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 69.4% 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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I applied through college or university. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Cognizant (Noida) in Dec 2013
Interview
I was selected from Campus placement in 2014 from Amity University.
Round One:
Aptitude test conducted by Amcat, which consists of two programming questions along with objective questions.
Round Two: (Assuming you have cleared first round)
Technical Interview
Started with basic questions involving background, education, interests. etc.
Then pure technical questions from computer science.
Final Three: (Only after clearing first two rounds you are allowed to sit for this one)
HR discussion. Very straight forward questions though required to be handled carefully.
That is it, if you apply as a fresher! It usually takes up to 3 months for all the process to be completed. For B.Tech students default designation is PAT. For non- professional courses candidates it is Programmer Trainee (PT).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me something about yourself and your family?
Your hobbies, interests, achievements, etc.
Why do you want to join Cognizant?
What do you now about out Company?
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.
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