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Engineer Trainee Interview Questions & Answers

posted on 9 Nov 2022

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Nov 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist

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Round 2 - Aptitude Test

Numerical, verbal, General, Word Problem, Spatial Reasoning Test, Logical Reasoning Test.

Round 3 - Coding Test

Program in C, HTML, CSS, JAVASCRIPT.

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Topics to prepare for Cognizant Engineer Trainee interview:

Programming in c
HTML
Javascript
CSS

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Engineer Trainee Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 5 Jul 2022

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

Round 1 - Aptitude Test

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Round 2 - Coding Test

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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - asking your education background, checking the proper dress code

Engineer Trainee Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 17 Dec 2021

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jun 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire

2 Questions

Q1. Basics of Data structures Oops Sql

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Q2. Some behavioural questions

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Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Just be confident and give your best.

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Engineer Trainee Interview Questions & Answers

posted on 2 Aug 2022

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed before Aug 2021. There were 5 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test

Usual APTI test conducted by Myamcat

Round 2 - Group Discussion

Usual GD taken by HR, sometimes they take speech test

Round 3 - One-on-one

(1 Question)

Q1. Technical and Functional, not hard core technical, basic IT understanding, cloud, also agree on shift location or not

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Round 4 - Technical

(1 Question)

Q1. Similar questions like the last round, more on final year project

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Round 5 - HR

(1 Question)

Q1. Tell us about urself. Why do you want to join, shifts, locations, you were in electrical why in IT, what is hobby. etc

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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare your basics well, have knowledge on final year project, IT and computer awareness

Engineer Trainee Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 29 Sep 2022

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Sep 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test

100+ mathematical,verbal,logical, quantitive, analysis mcqs

Round 2 - Technical

(1 Question)

Q1. Speak about myself, Regarding my project , regarding the number of internships i had done with explanation, basic programming questions and iot & multimedia subject related questions.

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Round 3 - HR

(1 Question)

Q1. Speak about myself, about my skills, strength and weakness

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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Just be honest and be yourself. Do not lie because HR can cross question you more related to that topic . Be relaxed and cool do not panic. Best of luck

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Engineer Trainee Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 27 May 2022

I applied via Job Fair and was interviewed before May 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test

Round 2 - One-on-one

(1 Question)

Q1. Why you are suppose to join Cognizant

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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be prepared for a basic formal questions and don't get panic

Engineer Trainee Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 20 Jun 2017

I was interviewed in Nov 2016.

Interview Questionnaire

1 Question

Q1. Basic C,Java

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Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Total Questions: 40

College Name: Malla Reddy Institute Of Engineering & Technology ( MRIET )

Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant Engineer Trainee interview?

Cognizant interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process are Aptitude Test, Technical and HR.

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How long is the Cognizant Engineer Trainee interview process?

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

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Cognizant Engineer Trainee Salary

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₹2.9 L/yr - ₹4.5 L/yr

32% more than the average Engineer Trainee Salary in India

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