I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Cognizant
Accepted offer
Positive experience
Average interview
Application
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cognizant (Noida) in Jan 2019
Interview
After clearing the written test I got interviewed. The first round was a technical interview. In this round, I was asked to explain my final year project and a few questions of programming. It was a 30 min interview for me in which he asked every possible question related to my branch(EE) and programming also. After that, there was an HR round of 5 min. I cleared both the rounds and got the result of getting selected after 2 days.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain final year project and basic programming in C.
It was a nice experience and technical interview was quite a tiring experience. The technical round was strictly based on department knowledge as well as project. They also tested my logic building approach which was based on my language preference. The hiring process is quite slow and I am still waiting for my joining.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Cognizant (Coimbatore) in Nov 2020
Interview
Round 1
It was held on AMCAT platform
Online test - Aptitude, Logical reasoning, Essay writing
Round 2
Technical and General HR
Focussed on resume. They mainly focused on communication. The HR asked a lot of general questions than technical questions. The panel members were friendly
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cognizant
Interview
Round 1: ONLINE TEST
The platform of the test was AMCAT, one of the platform that many companies uses for their recruitment process. Lucky for me as I was completely aware of the pattern that AMCAT follows. Its an adaptive test which means your current question decides your upcoming question. Either the level decreases if current question is answered incorrectly or the level get increased is answered correctly.
These were the following sections asked in the Paper
Quantitative – 14 Ques – 16 mins.
Verbal – 25 Ques – 22 mins.
Logical – 16 Ques – 14 mins.
AutoFix – 7 Ques – 20 mins.
Many of you might be thinking of what is AutoFix. AMCAT mainly uses Automata but there is AutoFix too. The question in AutoFix consist of logical and syntactical errors present within the given code. Its like the executable code is given with error present witthin it. You just have to figure out the error and boom its working fine. The question in the section are quite and easy and requires basic knowledge of programming and logic building.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
HR Interview:
Are you willing to relocate to a completely different city?
Tell me something about your family?
What do you think it takes to be successful in a company like ours?
What qualities should a successful manager possess?
Describe your most rewarding college experience.
Why should we hire you?
What do you think makes you stand out for a job in Cognizant?
Tell me about a time when you worked effectively under pressure.