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Cognizant Assistant System Engineer Trainee Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 29 Aug 2024

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

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

3 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

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2

Aptitude Test Round

Problem solving communication round

3

HR Round (5 Questions)

  • Q1. Introduce yourself Willing to relocate
  • Q2. Any questions to ask me
  • Q3. What sets you apart from others
  • Q4. Palindrome program and it's explanation
  • Q5. That's all and finished it

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Cognizant Assistant System Engineer Trainee interview:
  • C
  • C++
  • Python

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Jul 2024.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Group Discussion Round

Nothing much
Just handling peer pressure

2

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Explain how dns works
  • Q2. Explain Linux boot process
Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Apr 2023.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

Moderate level, basic concepts in aptitude

2

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me about your self Some small programs like prime number, Method overloading and overriding
3

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me about your self What are your goals Why cognizant

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident

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posted on 16 Nov 2024

Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

I applied via Campus Placement

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (3 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself
  • Q2. Write a code for reverse a string
  • Q3. Explain your final year project
Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

Aptitude Test Round

Simple interest,puzzles,psuedocodes

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

HR Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself?
  • Q2. Why do you want to join this company?
Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

3 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

General arithmetics and algebra

2

Coding Test Round

MCQ and coding question

3

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is Pointers in C
  • Q2. Give examples of each data types in C
Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is pointer
  • Q2. Tell me about yourself
Interview experience
1
 Bad
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

4 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

Easy questions aptitude

2

Coding Test Round

Medium Difficulty process

3

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell about sdlc lifecycle
4

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Negative feedback handling

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
3
 Average
Difficulty level
 Easy
Duration
 4-6 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Jun 2024.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Coding Test Round

TCS Next Step - Numerical Ability, Verbal English, Reasoning Ability, Coding Questions(2)

2

Personal Interview Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Inverted pyramid pattern.
  • Q2. On which protocol REST apis work.
3

HR Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself other than academics.
  • Q2. Any gap in your entire academics or not.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Cognizant Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Cognizant Assistant System Engineer Trainee interview?
Cognizant interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Cognizant interview process are Aptitude Test, HR and Technical.
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