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Cognizant Research Analyst Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 8 Nov 2023

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Research Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

user image Syed Mohammed Hanafia

posted on 8 Nov 2023

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

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in May 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 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself
Round 3 - Aptitude Test 

Basic excel, Reasoning, English Grammar

Round 4 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Breif about Yourself.
  • Ans. Why do you want to work at night shift.
  • Answered by Syed Mohammed Hanafia

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Speak Confidently and Donot panic.
Be honest if you dont know any answer.

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Assignment 

Related to codeing
Mathematical question

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

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Aug 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

The questions was a medium leetcode and several multiple choices. To anyone who has prepared it is doable and easy

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. The questions at this level depend on your resume , I was at school ay the time , so my first question was on my elective module , Machine learning
  • Q2. My projects and tech stacks I used- this was a very technical discuss.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - You don't have to know everything but in a project you did , be ready to explain your choices and logic behind the process and data flows
Interview experience
2
Poor
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Jul 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Case Study 

Presentation on disney and capgemini collaboration

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Asked for consulting experience which was not mentioned in the JD
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. About yourself and education
  • Q2. About technical skills
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Group discussion on technical topcis
  • Q2. Case study and solutions
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in May 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Pharmacovigilance, clinical research

Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. About myself and about the pv and clinical research
  • Q2. Back group of our family and projects

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Good luck

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Aug 2022. There were 2 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.
View all tips
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Self introduction , qualification
  • Ans. My self KOLIMI ANILKUMAR I'm currently pursuing MBA in Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University ananthapur in the stream of business data analytics. With the percentage of 3 semester is 75%. My basic skills are power bi, ms Excel, data analyst in excel. Creating dashboards, innovative, learning, marketing, finance.
  • Answered Anonymously

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for HCLTech Research Associate interview:
  • Power bi
  • Python
  • Excel
  • Communication Skills
  • Innovative
  • Marketing
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - All job seekers must maintain the sufficient resume and need to learn the skills.

I applied via campus placement at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Tell about your previous intern?
  • Ans. 

    I have not had any previous research internships.

    • I have not had the opportunity to work as a research intern before.

    • However, I have gained research experience through coursework and independent projects.

    • For example, in my statistics class, I conducted a research project analyzing the relationship between income and education level.

    • Additionally, I have worked on a project analyzing the effectiveness of different marketi...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. How much comfortable are you with programming languages?
  • Ans. 

    I am very comfortable with programming languages.

    • Proficient in Java, Python, and C++

    • Experience with web development languages such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

    • Familiarity with database languages like SQL

    • Comfortable with learning new programming languages quickly

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Technical Interview
Tips: Know your resume well and prepare properly about your previous intern if any.

Skills:
Duration: 2
College Name: IIT Madras
Motivation: I wanted to do an Industrial research intern.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. If u agree then we will hire you as a trainee for 3 months. And will be hire as permanent employee only when you perform better during training.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - All the recruiter are asking for experience. But nobody support freshers then how they got experience. Please support them. Because freshers are like water you can change them in any shape and you may also change their taste as per your requirement.

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IBM user image Kshama Dwarakanath

posted on 26 Nov 2015

I applied via campus placement at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. What are the areas you are interested in?
  • Ans. 

    I am interested in areas related to machine learning, data analysis, and natural language processing.

    • Machine learning

    • Data analysis

    • Natural language processing

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What programming languages do you know?
  • Ans. 

    I know several programming languages including Java, Python, and C++.

    • Java

    • Python

    • C++

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: HR Interview
Experience: Analytics. Something I always wanted to try out.. I have been interested in math since schooling, so, took up engineering.
We had courses in C programming and python.

Skills:
Duration: 2 months
College Name: IIT Madras
Motivation: I have always wanted to try for a non-core company since I haven't been able to explore that area.

Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant Research Analyst interview?
Cognizant interview process usually has 4 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process are Resume Shortlist, HR and Aptitude Test.
How to prepare for Cognizant Research 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 Competitive Intelligence, Due Diligence, Excel, Financial Analysis and Industry Research.

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