There were two rounds
1. technical : was asked two technical questions about OS and IP and then i was aksed two leetcode style questions very easy
2. Behaviourial/HR rounds : this was easy just getting to know the kind of person you are
mostly ask questions related to Java and two question related to SQL1 is query and one is theoretical question and basic of oops and asked one coding question related to Java an SQL query is find the second highest salary in employee table
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oops,java,sql,one coding question,dbmsmostly ask questions related to Java and two question related to SQL1 is query and one is theoretical question and basic of oops and asked one coding question related to Java an SQL query is find the second highest salary in employee table
The interview focused heavily on my projects, asking about design decisions, challenges, and real-world use cases. I had to explain my thought process clearly. It was a practical and insightful experience that tested genuine understanding.
4 rounds before the interview which inckuded - 2 oa - 1st aptitude ,2nd technical, then 3rd coding round then voice assesment after clearing all these i got selected for interview , then hr then for a formality there was a bot interview in which i faced technical error and i got rejected after clearing 5-6 rounds they reject my application my efforts because of the system error
Cognizant interviews FAQs
Associate Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Cognizant with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 64% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate Software Engineer roles take an average of 17 days to get hired, when considering 22 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 Associate Software Engineer according to 22 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 29%
Skills test: 17%
Personality test: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 10%
Presentation: 8%
Other: 8%
Group panel interview: 4%
Background check: 4%
Phone interview: 4%
Drug test: 4%
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