I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Cognizant in May 2025
Interview
It was a Technical + HR interview, lasted for 45+ minutes. He asked me about core java concepts which I have answered well and then he asked me to write 2 Java programs and then he asked me couple of questions on dbms and sql.
Overall it was a easy interview round basic aptitude and basic coding questions were asked not much and overall just have the confidence thats it. The HR was a female for me and she was understanding.
Online aptitude ,online coding, online communication,technical hr it will be resume based questions they ask to solve basic program based on ur cluster ,some theory questions asked then it very easy
The interview was easy and focused on basic concepts. Questions were asked from Java, JavaScript, SQL, and OOPs fundamentals. Coding questions were simple, mainly based on arrays and strings like reversing and palindrome. Overall, it was a beginner-friendly interview with emphasis on core concepts and basic problem-solving.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One thing they asked me was to write a basic coding problem on arrays or strings, such as reversing a string or checking if it is a palindrome.