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Cognizant Programmer Analyst Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 15 Dec 2024

Top Cognizant Programmer Analyst 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. What is stack? How do you convert a queue to stack?
  • Q3. What is the difference between structure and class?
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Programmer Analyst Interview Questions

user image DILLIBABU R

posted on 22 Nov 2024

Interview experience
3
 Average
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

2 Interview Rounds

1

Coding Test Round

Overall good data structures and sensitive

2

Aptitude Test Round

Maths science physics social tamil

Programmer Analyst Interview Questions

user image swati rani

posted on 6 May 2024

Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic OS, DBMS and C questions
  • Q2. Basic coding question and its line-to-line explanantion

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Programmer Analyst Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 16 Apr 2024

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

I applied via Campus Placement

3 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

General questions from aptitude, grammar and Logical Reasoning

2

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Technical Discussion on projects done and your approach
3

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Generic HR questions regarding behavior and temperament

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Practice aptitude and make projects

Programmer Analyst Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 6 Nov 2024

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

2 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

Yes it was tough for sure

2

Coding Test Round

IT was consisting of C, python, sQL

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Programmer Analyst Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 28 Mar 2024

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

2 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

Reasoning, quant and 2 coding question

2

One-on-one Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. OOPS, Java, SQL, Stream based questions
  • Q2. Questions related to OOPS, JAVA

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident and straight forward answers

Programmer Analyst Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 5 Jul 2024

Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I applied via Job Portal and was interviewed in Jan 2024.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

Easy mathematical questions

2

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Give me brief explanation about the project u have mentioned in resume
  • Q2. Asked to write sql queries
3

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Documents verification

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Cognizant Programmer Analyst interview:
  • SQL
  • Python

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Programmer Analyst Interview Questions

user image NALLAMOTHU SPANDANA

posted on 14 Nov 2024

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

I applied via Campus Placement

3 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

First was aptitude test

2

Coding Test Round

Technical round on skills and projects

3

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Behavioral questions

Programmer Analyst Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 21 Sep 2024

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

Aptitude Test Round

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

user image Anonymous

posted on 17 Oct 2024

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
 -

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Sep 2024.

1 Interview Round

1

Coding Test Round

As fresher had questions on aptitude, behavioral , and few questions on different code language, electronics

Programmer Analyst Interview Questions

user image Suhas P M

posted on 14 Jul 2024

Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 Easy
Duration
 -
Result
Selected  Selected

2 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

It was pretty easy to complete

2

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

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

Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant Programmer Analyst interview?
Cognizant interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process are Technical, Aptitude Test and HR.
How to prepare for Cognizant Programmer Analyst interview?
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?

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

  1. 1 Tell me about your self 2 What is c# 3 What is oops concept 4 What is Delegat...read more
  2. Two defined table and fetching data is done one table has 20 records of 20 stud...read more
  3. Q1. Write a program to check whether the given String is pallindrome or not usi...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

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  • Technical Round
  • HR Round 1
  • HR Round 2
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