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Updated 12 Nov 2022

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Application Developer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 12 Nov 2022

4 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

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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2

Aptitude Test Round

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

3

Technical Round (1 Question)

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

HR Round (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

Application Developer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 15 Nov 2021

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Oct 2021.

3 Interview Rounds

Interview Questions

Interview Preparation Tips

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

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Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 Easy
Duration
 More than 8 weeks
Result
 Not Selected

I applied via Job Portal and was interviewed in May 2024.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

Asking basics about react and react js

2

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. States and props
  • Q2. Difference between props and refs

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

2 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

I did good performance in test

2

HR Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Exception salary
  • Q2. About my self details

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Learn, practice and do your best and believe yourself

Interview Questions

  • Q1. Questions related to dynamic programming ,greedy algorithms etc Add Answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - hard

I was interviewed in Aug 2016.

3 Interview Rounds

Interview Questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Interrviewers scanned my resume, asked questions on my final year project, asked what is an smps.
Tips: Study about your final year BE project in detail

Round: HR Interview
Tips: Prepare lightly for this round

Skills: Communication And Confidence
College Name: Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
3
 Average
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 -
Result
 No response

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Mar 2024.

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. What is managable unmanagable code. User and customerised control Triggers DI Global.csx Namespace Ado.net Generic and partial class Aspx,asmx,ascx Query optimi...read more

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - They didnt ask from glassdoor or ambition box only asked from resume and whoever worked currently.

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Oct 2023.

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. How to compare 2 files(file handling)

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for IBM Application Developer interview:
  • Mainframe
Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 -
Result
Selected  Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Nov 2023.

4 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

Aptitude test-Aptiude+some networking questions

2

Coding Test Round

Coding test-simple array& String coding questions

3

communication Round Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. No elimination round very easy .A AI will speak
4

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Interview-self introduction any backlog project about college oops

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - be confident .
Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Dec 2022.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

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
2

Coding Test Round

Was asked about Polymorphism concept and vtable and vptr.
Overloading of new operator.
Questions on List and vector

3

HR Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Current project knowledge and challenges faced.
  • Q2. Knowledge of different tools

Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant Application Developer interview for freshers?
Cognizant interview process for freshers usually has 4 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process for freshers are Resume Shortlist, Aptitude Test and Technical.
How to prepare for Cognizant Application Developer 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 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 for freshers?

Some of the top questions asked at the Cognizant Application Developer interview for freshers -

  1. Basic fundamentals of your preferred programming language, Fundamentals of DATA...read more
  2. How to compare two files in Cobol program with millions of records ? It should ...read more
  3. About primary keys (how columns can be accommodated in a single primary k...read more

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