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Cognizant Programmer Analyst Trainee Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 6 Feb 2025

Top Cognizant Programmer Analyst Trainee Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. Check for syntax error/logical error and correct the error to get the desired output. void maxReplace(int size,int *inputList) { int i,sum=0; for(i=0;i
  • Q2. Alien Dictionary Problem Statement You are provided with a sorted dictionary (by lexical order) in an alien language. Your task is to determine the character order of th ...read more
  • Q3. if you promised a customer for the product on a specific day and your company will not be able to give that product on time then how will you convince that customer ?
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Cognizant Programmer Analyst Trainee Interview Experiences

402 interviews found

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

I applied via campus placement at Institute of Aeronautical Engineering, Hyderabad and was interviewed in Nov 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Easy-medium questions were asked in this

Round 2 - Coding Test 

The coding questions are mostly easy-moderate level difficulty and they ask questions based on specific clusters selected ( java, python, c# )

Round 3 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Mostly he covered all the concepts of DBMS (along with syntaxes)
  • Q2. Asked to solve pseudo codes
  • Q3. Oops in real life with detail explanation along with implementation in java

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Cognizant Programmer Analyst Trainee interview:
  • DBMS
  • OOPS
  • Problem Solving
  • Operating Systems
  • Computer Networking
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - basic aptitude, moderate problem solving skills, good communication skills are important along with knowledge in core subjects like CN,OS,OOPS and DBMS
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Dec 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

The first round was the Aptitude Round, during which most candidates were eliminated.

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Three coding questions, one SQL task, and one development-related task.

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. My Interview went for 40 min. in which 30 minutes he asked me Core Java Concepts and then AWS and then one simple code
  • Q2. Coding question - Write the code to print all the even number indexes from an array.

Interview Preparation Tips

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Programmer Analyst Trainee Interview Questions Asked at Other Companies

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Q3. if you promised a customer for the product on a specific day and ... read more
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Q4. What are OOP characteristics? Difference between abstraction and ... read more
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Q5. Why is java platform independent?
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

It's Gec next Aptitude with English and reasoning

Round 2 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about you self and some basic hr questions
  • Q2. 5 Aptitude and reasoning questions
  • Q3. 3 question of coding coding like swapping 2 number without using 3rd veriable reverse the string prime number odd number
Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Document verification and friendly discussion
  • Q2. Nothing much basic things

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Go for lastest interview questions it will help
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I was interviewed in Jul 2024.

Round 1 - Group Discussion 

GOT GENc offer of 4LPA
>>>Communication round was online it included multiple sections which needs skills of reading, listening, and speaking.(give this round and online coding round seriously as it will decide your interview package GENc,GENc pro,GENc Next).

Round 2 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. The first section was of sql . the first one was based on FROM and the second was based on JOINS.
  • Q2. The second section was based on DSA both question were DSA ARRAYS and STRING easy
  • Q3. The last section was devlopment section in which HTML ,CSS,JS code will be given and you have to correct it according to the required result given in the question
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about your self ,it was the intro
  • Q2. After that i directed the interview towards dsa and oops (as far i heard from my friends they were asking DSA ,OOPS,DMBS,JAVA) basics only in DSA in the worst case LL basic (reverse LL ,Iteration ,loop d...
  • Q3. HR round question were asked in the technical round only ,no separate HR round. >>>are u willing to work from anywhere >>>are u ok in any tech stack >>>are u willing to in any shifts

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 (1)

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 (1)

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Nov 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Aptitude test include communication and aptitude test

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Coding test according to cluster

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What are oops pillars
  • Ans. 

    OOPs pillars refer to the four main concepts of Object-Oriented Programming: Inheritance, Encapsulation, Abstraction, and Polymorphism.

    • Inheritance: Allows a class to inherit properties and behavior from another class.

    • Encapsulation: Bundling data and methods that operate on the data into a single unit.

    • Abstraction: Hiding the complex implementation details and showing only the necessary features of an object.

    • Polymorphism...

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  • Q2. Tell me about your project
  • Ans. 

    Developed a web application for tracking inventory and sales data.

    • Used HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for front-end development.

    • Utilized PHP and MySQL for back-end development.

    • Implemented user authentication and authorization features.

    • Integrated data visualization tools for reporting purposes.

  • Answered by AI

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via campus placement at Panimalar Engineering College, Chennai and was interviewed in Nov 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - communication round 

(6 Questions)

  • Q1. Can you tell me about yourself?
  • Q2. What can you tell me about Cognizant?
  • Q3. What are the steps to create a table in SQL and display the output?
  • Q4. Write any basic python program and display the output
  • Q5. What are the different types of joins in SQL?
  • Q6. Basic HR qns and about relocation
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I was interviewed in Aug 2024.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Basic aptitude questions from Quant, maths and reasoning

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic coding questions on C
  • Q2. Basic Electrical questions ( as I was in Electrical engineering background)
Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Document Verification
  • Q2. Pan-Aadhar validation

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - On campus interview

Programmer Analyst Trainee interview

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posted on 25 Mar 2022

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

I applied via campus placement at Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUST) and was interviewed in Aug 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Math, reasoning, english

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Introduction, questions based on resume
  • Q2. Dbms, your chosen language related questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Don't panic it's easy
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via Campus Placement

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Amcat Test. Basic aptitude.

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Questions based on Opps Concept
  • Q2. What is difference between tupple and list?
  • Ans. 

    Tuples are immutable and ordered collections, while lists are mutable and ordered collections in Python.

    • Tuples are created using parentheses () while lists are created using square brackets []

    • Tuples are immutable, meaning their elements cannot be changed once assigned, while lists are mutable and can be modified

    • Tuples are faster than lists for accessing elements, but lists are more flexible for operations like adding o...

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Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant Programmer Analyst 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.
How to prepare for Cognizant Programmer Analyst Trainee interview?
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 JIRA, Requirement Analysis, Quality Center, Web Services and Web Technologies.
What are the top questions asked in Cognizant Programmer Analyst Trainee interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Cognizant Programmer Analyst Trainee interview -

  1. if you promised a customer for the product on a specific day and your company w...read more
  2. What are OOP characteristics? Difference between abstraction and encapsulation?...read more
  3. Why is java platform independe...read more
How long is the Cognizant Programmer Analyst Trainee interview process?

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

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Cognizant Programmer Analyst Trainee Interview Process

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6 Interview rounds

  • Aptitude Test Round - 1
  • Aptitude Test Round - 2
  • Technical Round
  • HR Round - 1
  • HR Round - 2
  • Personal Interview1 Round
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