Analyst Trainee applicants have rated the interview process at Cognizant with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at Cognizant as a Analyst Trainee according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 50%
One on one interview: 50%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Cognizant in Jun 2025
Interview
First was an online Communication Assessment in which I had to record answers to questions in English. I got a few retries per question for recording the answers.
I had to install a software which would monitor my whole pc to appear for the assessment. I was not allowed to use my pc for the duration of the assessment.
Second was an online Aptitude Assessment with similar format as previous assessment. MCQ questions which had to be attempted on a software that monitors my pc.
Third was an online Interview.
Many different categories of questions were asked by the interviewer like aptitude, math, SQL, python, my goals, my work ethics, my work preferences etc.
The interviewer also informed me of the business unit I was being interviewed for.
Since then, there has been no response from the recruiter on whether or not I cleared the interview or not.
Months have passed and I have no expectations of them ever responding.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Assume two tables have the same number of columns, How would you get all the rows from both the tables without repetition of duplicate rows?
I applied online. I interviewed at Cognizant (Pune) in May 2026
Interview
the interview lasted for around 15 minutes. the interviewer was quite chill and interview were mostly focused on hr question .
the questions that i was asked :
the interview started with programming question
which language you are comfortable
what is input and outpout
what is recent life achievement
what is gen ai
then some question around are you comfortable working in shift and then some questions about relocation
I applied online. I interviewed at Cognizant (Nāgpur, Maharashtra) in Mar 2026
Interview
Easy to moderate, mostly questions asked were from resume and role related , get panicked or stressed be chill the interview will be very easy to crack , just prepare yourself woth resume related questions
I applied online. I interviewed at Cognizant (Chennai) in Mar 2026
Interview
Easy just some coding question with also project explaination this is the easiest interview i ever experienced and also they seemed nice interviewer seems to be technical but i am not sure