I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Cognizant (Vellore) in Sep 2018
Interview
It was a technical interview which lasted for around 20 min the interviewer asked about my projects and some other topics related to my branch(mechanical) and 2 basic C qns which he asked me to write logic I almost answered all qns related to my branch and I Couldn't write logic for 1 code this was my overall interview
But to my surprise! I wasn't selected and most of my frnds were selected who couldn't answer most of the questions anyways what i came to know is luck matters a lot.
I hope you find this helpful thank you.
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.
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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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