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      Programmer Analyst Trainee Interview

      Feb 3, 2021
      Anonymous employee
      New Delhi

      Other Programmer Analyst Trainee Interview Reviews for Cognizant

      Programmer Analyst Trainee Interview

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

      Application

      I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cognizant (New Delhi) in Nov 2020

      Interview

      I had both of my technical and HR rounds conducted in one session only. In the technical round, I was asked questions related to the programming language that I knew (which is Java), followed by 2 to 3 basic coding problems and then about 4 to 5 questions related to my project (which was based on Natural Language Processing). To ace the technical round, you are expected to have complete knowledge of all the basic concepts related to core subjects and also you should be able to frame logic and convert that logic into code (problem solving abilities), which you can master only by practising numerous coding challenges. Followed by this technical round, I was allowed to proceed further for HR interview wherein I was asked about the domain which I would be most comfortable working in (for me it was Android Development), and a few questions regarding relocation and a justification of whether you are going to be an asset to their company or not. I cleared both of these, and after about a month or so I got my offer letter and was directed further to attend the internship programme. Hope this overview helps you, and hope you find the job you are looking for. All the best!

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Q1: Tell me about yourself. Q2: Tell me something special/unique about your hometown. Q3: Which programming language are you most comfortable with, and why? Q4: Write a program to find a loop in a linked list. Q5: Write a problem for post-order traversal of a tree. Q6: Program to print a given pattern (the pattern given to me was a numerical diamond) Q7: Brief me about your academic project Q8: What is Bag of Words model that you have used in your project? Q9: What is NLP? Q10: Why you chose python over R for the codebase of your project? Q11: What is the domain that you are most comfortable working with? Q12: Are you willing to relocate for this position as per company's requirements? Q13: How are you going to be an asset for Cognizant?
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      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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      Programmer Analyst Trainee Interview

      May 18, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Cognizant

      Interview

      Phase 1: Online Aptitude Assessment – A proctored exam testing quantitative ability, logical reasoning. Phase 2: Online Communication Assessment – Spoken English, listening, grammar, and reading compression. Phase 3: Technical Assessment - Fundamental programming concepts (SQL, Python/Java) Phase4: Final behavioral/HR evaluation

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Didn't receive Final Interview email
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