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Cognizant Project Associate Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 14 Jan 2025

Top Cognizant Project Associate Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. What is an API? Why APIs are so popular these days? What is API Management? Why we need an API Management tool such as Apigee Edge? What is REST? What is the difference b ...read more
  • Q2. 1.Four pillars of OOPS concepts with real time example and have you used in your project or not? 2.Abstract class and interfaces with realtime example 3.Finalise and disp ...read more
  • Q3. Write a program to display most frequent element in an array using Streams and Lambda expression. Difference between ArrayList and HashSet. What is the use of default met ...read more
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Cognizant Project Associate Interview Experiences

121 interviews found

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Jul 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. 1. What is the data flow in your current project starting from Dataware house till Dumping data in downstream.
  • Ans. 

    Data flows from Data Warehouse to downstream through ETL process and data transformation.

    • Data is extracted from Data Warehouse using ETL tools like Informatica, Talend, etc.

    • Data is transformed and cleansed using various data transformation techniques.

    • Transformed data is loaded into downstream systems like Hadoop, Spark, etc.

    • Data is dumped into downstream systems for further processing and analysis.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. 2. What is tokenisation in MDM.
  • Ans. 

    Tokenisation in MDM is the process of replacing sensitive data with unique identifiers.

    • Tokenisation helps in securing sensitive data by replacing it with a unique identifier or token.

    • The token can be used for data processing and analysis without exposing the original data.

    • For example, credit card numbers can be tokenised to protect them from theft or misuse.

    • Tokenisation is different from encryption as it does not requi...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. What are the match and merge Rules. Difference between match level and search level.
  • Ans. 

    Match and merge rules determine how records are matched and merged in a database. Match level refers to the criteria used to identify potential matches, while search level refers to the process of finding and comparing those potential matches.

    • Match rules define the criteria used to identify potential matches between records.

    • Merge rules determine how those potential matches are combined into a single record.

    • Match level ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. What is provisioning tool . Layout designer. Reference entity in provisioning .
  • Ans. 

    Provisioning tool is used to automate the process of setting up and managing resources. Layout designer is a tool to design the layout of the provisioning portal. Reference entity is a data model used in provisioning.

    • Provisioning tool automates the process of setting up and managing resources

    • Layout designer is a tool to design the layout of the provisioning portal

    • Reference entity is a data model used in provisioning

    • Pro...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - 1. It was Nice Interview . Interviewer was a Project manager very calm and Composed . So he first asked to introduce myself . Answered it quite well and also Told bit regarding my project Experience in My Company

2. Then he asked Regarding My Day to day Work in project and also regarding the data flow in the project from Dataware till dumping The data in downstream systems.

3. Then few INFA MDM Questions .

Skills evaluated in this interview

Project Associate Interview Questions & Answers

user image P.Tharun Kumar

posted on 30 Jan 2024

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

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Jan 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Automation coding interview for Sel+Java

Practical questions from Selenium-waits, exceptions, Xpath, Axes Xpath.
Java basic codings.

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Cognizant Project Associate interview:
  • Selenium Java
  • XPath
  • java basic coding

Project Associate Interview Questions Asked at Other Companies

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Q1. What is an API? Why APIs are so popular these days? What is API M ... read more
Q2. Which organic compound is called acid but do not have a COOH grou ... read more
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Q3. 1.Four pillars of OOPS concepts with real time example and have y ... read more
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Q4. Write a program to display most frequent element in an array usin ... read more
Q5. What concentration of H2SO4 and HCl is used in your laboratory?

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant 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 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 1. Technical Questions Like 1. Api led connectivity 2. Error handling
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 1. Relevant experience 2. Reason for leaving the previous organisation

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Cognizant Project Associate interview:
  • Technical Skills
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Give it a chance. This is a very workaholic place . You will get to learn a lot

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Aug 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic Sql window functions , grouping , joins Questions about ADF, Databricks , PowerBi Questions about previous work experience and project
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Not much questions in HR tound , preferred location and salary negotiation

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be comfortable with previous work project . Most of the questions are asked from prev project. Understand the end to end flow of project

Cognizant interview questions for designations

 Associate Project Engineer

 (8)

 Senior Project Associate

 (20)

 Associate Project Lead

 (2)

 Project Lead

 (5)

 Associate Consultant

 (10)

 Developer Associate

 (3)

 Software Associate

 (2)

 Associate Architect

 (1)

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. React Js interview, prepare all the basic concepts.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Hi,
Be confident while you are attending interview, if you don't know some concepts at interview time you can tell that I needs to work on that, you should show willing to learn attitude.
Answers the question confidently.

All the best.

Thank you.

Get interview-ready with Top Cognizant Interview Questions

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. Briefly describe Webdriver Interface
  • Ans. 

    Webdriver Interface is a programming interface that allows interaction with web browsers.

    • It is a part of Selenium framework

    • It provides methods to interact with web elements

    • It can simulate user actions like clicking, typing, etc.

    • It can handle alerts, frames, and windows

    • It supports multiple programming languages like Java, Python, etc.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. TestNG framework and annotation
  • Q3. Jenkins 2.0 pipeline scripting

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - It was nice and interactive

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
6-8 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Apr 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
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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Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Asked about the domain related questions and some basic normal questions
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Asked about .net basic questions and problem related questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Majorly 70% chances of selection but the onboarding process is very slow

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

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Releated to My Technology Dot Net, db question

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Answer need to be given a/c to exp. If you are fresher then you can tell what is oops its pillar and implementation but when you are exp then this answer not for you. you need to elaborate and show need to tell scenario where you can implement. Answer must be related to the context only

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

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. About your self and experience.
  • Q2. Programming concepts and By showing real time program asked the outputs
  • Q3. Database concepts and some queries

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident and if you don't know accept that. If you not answered any questions ask them for answer. So that you will know

Project Associate Interview Questions & Answers

user image Vidhyashree T

posted on 17 Apr 2023

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

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Apr 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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.
View all tips
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Easy. Basic question
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Easy. Basic question.
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Just sal discussions

Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant Project Associate interview?
Cognizant interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process are Technical, HR and Resume Shortlist.
How to prepare for Cognizant Project Associate 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 Test Strategy, Project Management, Test Cases, Test Planning and Project Planning.
What are the top questions asked in Cognizant Project Associate interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Cognizant Project Associate interview -

  1. What is an API? Why APIs are so popular these days? What is API Management? Wh...read more
  2. 1.Four pillars of OOPS concepts with real time example and have you used in you...read more
  3. Write a program to display most frequent element in an array using Streams and ...read more
How long is the Cognizant Project Associate interview process?

The duration of Cognizant Project Associate interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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Cognizant Project Associate Interview Process

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4 Interview rounds

  • Technical Round
  • HR Round - 1
  • Personal Interview1 Round
  • HR Round - 2
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