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CGI Group Associate Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers for Freshers

Updated 20 May 2025

10 Interview questions

An Associate Software Engineer was asked 11mo ago
Q. Write code demonstrating inheritance.
Ans. 

Inheritance in object-oriented programming allows a class to inherit properties and behaviors from another class.

  • Inheritance allows for code reusability and promotes a hierarchical structure in classes.

  • Subclasses can access and modify the properties and methods of their parent class.

  • Example: class Animal { ... } class Dog extends Animal { ... }

  • Example: class Shape { ... } class Circle extends Shape { ... }

An Associate Software Engineer was asked 11mo ago
Q. Write code to reverse a string.
Ans. 

Reverse a string using array manipulation

  • Create an array of characters from the input string

  • Iterate through the array in reverse order and append each character to a new string

  • Return the reversed string

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An Associate Software Engineer was asked 11mo ago
Q. If a clock ticks 8 times at 8 o'clock, and the time between the first and last tick is 35 seconds, what is the time taken between the first and last tick at 11 o'clock?
Ans. 

The time taken for the clock to tick from 8'o clock to 11'o clock is 105 seconds.

  • Each tick represents 1/8th of an hour (45 minutes) on the clock.

  • From 8'o clock to 11'o clock, there are 3 hours, so the total time taken is 3 * 45 = 135 minutes = 135 * 60 = 8100 seconds.

  • The time taken for the clock to tick from 8'o clock to 11'o clock is 8100 - 35 = 8065 seconds.

An Associate Software Engineer was asked 11mo ago
Q. Write an SQL query to select a particular column from a table and give the employer count.
Ans. 

Use SQL query to select a particular column from a table and get the count of entries.

  • Use SELECT statement to specify the column you want to retrieve.

  • Use COUNT() function to get the count of entries in that column.

  • Combine both in a single query to achieve the desired result.

An Associate Software Engineer was asked 11mo ago
Q. Can you explain the project?
Ans. 

Developed a web-based application for managing project tasks and team collaboration.

  • Utilized React for the front-end to create a responsive user interface.

  • Implemented Node.js and Express for the back-end API to handle data requests.

  • Integrated MongoDB for database management to store user and project data.

  • Employed RESTful services for seamless communication between front-end and back-end.

  • Implemented user authentica...

An Associate Software Engineer was asked 11mo ago
Q. A salesperson sells an item at a 20% discount from its original price for some time. If they want to sell the remaining items at the original price, what should they do?
Ans. 

To sell remaining items at original price, the salesman can create urgency or highlight value to attract buyers.

  • 1. Create a sense of urgency: Use phrases like 'limited stock' or 'last chance' to encourage quick purchases.

  • 2. Highlight the value: Emphasize the quality or benefits of the item to justify the original price.

  • 3. Bundle offers: Consider bundling the item with another product to increase perceived value.

  • 4....

An Associate Software Engineer was asked
Q. What is inheritance in Java?
Ans. 

Inheritance in Java allows a class to inherit properties and methods from another class.

  • Inheritance is a fundamental concept in object-oriented programming.

  • It promotes code reusability and allows for the creation of hierarchical relationships between classes.

  • The class that is being inherited from is called the superclass or parent class, while the class that inherits is called the subclass or child class.

  • The subcl...

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An Associate Software Engineer was asked
Q. What is encapsulation in Java?
Ans. 

Encapsulation is a mechanism in Java that binds data and methods together, hiding the internal details of an object.

  • Encapsulation helps in achieving data hiding and abstraction.

  • It allows the object to control its own state and behavior.

  • Data members are made private and accessed through public methods (getters and setters).

  • Encapsulation provides better maintainability, flexibility, and security.

  • Example: Class with ...

An Associate Software Engineer was asked
Q. How can you retrieve the second highest salary from a database table?
Ans. 

Retrieve the second highest salary from a database table

  • Use a SQL query with ORDER BY and LIMIT to retrieve the second highest salary

  • Example: SELECT salary FROM employees ORDER BY salary DESC LIMIT 1, 1

An Associate Software Engineer was asked
Q. 

