Average interviewThe interview process at Cognizant typically involves the following stages:
Application Screening: Initial review of the resume and application to shortlist candidates.
Online Assessment: Aptitude and technical tests, which may include logical reasoning, quantitative aptitude, coding, and technical knowledge evaluation.
Technical Interview(s): A panel or one-on-one interview focused on assessing technical skills, project experience, and problem-solving abilities.
HR Interview: Evaluation of communication skills, cultural fit, salary discussions, and other HR-related queries.
Offer Rollout: Candidates who clear all rounds receive an offer letter.
Domande di colloquio [1]
Domanda 1
Explain the OOP principles with examples.
Write a SQL query to find the second-highest salary in a table.
Describe your project and the role you played.
How does garbage collection work in Java?
Explain the difference between REST and SOAP APIs.
What are joins in SQL, and when do you use them?
Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Cognizant (Calcutta)
Colloquio
2 rounds online interview in 2021
Technical round
Hr round
Technical round little bit difficult
Hr round is very easy.
Technical round asked so many basic,advance and coding questions.
Hr round asked some hr questions.
Domande di colloquio [1]
Domanda 1
A coding question given
Some basic and advanced questions asked which was mentioned on our cv
Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Cognizant (Hyderabad) nel mese di dic 2025
Colloquio
The hiring is tech stack based, and it includes Java, Angular, Spring boot.
The questions were mostly on Java.
Asked every topic of OOPS in Java.
2 DSA Questions - easy level.
Resume - Projects discussion.
Little about Spring boot and Angular.
Domande di colloquio [1]
Domanda 1
What we use OOPS while building applications. etc,,
Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Cognizant (Bengaluru)
Colloquio
basic questions on graduation and soft skills. overall interview lasts for 1 hour. just be prepared on basic questions on your graduation subjects. its not that difficult. might ask coding questions as well