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Updated 18 Dec 2024

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Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (5 Questions)

  • Q1. What is Node Js
  • Q2. What is middleware
  • Q3. What is promise
  • Q4. What is promise.all
  • Q5. What is callback

GenC Interview Questions

user image Bharath Reddy

posted on 28 Oct 2024

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 Easy
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
 Not Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Sep 2024.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Communication Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. It all about your communication skills
2

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Aptitude and coding
3

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Difference between list and tuple
  • Q2. What error do you get if you break immutablity?

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Senior Associate Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 20 Aug 2024

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 2-4 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Jul 2024.

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (5 Questions)

  • Q1. Since I'm from network security background,all questions were related to firewall like how NAT works, DDoS protection, Packet flow of firewall
  • Q2. Some scenario based questions like how would you manage the critical outage
  • Q3. Dynamic routing questions OSPF and EIGRP
  • Q4. Switching questions On STP and Vlan and inter vlan routing
  • Q5. SSLhandshakeand certificat

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Please be prepared what you've mentioned on your resume.

Programmer Analyst Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 12 Nov 2024

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

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Oct 2024.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Coding Test Round

MCQ's and few coding questions

2

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Asked about educational details
  • Q2. Asked about project details

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Programmer Analyst Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 15 Dec 2024

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

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed in Nov 2024.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Coding Test Round

Python code to connect to database

2

Coding Test Round

Types of views in sql

3

HR Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Why did you choose cognizant ?
  • Q2. What is your current role

Senior Developer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 12 Dec 2024

Interview experience
3
 Average
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Difference between custom setting and custom metadata
  • Q2. Difference between profile and role

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Programmer Analyst Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 15 Nov 2024

Interview experience
3
 Average
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

2 Interview Rounds

1

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. OOP in detail concept
  • Q2. SOLID Principle
2

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. More on technical side
  • Q2. Scenario wise question

Mechanical Engineer interview

user image QUANT MASTERS

posted on 28 Oct 2021

GenC Interview Questions

user image Shreyan Krish

posted on 28 Nov 2024

Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 Easy
Duration
 More than 8 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I applied via campus placement at SRM university (SRMU) and was interviewed in Oct 2024.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

Very easy …basic aptitude topics were covered

2

Coding Test Round

Very easy, HTML, CSS and SQL and python

3

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Introduce yourself
  • Q2. Explain about your project

Business Analyst Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 4 Dec 2024

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

One-on-one Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself
  • Q2. What are the ceremonies in Agile methodology

Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant interview?
Cognizant interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process are Technical, HR and Resume Shortlist.
How to prepare for Cognizant 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 Java, Project Management, SQL, Project Planning and Test Cases.
What are the top questions asked in Cognizant interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Cognizant interview -

  1. 1 Tell me about your self 2 What is c# 3 What is oops concept 4 What is Delegat...read more
  2. What is meant by quality and brief explanation of it with an examp...read more
  3. What array list and linkedlist difference,how hashmap internally working,what i...read more
How long is the Cognizant interview process?

The duration of Cognizant interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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Interview Process at Cognizant

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25%
11%
8%
6%
3%
14% candidates got the interview through other sources.
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