I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cognizant (Cochin) in Sep 2016
Interview
Firstly, there will be an aptitude test.Only if you have cleared an aptitude test, you will be called for the interview. There are two interviews. One HR Interview and One Technical Interview. You will only be called for HR interview if you clear the Technical Interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You will be asked questions on your project, then you will be asked questions on OOPS concepts and how you have implemented them in your project. Then few questions will be based on technical skills that you have listed on your resume.
There were 4 rounds:
Communication Round (Comprises of English, vocabulary and everything in audio) - Easy
Aptitude (comprises of Maths, reasoning and verbal ability)
- Medium
Coding with SQL and Web UI - Medium
Technical Interview - Hard
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Implement Deadlock in java
Implement Binary Search
OOPs concepts in depth
Smooth interview process as well as it was very interesting with ample feedback at the end. I enjoyed the conversation a lot and coverted the interview and accepted the offer.
Introduction
Basic of Oops and Programming
2 Coding Questions
Reverse String and Number
Question on Java and SQL Spring Boot and Other programing related questions like hashing map vs hash table why they are used
Programmer Analyst Trainee applicants have rated the interview process at Cognizant with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 89% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Programmer Analyst Trainee roles take an average of 6 days to get hired, when considering 328 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cognizant overall takes an average of 17 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Cognizant as a Programmer Analyst Trainee according to 328 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 32%
Skills test: 20%
IQ intelligence test: 15%
Personality test: 12%
Background check: 7%
Presentation: 5%
Group panel interview: 5%
Drug test: 2%
Phone interview: 1%
Other: 1%
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