I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Cognizant (Hyderābād) in Mar 2025
Interview
Self-Introduction
2. Explain Java Inheritance with Code
3. Write Java Code to Convert "AkShAy" to "aKsHaY"
4. What is Exception Handling in Java?
5. What is Indexing in SQL?
6. What is a Foreign Key in SQL?
7. DBMS-Related Questions:
-What is normalization?
-What are the different types of joins in SQL?
-What is the difference between DELETE and TRUNCATE?
8. What are the four pillars of OOPs in Java?
9. Explain method overloading and method overriding.
10. What is the difference between an interface and an abstract class?
11. What is the difference between == and .equals() in Java?
12. What is the difference between primary key and unique key?
13. How does GROUP BY work in SQL?
14. What is a stored procedure?
15. Explain the use of HAVING clause in SQL.
16. Are you open to relocating to Chennai?
Other Programme Analyst interview reviews for Cognizant
We had many rounds like 3 rounds before interview and interview was quite good. I got selected into cognizant as and programmer analyst trainee. I did not focus much on java, so due to that i Got 4 lpa
They asked very basic questions of reversing a string java basics and sql introduction and asked some data structures concepts finally few hr questions so on finally interviewer looks very strict interview got rejected
good and smooth. it was the intern position when i was hired by the company .first process is online test. and then interview. later offer letter. the postion. i was hired in 2022.