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Cognizant Programming Analyst Trainee Reviews

Updated 24 May, 2024

Overall Rating

3.5/5

based on 4 reviews

Rating distribution

5

1 (25.0%)

4

1 (25.0%)

3

1 (25.0%)

2

1 (25.0%)

1

0 (0%)

Category Ratings

4.5

Company culture

4.4

Work-life balance

3.7

Skill development

3.4

Work satisfaction

3.3

Promotions

3.2

Salary

2.0

Job security

Cognizant is rated 3.5 out of 5 stars on AmbitionBox, based on 4 company reviews.This rating reflects an average employee experience, indicating moderate satisfaction with ... Read more

Cognizant is rated 3.5 out of 5 stars on AmbitionBox, based on 4 company reviews.This rating reflects an average employee experience, indicating moderate satisfaction with the company’s work culture, benefits, and career growth opportunities. AmbitionBox gathers authentic employee reviews and ratings, making it a trusted platform for job seekers and employees in India.

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Programming Analyst Trainee in Bangalore / Bengaluru

Full Time

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Life Insurance Department

2.0

Overall Rating

2.0

Category Ratings

2.0

Salary

4.0

Skill development

1.0

Job security

2.0

Promotions

2.0

Work satisfaction

4.0

Company culture

4.0

Work-life balance

posted on 24 May 2024

Likes

Nice working culture

Skill development - Good
Company culture - Good
Work-life balance - Good

Dislikes

Very uncertain and confusing

Salary - Poor
Job security - Bad
Promotions - Poor
Work satisfaction - Poor

Work Details

Work policy: 3 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Programming Analyst Trainee in Hyderabad / Secunderabad (working remotely)

Full Time

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Software Development Department

3.0

Overall Rating

3.0

Category Ratings

5.0

Salary

2.0

Skill development

1.0

Job security

2.0

Promotions

3.0

Work satisfaction

5.0

Company culture

3.0

Work-life balance

posted on 04 Jan 2024

Salary - Excellent
Company culture - Excellent

Skill development - Poor
Job security - Bad
Promotions - Poor

Overall Rating

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a servicenow developer

Salary Negotiation

Hi Everyone I am working as a ServiceNow Developer with 6.75 LPA ( 6.1 fixed ) . I got an offer from PWC with 10.5 LPA fixed + 20% variable and I accepted the offer. Now I got another offer from IBM with 11.5 fixed + 10% variable. My LWD is May 02 I want to Negotiate with PWC if they can give more than IBM . My query is How much can I ask for with PWC ? Please pour your Insights Thank you!

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Programming Analyst Trainee in Chennai

Intern

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Software Development Department

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

Category Ratings

4.0

Salary

4.0

Skill development

3.0

Job security

5.0

Promotions

5.0

Work satisfaction

5.0

Company culture

5.0

Work-life balance

posted on 25 Apr 2024

Likes

Cognizant technology provides skill development,where I like work life balance

Salary - Good
Skill development - Good
Promotions - Excellent
Work satisfaction - Excellent
Company culture - Excellent
Work-life balance - Excellent

Dislikes

Cognizant technology doesn't provide job security

Programming Analyst Trainee in Hinjwadi Pune

Full Time

·

Software Development Department

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

Category Ratings

3.0

Salary

3.0

Skill development

3.0

Job security

3.0

Promotions

3.0

Work satisfaction

4.0

Company culture

5.0

Work-life balance

posted on 18 Mar 2022

Likes

Good work and environment culture. Teammates and Management are supportive. Cognizant is big and popular company so work life is better.

Company culture - Good
Work-life balance - Excellent

Dislikes

Management decide projects so we don't take favorite project

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

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Process Specialist in Gurgaon / Gurugram

Full Time

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Digital Marketing Department

1.0

Overall Rating

1.0

Category Ratings

1.0

Salary

1.0

Skill development

1.0

Job security

1.0

Promotions

1.0

Work satisfaction

1.0

Company culture

1.0

Work-life balance

posted on 12 Mar 2025

Likes

Nothing as they have really toxic culture over there. No one should join this company at all.

Dislikes

Work life balance , no skill development , salary ,company cultures,

Salary - Bad
Skill development - Bad
Job security - Bad
Promotions - Bad
Work satisfaction - Bad
Company culture - Bad
Work-life balance - Bad

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.

Infrastructure Technology Specialist in Mumbai

Full Time

·

IT Infrastructure Services Department

3.0

Overall Rating

3.0

Category Ratings

4.0

Salary

1.0

Skill development

2.0

Job security

1.0

Promotions

2.0

Work satisfaction

1.0

Company culture

4.0

Work-life balance

posted on 12 Mar 2025

Likes

Work life balance. Hybrid work model Salary as there is very little variable component unlike other companies.

Salary - Good
Work-life balance - Good

Dislikes

No promotions. I have seen people waiting 8 years to be promoted. No job security if you are on bench. No good projects in infrastructure domain for career growth. No skill development. No encouragement to develop cross domain skills. Last but not the least, too much of favouritism based on region and language you speak. Atleast it was in my case.

Skill development - Bad
Job security - Poor
Promotions - Bad
Work satisfaction - Poor
Company culture - Bad

Work Details

Work policy: 3 days/week from office

Work days: Rotational Shift (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Data Analyst in Pune

Full Time

·

Business Intelligence & Analytics Department

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

Category Ratings

4.0

Salary

4.0

Skill development

4.0

Job security

4.0

Promotions

4.0

Work satisfaction

4.0

Company culture

4.0

Work-life balance

posted on 11 Mar 2025

Likes

I appreciate Cognizant's strong emphasis on innovation, learning, and career growth. The company provides excellent opportunities to work with cutting-edge technologies and global clients, which helps employees gain valuable industry exposure. Additionally, Cognizant fosters a collaborative and inclusive work environment, encouraging teamwork and continuous learning.

