I applied through college or university. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Cognizant (Pune) in Oct 2025
Interview
Asked
1) java dsa(simple)
2) MYSQL basics
3)HTML/CSS and JavaScript basics
Interview went for about 25 mins and was asked basic stuff which was not difficult to implement except for HTML/CSS and Javascript I answered everything correctly
I applied online. I interviewed at Cognizant (Pune)
Interview
I interviewed for the Programmer Analyst Trainee position at Cognizant. The process was straightforward and relaxed. The interviewer began by asking about my academic background and my experience with database concepts, followed by a detailed discussion about my projects. We talked about the challenges I faced, how I overcame them, and the key learnings I took away. To assess my problem-solving ability, I was also asked to solve some basic Data Structures and Algorithms (DSA) questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The interviewer specifically focused on asking about the most difficult challenge I encountered while building my project and how I approached solving it.
They asked mostly on resume...prepare well the topics you mentioned in your resume...strong grip on any one programming language is enough.prepare sql as well.they also asked two coding questions and i answered them