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      Programmer Analyst Trainee Interview

      Jun 18, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Calcutta
      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Cognizant (Calcutta)

      Interview

      Interview process is not that much difficult. All the two rounds of technical and HR combined are done through superset platform. Overall interview is average but according to package its ok

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      SQL BASICS AND DSA BASIC QUESTIONS
      Answer question

      Other Programmer Analyst Trainee Interview Reviews for Cognizant

      Programmer Analyst Trainee Interview

      Jul 24, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Cognizant

      Interview

      There were 4 rounds: Communication Round (Comprises of English, vocabulary and everything in audio) - Easy Aptitude (comprises of Maths, reasoning and verbal ability) - Medium Coding with SQL and Web UI - Medium Technical Interview - Hard

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Implement Deadlock in java Implement Binary Search OOPs concepts in depth
      Answer question

      Programmer Analyst Trainee Interview

      Jun 18, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Chennai
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      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
      Answer question


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      Cognizant interviews FAQs

      • 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 69.3% 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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