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Trainee Programmer Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 23 Sep 2022

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

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Cognizant Trainee Programmer interview:

Python

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be prepared and ready to face any questions. Be confidential and speak politely and boldly then must and every questions

Trainee Programmer Interview Questions & Answers

Naveen Kongari

posted on 27 Mar 2024

Interview experience

Good

Difficulty level

Easy

Process Duration

4-6 weeks

Result

Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Mar 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare questions from what you added in your resume

Trainee Programmer Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 19 Jul 2022

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Jan 2022. There were 5 interview rounds.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Just be confident! Cognizant is a great company to start your career with. Interviews were very welcoming. Onboarding takes time and its frustrating but what is the taste of success without hustle!?
So, all the best😀😀

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Trainee Programmer Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 6 May 2022

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed in Apr 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Cognizant Trainee Programmer interview:

Data Structures
OOPS
C

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - You should know your resume. Resume, communication, and knowledge are the key to selecting this battle.

Trainee Programmer Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 25 Apr 2024

Interview experience

Good

Difficulty level

Easy

Process Duration

2-4 weeks

Result

Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Apr 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

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Trainee Programmer Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 28 Mar 2022

I applied via Instagram and was interviewed in Feb 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well
Whatever u know tell him
all the best😊

Trainee Programmer Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 14 Feb 2022

I applied via Superset and was interviewed in Jan 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - All the best keep practicing
Read SQL Linux Unix tools networking knowledge hardware knowledge and c ++ java etc

Skills evaluated in this interview

Trainee Programmer Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 14 Nov 2022

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Nov 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Improve your any programming knowledge and good communication

Skills evaluated in this interview

Trainee Programmer Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 13 Nov 2022

I applied via YouTube and intagram and was interviewed before Nov 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be prepared for which job you have applied and interviewing,go through job description and understand what they are looking for that role which qualities they are looking.

Trainee Programmer Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 1 Jul 2022

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Jan 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Techincal
*Prepare your resume well what you have mentioned
*"project is very very important " They ask questions on project
*they ask apptitue questions
*for example if you are mention c in resume they ask questions are struct, operator overloading, inheritance, polymorphism, class, difference between c , c++ and java prepare basics properly
*they may ask program also.
Hr question
*why do you want join our company
*where do you see after 5 years
*what difficult situation do you face and how do you manage it.
*what's your positive and negative
*

Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant Trainee Programmer interview?

Cognizant interview process usually has 3-4 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process are Aptitude Test, HR and Technical.

How to prepare for Cognizant Trainee Programmer 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 JIRA, Requirement Analysis, Quality Center, Delivery Leadership and Monthly Reports.

What are the top questions asked in Cognizant Trainee Programmer interview?

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₹1.6 L/yr - ₹4.8 L/yr

10% less than the average Trainee Programmer Salary in India

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