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Cognizant Programmer Analyst Interview Questions, Process, and Tips for Freshers

Updated 2 Dec 2024

Top Cognizant Programmer Analyst Interview Questions and Answers for Freshers

  • 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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111 Cognizant Programmer Analyst Interview Experiences for Freshers

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Programmer Analyst Interview Questions

user image Soorya S Padmanabhan

posted on 4 Apr 2024

Interview experience
3
 Average
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

I applied via Campus Placement

1 Interview Round

1

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Where do you see yourself career wise after few years

Programmer Analyst Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 6 Jul 2023

Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

I applied via Campus Placement

3 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

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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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2

Aptitude Test Round

Aptitude test consist of 3 round. First is Quant , Second is Reasoning, Third is English.

3

Technical Round (3 Questions)

  • Q1. Technical question related to your field is mainly asked.
  • Q2. Tell me about youself
  • Q3. What is String? What is DBMS?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident give your best and read some basics about any one programming language.

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Programmer Analyst Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 13 Feb 2024

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

4 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

Covered all types concepts in Aptitude

2

Coding Test Round

It was like snippets for output

3

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Asking basic codes to write
4

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic personal details

Programmer Analyst Interview Questions

user image TechnoNerd

posted on 26 Mar 2024

Interview experience
1
 Bad
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

2 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

Apttitude Test online with mcq questions

2

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. All questions from resume skills

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Programmer Analyst Interview Questions

user image MOHIT PRASAD

posted on 4 Aug 2023

Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 2-4 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Jul 2023.

4 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

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Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
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2

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Java Spring boot and angular questions basic to intermediate questions
3

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Project related technology
4

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary discussion and company culture

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be technically strong
Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

3 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

Basic aptitude questiona

2

Coding Test Round

Basic coding questions

3

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic questions from resume

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Programmer Analyst Interview Questions

user image Raine Felid

posted on 5 Feb 2024

Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. 1. If this a (showed an obj) and this is b, write a code to add both and get results

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Programmer Analyst interview

user image Souraj is Happy

posted on 25 Mar 2022

Programmer Analyst Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 15 Feb 2023

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

3 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Properly align and format text in your resume. A recruiter will have to spend more time reading poorly aligned text, leading to high chances of rejection.
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2

Aptitude Test Round

Good round and I cleared very interesting and funny to be true superb easy

3

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. 1.Went well and I answered all the questions I answered all the questions which I have been received so it is very easy and I clearly very much 2. They asked me...read more
  • Q2. First of all the interview has been went well, and I also be selected for program and his training role and it is my first job. I am really happy to be and I am...read more

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Try to learn some basics as you are a fresher because I am a fresher and I have cleared because I have learnt so much Keep working hard.

Programmer Analyst Interview Questions

user image Sarthak Ray

posted on 16 Aug 2023

Interview experience
3
 Average
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

3 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

Questions from aptitude logical reasoning and English.

2

Coding Test Round

2 coding questions in a time of 1 hour

3

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. This was the interview where they asked some technical questions and some personal questions about my educations likes and dislikes.

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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Interview Process at Cognizant Programmer Analyst for Freshers

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