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      Programmer Analyst Trainee Interview

      Mar 31, 2018
      Anonymous employee
      Pune
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cognizant (Pune) in Mar 2018

      Interview

      Interview Process was of three phases: Phase 1. Screening through AMCAT online test. Phase 2. Document Check and online test validation. Phase 3. Technical Interview (~15 minutes) and HR Interview (~5-20 minutes). Phase 1 : Online Screening through AMCAT. Candidates were to apply on off-campus AMCAT test link. Shortlisted candidates received unique credentials and link to take the test. People applied multiple times with unique combination of emails and phone numbers to increase their chances. Test comprised of four sections - Verbal, Logical, Quantitative and Automata (Coding). Questions were of easy to moderate difficulty. There were two automata questions, one easy and another with moderate to high difficulty (luck based). People again took it multiple times to increases chances of selection for interview. On successful completion of online test, candidates were called to Cognizant location based on their preference. Phase 2 : Document Check and online test validation In Cognizant location, AMCAT people were their to coordinate between the candidates and Cognizant team. AMCAT people were very rude, cranky and frustrated. They were checking for documents which were mentioned in invite mail. Each academic was a must except passport. They matched pictures taken during the test with the candidates arriving. At least 20 were held from appearing in interview because of lack of documents and 6-7 were sent back due to face mis-match. Phase 3: Technical and HR Interviews These were pretty simple interviews. Questions based on resume and work experience were asked. I was asked to write programs for swapping with and without third variable and algorithm for merge sort, OOPS concepts and also my proficiency on DBMS(I replied negatively). Technical Interview results were announced within 20 minutes. We were then given a break for 20 minutes as there were 8 panels for Technical but just one for HR. In HR interview, HR first asked for all the original documents, compared the photocopies submitted with originals and candidate detail sheet, marked them correct and moved on. There were typical HR questions like TMAY, Why Cognizant?, etc. Afterwards, HR asked to sign a declaration which basically meant that I can be employed in any shift/location/technology/domain at the discretion of Cognizant.

      Interview questions [2]

      Question 1

      Write and explain the algorithm of merge sort.
      Answer question

      Question 2

      Write the programs for swapping of two variables with and without third variable.
      Answer question
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      Other Programmer Analyst Trainee Interview Reviews for Cognizant

      Programmer Analyst Trainee Interview

      Jul 24, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Cognizant

      Interview

      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
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      Programmer Analyst Trainee Interview

      Jun 18, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Chennai
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Cognizant (Chennai)

      Interview

      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.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      SQL, Aptitude, Past internship experience
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      Programmer Analyst Trainee Interview

      May 25, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Pune
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Cognizant (Pune)

      Interview

      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

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Reverse a string without using built in method
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      Cognizant interviews FAQs

      • 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%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Associate(13887) ;
        2. Programme Analyst(13155) ;
        3. Senior Associate(6024) ;
        4. Software Engineer(3506) ;
        5. Programmer Analyst Trainee(2158) ;
        6. Project Manager(1946) ;
        7. Senior Process Executive(1929) ;
        8. Associate - Projects(1834) ;
        9. Manager(1824) ;
        10. Senior Software Engineer(1350) ;
        11. Software Developer(1285) ;
        12. Process Executive(1175) ;
        13. Programmer/Analyst(1142) ;
        14. Technical Lead(1112) ;
        15. Senior Manager(1080) .


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