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Cognizant Data Scientist Interview Questions and Answers for Freshers

Updated 16 Feb 2024

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Data Scientist Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 22 Mar 2023

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

3 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

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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

Question related to maths basic and some basic blood relations questions

3

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. All the questions we asked based on the Resume
  • Q2. Basic question of program like pattern matching prime number

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Do your best focus on what you have written on resume

Data Scientist Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 16 Feb 2024

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

I was interviewed before Feb 2023.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

First round was mcq which has common statistics and ml questions

2

Technical Round (3 Questions)

  • Q1. Second was technical round in which they asked basic python and ml questions and some questions from my final yr project
  • Q2. Differentiate list and tuple
  • Q3. Explain regression
3

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. This was just a document verification round with formal hr questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident and crack it

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Data Scientist Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 24 Mar 2021

I applied via Campus Placement

1 Interview Round

Interview Questions

  • Q1. 1)Tell me about yourself 2)explain about your projects 3) what is covariance,ttest, normal distribution, sampling distribution? Add Answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - This interview was a technical one. It lasted for about 45 minutes. The interviewer wanted to test both my knowledge and communication skills. Most of the questions asked to me were related to my B.sc (statistics).He asked on the basics related to my project topic and some current affairs based on my field.Luckily I was able to answer most of the questions. I tried to answer each question with examples. It was my first oncampus interview, and I think I did well for a fresher. You need to stay calm. Please go through the job description and recheck your resume to ensure that you are a best-fit for the position.

Data Scientist interview

user image The Communicators

posted on 29 Dec 2021

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Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (3 Questions)

  • Q1. Difference between bagging and boosting
  • Q2. Parameters of Decision Tree
  • Q3. Explain any one of your project in detail

Data Scientist Interview Questions

TCS user image Anonymous

posted on 21 Nov 2024

Interview experience
3
 Average
Difficulty level
 Easy
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
 Not Selected

I was interviewed in Oct 2024.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Project related questions from your CV
2

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Question on transformers
  • Q2. Comparison of transfer learning and fintuning.

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Data Scientist Interview Questions

Infosys user image Anonymous

posted on 6 Mar 2024

Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 6-8 weeks
Result
 Not Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Feb 2024.

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. What is L1 and L2 Regularization?

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

5 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

Coding Test Round

Basic DP, Array Questions

3

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Resume Walkthrough and Discussion, Medium level coding questions
4

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Discussion with Manager
5

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Normal HR round

Data Scientist Interview Questions

IBM user image Anonymous

posted on 5 Feb 2024

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

I applied via Job Portal and was interviewed before Feb 2023.

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (3 Questions)

  • Q1. What are hyperparameters in random forest
  • Q2. How to do QnA system with LLM
  • Q3. How to do unit testing

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Oct 2022.

4 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

One-on-one Round (3 Questions)

  • Q1. Question on based resume points
  • Q2. 2 to 3 codes
  • Q3. Project explanation
3

One-on-one Round (3 Questions)

  • Q1. Deep question and answering to know candidature behavior based on Resume
  • Q2. Coding in python
  • Q3. Project explanation
4

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Scenario round, knowing how you think at particular situation

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Do best practice of code, screen your resume by yourselves max to max, project explanation is like storytelling to small child.

Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant Data Scientist interview for freshers?
Cognizant interview process for freshers usually has 3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process for freshers are Technical, Aptitude Test and HR.
How to prepare for Cognizant Data Scientist 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 Machine Learning, Python, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence and R.
What are the top questions asked in Cognizant Data Scientist interview for freshers?

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