I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cognizant (Chennai) in Aug 2018
Interview
I appeared through the on-campus interview. Normally it has 3 rounds
1.written test
Analytical
Logical
Automatafix
they followed the AMCAT platform for the written test. It was easy to clear hence the cut off for each sectional was so high. The second round was Technical, they were asked some basic questions like karnaugh map, how does phonecall works, microcontrollers and in programming basic programs the asked to write like swapping of two numbers, XOR program.
The final round was HR its very easy to clear basic questions like, tell about yourself, family, what do you know about cognizant.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what is Matlab, why do we use Matlab, pin diagram of a microprocessor
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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