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Cognizant Software Developer Trainee Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 19 May 2024

Cognizant Software Developer Trainee Interview Experiences

1 interview found

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

Normal aptitude questions like in India Bix

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Python language questions like fibonacci series

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Mar 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Basic aptitude and technical mcq

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Technical round (Virtual)

Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about your self
  • Ans. 

    I am a recent graduate with a degree in Computer Science, passionate about coding and eager to learn and grow in the software development field.

    • Recent graduate with a degree in Computer Science

    • Passionate about coding and software development

    • Eager to learn and grow in the field

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Explain about project
  • Ans. 

    Developed a web-based project management tool for tracking tasks and deadlines.

    • Used HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for front-end development

    • Implemented backend functionality using Node.js and MongoDB

    • Incorporated user authentication and authorization features

    • Utilized Agile methodology for project management

  • Answered by AI
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Group Discussion 

Group discussion is a type of discussion that involves people sharing ideas or activities.

Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Online aptitude test for competitive examinations , entrance examination and recruitment.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Industry insights
News about target companies
Job related hacks and tips
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 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. If you know what ever the technical lead ask the question give in a confident manner and if you don't know then don't force your self that you don't know the answers. Just mention that I'm not aware of the...
  • Q2. Practice from google - What is the interview questions for freshers? follow all the questions in all the available URL's.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident
Be Brave
Be straight forward
Be Strong
Give strong and honest statements
Don't panic
Don't neglect
Don't ignore them
Don't give false statements

I applied via AmbitionBox and was interviewed in May 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

HTML and CSS or javascript

Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

About professional aptitude

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Please take the interview online. And if di any mistake or wrong answer then please suggest me and give me a opportunities for improving

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - It's really nice to talk about this, means it provides a nice talking environment.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Aptitude test consists 2 section first section is of of Logical reasoning , Verbal reasoning and Analytical Reasoning
and next section is of technical mcqs MS office , cloud , networking and security , Pseudo code related mcqs

Round 2 - Coding Test 

After that there were

Round 3 - Communication Round 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tests our reading skills
  • Q2. Test our speaking skill
Round 4 - One-on-one 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself
  • Q2. What was the difficult subject for you in your curriculum and how you did overcome it ?
  • Ans. 

    Data Structures and Algorithms was the most difficult subject for me in my curriculum.

    • I struggled with understanding complex data structures like graphs and trees.

    • I overcame this by seeking help from professors, classmates, and online resources.

    • I practiced solving problems regularly on platforms like LeetCode and HackerRank.

    • I also joined study groups to discuss and work on challenging problems together.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Explain in the brief about your Semester project including tech stack
  • Ans. 

    Developed a web application for managing student records using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP

    • Used HTML for structuring the web pages

    • Utilized CSS for styling the pages and making them visually appealing

    • Implemented client-side functionality using JavaScript

    • Backend logic and database management done with PHP

    • Included features like student registration, course enrollment, and grade tracking

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. What you do apart from curricular activities(Asking hobbies)

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well for coding round go through pyq as there is high chances of getting repeated do topics like arrays , DP(Easy level-medium level) , strings and Basic mathematics related problems very well !
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Technical questions regarding Salesforce
  • Q2. Technical questions regarding Salesforce
Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Salary discussion
  • Q2. Salary discussion

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - No hike in HCL in all fiscal year
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Oct 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. List down Java 8 features and use case
  • Ans. 

    Java 8 introduced several new features including lambda expressions, streams, and functional interfaces.

    • Lambda expressions: Allow for more concise and readable code by enabling functional programming.

    • Streams: Provide a way to work with collections of objects in a more functional style.

    • Functional interfaces: Interfaces with a single abstract method, used to enable lambda expressions.

    • Optional class: Helps to avoid null p...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. List down Spring boot annotation used
  • Ans. 

    Spring boot annotations are used to simplify the development process by providing metadata to the Spring framework.

    • 1. @SpringBootApplication - Main annotation to indicate the main class of a Spring Boot application.

    • 2. @RestController - Annotation for RESTful web services.

    • 3. @Autowired - Dependency injection annotation.

    • 4. @GetMapping, @PostMapping, @PutMapping, @DeleteMapping - Annotations for mapping HTTP requests to c...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Difference between String builder and String Buffer
  • Ans. 

    String Builder is not synchronized and faster, while String Buffer is synchronized and slower.

    • String Builder is not thread-safe, while String Buffer is thread-safe.

    • String Builder is faster due to lack of synchronization, while String Buffer is slower due to synchronization.

    • String Builder is recommended for single-threaded operations, while String Buffer is recommended for multi-threaded operations.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. What is String pool
  • Ans. 

    String pool is a storage area in memory where strings are stored to optimize memory usage by reusing common strings.

    • String pool helps in reducing memory usage by storing only one copy of each unique string.

    • Strings created using double quotes are stored in the string pool.

    • Strings created using new keyword are not stored in the string pool.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. Number of memory type have. like heap memory , stack
  • Ans. 

    There are two main types of memory in a computer system: stack memory and heap memory.

    • Stack memory is used for static memory allocation and is managed by the compiler. It is typically faster but limited in size.

    • Heap memory is used for dynamic memory allocation and is managed by the programmer. It is slower but has a larger size.

    • Examples: C programming language uses stack memory for function calls and heap memory for dy

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for IBM Senior Software Engineer interview:
  • Collections
  • java 8
  • Spring Boot
  • tsl
  • SSL
  • OOPS
  • String pool
  • Heap memory
  • Strig builder
  • String buffer

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

I was interviewed in Dec 2024.

Round 1 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. I am software engineering fresher
  • Q2. Meny Job my roll
  • Q3. How many selary
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. How many questions
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Many rounds in next round

Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant Software Developer Trainee interview?
Cognizant interview process usually has 2 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process are Aptitude Test and Coding Test.

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