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      Programme Analyst Interview

      15 Jul 2016
      Anonymous employee
      Greater Noida
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cognizant (Greater Noida) in Oct 2015

      Interview

      Asked everything basic related to java(jdbc, oops, etc), software engg(defects, bugs, sdlc, etc) and many more data structure and c questions, questions on SQL(as mentioned in my resume), two puzzles: 1. how can you cut a cake in 8 pieces in minimum number of cuts(answered) ,2.make 4 equilateral triangles using 6 matchsticks(answered), what do you do in your lab courses in college(explained in detail a particular experiment i had performed recently), The most important thing is ur confidence....be confident in wtevr u say...dont take too much time 4 replyin, if u dont know abt something , tell them frankly n honestly...they just check ur communication skills n English. Dont get nervous.. if they pose questions after questions by selecting a word from ur own answer..dont use any word which u r nt sure abt....u may get urself trapped. Finally, be honest while answering.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Explain the projects that you have worked on and the challenges you faced and how you overcame them.
      Answer question

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      Anonymous employee
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      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Cognizant (Mumbai)

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      OOPS concept and gave code to solve
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      14 May 2026
      Anonymous employee
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      We had many rounds like 3 rounds before interview and interview was quite good. I got selected into cognizant as and programmer analyst trainee. I did not focus much on java, so due to that i Got 4 lpa

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      9 Apr 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Chennai
      No offer
      Positive experience
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      Application

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