I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Cognizant (Hyderabad) in Feb 2026
Interview
The Interviewer initially looked like he is not interested, but i don't know why.
He is asking questions and after my response he is cleaning his teeth and looking towards me without asking anything for 30 seconds.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked to show surroundigs,
Self intro,
Explain a project,
Explain Exception handling with example code,
What is Abstraction with example,
Value Retrieval using Dictionary key,
What is Higher Order Function.
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