Programme Analyst 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 69.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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The interview went smoothly. They were looking for a candidate with basic knowledge across different topics. I was asked one DSA question on finding the highest frequency character, along with questions on SQL, OOPs, and DBMS.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
finding the highest frequency character and some sql queries.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Cognizant (Chennai) in Jan 2026
Interview
The hiring process has the below steps :
1. Shortlisting of resume
2. English Comprehension skill
3. Aptitude Quant, Logical and Gamified
4. Technical Coding (2 DSA, S SQL, Cloud / HTML CSS)
5. Technical Interview asking all basics and everything in resume
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Cognizant (Chennai) in Jun 2024
Interview
Aptitude round , grammar round , technical round based on the cluster selection and finally techincal HR. prepare well and excel in the process. Good interview experience.
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