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 69.4% 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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I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cognizant (Trichy) in Dec 2014
Interview
Interview consists of four rounds:
1.Group discussion
2.Computer based reasoning test
3.Technical Hr
4.Personal Hr
Group discussion we are among 25 people and we have to prove our speaking skills and presence of mind there..Computer based test consists of two sections one is English and reasoning.we have to manage our time properly to score.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
In technical interview,I faced a lot of questions from the basics of c and c++..just like what is inheritance, polymorphism, call by reference, call by value..like rapid fire questions about 10 to 12 questions..after that about my final year project and few questions from my areas of interest
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