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Cognizant Interview Questions, Process, and Tips for Freshers

Updated 17 Dec 2024

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Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

2 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

60min of test which include all concepts of mathematical,and codind questiond

2

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Difference between string buffer and builder
  • Q2. How to compare strings

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Focus main on basics that is enough to crack interview as a fresher

Skills evaluated in this interview

IT Engineer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 8 May 2024

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 Easy
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
 Not Selected

I applied via Job Portal and was interviewed in Apr 2024.

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (3 Questions)

  • Q1. Pls do interview schedule
  • Q2. Html related questions
  • Q3. Css related questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - I'm a fresher

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Software Engineer Interview Questions

user image Bharath kumar

posted on 17 Jun 2024

Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is the difference between java 7 and java 8
  • Q2. Code to remove duplicate entries in a string

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Mar 2024.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Coding Test Round

Cover String Manipulation and Array based questions.

2

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions asked on FrontEnd, College Project and Situational Based questions
3

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions on how to handle team in case of issues.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare core concepts. Choose one OOPs programming language. Prepare questions from any one online programming practice platform like Hackerearth, etc.

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Interview experience
2
 Poor
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

3 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

I got many questions from the internet previous, from where I was learning, the pattern is almost the same.

2

Coding Test Round

Basic Array, Linkedlist, HashSet, Map.

3

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic Intro, Medium to hard GFG questions, 1 Medium Leetcode question.
  • Q2. Graph only was the 1 question
Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 Hard
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
 Not Selected

I applied via AmbitionBox and was interviewed in Jul 2024.

1 Interview Round

1

HR Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Why should i hire you
  • Q2. Where are you from

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Service Desk Analyst 1 Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 28 Apr 2024

Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 More than 8 weeks
Result
 No response

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Mar 2024.

4 Interview Rounds

1

Communication Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Its like versant test
2

Aptitude Test Round

Arithmetic, logical, reasoning

3

Group Discussion Round

Self intro, about favorite celebrity, select one rich/famous

4

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Trouble shooting, about college, rotational shifts..

Software Development Engineer interview

user image The Communicators

posted on 16 Nov 2021

Servicenow Consultant Interview Questions

user image Sandeep kumar

posted on 29 Nov 2024

Interview experience
3
 Average
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

2 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

Logical and verbal reasoning

2

Coding Test Round

Good and factorial series

Programmer Analyst Interview Questions

user image swati rani

posted on 6 May 2024

Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic OS, DBMS and C questions
  • Q2. Basic coding question and its line-to-line explanantion

Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant interview for freshers?
Cognizant interview process for freshers usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process for freshers are Aptitude Test, Technical and Resume Shortlist.
How to prepare for Cognizant 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 Communication Skills, Non Voice Process, voice process, non voice and bpo.
What are the top questions asked in Cognizant interview for freshers?

Some of the top questions asked at the Cognizant interview for freshers -

  1. Write a code of Prime number which are printed in the Right angle triangle form...read more
  2. if you promised a customer for the product on a specific day and your company w...read more
  3. two puzzles: 1. how can you cut a cake in 8 pieces in minimum number of cuts(an...read more
How long is the Cognizant interview process?

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

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Interview Process at Cognizant for Freshers

based on 198 interviews in last 1 year

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People are getting interviews through

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24%
13%
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5%
2%
9% candidates got the interview through other sources.
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