Concatenate the Largest Digit Problem

You are given three non-zero numbers 'A', 'B', and 'C'. Your task is to determine the number created by concatenating the largest digit found in each number, in the se...

Ans. 

Concatenate the largest digit from three numbers to form a new number.

  • Find the largest digit in each number 'A', 'B', and 'C'.

  • Concatenate the largest digits in the order 'A', 'B', and 'C' to form the new number.

  • Return the final concatenated number as the output.

CGI Group Associate Software Engineer Interview Experiences for Freshers

14 interviews found

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I appeared for an interview in Feb 2025.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Around 120 minutes. Had Different sections for coding, verbal, CS fundamentals.

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Resume Based (OOPs, JS related and Other Basic things)
  • Q2. SQL query
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Relocation and other HR ques.
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Jun 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Basically communication and sql 12 question and progaming mcq 12q and 2 coding question

Round 2 - Technical 

(8 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about your self
  • Q2. Project explanition
  • Ans. 

    Developed a web-based application for managing project tasks and team collaboration.

    • Utilized React for the front-end to create a responsive user interface.

    • Implemented Node.js and Express for the back-end API to handle data requests.

    • Integrated MongoDB for database management to store user and project data.

    • Employed RESTful services for seamless communication between front-end and back-end.

    • Implemented user authentication ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. What is inheritance
  • Ans. 

    Inheritance is a concept in object-oriented programming where a class inherits attributes and methods from another class.

    • Allows a class to inherit properties and behaviors from another class

    • Promotes code reusability and reduces redundancy

    • Derived class can add its own unique attributes and methods

    • Example: Class 'Car' can inherit from class 'Vehicle' and gain attributes like 'color' and methods like 'drive'

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Code in inheritance
  • Ans. 

    Inheritance in object-oriented programming allows a class to inherit properties and behaviors from another class.

    • Inheritance allows for code reusability and promotes a hierarchical structure in classes.

    • Subclasses can access and modify the properties and methods of their parent class.

    • Example: class Animal { ... } class Dog extends Animal { ... }

    • Example: class Shape { ... } class Circle extends Shape { ... }

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Code reverse a string
  • Ans. 

    Reverse a string using array manipulation

    • Create an array of characters from the input string

    • Iterate through the array in reverse order and append each character to a new string

    • Return the reversed string

  • Answered by AI
  • Q6. Sql query for seleting a particular column from a table and give the employer count
  • Ans. 

    Use SQL query to select a particular column from a table and get the count of entries.

    • Use SELECT statement to specify the column you want to retrieve.

    • Use COUNT() function to get the count of entries in that column.

    • Combine both in a single query to achieve the desired result.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q7. Apptitute question a sales man sells a item for 20% discount from its original price for some time and he want to sell the remaing item for original price what he needs to do??
  • Ans. 

    To sell remaining items at original price, the salesman can create urgency or highlight value to attract buyers.

    • 1. Create a sense of urgency: Use phrases like 'limited stock' or 'last chance' to encourage quick purchases.

    • 2. Highlight the value: Emphasize the quality or benefits of the item to justify the original price.

    • 3. Bundle offers: Consider bundling the item with another product to increase perceived value.

    • 4. Targ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q8. A clock tick 8 times on 8'o clock the time taken between 1st tick and last tick is 35 sec what is the time taken for starting tick and end tick at 11'o colck
  • Ans. 

    The time taken for the clock to tick from 8'o clock to 11'o clock is 105 seconds.

    • Each tick represents 1/8th of an hour (45 minutes) on the clock.

    • From 8'o clock to 11'o clock, there are 3 hours, so the total time taken is 3 * 45 = 135 minutes = 135 * 60 = 8100 seconds.

    • The time taken for the clock to tick from 8'o clock to 11'o clock is 8100 - 35 = 8065 seconds.

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare for everything don't answer more and don't answer less, if you ans more you will get more question and get rejected and if you ans less you will get rejected too..

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is encapsulation in Java?
  • Ans. 

    Encapsulation is a mechanism in Java that binds data and methods together, hiding the internal details of an object.

