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Cognizant Software Engineer Trainee Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 18 Oct 2024

Top Cognizant Software Engineer Trainee Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. your name in a database is repeated multiple number of types.To reduce it or to remove redundancy what do you do?
  • Q2. To convert a datatype into another what process is used?
  • Q3. what you mean by call by value and reference ,funtions.
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I applied via campus placement at RVR and JC College of Engineering, Guntur and was interviewed in Aug 2021.

4 Interview Rounds

Interview Questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Keep your basics as strong as possible. Prepare from scratch and as far as I know many companies ask basic questions in every subject.
Prepare Data structures and algoruthms,java,python,c,dbms,sql
All the best!!!

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Duration
-
Result
-

3 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

All things are good and aptitude took virtually

2

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Print hello world in java
  • Q2. Explain public static void main
3

HR Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. No question asked in this round
  • Q2. Documents verification done

Skills evaluated in this interview

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Duration
-
Result
-

3 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

Numbers, Percentage, Profit and loss, Average, Ratio and proportion, Time and Work, Time speed distance.

2

One-on-one Round (4 Questions)

  • Q1. Questions from skills added in resume
  • Q2. Object oriented programming concept
  • Q3. Logic gates AND, OR, NOT
  • Q4. Questions from basic mathematics.
3

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Background verification
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Duration
-
Result
-

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. What is your role in the project?

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

I applied via Job Portal and was interviewed in Sep 2023.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

General aptitude questions and basic logical thinking questions

2

Coding Test Round

Basic c c++ languages programs will be asked

3

One-on-one Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic intro , positive attitude
  • Q2. What is your strength

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be positive

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Sep 2022.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

It's on campus recruitment drive so first round is aptitude round all about basic formulas of aptitude(60),consist of verbal and aptitude and reasoning.you can crack easily if ur good at basics.That's about first round.It includes next round as game based asssesment different types games (4)are there one by one you have to play with in time .

2

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. After completing communication test final round included both technical and hr asked some aptitude questions,about basics of programming languages that you know...read more
  • Q2. What you mean by call by value and reference ,funtions.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - kindly good with your basics and good communication skills.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Jun 2022.

3 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

Aptitude Test Round

(Maths Reasoning English) You have to start from the basic and then go to competitive level and also follow the previous trends of asking questions.

3

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. I gave technical round approx 30 mins First they ask introduction. I have opted C, C++ and Java in my resume they only ask questions from first two languages an...read more
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Mar 2022.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

There are some reasoning and technical question are there it was so simple

2

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. In the technical interview timeing 1hr30min but they take max 45 min it was so easy You must have technical basic knowledge as per u mention preferred language ...read more
  • Q2. Basic. 1 Intro ...speak atleast 1min 2 strength Weakness 3 programing que 1 also 4 basic technical question
3

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Able to relocate according to project requirements

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Cognizant Software Engineer Trainee interview:
  • Javatpoint
  • Interview bit
  • W3 school
  • Backend 1 languable
  • 1 database eg sql oracal etc
  • 2 3 frontend language like htmk
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Speak slowly don't go fast listen question properly if you don't understand u can ask Friendly.

4 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

Easy to answer if you think peacefully

3

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. They will ask questions on technical which are related to what you mention in self bio
4

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Just like interaction and .. questions about relocate and eger to learn new things on business requirement

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident and what ever say wrong or right with confidence
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via campus placement at UEM Kolkata and was interviewed before Aug 2022.

4 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

Basic maths like mixture, speed time distance, profit loss etc

3

Coding Test Round

2 coding. Candidates can choose any language. Whatever they will prefer

4

Technical Round (5 Questions)

  • Q1. Depends on candidates stream. My stream was CSE. So Interviewer asked basics of cse subjects like data structures, c , oops, Java, SQL. And some HR related ques...read more
  • Q2. How many types of join inSQL?
  • Q3. What is inheritance
  • Q4. What is encapsulation
  • Q5. What are the differences between array list and array?

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Cognizant Software Engineer Trainee interview:
  • OOPS
  • Java
  • C
  • Data Structures
  • SQL
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Learn all the topics deeply, practice more aptitude reasoning. Try to be smart but not over smart. Whatever you know just say with confidence and if you don't know the answer just say I don't know. That's it. Don't waste your and interviewer time.

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Sep 2022.

4 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Double-check your resume for any spelling mistakes. The recruiter may consider spelling mistakes as careless behavior or poor communication skills.
View all tips
2

Aptitude Test Round

Simple easy aptitude test with few programming mcqs.

3

Coding Test Round

An easy medium difficulty coding problem.

4

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic introduction, why you chose programming.
  • Q2. Your introduction, and why you chose programming.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident and on point.

Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant Software Engineer Trainee interview?
Cognizant interview process usually has 3-4 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process are Aptitude Test, Technical and Resume Shortlist.
What are the top questions asked in Cognizant Software Engineer Trainee interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Cognizant Software Engineer Trainee interview -

  1. your name in a database is repeated multiple number of types.To reduce it or to...read more
  2. To convert a datatype into another what process is us...read more
  3. what you mean by call by value and reference ,funtio...read more

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