I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Cognizant (Idukki) in Feb 2025
Interview
Online assessments including communication, aptitude tests. For communications there is audio answers and questions also. Coding test 2 sql, 2 normal coding challenges. From each one a single one is difficult and other is easy.
The test was very easy and focused only on basic sorting questions like bubble sort, selection sort, and insertion sort. No tricky logic or edge cases were asked—just fundamentals. Also asked to write arstrong number program
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cognizant (Pune) in Apr 2025
Interview
The interview process consisted of an online assessment followed by two technical interviews and one HR round.
Questions focused on data structures, algorithms, OOP concepts, and basic SQL queries.
The interviewers were friendly and asked scenario-based questions to assess problem-solving skills.
Overall, the process was smooth and completed within two weeks.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How does the CAP theorem apply to distributed systems like Snowflake or Hadoop?