I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cognizant (Greater Noida) in Nov 2018
Interview
They conduct an online exam and i successfully cleared it.They After called us at 8 am Today(17 nov) and my number comes at 3.30 pm.only interview was there and they took so much time.And when my turn comes Interviewer(I) ask to Me(M):
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I :tell me about yourself.
m: answered confidently.
I:what is mongo db .?
m: just give definition and little elaborated.
I:ask to design HTML block of 3*3 via table with rows and columns and in 3rd row by using colspan give some space.
M: Accuretly done that.
I : What you know in android?
M: not much and told what i knows
I:SO used operating system windows as you mentioned ?
M: yes sir, normally everyone use 7,8,10 and i made project only on it by using software like eclipse,android studio....
I:Tell me the command MS-TSC used in it.
M: i dont know.
I:thanks for your interview wait..
M:Thank you so much sir.
Two interviews with coding test and and aptitute test , pretty easy , aske about projects done and java oops questions also sql question , position was full stack developer
We had many rounds like 3 rounds before interview and interview was quite good. I got selected into cognizant as and programmer analyst trainee. I did not focus much on java, so due to that i Got 4 lpa
They asked very basic questions of reversing a string java basics and sql introduction and asked some data structures concepts finally few hr questions so on finally interviewer looks very strict interview got rejected
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Programme Analyst 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 86% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Programme Analyst roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 454 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cognizant overall takes an average of 17 days.
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Skills test: 16%
IQ intelligence test: 11%
Personality test: 11%
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Group panel interview: 7%
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Phone interview: 4%
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