Cognizant Graduate Engineer Trainee interview questions
Updated Jun 5, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
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How others got an interview
- 31%Applied onlineApplied online
- 3%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
- 2%OtherOther
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Cognizant interviews FAQs
- Graduate Engineer Trainee applicants have rated the interview process at Cognizant with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 83% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Graduate Engineer Trainee roles take an average of 1 day to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cognizant overall takes an average of 17 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Cognizant as a Graduate Engineer Trainee according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 19%
One on one interview: 14%
IQ intelligence test: 14%
Personality test: 14%
Group panel interview: 10%
Drug test: 10%
Skills test: 5%
Other: 5%
Background check: 5%
Phone interview: 5%
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