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Cognizant Software Testing Engineer Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 16 Dec 2022

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I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Nov 2022.

9 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

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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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2

Aptitude Test Round

Aptitude test is different types of questions

3

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Manual testing automation testing
4

Assignment Round

Different types of questions in exam

5

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. My Self introduction
6

Group Discussion Round

Selected One topic is discussions in the group discussion

7

Coding Test Round

Java programming test examination

8

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Verified exam results
9

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. My self introduction

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Cognizant Software Testing Engineer interview:
  • Manual Testing
  • Automation Testing
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - This company is a top up MNC company, my dream this company job .

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Oct 2021.

1 Interview Round

Interview Questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - What is your framework?..is a frequently asked question in most of the interviews on automation testing...so be well prepared for this question.

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I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Oct 2021.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

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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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2

Aptitude Test Round

Basic aptitude questions like any other aptitude tests just to check how you do

3

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is ment by sql
  • Q2. Which is easier python or c++

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - I was selected on a campus interview so it was not that hard

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Jul 2021.

3 Interview Rounds

Interview Questions

  • Q1. First they start with framework we need to explain it more abt that then comes to testNg and Java basic question View Answers (2)

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Fluent is needed with business talk then only u can survive here

Cognizant interview questions for designations

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 Automation Testing

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 (1)

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 Senior Software Engineer

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 Associate Software Engineer

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I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Sep 2021.

1 Interview Round

Interview Questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Good

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Jul 2021.

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (4 Questions)

  • Q1. What difference between testing and automation
  • Q2. What uses of selenium with java
  • Q3. What is frameworks and Page object model
  • Q4. Which is based on the manual testing

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Cognizant Software Testing Engineer interview:
  • Selenium
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Good information and now days using selenium

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed before Jan 2021.

3 Interview Rounds

Interview Questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Asking for Testing, Alerts, windows and java oops concepts

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

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Mar 2023.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

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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2

HR Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about your self
  • Q2. Do You have any work Experience.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Keep learning new technologies. And improve good communication skills.
Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 Easy
Duration
 2-4 weeks
Result
 Not Selected

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed in Feb 2023.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
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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2

Aptitude Test Round

Aptitude online exam it will be a helpful for me

3

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Skill round is there very important round and communication skills and hard work tq u sir
  • Q2. Manual testing, SQL Tally

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Skill and communication helpful for me it will much more matter to me

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Sep 2022.

5 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Properly align and format text in your resume. A recruiter will have to spend more time reading poorly aligned text, leading to high chances of rejection.
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2

Aptitude Test Round

Iam a good in aptitude &i think clear the return test

3

HR Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. How you get good results with minimum resources?
  • Q2. You are willing to do the night also?
4

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Kindly write basic code for opening minimise the window?
5

Group Discussion Round

GD is helpful for the test of candidates speaking skills.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Kindly spent the minimum time checking the knowledge of candidates.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant Software Testing Engineer interview?
Cognizant interview process usually has 4-5 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process are Technical, Resume Shortlist and Aptitude Test.
How to prepare for Cognizant Software Testing Engineer 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 Selenium, C#, Cucumber, Defect Management and Industrial Automation.
What are the top questions asked in Cognizant Software Testing Engineer interview?

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