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Cognizant Software Analyst Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 8 Jan 2023

Cognizant Software Analyst Interview Experiences

4 interviews found

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
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 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Hr is one in which they will check ur mental strength in the interview.
  • Q2. What is ur weakness and strength.
  • Q3. Tell abt ur previous company.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Have good communication skills and be confident in interview.

Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. As I was from electronics branch, my interviewer asked me some questions on electronics such as what is a diode,what is the principle behind iron box and etc..
  • Q2. After that they asked me some questions on ages,ratios and work
  • Q3. Tell me about yourself
  • Q4. They asked me some questions on basics in c,c++ and java

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - My suggestion is who are going to attend the interview just revise the basics in the languages that you have learnt and revise basics that you have chosen in your core subject
The interviewer will be with friendly nature.
Don't get afraid and don't feel nervous at the time of interview and be guinine and honest
Only answer if you know the correct answer.

Software Analyst Interview Questions Asked at Other Companies

asked in Cognizant
Q1. Merge Intervals Problem Statement You are provided with 'N' inter ... read more
asked in Cognizant
Q2. DFS Traversal Problem Statement Given an undirected and disconnec ... read more
Q3. Climbing the Leaderboard Problem Statement In a game leaderboard, ... read more
Q4. Design a HashSet Create a HashSet data structure without using an ... read more
Q5. Fenwick Tree Problem Statement You are provided with an array/lis ... read more

I was interviewed in Nov 2020.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

(3 Questions)

Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Hard

It consist three coding questions based on dsa like tree, graph and vectors maximum connection question i remember of graph.

  • Q1. 

    Merge Intervals Problem Statement

    You are provided with 'N' intervals, each containing two integers denoting the start time and end time of the interval.

    Your task is to merge all overlapping intervals a...

  • Q2. 

    Bottom View of Binary Tree

    Given a binary tree, determine and return its bottom view when viewed from left to right. Assume that each child of a node is positioned at a 45-degree angle from its parent.

    N...

  • Q3. 

    DFS Traversal Problem Statement

    Given an undirected and disconnected graph G(V, E), where V is the number of vertices and E is the number of edges, the connections between vertices are provided in the 'GR...

Round 2 - HR 

Round duration - 55 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

It was a interview both hr plus technical
Questions were asked on:
Explain your PROJECTS? 
State merits demerits of PROJECT? 
Can it be scaled?
Normal oops concepts and mongodb.

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI completed Computer Science Engineering from Jaypee University Of Engineering And Technology. I applied for the job as Software Analyst in HyderabadEligibility criteria6.0 cgpa and no backlogsCognizant interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Dsa, django, python, Oops, database, mongodb.Time required to prepare for the interview - 4 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Be confident 
Tip 2 : Adhere to what you prepared
Tip 3 : Should know your projects thoroughly.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : should be easy to understand. 
Tip 2 : only facts and no exaggeration in skills.

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

I was interviewed before May 2016.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Questions on basics of computer science
  • Q2. About project done in final year

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: Vocabulary,analytics & quantative aptitude
Tips: Focus to solve pblms in short cuts
Duration: 1 hour
Total Questions: 50

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Basics on computer science was asked
Tips: Be ready with all basics of Ur domain

Round: HR Interview
Experience: Project details
Tips: Just clear with Ur project ideas and technology used

College Name: Kongu Engineering College

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Interview questions from similar companies

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

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Dec 2024. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Aptitude tests conducted during interviews evaluate a candidate's skills and abilities to ascertain whether they are well-suited for a specific role.

Round 2 - Group Discussion 

A group discussion test during an interview evaluates a candidate's communication, leadership, and time management abilities.

Round 3 - Case Study 

A case study test for an interview is a business-oriented scenario that candidates must analyze and resolve during the interview.

Round 4 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. HR tests for interviews assess a candidate's ability to solve problems and perform HR-related tasks
  • Q2. How can you assess a candidate's ability to address HR challenges in the workplace?

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Accenture Software Analyst interview:
  • Your career goals
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Familiarize yourself with the company's mission, values, products, and culture. This knowledge will enable you to customize your application and better prepare for interviews.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via campus placement at REVA Institute of Technology and Management, Bangalore and was interviewed in Nov 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Good and easy it was essay

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Mainly focused on python and resume

Software Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

HCLTech user image BELALASEN MAHANTA

posted on 31 May 2024

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

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

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Interview experience is very good

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic question tall me about your self

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for HCLTech Software Analyst interview:
  • Java
  • SQL
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Spring boot details
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Total timings 1 hour 30 minutes safe round

Round 2 - Coding Test 

2codings basic questions pattern or strings and different types

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - total 6 rounds different types off round worst company
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
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 - Aptitude Test 

First round was aptitude test
There will be three sections
1 Quantitative 2 Verbal 3 Reasoning
The difficulty level will be moderate and u can prepare aptitude from R S Agarwal book and the last session will be coding 2 questions will be of programming , you should be perfect in any one language and thats the end of first round ..

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. The second round is technical either the interview person may ask from your current department . In my case he asked about which programming languages do you know, i said python and the next questions wil...
  • Q2. 1 different types of data types 2 different types of libraries 3 about numpy and pandas 4 SDLC 5 Cloud Computing
Round 4 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. After technical next round is HR
  • Q2. 1 Introduce about yourself 2 what are the projects you have handled in academic 3 Being a mechanical enginer why Tcs 4 Who is the CEO of TCS 5 Tell me your Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Keep prepared they will ask basics and be confident

Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant Software Analyst interview?
Cognizant interview process usually has 2 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process are Resume Shortlist and HR.
What are the top questions asked in Cognizant Software Analyst interview?

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

  1. As I was from electronics branch, my interviewer asked me some questions on ele...read more
  2. They asked me some questions on basics in c,c++ and j...read more
  3. Hr is one in which they will check ur mental strength in the intervi...read more

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