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Cognizant Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 3 Mar 2025

Top Cognizant Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. What is stack? How do you convert a queue to stack?
  • Q2. What is the difference between structure and class?
  • Q3. Two defined table and fetching data is done one table has 20 records of 20 students another table has 10 student information if i want to pick the common record how to pi ...read more
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Cognizant Interview Experiences

114 interviews found

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Jul 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Basic aptitude including quantitative, logical and verbal

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Questions on basic programming
  • Q2. Questions on the department which you studied

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Cognizant Programmer Analyst interview:
  • C
  • Aptitude
  • Domain
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be honest and be strong. If you are good at basics of programming and basics of your department things, you shall ace it!

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

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

It includes aptitude test and coding round. They given total 7 codes, from that 5 are for bug fixing and 2 are for written a code.

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basics of C, OOPS concepts, SQL, etc.
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Asking about me, and Cognizant related questions.

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Cognizant Programmer Analyst interview:
  • C
  • OOPS
  • SQL
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Overall process is simple and easy.

Programmer Analyst Interview Questions Asked at Other Companies for undefined

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Q1. What is stack? How do you convert a queue to stack?
Q2. What is SQL? define ddl? Why should we hire you?
asked in Cognizant
Q3. What is the difference between structure and class?
asked in Cognizant
Q4. Two defined table and fetching data is done one table has 20 reco ... read more
asked in Cognizant
Q5. What is the difference between RDBMS and DBMS? Explain database w ... read more

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Written test, technical test as mentioned in resume , hr round

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Java basics

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - If ur joining u will be treated as a resource. And resources get exhausted and thrown away. So do not join

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 (1)

 Sse Programmer Analyst

 (1)

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Dec 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Technical: SQL queries of join b/w three tables Sorting in descending order c program Full c code to print helloworld Little data structure,dbms Weakness HR: any movies or series recently watched and ...
  • Ans. 

    The question asks for SQL queries for joining three tables, sorting in descending order in C program, and printing 'Hello, World!' in C.

    • To join three tables in SQL, use the JOIN keyword with appropriate conditions.

    • To sort in descending order in C, use the qsort() function with a custom comparison function.

    • To print 'Hello, World!' in C, use the printf() function with the desired message.

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Interview was quick and good.
It all depends on luck , interview panel, confidence, little communication.
Always be prepared for worst and be confident. Don't show you are desperate neither you have no interest.
Don't speak anything extra or give any wrong answer.

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I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Aug 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Apti reasoning and English test

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic oops ,Java, problem solving and apti

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Best for freshers but don't expect to be developer.

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Aug 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

It includes general aptitude, verbal and reasoning ability

Round 2 - Coding Test 

It includes pseudo code

Round 3 - Assignment 

It was resume based interview because on non technical background

Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 1) Introduction 2) Why you want to join IT industry 3) Why should i hire you 4) tell me your strength and weakness

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Believe in your learnings. Please don't afraid of interviewers.

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Dec 2020. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Related to my Engineering project and basic OOPS based program

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Go through your project thoroughly and practice OOPS based programs

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

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

It was basic aptitude test with easy medium difficulty

Round 2 - Coding Test 

This was for those who qualified as coders for GENC Next process. Easy medium codes were there

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. An interview round where the interviewer was keen on selecting you no matter what your knowledge base is

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - It's easy focus more on basic coding and aptitude solving

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Oct 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Transformers(Since i was dumb enough initially to venture into IT being from EEE background) which is no where related to Job

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Unless you are from IT this is not worth it.

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 -

  1. Two defined table and fetching data is done one table has 20 records of 20 stud...read more
  2. If i want to select uncommon records which does not match how to pi...read more
  3. Technical: SQL queries of join b/w three tables Sorting in descending order c ...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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  • Technical Round
  • HR Round
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