Starting this year, it has started a pan-India online test, the National Qualifier Test, the report said. If the candidate will clear the written test then it will be followed by a video or face-to-face interview depending upon the location of the candidate.

The number of students who registered for the test on the company’s digital platform iON was 280,000 from 100 cities and 24 states.

Earlier this month, Tata Consultancy Services became the second Indian company to attain a market valuation of over Rs 8 lakh crore mark following surge in its share price.

During the afternoon trade, the IT major's market capitalisation (m-cap) stood at Rs 8,01,550.50 crore on BSE. Shares of TCS rose by 2 per cent to Rs 2,097 -- its 52-week high -- on BSE. Earlier on August 23, Reliance Industries (RIL) became the first Indian company to cross the Rs 8 lakh crore market capitalisation mark. TCS is also the country's most-valued firm in terms of m-cap.

TCS on June 15 became the first company to close the trading session with a market valuation of over Rs 7 lakh crore. The market valuation of TCS had earlier this year gone past the Rs 6 lakh crore level, making it the second company to achieve the milestone after Reliance Industries. Mumbai-headquartered TCS had in April became the first Indian company to close the trading session with over $100 billion market valuation.