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Cognizant Developer Associate Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 22 Sep 2022

Cognizant Developer Associate Interview Experiences

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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 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. About project b what you worked

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Look for better company, don't waste your career in service based company

I was interviewed in Nov 2020.

Round 1 - Face to Face 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 45 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

  • Q1. 

    Merge Sort Problem Statement

    You are given a sequence of numbers, ARR. Your task is to return a sorted sequence of ARR in non-descending order using the Merge Sort algorithm.

    Explanation:

    The Merge Sort...

  • Ans. Recursion

    The basic idea is that we divide the given ‘ARR’ into two-part call them ‘leftHalves’ and ‘rightHalves’ and call the same function again with both the parts. In the end, we will get sorted ‘leftHaves’ and sorted ‘righthalves’ which we merge both of them and return a merged sorted ‘ARR’.

    We implement this approach with a divide and conquer strategy.

     

    Here is the algorithm : 

     

    1. Divide ‘ARR’ into two-p...
  • Answered Anonymously
Round 2 - HR 

Round duration - 30 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI applied for the job as Developer Associate in BengaluruEligibility criteria7 CGPACognizant interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data structures, CCNA, OOPS, C++, C programming, PythonTime required to prepare for the interview - 1.5 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1: Be through with your resume first
Tip 2: Know your project thoroughly
Tip 3: Be strong with the basics of your subjects

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Mention your projects
Tip 2 : Put which you are confident enough

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

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I was interviewed in Dec 2016.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. Write the longest program that you can in a language of your choice and explain it line to line
  • Ans. 

    The program generates a Fibonacci sequence up to a given number.

    • The program takes an input number from the user.

    • It initializes an array with the first two Fibonacci numbers.

    • Using a loop, it calculates the next Fibonacci number by summing the previous two numbers.

    • The loop continues until the next Fibonacci number exceeds the given input number.

    • The program then prints the Fibonacci sequence up to the given number.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Do you think your job designation should be solely based on your programme in b.tech
  • Ans. 

    No

    • Job designation should not be solely based on the program in b.tech as it limits the potential of individuals.

    • Skills, experience, and aptitude should also be considered for job designations.

    • A person with a different program or self-taught skills may be equally or more qualified for a job.

    • Job designations should be based on a holistic evaluation of an individual's capabilities.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Did you face any difficulties in IIT Bhubaneswar

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Technical Interview
Tips: Concentrate on Java,Big data

College Name: IIT BHUBANESHWAR

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

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in May 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. List the Git commands that you know?
  • Ans. 

    List of common Git commands for version control

    • git init - initialize a new Git repository

    • git clone - clone a repository into a new directory

    • git add - add file changes to the staging area

    • git commit - commit changes to the repository

    • git push - push changes to a remote repository

    • git pull - fetch and merge changes from a remote repository

    • git branch - list, create, or delete branches

    • git merge - merge changes from one branch...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. CI/CD pipeline explanantion
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Where do you save ansible files
  • Ans. 

    Ansible files are typically saved in a version control system like Git for easy access and collaboration.

    • Save ansible files in a version control system like Git

    • Create separate repositories for different projects or roles

    • Organize files into directories based on their purpose or role

    • Use naming conventions to easily identify files and their functions

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. How to take jenkins backup using plugins
  • Ans. 

    Use Jenkins plugin to easily backup Jenkins configurations and data

    • Install the 'ThinBackup' plugin in Jenkins

    • Configure the plugin to schedule regular backups of Jenkins configurations and data

    • Specify the backup location and retention policy in the plugin settings

    • Run manual backups as needed through the plugin interface

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

They gave 4 code , algorithms.

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Alogirthms and Programming
  • Q2. Coding problems
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via campus placement at Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) and was interviewed before Jul 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Two hours of exam. all basic aptitutde

Round 2 - Coding Test 

One hour graphs, arrays, strings

Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell about yourself
  • Q2. Asked about academic gpa

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for IBM Developer Associate interview:
  • Data Structures
  • aptitute

Developer Associate Interview Questions & Answers

Accenture user image 4012 BATCHU MAHALAKSHMI PRAJWALITHA

posted on 21 Oct 2023

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
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.
View all tips
Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

The round 1 is an apptitude test it consists of multiple choice questions. The topics covered like apptitude (verbal,quants,etc). also the pseudocodes are there you have to find the output , these are also mcq type questions.

Round 3 - Coding Test 

2nd round was coding test there will be c codes to solve. u can use any preferred language

Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Explain about ur project

I applied via Campus Placement

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Online aptitude can prepare from indiabix

Round 2 - Cognitive test 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Game based check on youtube you’ve to complete it fast
Round 3 - Coding Test 

Needs coding knowledge

Round 4 - Interviews 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Mine was easy. Only HR questions nothing technical. But other students got technical questions.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare from YouTube and google. Coding round is the most diffIcult. Others are doable.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
-
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Jan 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Questions were at Medium difficulty level.

Round 2 - Coding Test 

One basic level coding problem on loops and one medium level problem on data structure.

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions were based on skills mentioned in resume and the projects worked on.

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Sep 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Based on projects

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare resume well and have good projects

Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant Developer Associate interview?
Cognizant interview process usually has 2 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process are Resume Shortlist and One-on-one Round.

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