Salary - Good
Skill development - Good
Job security - Good
Promotions - Good
Work satisfaction - Good
Company culture - Good
Work-life balance - Good

Senior Delivery Manager in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

Full Time

·

Banking Operations Department

1.0

Overall Rating

1.0

Category Ratings

1.0

Salary

1.0

Skill development

1.0

Job security

1.0

Promotions

1.0

Work satisfaction

1.0

Company culture

1.0

Work-life balance

posted on 11 Mar 2025

Likes

Nothing, third class company, if you have family don't join. Project can end any point of time, you will be thrown out cognizant.

Dislikes

It's like parliament, lot of politics in project, think 10 times before joining

Salary - Bad
Skill development - Bad
Job security - Bad
Promotions - Bad
Work satisfaction - Bad
Company culture - Bad
Work-life balance - Bad

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Processing Executive in Chennai

Full Time

·

Non Voice Department

3.0

Overall Rating

3.0

Category Ratings

3.0

Salary

1.0

Skill development

2.0

Job security

2.0

Promotions

1.0

Work satisfaction

1.0

Company culture

1.0

Work-life balance

posted on 11 Mar 2025

Likes

Salary credited on time. Two way cab. Large campus. Once in 6 months we use to go to trip to nearby places.

Dislikes

No work life balance. Constant pressure to meet targets. Worked overtime without any additional payment. Leads will put you on PIP if you don't meet the targets.

Skill development - Bad
Job security - Poor
Promotions - Poor
Work satisfaction - Bad
Company culture - Bad
Work-life balance - Bad

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.

Programmer Analyst Trainee in Coimbatore

Full Time

·

Quality Assurance and Testing Department

3.0

Overall Rating

3.0

Category Ratings

3.0

Salary

3.0

Skill development

3.0

Job security

2.0

Promotions

3.0

Work satisfaction

3.0

Company culture

2.0

Work-life balance

posted on 10 Mar 2025

Likes

Their training program is good

Dislikes

After giving training in academy, there are lot of irregularities in project allocation. Joiners have to wait for 1-6 weeks for projects and also some problems after that. They also don't allow them to report from home during this waiting period (where they are just sitting idle for days).

Promotions - Poor
Work-life balance - Poor

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Project Associate in Pune

Full Time

·

Software Development Department

3.0

Overall Rating

3.0

Category Ratings

3.0

Salary

2.0

Skill development

2.0

Job security

2.0

Promotions

2.0

Work satisfaction

2.0

Company culture

2.0

Work-life balance

posted on 10 Mar 2025

Likes

nothing much on got the internet reimbursement while being deployed on project

Dislikes

once you get tagged to project there is no coming out of it. NO ONE WILL HELP YOU OUT, HR WON"T REPLY

Skill development - Poor
Job security - Poor
Promotions - Poor
Work satisfaction - Poor
Company culture - Poor
Work-life balance - Poor

Work Details

Work policy: 2 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Java Developer in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

Full Time

·

Facility Management Department

1.0

Overall Rating

1.0

Category Ratings

2.0

Salary

2.0

Skill development

2.0

Job security

2.0

Promotions

1.0

Work satisfaction

1.0

Company culture

3.0

Work-life balance

posted on 09 Mar 2025

Likes

In first one year for freshers no work is given so that they won't have skill to switch to other company

Dislikes

Bad work from office policy with 10hr work a day

Salary - Poor
Skill development - Poor
Job security - Poor
Promotions - Poor
Work satisfaction - Bad
Company culture - Bad

Work Details

Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)

Work related travel: This job involves Travel Within City.

HR Recruiter in Chennai

Full Time

·

Recruitment & Talent Acquisition Department

2.0

Overall Rating

2.0

Category Ratings

3.0

Salary

1.0

Skill development

1.0

Job security

1.0

Promotions

1.0

Work satisfaction

2.0

Company culture

3.0

Work-life balance

posted on 08 Mar 2025

Likes

Flexi working

Dislikes

They don't event respect contract employee even though they are senior's than on roll employees. If they any lag in your task they won't even inform you or discuss with you 1 to 1, straight away they will ask you to leave not even considering about the employee life.

Skill development - Bad
Job security - Bad
Promotions - Bad
Work satisfaction - Bad
Company culture - Poor

Work Details

Work policy: 3 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Flexible Timings)

Work related travel: This is a desk job.

Associate in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

Full Time

·

Quality Assurance and Testing Department

1.0

Overall Rating

1.0

Category Ratings

1.0

Salary

1.0

Skill development

1.0

Job security

1.0

Promotions

1.0

Work satisfaction

1.0

Company culture

1.0

Work-life balance

posted on 08 Mar 2025

Dislikes

No work-life balance. you need to work like a machine no matter day or night. Still gets very less hikes and that too after too much delays. If your project is completed so as you are. You'll be removed from org. On investment on employee engagement and no proper promotion and hikes.

Salary - Bad
Skill development - Bad
Job security - Bad
Promotions - Bad
Work satisfaction - Bad
Company culture - Bad
Work-life balance - Bad

Work Details

Work policy: 3 days/week from office

Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)

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1 Lakh+ Employees (India)

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Cognizant Programming Analyst Trainee Salary

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