I applied through university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cognizant (Noida) in Dec 2025
Interview
It was an online interview that I gave from my college campus. The bell rang. He asked about my introduction. He said that I have mentioned problem solving skills in my resume. Then he threw 5-6 Aptitude questions at me that I needed to solve and write the answer in the chat by the interviewer. Then he asked me to write Python code for the following problems
1. Fibonacci series - I did it using DP hehe
2.Reverse a string
3.Inheritance theory and code
4.Compile time polymorphism and run time polymorphism theory and code
5.Abstract class in python code(I fumbled a little)
6.Print sum of two integers
7.Create a dictionary and print all its keys and values
Asked what is cloud computing?
What are cloud service models? IAAS, PAAS, SAAS
What is AWS?
What is DBMS?
What is SQL used for?
Interview was of 40 minutes.
Average interview
Application
I interviewed at Cognizant (Chennai)
Interview
Overall it was a easy interview round basic aptitude and basic coding questions were asked not much and overall just have the confidence thats it. The HR was a female for me and she was understanding.
Online aptitude ,online coding, online communication,technical hr it will be resume based questions they ask to solve basic program based on ur cluster ,some theory questions asked then it very easy
The interview was easy and focused on basic concepts. Questions were asked from Java, JavaScript, SQL, and OOPs fundamentals. Coding questions were simple, mainly based on arrays and strings like reversing and palindrome. Overall, it was a beginner-friendly interview with emphasis on core concepts and basic problem-solving.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One thing they asked me was to write a basic coding problem on arrays or strings, such as reversing a string or checking if it is a palindrome.