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Updated 27 Dec 2024

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Associate Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 6 Sep 2022

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Sep 2021.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

Aptitude and reasoning

2

Coding Test Round

Coding will be of medium level at best

3

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Test your knowledge on all the technologies in resume

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be yourself and confident with the interviewer .Be thorough with all the technologies in your resume.

Associate Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 17 Apr 2022

I applied via campus placement at College of Engineering and Technology (CET), Bhubaneshwar and was interviewed before Apr 2021.

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.
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2

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Technical interview- Mostly Questions was from projects, "technology mentioned by you in resume" and "basic C programs" like palindrome, reversing of string, Fi...read more
3

HR Round (4 Questions)

  • Q1. What is your family background?
  • Q2. Why should we hire you?
  • Q3. Tell me about yourself.
  • Q4. Tell me what do you know about this Company?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Go through details about the Company and it's future goals and have a mindset like how can you be a part of the Company's growth. Don't just give internet or challenging answers. Be genuine and confident in front of HR, nervous also means you did something wrong, so don't be nervous atleast. Sometimes they test presence of your awareness about your area you belong to...if mentioned in your resume. It's Ok if you don't know but don't just nod your head or say yes. Show them you are good listener and enjoy the interview with a smile . All the best for your interviews.

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Associate Interview Questions

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posted on 5 May 2021

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Associate Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 9 Sep 2022

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Sep 2021.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

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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2

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. In Death questions related to oop , c# and .net techology and SQL server .

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare for theory related questions and coding related use case.

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Associate Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 31 Aug 2022

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Aug 2021.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

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.
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2

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. All manual testing questions
3

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary discussion , personal discussion etc

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Cognizant Associate interview:
  • Manual Testing
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Quick interview process is done. Just you should crack the interview.

Associate Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 29 Sep 2021

I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed before Sep 2020.

3 Interview Rounds

Interview Questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - It's was very nice and the interview was smooth and the hr process

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Associate Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 9 Sep 2020

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Aug 2020.

3 Interview Rounds

Interview Questions

  • Q1. All technical and process related. Eg. Sample life cycle, product configuration, lot management, components, analysis, variation, SAP interface. Add Answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - There are basically 2 rounds both technical.
Prepare on both issue related and process related.

Associate Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 22 Jan 2021

I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed in Jul 2020.

3 Interview Rounds

Interview Questions

  • Q1. Very first question is as usual Tell me about yourself Add Answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - It was awesome experience, no need of fear to attend the interview. Don't create over expectations on you , it may chance to asking more questions to you by interview panel members. Don't lie to them, they are more intelligence than you.

Associate Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 3 Aug 2021

I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed before Aug 2020.

3 Interview Rounds

Interview Questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - One technical round and HR round

Associate Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 21 May 2021

I applied via Job Portal and was interviewed before May 2020.

1 Interview Round

Interview Questions

  • Q1. Core Java - String, collections, thread, interface, Spring boot - Annotations, dependency injection, initializer,JPA, Angular - Basic installation, NgModule, Ap...read more Add Answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - It was good. They took approximately 1.5 hours to complete the interview. Since I am a full stack developer, worked in angular they asked questions from there. In java, they mostly gave some programming check fro. synchronization, multithreading, hibernate configuration, one to one, one to many many to many mapping examples. In database, thry asked to right some queries by giving some table example. Overall it was very good.

Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant Associate interview?
Cognizant interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process are Technical, HR and Resume Shortlist.
How to prepare for Cognizant Associate 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 Project Management, Project Planning, Test Cases, Test Strategy and Unit Testing.
What are the top questions asked in Cognizant Associate interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Cognizant Associate interview -

  1. How to decide whether to use "call" or "apply" in javascri...read more
  2. you have a train booking system.what will be the primary feature you will te...read more
  3. What is class, encapsulation and other feature of O...read more
How long is the Cognizant Associate interview process?

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

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Interview Process at Cognizant Associate

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3 Interview rounds

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  • Technical Round 2
  • HR Round
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6%
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