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Software Developer fresher Interview Questions & Answers

posted on 21 Dec 2022

Interview experience

Excellent

Difficulty level

Moderate

Process Duration

2-4 weeks

Result

Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jun 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist

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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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Round 2 - Aptitude Test

It was with 4 sections
First section was aptitude
Second sec was logical
Third sec was verbal
Fourth sec was game
It was an elimination round

Round 3 - Communication round

(1 Question)

Q1. Checking the your language proficiency No elimination in this round

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Round 4 - Technical

(1 Question)

Q1. What is structure in c What is array What is pass by value and pass by reference What is recursion Tell about your project Some suggestions regarding projects

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Software Developer fresher Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 8 Dec 2022

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Nov 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist

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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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Round 2 - Aptitude Test

It was easy. Basic quants and english.

Round 3 - HR

(2 Questions)

Q1. Tell me about yourself.

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Q2. And situation based questions.

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Software Developer fresher Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 21 Feb 2022

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Jan 2022. 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 - Technical

(5 Questions)

Q1. Introduction family background

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Q2. Which location do you like for job

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Q3. Which salary you expect form company

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Q4. Dou you like to go tours

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Q5. Which is your favorite company

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Round 3 - HR

(5 Questions)

Q1. Tell me about yourself.

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Q2. Tell me about your family

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Q3. Why do you choose these company

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Q4. Golden rules of accounting

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Golden rules of accounting are basic principles to maintain financial records accurately.

The first rule is the accounting equation: Assets = Liabilities + Equity
The second rule is the revenue recognition principle: Record revenue when earned, not when received
The third rule is the matching principle: Match expenses with the revenue they generate
The fourth rule is the cost principle: Record assets at their original cost
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Q5. Any question dou you want

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Topics to prepare for Cognizant Software Developer fresher interview:

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Software Developer fresher Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 15 Nov 2022

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Oct 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.

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Round 2 - Attitude

(3 Questions)

Q1. First important attitude Communication skills Best languages

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Q2. What about you ? Why you take this job ? What expert salary?

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Q3. What expert salary? What do you joinig day? When development this project and company?

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Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - This job is important job I am feces familiar problems

Software Developer fresher Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 28 Jan 2022

Round 1 - HR

(9 Questions)

Q1. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

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Q2. Why are you looking for a change?

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Q3. What are your salary expectations?

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Q4. What is your family background?

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Q5. Share details of your previous job.

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Q6. Why should we hire you?

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Q7. What are your strengths and weaknesses?

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Q8. Tell me about yourself.

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Q9. Nothing questions to ask

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Round 2 - Aptitude Test

Nothing

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Anonymous

posted on 26 Jan 2022

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Jan 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test

You should write exam about that

Round 2 - 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 3 - Case Study

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Wipro

Anonymous

posted on 11 Jul 2022

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed before Jul 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist

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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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Round 2 - Aptitude Test

Problem solving, numerical tests

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Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Pump yourself up and be positive and know yourself and what you want

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Capgemini

Anonymous

posted on 10 Feb 2022

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Feb 2021. There were 5 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test

Round 2 - Aptitude Test

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Round 3 - Essay writing

(1 Question)

Q1. What is must to learn? Maths or science Technology?

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Round 4 - Technical

(1 Question)

Q1. Technical questions plus they will ask about the certifications/ achievements. Few HR questions like why do you want to switch to software side even if you are from hardware side.

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Round 5 - HR

(1 Question)

Q1. Tell me 2 good things about you

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Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Keep eye contact and always keep a smile on your face.

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posted on 17 Dec 2022

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Dec 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test

DSA Questions about Arrays, 2D Arrays, Stack, Linked List, etc. All were Basic Questions.

Round 2 - Technical

(3 Questions)

Q1. Coding Round Question Resolving

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Q2. Factorial, Deleting A Node in Linked List, What is Stack, Queue and Dynamic array

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Q3. OOPS Questions like Polymorphim, Class and Objects, Inheritance

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Round 3 - HR

(3 Questions)

Q1. Introduction, Where do you want to see yourself in 5 years.

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Q2. What are your Goals? Something about Chatbots.

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Q3. Any Question from your side!

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Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - For Freshers, Have Basic Knowledge about DSA and should have Problem Solving Skills. Must Know OOPS and Basic Queries from SQL

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Anonymous

posted on 24 Feb 2022

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Jan 2022. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical

(2 Questions)

Q1. What is an array and oops concept

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An array is a collection of similar data types. OOPs is a programming paradigm based on the concept of objects.

Arrays are used to store multiple values in a single variable.
In OOPs, objects are instances of classes that encapsulate data and behavior.
Arrays can be one-dimensional, two-dimensional, or multi-dimensional.
In OOPs, inheritance, polymorphism, and encapsulation are important concepts.
Example: int[] numbers = {...

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Q2. Write a create an array program

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Program to create an array of strings

Declare an array variable with a specific size
Assign values to each element of the array
Access elements of the array using their index
Example: String[] names = new String[5]; names[0] = "John"; names[1] = "Mary";

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Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant Software Developer fresher interview?

Cognizant interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process are Resume Shortlist, HR and Aptitude Test.

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