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Cognizant Engineer Trainee Interview Questions, Process, and Tips
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39 interviews found
Anonymous
(2 Questions)
- Q1. What is Class in Java ?
- Q2. What is OOB in Java?
Aptitude round consisted of general aptitude questions. They were easy to moderate.
(2 Questions)
- Q1. Write a code to implement polymorphism.
- Ans.
Polymorphism in programming allows objects of different classes to be treated as objects of a common superclass.
Polymorphism can be achieved in programming languages like Java through method overriding and method overloading.
Example: In Java, a superclass Animal can have a method 'makeSound()' which is overridden in subclasses like Dog and Cat.
Example: Method overloading in Java allows multiple methods with the same na
- Q2. Date builtin function in sql
- Ans.
The DATE function in SQL is used to retrieve the current date.
The DATE function returns the current date in the format 'YYYY-MM-DD'.
It does not require any parameters to be passed.
Example: SELECT DATE();
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Selected
I applied via Job Portal
Medium level question on apptitude english and quants
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- Computer Networking
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I appeared for an interview in Feb 2025, where I was asked the following questions.
- Q1. What is normalisation and 5nf
- Ans.
Normalization is a database design process to reduce redundancy and improve data integrity, with 5NF focusing on eliminating redundancy in relationships.
Normalization organizes data into tables to minimize duplication.
5NF (Fifth Normal Form) ensures that every non-trivial join dependency is a consequence of the candidate keys.
Example: In a table with student courses, if a student can enroll in multiple courses, 5NF sep...
- Q2. Overloading and overriding
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Abarna Annalakshmi
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I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Jan 2024. There were 4 interview rounds.
Basic apti questions
Here our communication skill is evaluated
We were asked to discuss about installation of mobile towers and their impacts
(4 Questions)
- Q1. Self introduction
- Q2. What's your strength,weakness
- Q3. Given a topic and asked to speak for a minute
- Q4. Previous work experience
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Harshith Mummadi
(3 Questions)
- Q1. Tell me about your self
- Q2. What is a Virtual Private Network (VPN) and how does it work?
- Q3. What is the most recent information you have acquired regarding cybersecurity?
(1 Question)
- Q1. General aptitude
Kausik Chakraborty
Selected
I appeared for an interview in Sep 2024, where I was asked the following questions.
- Q1. Tell me something
- Q2. What is cloud
- Ans.
Cloud refers to internet-based computing that provides shared resources, data, and services on demand.
Cloud computing enables on-demand access to a shared pool of configurable resources.
Examples include services like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.
It offers various models such as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS).
Clo...
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(2 Questions)
- Q1. Tell me about yourself
- Q2. Questions on coreJAVA
(2 Questions)
- Q1. What are your hobbies
- Q2. Strengths and weakness
Selected
I applied via Campus Placement
Quick tempo on a given topic
It was easy online aptitude test
(3 Questions)
- Q1. Asked technical questions
- Q2. Al about Networking
- Q3. Basics of Networking
(1 Question)
- Q1. Just asked about location prefernces
B Mallikarjuna
(2 Questions)
- Q1. About cloud and the terminologies
- Q2. Cloudtypesand relates
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Cognizant Engineer Trainee Interview Process
based on 28 interviews
5 Interview rounds
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- Aptitude Test Round - 2
- Technical Round - 1
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