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Cognizant Programme Assistant Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 22 May 2022

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I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Apr 2022. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(7 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about your self ?
  • Ans. My name is Tejasree I'm from gudur Nellore Dt. I'm studying MCA in Krishna Chaitanya instruct & technology,i have completed BSc computer.
  • Answered Anonymously
  • Q2. Tell me about your strength ?
  • Q3. My strength is I'm a hardworking girl with positive attitude and self motivated.
  • Q4. Tell me about your weakness ?
  • Q5. My weakness is I am straight forward.
  • Q6. What is your goal and dreams?
  • Q7. My short term goal is to get a job in a reputed company in which I can grow my working skills and my long term goal is see myself as a backbone of my organization and respecteble position.

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Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - As a fresher i am interested in learning new things as a student,i learn things theoretical but I'm waiting for an opportunity to implement them in a practical way.

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I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Jun 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. About me qualifications
  • Q2. Your choices in anything
  • Q3. How can do it traing period
  • Q4. Night shift i will do it
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Technical questions rise the

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for HCLTech Programme Assistant interview:
  • Java
  • Accounting
  • SQL Coding
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be do it and keep going . Smart worker is important .
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Coding test will be pretty hard. 2 questions will be giv

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Coding test will be pretty hard. Have to choose any one of 2 questions given and solve it in 45 mins.
Atleast 70-80% test case needs to be cleared to pass

Round 3 - Technical 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Drill down on the tech stack mentioned in CV
  • Q2. Basic concepts of Java
  • Q3. Advanced java like stream, sealed classes, webflux etc
  • Q4. Concepts on cloud, docker, kubernetes etc
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
6-8 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via campus placement at Vignan Institute of Technology & Science, Ranga Reddy and was interviewed in Nov 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

1st round is Cognitive which consists of English, pseudocodes, Arthametic and reasoning.

Round 2 - Coding Test 

2nd is coding consists of 2nd questions.

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Introduce yourself? Tell me about your projects. Basics in python.
  • Q2. Why do you choose engineering
  • Ans. 

    I chose engineering because I have always been fascinated by problem-solving and creating innovative solutions.

    • Passion for problem-solving and creating innovative solutions

    • Interest in technology and how things work

    • Opportunities for creativity and continuous learning

    • Desire to make a positive impact on society through technological advancements

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Easy and don't feel nervous

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Wipro user image Sampasani Nagamani

posted on 27 Aug 2024

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Jul 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Verbal, reasoning, aptitude

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Factorial, reverse string

Round 3 - One-on-one 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. Self introduction
  • Q2. Projects u have done
  • 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

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Questions on Oops concept
  • Q4. Program in python
  • Ans. 

    Program in python

    • Use Python's syntax to write code

    • Utilize libraries and functions to achieve desired functionality

    • Test the program to ensure it works correctly

  • Answered by AI
  • Q5. SQL question and DBMS

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Difference between let and const in javascript
  • Q2. Map() uses
  • Q3. Concat 2 arrays

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - prepare with all basic questions
Interview experience
2
Poor
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via Campus Placement

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. DSA dbms os networking system design
  • Ans. 

    The question is asking about knowledge in Data Structures and Algorithms, Database Management Systems, Operating Systems, Networking, and System Design.

    • Data Structures and Algorithms (DSA) - Knowledge of algorithms, data structures, and problem-solving techniques.

    • Database Management Systems (DBMS) - Understanding of database concepts, SQL, normalization, indexing, etc.

    • Operating Systems (OS) - Familiarity with operating...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Pseudocode coding test essay writing
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Spiral Matrix sum coding

Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about your weekness
  • Q2. Tell me about your self

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
2
Poor
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 - Coding Test 

Simple basic coding with beginner level DSA

Round 3 - Technical 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Language related questions and from your resume.
  • Q2. Everything from your resume, languages mentioned will be asked for and some problems to be solved verbally in coding.
  • Q3. About your hobbies and why you prefer them
  • Q4. Rest APIs if you mention them will be plus point as they are user both in back and front ends.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well for aptitude round and always have complete knowledge on what you mention in your resume
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
No response

I was interviewed before Jan 2024.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Who are you in my job?

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. In which sector were you born?
  • Q2. India i am born is this

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Hi, can you believe it is the second?

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Nov 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Performance Tunings Joins
  • Q2. SSIS Bufferr and memories related queries Parallel processing in SSIS Power BI reporting life cycle DAX questions on power BI
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Role of CPU AND Cores in Performance Improvement Sharding concepts TABLE PARTITION DATA WAREHOUSE
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Role based questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - I gave Interview for BI Developer
They focused mainly on the Performance Tunings concept. Role of CPU and Cores in performance Tuning. Basic SQL and SSIS related questions.
Data warehouse concepts and in detail of star and snowflake schema

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