I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Cognizant
Interview
Overall, the process was easy. It was an on campus interview, We had 3 rounds aptitude and communication which was online. The selected students were called for face to face interview. We were asked to bring resume.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
My interviewer asked for self intro and about my project. Then I had to solve few SQL questions. Although, some of my friends were asked few aptitude questions.
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
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 69.3% 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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