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Updated 9 Apr 2025

Cognizant Interview Experiences

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Programmer Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 21 Dec 2021

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Nov 2021. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire

1 Question

Q1. I have attended Cts interview on college during placements and it was 20 minutes tech round where the interviewer digged on Core Java, SQL, OOPS.

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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Have your basics clear and prepare resume on the basis of your strength. you will go through.

Programmer Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 3 Apr 2023

Interview experience

Good

Difficulty level

Moderate

Process Duration

Less than 2 weeks

Result

Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Apr 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test

Aptitudes questions , English questions, and then code

Round 2 - Technical

(1 Question)

Q1. Oops concepts, project which i have worked,sql queries etc

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Round 3 - HR

(1 Question)

Q1. About company, projects on which company is working

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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Keep the employees and train them accordingly for the requirement

Programmer Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 14 Mar 2023

Interview experience

Good

Difficulty level

Moderate

Process Duration

Less than 2 weeks

Result

Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Mar 2022. 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.

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Round 2 - Coding Test

Asked questions on Fibonacci sequence (through code) and other general oops concept

Round 3 - HR

(2 Questions)

Q1. What are your hobbies?

Ans. It keeps changing. Currently I like reading a lot and gardening in my free time. Also, I like organizing and home decor.

Answered Anonymously

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Q2. Would you call yourself creative?

Ans. I won't call myself "creative" since I'm not that good at "creating" but I am rather good at following instructions and do the stuffs exactly as I am told.

Answered Anonymously

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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be honest with your resume since they expect what they see and you may falter when asked something that you lied about in your resume. Interviewers catch that easily. Be confident in what you have to offer and remember, it's okay to be nervous because the job matters to you, just don't try to be someone you're not.

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Need help to decide

I have the following offers and confused to choose one. Exp: 6.8 Java backend dev cognizant - 25 lpa (24 fixed) Epam - 28 fixed Citi - 30 fixed If i ask epam with citi offer they will increase their offer, but my question is that worth negotiating with them? Please give you suggestions. My Last working day is 31 March 2025.

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Programmer Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 16 Mar 2023

Interview experience

Good

Difficulty level

Moderate

Process Duration

Less than 2 weeks

Result

Not Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Mar 2022. There were 2 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 - Technical

(2 Questions)

Q1. Oops concept Inheritance

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Q2. Inline outline Innerjoin outerjoin

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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be prepare before u attend.
If a fresher they ll ask basic questions otherwise we have to prepare well

Programmer Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

posted on 22 Sep 2022

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Sep 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.

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Round 2 - HR

(1 Question)

Q1. Tell me about your self , your perfared location , last salary , how much you expect

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Round 3 - Technical

(1 Question)

Q1. Last experiance , basics of selenium

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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - You have to idea about your last experience , like what u did , and why

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Programmer Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 15 Mar 2023

Interview experience

Good

Difficulty level

Easy

Process Duration

Result

Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Mar 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test

It included both basic level aptitude questions and average to below average level coding questions on arrays, linked list and tree traversal

Round 2 - HR

(2 Questions)

Q1. Hr and technical round will be done together, they generally ask the same coding questions which appear in previous test just to check you have cheated or not. Substantial part of the interview will also...

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Q2. Why you would like to join our company?

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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Basic data structures, OOPS concept, sql queries including joints and aggregate function, please make sure you have comprehensive understanding about the project you have mentioned in the CV.

Programmer Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 12 Sep 2021

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Aug 2021. There were 5 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire

1 Question

Q1. Interview experience

Ans. Have a good idea of any programing language, SQL , and if you are from non CSE field prepare well any one subject from your core branch. Be confident enough with your answer and speak point to point have some confidence in your voice and most important have a good speaking skill

Answered Anonymously

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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident and practice speaking because first impression matters much.

Programmer Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 22 Dec 2021

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

Interview Questionnaire

1 Question

Q1. As I was applied for Angular front-end developer, I was asked with HTML, CSS, JavaScript questions. Also be familiar with the flow of the application.

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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare for all the basic and advanced questions. Always have the pen and paper while attending the interviews. Be confident with your answers. Also explaining the answers with the best example will make you stand unique.

Programmer Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 2 Nov 2022

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Nov 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.

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Round 2 - Aptitude Test

Simple apptitude on time, distance speed, logical reasoning.

Round 3 - Coding Test

Had to complete the already present code and get the output

Round 4 - One-on-one

(3 Questions)

Q1. I was asked questions on data structures, c and Java.

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Q2. Was asked to explain about my project and if I had done any internship.

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Q3. Few apptitude questions and c apps.

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Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Try to answer all the questions but if you don't know something don't drag the time and waste the interviewer time and move on to the next question.

Programmer Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

posted on 6 Oct 2022

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Oct 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 - Aptitude Test

General aptitude and Reasoning questions

Round 3 - Coding Test

Includes coding and mcq questions related to Java

Round 4 - Technical

(3 Questions)

Q1. Technical interview includes oops concept and related to Java

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Q2. Questions related to database

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Q3. Sql questions related to perform CRUD operations

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Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Cognizant Programmer Analyst interview:

OOPS
Core Java

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Learn core java and oops concepts in depth and basic coding questions

Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant Programmer Analyst 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 Programmer Analyst 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 Manual Testing, Smoke Testing, Test Cases, Test Data and Test Planning.

What are the top questions asked in Cognizant Programmer Analyst interview for freshers?

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

Two defined table and fetching data is done one table has 20 records of 20 stud...read more
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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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