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COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS

Software Developer

WRITTEN TEST
  • Written test will comprise of questions from
  • Logical Reasoning
  • Quantitative Aptitude
  • Verbal Ability
  • Automata Fix
  • English Questions
  • There can also be a coding round after the written test comprising questions from DSA, Algorithms and basic problem solving.
GROUP DISCUSSION: NO
SKILLS REQUIRED
  • Data structures and Algorithms
  • DBMS
  • Operating System
  • Networking
  • OOPs concepts
  • Programming language of your choice (Java/C/C++)
  • Matlab/Simulink is a plus
INTERVIEW GUIDELINES
Round 1: Technical Interview
  • Queries on SQL
  • DBMS
  • Basic OOPS/DS Concept
  • Puzzles / Guesstimates
  • Basic Knowledge of IT/CS Subjects/Projects

Questions

  • What are OOPS concept and explain. Give real time examples.
  • Guess the probability of meeting your friend in a mall on any random day.
  • Give the factors to consider while launching a new credit card into the market.
  • How can we stop overfitting in case of decision trees.
  • What are the important categories of software?
  • Write a program for palindromes?
  • What are the various types of data structures in python?
  • How to select the maximum salary from the employee table?
  • Explain concurrent hash map?
  • Construct and transverse the tree.
  • Explain about OOPS concepts?
  • What is GC and generations in detail?
  • What are the delegates? Where do you use it in your project?
  • What is white box testing?
Round 2 : Managerial Round
  • Technical and Resume based questions

Questions

  • What is the difference between jar and war?
  • If the days of the week are enumerated as {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}, given a day-number how will you determine a day-number before or after k days. Difference between commitment and loyalty and give one instance where you have showcased it ?
  • Tell me what you know about artificial intelligence.
  • Can you tell us anything else about yourself that you missed that would be helpful for this position?
  • Tell me about the latest technologies you have encountered.
  • What is Android Studio and how do you use it?
Round 3: HR Round
  • Behavioural questions
  • Puzzles and some basic mathematics questions

Questions

  • Questions about the Project and Achievements
  • Some questions on latest technologies
  • Tell about artificial Intelligence
  • What are the Technical Skills You have?
  • What can you contribute to the company?
  • What do you not want to do?
  • Why did you choose this company?
  • How would you handle work pressure?
  • Tell me why should I hire you?

Resume Questions

  • Tell me about Yourself
  • Why Cognizant?
  • How will you see yourself after five years from now?
  • What are your strengths and weaknesses?
  • Questions form resume
MPLOYEE.ME TIPS
  • Prepare Guesstimates and Puzzles well
  • Having a fair knowledge of Full Stack Development gives an edge
  • It/CSE basics should be prepared well with a good practice of DS/Algo questions
  • At time peoduct launch / market entry business questions are also asked to check real time problem solving skills. Basic Knowledge of Case solving will be helpful

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