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      Software Engineer Trainee Interview

      Jul 7, 2012
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cognizant in Sep 2011

      Interview

      My interview last a few minutes only. The interviewer asked me basic questions on data structures, networks and also asked me write code for finding prime numbers. Everything went very well and at the end I was selected.

      Interview questions [2]

      Question 1

      What is the pre condition to do a binary search over a list?
      1 Answer

      Question 2

      Write a program to find prime numbers?
      Answer question

      Other Software Engineer Trainee interview reviews for Cognizant

      Software Engineer Trainee Interview

      Nov 14, 2025
      Anonymous employee
      Chennai
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied through university. I interviewed at Cognizant (Chennai) in Oct 2025

      Interview

      Nice and ask all the skills written in the resume to test you the knowledge also how well you answer the questions they also test you how attentive you are diring the interview

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Java questions Logical question Js Css Html
      Answer question

      Software Engineer Trainee Interview

      May 5, 2025
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Cognizant

      Interview

      The interview process for the Software Engineer Trainee position included a technical round focusing on core fundamentals. Questions primarily covered Data Structures and Algorithms (DSA) concepts and problem-solving. There were also some basic SQL query questions to assess database knowledge.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Solve a DSA question on arrays
      Answer question

      Trainee Software Engineer Interview

      Nov 26, 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Trichy
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through university. I interviewed at Cognizant (Trichy) in Apr 2025

      Interview

      nice easy to clear aptitude,communication and coding round and it is difficult to pass the HRround. its all about the hr mindset be confident and it is easy to crack it

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What is called as json and what is it full form?
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