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Cognizant Software Developer Intern Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 6 Nov 2024

Cognizant Software Developer Intern Interview Experiences

5 interviews found

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in May 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Moderate difficulty level questions were asked

Round 2 - Coding Test 

High difficulty level questions were asked

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Tough process

Software Developer Intern Interview Questions & Answers

user image Suriya Thangadurai

posted on 30 May 2022

I applied via campus placement at Engineering College M Kumarasamy College of Engineering, Karur and was interviewed in Nov 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 1.Self introduction 2.question about my department(ex ECE) 3.oops (polymorphism,inheritance,encapsulation) 4.programming C language because i preferred factorial of given number using recursion ...
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Just a formalities of checking address aadhar no mobile num thats all.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Focus on resume becoz what u have to tell in self intro is they are going to ask question.So be aware using words in self intro :)

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I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Oct 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Basic aptitude questions

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Asking about resume and basic questions about my core, basic code questions.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Build your resume strongly, study about your concern department and then study some basic codes

I was interviewed in Jan 2021.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 40 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

  • Q1. 

    Subarray Sums I Problem Statement

    You are provided with an array of positive integers ARR that represents the strengths of different “jutsus” (ninja techniques). You are also given the strength of the ene...

Round 2 - HR 

Round duration - 15 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

It was in the night around 7:00PM-7:15PM. Platform used for this round was skype. Interviewer was very friendly in nature. This round focusses more on your personality rather than knowledge.

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI applied for the job as SDE - Intern in DelhiEligibility criteriaNo backlogsCognizant interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data Structures, OOPS, Algorithm, oop, ghraph , aca , cnTime required to prepare for the interview - 4 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Practice Coding questions
Tip 2 : Try not to lie on resume

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : It should not be too long or too short. 
Tip 2 : Do not put false thing

Final outcome of the interviewRejected

Skills evaluated in this interview

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 (1)

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 (1)

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 (1)

I was interviewed in Nov 2020.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 180 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

  • Q1. 

    LRU Cache Task Description

    Design and implement a data structure for a Least Recently Used (LRU) cache to support two operations:

    1. get(key) - Returns the value for the given key if it exists in the cac...
Round 2 - Video Call 

Round duration - 30 minutes
Round difficulty - Hard

Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 15-20 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

  • Q1. Can you tell me about yourself and describe some condition-based questions you were asked?

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI applied for the job as SDE - Intern in PuneEligibility criteriaNo criteriaCognizant interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Computer network, C++, Oops, Data structure, DBMS, SQL, cloud computingTime required to prepare for the interview - 3 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : First of all you have to clear first round so make sure you practice aptitude questions daily
Tip 2 : Learn each and every topic of Oops with real life examples
Tip 3 : Write limited thing in your resume and make sure everything you write in your resume you must have a great knowledge of them.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1: mention atleast two projects
Tip 2:if you have a patent then it is plus point for you.

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

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Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via campus placement at SRM university (SRMU) and was interviewed in Nov 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

It is easy and not that much tough.

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Both questions from strings

Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Introduce yourself
  • Ans. 

    I am a passionate software developer with experience in Java, Python, and web development.

    • Experienced in Java and Python programming languages

    • Proficient in web development technologies like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

    • Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Projects

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well on resume projects
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Jul 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Test has many reasoning and coding question work on building logic and data Structure

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Coding round is kind of tough practice dsa questions and build your logic

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - work on skills
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via campus placement at BRACT's Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, Pune and was interviewed in May 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Leetcode medium questions was asked on hackerrank

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is database, system design
  • Ans. 

    A database is a structured collection of data, while system design involves creating a plan for how different components of a system will work together.

    • Database is used to store and organize data in a structured manner.

    • System design involves creating a plan for how different components of a system will interact and work together efficiently.

    • Examples of databases include MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB.

    • Examples of system...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Standard leetcode questions + hashmaps + projects

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
2
Poor
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Please introduce yourself .
  • Q2. Why do you want to join tech mahindra
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 Nov 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. Conduct a phone or video interview
  • Q2. Consider how candidates may work in your team
  • Q3. Conduct a more in depth interview
  • Q4. Assign a remote coding assessment
  • Ans. 

    Assign a remote coding assessment

    • Clearly define the problem statement and requirements

    • Provide a set of input/output examples for testing

    • Specify the programming language and any constraints

    • Set a time limit for completion

    • Include instructions for submission and evaluation

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Request previous work samples
Round 2 - Assignment 

The task of Assignment

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Every job has the very important of the person of Future carrier,life,family💖so even small job has and do that job very importantly so that's y I like this job

Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant Software Developer Intern interview?
Cognizant interview process usually has 2 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process are Aptitude Test, Technical and HR.

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