Criteria for DXC Off-Campus Drives

DXC’s eligibility requirements are consistent across its off-campus drives. The checklist before you apply:

Criterion	Requirement
Degree	BE/B.Tech (CSE, IT, ECE, EEE, Instrumentation Engineering)
Academic score	60% or 6.5 GPA throughout — Class 10, Class 12, and graduation
Backlogs	None at the time of application and at joining
Academic gap	Not more than one year between qualifications

CSE, IT, ECE, EEE, and Instrumentation Engineering are the primary eligible branches. Some drives also include B.Sc (CS/IT) and BCA. Read the specific drive notification for the branch list before applying.

One rule that carries over from DXC’s older drives: candidates who appeared for any DXC selection process in the preceding six months are not eligible for a new drive. If you attempted DXC’s test in November 2025, you cannot apply again until May 2026.

The Three-Round Selection Process

Every DXC off-campus drive follows the same three-round structure. There are no shortcuts.

1. Written Test (Online, AMCAT platform): 100 minutes, six sections. This is the primary filter for the batch.
2. Technical Interview: 30 to 45 minutes. Covers OOP, data structures, OS, DBMS, and your resume projects.
3. HR Interview: 20 to 30 minutes. Communication assessment, relocation readiness, shift flexibility, and career goals.

DXC conducts the written test on the AMCAT platform. The test date, registration window, and venue details are specified in the specific drive notification. For virtual drives, all three rounds happen online.

DXC AMCAT Test Pattern: All Six Sections

The written test runs for 100 minutes across six sections. The sections are taken in the order listed. Once a section ends, you cannot go back or revisit earlier questions. There is no negative marking.

Section	Questions	Time
English	12	15 minutes
Logical Reasoning	14	14 minutes
Quantitative Ability (Advanced)	16	16 minutes
Computer Programming	12	15 minutes
Automata Fix (Live Coding)	7	20 minutes
Writex Pro (Essay Writing)	1 topic	20 minutes
Total	62 items + 1 essay	100 minutes

The section-wise breakdown above is based on candidate-reported experience documented on the DXC Technology recruitment process page at PacketPrep.

English (12 questions, 15 minutes)

Topics: vocabulary, sentence completion, sentence improvement, para jumbles, phrasal verbs, fill-in-the-blanks, idioms, grammar. Standard AMCAT verbal module. At roughly one minute fifteen seconds per question, vocabulary range matters more than deep grammar analysis.

Logical Reasoning (14 questions, 14 minutes)

Topics: series, coding and decoding, blood relations, direction sense, data interpretation, data sufficiency, odd-man-out. Fourteen questions in fourteen minutes is approximately one minute per question. Data interpretation sets often carry multiple questions off a single diagram, so read the diagram thoroughly the first time rather than re-reading it for each sub-question.

Quantitative Ability — Advanced (16 questions, 16 minutes)

Topics: number system, percentages, time and work, time and distance, profit and loss, probability, permutations and combinations, HCF and LCM, simple and compound interest, equations, surds and indices. The “Advanced” label means probability and permutations and combinations appear regularly, not just basic arithmetic. These two topics have the highest expected effort-to-questions ratio at this level.

Computer Programming (12 questions, 15 minutes)

Topics: pseudocode analysis, basic data structures, data types, operators, arrays, loops, functions, OOP basics (inheritance, polymorphism, encapsulation, abstraction), pointers, pattern programming. No live coding in this section. All multiple choice. Reading pseudocode and predicting output is the dominant skill tested.

Automata Fix — Live Coding (7 questions, 20 minutes)

Choose C, C++, or Java at the start of this section. Problem types include writing code from scratch, code reuse, and debugging. Key topics: arrays, strings, recursion, linked lists, graphs, OOP. Seven problems in twenty minutes means under three minutes per problem. This section separates candidates who can read code from those who can write it under pressure.

Writex Pro — Essay Writing (1 topic, 20 minutes)

One essay prompt. The word limit is 400 words. DXC uses this section to assess written communication clarity. Contemporary topics (technology and employment, AI in the workplace, remote work trends) appear regularly. Structure your response in three parts: a clear position in the first paragraph, two supporting arguments in the body, and a one-sentence close.

How to Prepare Section by Section

English: Spend 20 minutes per day on vocabulary lists and sentence improvement drills. Focus on para jumbles for timing practice as much as for the grammar content.

Logical Reasoning: Timed drills are non-negotiable. Series and coding-decoding have predictable formats; drill them first for fast points. Save data interpretation practice for after the basics, since data sets require careful reading before answering.

Quantitative Ability (Advanced): Work through probability and permutations and combinations first. They are the hardest topics at this level and most likely to appear. Then reinforce time-and-work and percentage calculation for overall speed.

Computer Programming: Study OOP across one language end-to-end. Java works well for this section. Practice reading pseudocode and predicting exact output values, not just identifying the concept.

Automata Fix: Write actual code every day in your chosen language. Set a strict time limit of two to three minutes per self-practice problem. On the day of the test, choose the language you are fastest in, not the one you like most.

Essay Writing: Practice writing 300-to-400-word structured responses on current technology topics. The quality signal is clarity of argument, not vocabulary range.

Technical Interview: What DXC Tests

The technical interview is 30 to 45 minutes. The interviewer typically covers:

• Your major and minor academic projects (know every line of your own work)
• Core OOP concepts: polymorphism, encapsulation, abstraction, inheritance
• Data structures: arrays, linked lists, stacks, queues, trees, graphs
• OS basics: process management, memory management, deadlocks, IPC
• DBMS fundamentals: SQL queries, joins, normalisation
• Your preferred programming language at a working-code level

DXC interviewers also ask about system-level topics (Unix/Linux commands, IPC mechanisms) for roles closer to infrastructure. If your resume mentions any of these, expect questions.

How to Apply for DXC Off-Campus Drives

DXC posts fresher openings on the DXC Technology Careers portal under entry-level or graduate filters. Search for “Associate Professional Software Engineer” with a location preference. Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Noida, and Pune are the primary locations. LinkedIn and Naukri also list DXC drive announcements, but the official portal is the canonical source.

Documents to bring on assessment day:

• Updated resume (two printed copies)
• Aadhaar Card (original and photocopy)
• PAN Card or Passport as additional government ID
• Educational certificates for Class 10, Class 12, and graduation
• Three passport-size photographs

For students in Chennai and the wider South India region weighing IT services options alongside DXC, the fresher IT jobs guide for Chennai covers IT hiring options in that city.

If you are preparing for multiple IT services companies, the Microsoft placement papers and test pattern guide covers the aptitude-plus-coding structure at Microsoft, which differs from DXC’s in section weighting and question types.

What to Build Before the DXC Drive

DXC’s Automata Fix section asks you to write working code under a clock. That skill transfers directly into any engineering role involving debugging or building small features on a deadline. IT services work at DXC increasingly involves working alongside AI-assisted development tools, particularly on support and maintenance tracks where AI code analysis is becoming part of the standard workflow.

TinkerLLM is an LLM playground where you can experiment with prompt-based code generation and debugging, the same workflow DXC projects are beginning to integrate. If you are already doing Automata Fix practice, adding one week of AI-assisted coding experiments at ₹299 gives you a concrete demo to discuss in the technical interview when interviewers ask about your awareness of current development tools.