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Cognizant Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 9 Apr 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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Programmer Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

user image NALLAMOTHU SPANDANA

posted on 14 Nov 2024

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

I applied via Campus Placement

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

First was aptitude test

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Technical round on skills and projects

Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Behavioral questions
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

In the aptitude we have logical thinking questions, coding related questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - I joined as fresher in cognizant. So, I was asked basics of java, AWS and my final year project. Try to answer the question with confidence.

Programmer Analyst Interview Questions Asked at Other Companies for Fresher

asked in Cognizant
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 experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
  • Q1. Skill oriented knowledge
  • Q2. General knowledge on domain base
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
  • Q1. Basics java question
  • Q2. Spring boot and microservices

Cognizant interview questions for designations

 Programmer Analyst Trainee

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 (1)

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 (1)

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 (28)

 SAS Programmer Analyst

 (1)

 Programmer Analyst 1

 (5)

 Programmer Analyst Intern

 (1)

 Sse Programmer Analyst

 (1)

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
-
Result
Selected Selected
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

It was pretty easy to complete

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Asked about general DSA question and one easy coding question to reverse string

Get interview-ready with Top Cognizant Interview Questions

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Feb 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Palindrome, Reverse string

Round 2 - Group Discussion 

Covid precreation's that you followed in Lockdown

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Basics must be strong
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed in Apr 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Aptitude questions were asked

Round 2 - Coding Test 

2 coding questions and 2 SQL

Programmer Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

user image Ramaraju Lakshmi Prasanna

posted on 11 Sep 2024

Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Asked about the core
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Relocation, salary
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in May 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Easy. basic maths problem 30 question 30 minstues. gamefied aptitude

Round 2 - Coding Test 

2 coding q, 2 sql query, 10 cloud question mcq

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - keep trying u will get
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Aug 2023. 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 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Java 8, streams, What are collections and few diff in maps and list collections, few streams methods, custom exceptions, queries of Sql, rest apis
  • Q2. Arrays coding,few queries, stream code, rest api annotations
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Managerial round what previous work and project team size, tech stack used, how project release works in org
Round 4 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Salary discussion on call
  • Q2. Direct salary negotiation and what other offer we have

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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Cognizant Interview Process

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  • Aptitude Test Round
  • Technical Round
  • HR Round
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