I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Cognizant (Coimbatore) in Aug 2021
Interview
Digital Nurture program has some learning modules. After completed from all the modules test,they conducted a interview. They are 2 types,base 1 and base 2. Base 2 is advanced learning who cleared a base2 test ,they will learn a base2 learning modules. Who failed a base 2 test and they should continue with base 1 learn module. The difference between the base 1 is medium level learning but base 2 is advanced level learning. If base 2 candidate cleared all the test and they will have interview, if they did a interview very well,the candidate has selected for 6.5lpa (genc next).I am from base 1. I was selected for genc elevate (4lpa).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I am from non cse branch.So they asked from basic c questions. Tr and hr in same round.
Introduce Myself,
What is function, call by value and reference,malloc and calloc,Sorting numbers without 3rd variable,local and global variable,
Infinite loop,CEO of cognitive, known technology like awm
The process consisted of face-to-face technical rounds that rigorously tested Core Java fundamentals, System Design basics, and Web Technologies. The interviewer specifically focused on Docker containerization and the differences between Local and Session Storage.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the difference between Local Storage and Session Storage in the context of web development?
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Cognizant in Nov 2025
Interview
Very Good Experience, Asked various questions based on resume and projects. Asked to write code to find the largest palindrome in a given string and also reverse a string. And the rest are basic Oops questions and Database questions such as retrieve the second highest salary.
Round 1 was communication in which there was online assessment which focus on your speaking skills
Round 2 was coding in which there was 2 coding question ,2 sql question, and rest Mcq.
I was rejected after this Round