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      Programmer/Analyst Interview

      Mar 11, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Pune

      Other Programmer/Analyst Interview Reviews for Cognizant

      Programmer/Analyst Interview

      Apr 7, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Cognizant

      Interview

      Interview was easy with basic technical questions like oops concepts, core JAVA, spring boot, microservcies and SQL. Simple coding questions like reverse a string, anagram, linked list. It was a nice experience.
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Cognizant (Pune) in Sep 2023

      Interview

      The interview process of Cognizant for B.Tech CSE students usually has four stages: Online Assessment – Includes aptitude (quantitative, logical reasoning, verbal) and basic coding or Automata Fix questions. Communication Test – Evaluates English communication skills through reading sentences, listening and repeating, and short speaking tasks. Technical Interview – Questions on programming (Java, C, Python, or C++), OOP concepts, DBMS/SQL basics, data structures, and discussion about academic projects. HR Interview – General questions such as self-introduction, strengths and weaknesses, willingness to relocate, and reasons for joining the company. This is the typical process followed during campus placements.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Explain the project you mentioned in your resume.
      Answer question

      Programmer Analyst Interview

      Feb 22, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Cognizant

      Interview

      The questions were based on resume and java . It's the 2:1 interview. Most of the questions were asked from the deep skilling training . The hiring is Digital nurture 4.0 which the offer were provided as GenC and GenC Next based on interview performance

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Program for exception handling using function in python
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      Programmer Analyst Interview

      Feb 11, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Cognizant

      Interview

      The interview was taken virtually and it the questions asked are directly related to the JD. It is better to prepare based on the JD provided by the company. There will be a minimum of 2 rounds excluding the HR.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      The production lifecycle for Manufacturing
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