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      Programming Analyst Interview

      Dec 6, 2022
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Cognizant

      Interview

      Interview went good but didn't get placed . Interviewer was also good . Techincal questions asked Hr round is easy Better luck next time . Prepare for java Techincal questions it will help

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Java questions and c programming questions
      Answer question

      Other Programming Analyst Interview Reviews for Cognizant

      Programme Analyst Interview

      May 14, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Hyderābād
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Cognizant (Hyderābād)

      Interview

      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

      Programme Analyst Interview

      Apr 9, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Chennai
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Cognizant (Chennai)

      Interview

      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

      Programme Analyst Interview

      Apr 7, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Cognizant

      Interview

      good and smooth. it was the intern position when i was hired by the company .first process is online test. and then interview. later offer letter. the postion. i was hired in 2022.

      Cognizant interviews FAQs

      • Programming 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 Programming 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.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Cognizant as a Programming Analyst according to 454 Glassdoor interviews include:

        One on one interview:  26%

        Skills test:  16%

        IQ intelligence test:  11%

        Personality test:  11%

        Background check:  11%

        Presentation:  8%

        Group panel interview:  7%

        Drug test:  5%

        Phone interview:  4%

        Other:  2%

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

        1. Associate(13885) ;
        2. Programme Analyst(13155) ;
        3. Senior Associate(6024) ;
        4. Software Engineer(3505) ;
        5. Programmer Analyst Trainee(2158) ;
        6. Project Manager(1946) ;
        7. Senior Process Executive(1929) ;
        8. Associate - Projects(1834) ;
        9. Manager(1823) ;
        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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