I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Capgemini (Pune) in Sept 2012
Interview
Capgemini walkin 8th Sep,2012 (2-10 yrs) exp - 1st round test, 2nd round interview 3rd offer
Following questions were asked in mainframe test
1.)Condition code for dul recors in VSAM-
2.) Is NULL or =NULL in Select statement
3.)max size of CI
4.)What happens after CI is full
5.)Ques on COND parameter
6.)which among following can not be rolled back a)delete table
b.)droptable c)Update d.)insert
7.)groupby and orderby sql querries
8.)Max extents in VSAM file
9.)quesn on DPRTY=(1,10)
10.)range of condition codes in COBOL
11.)occurs clase can not be used at which level?
12.)delimiter in jcl
13.)sort card for file in PGM=SORT
14.)PIC(6) value 120056 possible?
15)question on BLKSIZE Is (20,20) and (20,10) possible?
16.)number of bytes in RDF
17.)Can we use index in WS-section or LK-section
18.)Verify command in IDCAMS used for?
19.)question on Alternate Index
20.)Return code of file attribute mismatch
21.)In which format COBOL variables stored?
22.)what is Alternate of HANDLE?
23.)can SUM,AVG,MIN,ROUND used in numeric and char variable data types?
24.)What is the datatype of FILE STATUS codes in WS-section?
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Capgemini (Bengaluru) in Feb 2026
Interview
I went for F2F Drive at Bellandur Capgemini office. Only 1 round of technical interview with questions of experience range from 5-8 years of experience. Interviewer was smart and preferred on situational questions rather than google interview questions. After getting selected the HR offered me a package less than my current CTC and that too with 10% variable which further reduced it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
-How Cobol/DB2 program runs? What type of abend can occur? Which HOLD to be used and when?
-JCL to compare 2 files
Resume got shortlisted and then they scheduled interview
I gave only one round
I received mail saying that my profile is on hold after that bo communication received
you can get multiple calls so be ready with mulltiple mail id
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is SOC7,STATIC DYNAMIC Call,Sync in Cobol,Link and XCTL
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Capgemini in Mar 2025
Interview
Interview process in steps:
1. got a call that resume is shortlisted so scheduling an interview.
2. got the interview scheduled, interview difficulty was medium to high. Interviewer joined the call and said I will ask only scenario based questions. A lot of it revolved around COBOL-DB2 programs and JCLs.
3. Got a call next day that you have cleared the interview, please provide details like Current CTC, expected CTC, preferred location etc.
4. After this call its been a month, have not recieved any response. The recruiter is not responding to emails/calls/messages. They have just completely ghosted.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Scenario based questions around how COBOL-DB2 programs work? JCL and COBOL-DB2 interactions? Different queries on DB2 programs.