Program Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Cognizant with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 66.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Program Analyst roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cognizant overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Cognizant as a Program Analyst according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
I applied through university. I interviewed at Cognizant (Mumbai) in Feb 2022
Interview
It was very straightforward. They asked about Fibonacci sequence. Some qualitative analysis. Some problem solving. The interviewer was very professional and they even implored learning thing I was not aware of.
I applied through university. I interviewed at Cognizant in Apr 2026
Interview
basic questions about yourself , Need to be very thorough with the CV and understand the job description. I was asked mainly situation-based questions and related to the job role, They want to understand if you are truely interested or not. Be yourself and communicate well.
I applied through university. I interviewed at Cognizant (Bengaluru) in Oct 2022
Interview
College interview with basic analytical & reasoning questions as first round & then just had a round of discussion which was mostly easy analytical puzzles. cant say this was difficult at all
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A puzzle about how long a monkey would take to get out of a 30 feet well if it climbs 3 feet a day