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Updated 18 May 2024

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Cognizant Application Developer Interview Experiences

9 interviews found

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Apr 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. About primary keys (how columns can be accommodated in a single primary key)
  • Q2. Types of Constructors
  • Ans. 

    Constructors are special methods used to initialize objects in a class.

    • Constructors have the same name as the class.

    • Types of constructors include default, parameterized, copy, and static constructors.

    • Example: public class Person { public Person() { } }

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

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 

Difficulty was not that hard it was easy of you got your aptitude skills

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. It was all about my core branch that is civil engineering.
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. It was all about my name height family background etc

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Never apply to this cognizant company this pathetic company takes interview,gives you ppo offer before all companies and will never give you FTE date of joining

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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.
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Quantative Exam verbal

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Python , RDBMS, C, SQL
Round 4 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What are your strengths and weaknesses?
  • Q2. Tell me about yourself.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Believe in you. You can succeed

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Oct 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself?
  • Q2. Your skills?
  • Q3. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - The interview will be easy, just check simple coding and standard interview questions.

Cognizant interview questions for designations

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 (1)

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 Application Programming Analyst

 (1)

I applied via campus placement at P.S.N.A College of Engineering and Technology, Dindigul and was interviewed in Aug 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Basic fundamentals of your preferred programming language, Fundamentals of DATA STRUCTURES and DBMS, Apptitude questions solving techniques, able to code programming. these are the questions which was aske...

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - I just want the debuers to develop their communication skills and have an project with them , speak with them politely and confidentialy and you must know the either theoritical or practical experience in your domain, and the most important is to tell whatever only you know should lie to them, because they easily identified whether you are lying or not, and do not indulge in any mal practise , and the first and final things is to deliver your answers polite manner with good communication skills. All the best for upcoming job seekers..

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Oct 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Questions related to web development

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare for real time questions.

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Jun 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. What is promises and observable?
  • Ans. 

    Promises and observables are both used for handling asynchronous operations in JavaScript.

    • Promises are objects that represent the eventual completion or failure of an asynchronous operation and allow you to handle the result using then() and catch() methods.

    • Observables are a more powerful way of handling asynchronous operations that allow you to subscribe to a stream of data and react to each event as it occurs.

    • Observa...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Lifecycle hooks in angular
  • Ans. 

    Lifecycle hooks are functions that allow you to tap into specific moments in the Angular lifecycle.

    • There are eight lifecycle hooks in Angular: ngOnChanges, ngOnInit, ngDoCheck, ngAfterContentInit, ngAfterContentChecked, ngAfterViewInit, ngAfterViewChecked, ngOnDestroy

    • ngOnChanges is called when an input property changes

    • ngOnInit is called once the component is initialized

    • ngDoCheck is called during every change detection ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Inheritence in js
  • Ans. 

    Inheritance in JavaScript allows objects to inherit properties and methods from other objects.

    • Inheritance is achieved through the use of prototypes

    • Child objects can access properties and methods of parent objects

    • Object.create() and class syntax can be used to create inheritance

    • Example: Child.prototype = Object.create(Parent.prototype)

    • Example: class Child extends Parent {}

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Read JS and angular's basics thoroughly, u will be able to clear the interview

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Android component, Kotlin basic, Java basic, Aglie Model, Git Flow, Management team

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Sep 2019. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. How to compare two files in Cobol program with millions of records ? It should be fast and optimised.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident and share practical experience.

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Nov 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Basics of Core Python concepts like Loops, Lambda functions.
  • Q2. Check if a string is Palindrome or not.
  • Ans. 

    Check if a string is Palindrome or not.

    • Create a function to compare the original string with its reverse

    • Ignore spaces and punctuation when checking for palindrome

    • Examples: 'racecar' is a palindrome, 'hello' is not

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Questions of Sql.
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What questions were asked regarding the projects you worked on, and what specific technicalities were included?
  • Q2. Questions on Django, Flask and REST API services.

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Accenture Application Developer interview:
  • Python
  • Django
  • Flask
  • SQL
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Easy going interview. Brush up-on your basics and then be prepared with your resume.

Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant Application Developer interview?
Cognizant interview process usually has 3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process are Technical, Aptitude Test and HR.
How to prepare for Cognizant Application Developer interview?
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 Cognizant. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Cognizant expect are WPF, Java, Agile, Hibernate and ITIL process.
What are the top questions asked in Cognizant Application Developer interview?

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Cognizant Application Developer Interview Process

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  • HR Round
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