    • Encapsulation helps in achieving data hiding and abstraction.

    • It allows the object to control its own state and behavior.

    • Data members are made private and accessed through public methods (getters and setters).

    • Encapsulation provides better maintainability, flexibility, and security.

    • Example: Class with priva...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What is inheritence inJava?
  • Ans. 

    Inheritance in Java allows a class to inherit properties and methods from another class.

    • Inheritance is a fundamental concept in object-oriented programming.

    • It promotes code reusability and allows for the creation of hierarchical relationships between classes.

    • The class that is being inherited from is called the superclass or parent class, while the class that inherits is called the subclass or child class.

    • The subclass c...

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
-
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jan 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

It was combination of aptitude, coding, subjects which you studied during your semesters. It was MCQ type questions but one coding question.

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. They asked me to introduce myself and then explain about your project
  • Q2. Pointers,call by value,call by reference, oops concepts and write a program to check whether given number is prime or not. You can write a code in any programming languages.

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for CGI Group Associate Software Engineer interview:
  • OOPS
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Add the skills that you have a knowledge about it in resume.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jul 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
View all tips
Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Some of the fundamental aptitude will be there .

Round 3 - Coding Test 

It contains two questions try to solve at least one without error, it will be considered as good

Round 4 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. I was so easy and exciting interview, they will just ask few fundamental concepts related your skill and will ask some Personel questions to check your communication and behaviour. Believe me it’s so easy ...
  • Q2. Web fundamentals and project related to your skill

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for CGI Group Associate Software Engineer interview:
  • HTML
  • Angularjs
  • Web Development
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Take it easy and be prepared with yourself, be confident and have a faith on you .
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I appeared for an interview before May 2024, where I was asked the following questions.

  • Q1. Programming question
  • Q2. Communication skill
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. About python and dmbs they asked on basics as i am non cse background

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - very nice recruitment process very smooth flow and fast
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Jul 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Properly align and format text in your resume. A recruiter will have to spend more time reading poorly aligned text, leading to high chances of rejection.
View all tips
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Self introduction, related to the accounting, about ERP
Round 3 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Same as first round and package discussion
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed before Mar 2022. There were 5 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
View all tips
Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

It's a combination of coding , networking, aptitude and reasoning

Round 3 - Group Discussion 

All together have to perform GD, where the topic is decided by all the members who are participating in that GD.
Some people should talk about advantages and some disadvantages
Finally it went very well.

Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Interviewer asked about data structures and some technical questions based on the topics mentioned in our resume
Round 5 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. About company and shifts

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be cool and be patience everything come to you at right time.
Don't be panic
it's okay we have many opportunities.

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Mar 2021. There were 5 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. 1st round Amcat Apptitude and 2 intermediate programs..
  • Q2. 2nd round techincal+managerical round. Question Based on your resume. Mostly they asked me on java, jdbc, java design pattern, sql..
  • Q3. In managerical round general questions.
  • Q4. Final Hr round.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - I am a fresher. The interview was Good experience and interviewer also good.
The interviewer ask lot of question. Luckily I was able to answer most of the questions.
And finally he said your interview was good I move your resume to Hr like that.
Please go through the job description thoroughly word-by-word and recheck your resume to ensure. In technical round the interview fully based on your resume so please correct all the things.

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How many rounds are there in CGI Group Associate Software Engineer interview for freshers?
CGI Group interview process for freshers usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the CGI Group interview process for freshers are Aptitude Test, Technical and Resume Shortlist.
How to prepare for CGI Group Associate Software Engineer interview for freshers?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at CGI Group. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at CGI Group expect are CGI, PLSQL, SQL, Debugging and Incident management.
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  1. apptitute question a sales man sells a item for 20% discount from its original ...read more
  2. a clock tick 8 times on 8'o clock the time taken between 1st tick and last tick...read more
  3. sql query for seleting a particular column from a table and give the employer c...read more
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  1. What are your strengths and weakness...read more
  2. where do you see yourself in 5 yea...read more
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How long is the CGI Group Associate Software Engineer interview process?

The duration of CGI Group Associate Software Engineer interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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