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Cognizant Data Analyst Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 17 Dec 2024

Top Cognizant Data Analyst Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. 1. Bais and variance trade-off 2. How to handle Imbalanced data? 3. What is Multicollinearity and how do you handle it? 4. Explain Lasso & Ridge? 5. Difference betwee ...read more
  • Q2. Whom are you going to query when you have TP discrepant data
  • Q3. How many queries were resolved in a day.
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Cognizant Data Analyst Interview Experiences

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Data Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 20 Oct 2023

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

General aptitude abc, 123, efg, 567 .......

Round 3 - Case Study 

Both non serious, serious cases narrative writing

Round 4 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. General pharmacology
Round 5 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Expectations and relocation documents

Data Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 4 Sep 2023

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

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Mar 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 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. It was regarding my experience in the current company, total years of experience and my availability for interview
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Mostly resume related questions and my current and earlier working schedule and profile

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Data Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 6 May 2023

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

Its around one hour and aptitude consists of logical quant

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 1.tell me about yourself 2.technical questions

Data Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 6 Jan 2023

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Jul 2022. There were 2 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 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. How many queries were resolved in a day.
  • Q2. Whom are you going to query when you have TP discrepant data
  • Ans. 

    I would query the relevant stakeholders involved in the data collection process.

    • Identify the stakeholders involved in the data collection process

    • Reach out to them to understand the data collection process and identify any potential issues

    • Collaborate with them to resolve the TP discrepant data

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Technical round is quite challenging.... Cognizant is my dream company but lost in the final round.

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 (1)

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Data Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 30 Jan 2022

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

I have attended the interview in 2019. It was an on-campus interview. The first round was Aptitude+coding round where aptitude part consists of three sections namely Quantitave,Verbal and Reasoning whereas for the coding part there will be 6 questions given. For coding part, we need to debug the code inorder to get the correct output and in some cases we need to fill some missing logics too. This was a computer based exam. Overall, in the first round we need to score above 70% (aptitude+coding combinedly) inorder to crack it.

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. The second round is the key of getting an offer. If you have cracked this round, you are 99% nearer to the offer at cognizant. In this round, the interviewer will be asking questions mostly about the techn...
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. This is the final round. In this round only personal questions were asked to me like Tell me yourself and behaviour of me was noted.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Don't panic about interview. Prepare well and if any of the questions you doesn't know while the HR asks, just tell them I will learn it or i am ready to learn it and kindly don't tell them I doesn't know the answer. They need the person who are ready to learn and not to give up. All the best 👍👍👍

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Data Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 2 Dec 2022

Round 1 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Introduction? Where you do you wanna see yourself in 5 years?
  • Q2. What are your strengths?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Practice before you get it and you will rock it. Without previous, you can't crack it. Some HR's are friendly but not all.

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Data Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 7 May 2022

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Apr 2022. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What do you know about sql commands?
  • Ans. 

    SQL commands are used to manipulate and retrieve data from relational databases.

    • SQL stands for Structured Query Language

    • Common SQL commands include SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE

    • SQL commands are used to create, modify, and delete database objects such as tables, views, and indexes

    • Examples: SELECT * FROM customers; INSERT INTO orders (customer_id, order_date) VALUES (1, '2021-01-01'); UPDATE products SET price = 10....

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. How many types of joints and describe

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Before you applying any interview has to there indepth knowledge of the subject.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Data Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 10 Jun 2023

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Jun 2022. 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 

Online aptitude test was conducted on mobile, three types of sections 1. English 2. Pharmacy related 3. Logical reasoning

Round 3 - Technical 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. Different classes of drugs?
  • Q2. Regulatory agencies for different countries
  • Ans. 

    Regulatory agencies oversee and enforce laws and regulations in different countries.

    • FDA (Food and Drug Administration) - United States

    • EMA (European Medicines Agency) - European Union

    • MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency) - United Kingdom

    • TGA (Therapeutic Goods Administration) - Australia

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. PV related different questions
  • Q4. Full forms for PV related terminologies
  • Ans. 

    PV - Pharmacovigilance, PV - Present Value, PV - Photovoltaic

    • Pharmacovigilance (PV) - monitoring and assessing the safety of drugs

    • Present Value (PV) - current worth of a future sum of money

    • Photovoltaic (PV) - technology that converts sunlight into electricity

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Difference in ADR,AE

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Cognizant Data Analyst interview:
  • Classifications of drugs
  • regulatory agencies
  • Pharmacovigilance
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare for interview as per role for which you are applying, sometimes group discussions are also there

Skills evaluated in this interview

Data Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 20 Mar 2024

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

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Mar 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Defination of pv
  • Ans. 

    PV stands for Present Value, a financial concept used to determine the current worth of a future sum of money.

    • PV is calculated by discounting the future cash flows by a certain rate of return.

    • It helps in making investment decisions by comparing the present value of future cash flows to the initial investment.

    • PV is used in various financial calculations such as net present value (NPV) and internal rate of return (IRR).

  • Answered by AI

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in May 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. About the role, company rules,
  • Q2. What do you want to work for our company
Round 2 - Group Discussion 

Group discussion held to select the employee

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Market yourself, pump yourself up and stay positive
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Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant Data Analyst interview?
Cognizant interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process are HR, Technical and Resume Shortlist.
How to prepare for Cognizant Data Analyst 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 Data Management, Cdm, Data Analysis, Query management and Clinical Trials.
What are the top questions asked in Cognizant Data Analyst interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Cognizant Data Analyst interview -

  1. 1. Bais and variance trade-off 2. How to handle Imbalanced data? 3. What is Mu...read more
  2. Whom are you going to query when you have TP discrepant d...read more
  3. How many queries were resolved in a d...read more
How long is the Cognizant Data Analyst interview process?

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

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