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Updated 9 Apr 2025

Top Cognizant Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. 1 Tell me about your self 2 What is c# 3 What is oops concept 4 What is Delegate 5 Difference between polymorphism and what are its type 6 What is out and ref keyword 7 W ...read more
  • Q2. Q1. Write a program to check whether the given String is pallindrome or not using two pointers approach in 3 mins?
  • Q3. Explain me about OOPS Concepts. Write a program in C++ to calculate Fibonacci Series. Write a program in C ++ to calculate Factorial. What is Call by value, Call by refer ...read more
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Cognizant Interview Experiences

141 interviews found

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

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Jul 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

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 - Aptitude Test 

The assessment was taken on amcat platform included qualitative, quantitative, English and coding sections.

Round 3 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. OOPs concepts with real life examples.
  • Ans. 

    OOPs concepts are fundamental principles in object-oriented programming that help in organizing and managing code efficiently.

    • Encapsulation: Bundling data and methods that operate on the data into a single unit. Example: A car object with properties like color and methods like start() and stop().

    • Inheritance: Creating new classes based on existing classes, inheriting their attributes and methods. Example: Animal class w...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Difference between switch and a router.
  • Ans. 

    Switch operates at data link layer and forwards data based on MAC addresses, while router operates at network layer and forwards data based on IP addresses.

    • Switch operates at layer 2 of OSI model, while router operates at layer 3.

    • Switch forwards data within the same network, while router forwards data between different networks.

    • Switch uses MAC addresses to make forwarding decisions, while router uses IP addresses.

    • Switc...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. What is normalisation.
  • Ans. 

    Normalisation is the process of organizing data in a database to reduce redundancy and improve data integrity.

    • Organizes data into tables to minimize redundancy

    • Ensures data dependencies make sense

    • Reduces data anomalies

    • Example: Splitting customer information into separate tables for name, address, and contact details

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What are your strengths and weakness.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Practice in aptitude as they can ask aptitude questions from anywhere.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
-
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Apr 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

2 coding questions along with aptitude mcqs

Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Where do you see yourself in future What other technologies you know

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Programmer Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 8 Feb 2022

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Jan 2022. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 1 Tell me about your self 2 What is c# 3 What is oops concept 4 What is Delegate 5 Difference between polymorphism and what are its type 6 What is out and ref keyword 7 What is call by ref and call by valu...
  • Ans. 

    Interview questions for Programmer Analyst position

    • C# is a programming language used for developing Windows applications

    • OOPS concepts include inheritance, encapsulation, abstraction, and polymorphism

    • Delegate is a type that represents references to methods with a specific parameter list and return type

    • Polymorphism is the ability of an object to take on many forms. Types include compile-time and runtime polymorphism

    • Out a...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Cognizant Programmer Analyst interview:
  • C#
  • SQL Server
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Research on your target companies
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Question releted to integration, Aura and LWC
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Introduction, salary expectations

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Keep basic simple, question will be on integration, Aura and LWC

Cognizant interview questions for designations

 Programmer Analyst Trainee

 (402)

 Senior Programmer Analyst

 (1)

 Junior Programmer Analyst

 (1)

 Programmer

 (28)

 SAS Programmer Analyst

 (1)

 Programmer Analyst 1

 (5)

 Sse Programmer Analyst

 (1)

 Programmer Analyst Intern

 (1)

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Jun 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Must learn and practice Basic and advance concept. Attend interview genuinely.

Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic Verification questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Learn each and every concept as well as Practicing code that may help everytime.

Get interview-ready with Top Cognizant Interview Questions

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Basic coding

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Based on technology and work related
Round 3 - HR 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Why are you looking for a change?
  • Q2. Why should we hire you?
  • Q3. Share details of your previous job.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare basic well and few code samples

I appeared for an interview in Mar 2022.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Some low level .net questions will be asked. Because you will not be working in .net technology. You will only get some L1 support role. Just for name same, interview will be done on .net

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - If you want spoil your career, then you can surely attend the interview by looking basic .net questions. Cognizant is the best place to ruin your future 😇😇
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Oct 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

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 

Normal English, maths, reasoning.

Round 3 - Coding Test 

Asked about circular Linked list, delete a node from that list.
Some algorithms related to searching and sorting and asked to do dry run.

Round 4 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell us about yourself, why you want to join this organisation. Are you ready to work in southern part of India or are you ready to relocate.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Basic coding questions, and need to have a little command over DSA.

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Oct 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

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 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Domain Related Questions
  • Q2. Skillset based questions
  • Q3. Questions on your project
Round 3 - HR 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Why are you looking for a change?
  • Q2. What are your salary expectations?
  • Q3. Share details of your previous job.
  • Q4. Tell me about yourself.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare as per your resume and as per your skillset

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Aug 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

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 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. General question about previous experience.
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Question was related to SQL Joins, Functions, Stored Procedure, Power BI relationships, DAX.
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. They asked about salary expectation and preferred job location.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident, Clear about the concept of technology you worked on.

Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant Programmer Analyst interview for experienced candidates?
Cognizant interview process for experienced candidates usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process for experienced candidates are Technical, Aptitude Test and HR.
How to prepare for Cognizant Programmer Analyst interview for experienced candidates?
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 Functional Testing, Test Cases, Smoke Testing, Test Data and System Integration Testing.
What are the top questions asked in Cognizant Programmer Analyst interview for experienced candidates?

Some of the top questions asked at the Cognizant Programmer Analyst interview for experienced candidates -

  1. 1 Tell me about your self 2 What is c# 3 What is oops concept 4 What is Delegat...read more
  2. Q1. Write a program to check whether the given String is pallindrome or not usi...read more
  3. Explain me about OOPS Concepts. Write a program in C++ to calculate Fibonacci S...read more
How long is the Cognizant Programmer Analyst interview process?

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

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Cognizant Interview Process

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  • HR Round - 1
  • HR Round - 2
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