Cognizant Programmer/Analyst interview questions
Updated Apr 30, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 28%Applied onlineApplied online
- 2%RecruiterRecruiter
- 2%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 1%OtherOther
- 1%In PersonIn Person
- 1%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
Interview search
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Cognizant interviews FAQs
- Programmer/Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Cognizant with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Programmer/Analyst roles take an average of 19 days to get hired, when considering 26 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 Programmer/Analyst according to 26 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 28%
Personality test: 17%
Skills test: 17%
Presentation: 11%
Background check: 11%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Phone interview: 6%
Group panel interview: 3%
Other: 3%
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