Cognizant Syllabus
Cognizant Syllabus 2019-20
Cognizant uses both AMCAT for both on campus and Off campus drives. Earlier it used MeritTrac for oncampus but this has been discontinued from september 01, 2018.
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Cognizant Online Test Syllabus 2019
Cognizant has the following rounds conducted via AMCAT based Cognizant test. Note that Cognizant questions may be different than usual AMCAT questions, so we suggest studying from our Cognizant Preparation Dashboard for exact questions in the exam –
- Written Test
- Group Discussion
- Technical Interview
- HR Interview
Coding Section for
- On Campus
- Debugging – 7 questions
- Off Campus
- Coding Round – 2 Questions
Order of Section
Table of Content
- Cognizant Syllabus
- Cognizant Online Test Pattern 2019
- Order Of Section
- Detailed Syllabus
- Additional Facts
- Topic Wise Bifurcation
- Interview Experience
Detailed Cognizant Syllabus and Pattern 2019
Cognizant Quantitative Syllabus 2019 (Updated)
- Basic Mathematics
- LCM & HCF
- Divisibility
- Numbers, decimal fractions and power
- Averages
- Ratio & Proportion
- Algebra
- Surds & Indices
- Applied Mathematics
- Profit and Loss
- Simple and Compound Interest
- Time, Speed and Distance
- Inverse
- Time and Work
- Allegation & Mixtures
- Percentage
- Area, shape, and perimeter
- Engineering Mathematics
- Logarithms
- Permutation and Combinations
- Probability
- Pipes and Cisterns
- Geometry, Coordinate Geometry
- Clocks & Calendar
Cognizant English Syllabus 2019 (Updated)
- Vocabulary
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- Contextual Vocabulary
Cognizant Logical Syllabus 2019 (Updated)
- Deductive Reasoning
- Coding deductive logic
- Blood Relation
- Directional Sense
- Objective Reasoning
- Selection decision tables
- Syllogism
- Inductive reasoning
- Analogy and Classification pattern recognition
- Coding pattern and Number series pattern recognition
- Statement & Conclusion
- Seating Arrangements
- Abductive Reasoning
- Logical word sequence
- Data sufficiency
- Odd Man Out
- Data Arrangements
- Mathematical Orders
- Inferred Meaning
Cognizant Coding Syllabus 2019 (Updated)
Questions can be asked on topics such as:
- Basic programming
- Control Structures
- Conditional statements
- Linear data structures
- Advanced data structures
- Sorting and searching algorithm
Additional Facts
Detailed Analysis on Cognizant Syllabus : Mandatory Section
| Sections | No. Of Questions | Time | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quants | 16 | 16 mins | Medium |
| Logical | 24 | 35 mins | High |
| English | 22 | 18 mins | Medium |
| Coding | 2 | 60 mins | High |
| Total | 69 | 89 mins | Medium |
Cognizant Exam Syllabus Eligibility
- Candidate must be a B.tech,BCA,MCA,BE student.
- Education gap of not more than one year.
- More than 60% or CGPA > 6 in aggregate.
Cognizant contains four topics:
Topic Wise Bifurcation
LCM & HCF
- Number of Questions: 3-4 Ques
- Difficulty Level: Low-Medium
- Importance: Medium
- Suggested time to solve: 40-50 Sec
Divisibility
- Number of Questions: 3-4 Ques
- Difficulty Level: Low-Medium
- Importance: Medium
- Suggested time to solve: 40-50 Sec
Number Decimal Fraction & Power
- Number of Questions: 3-4 Ques
- Difficulty Level: Low-Medium
- Importance: Medium
- Suggested time to solve: 40-50 Sec
Average
- Number of Questions: 3-4 Ques
- Difficulty Level: Low-Medium
- Importance: Medium
- Suggested time to solve: 40-50 Sec
Ratio & Proportion
- Number of Questions: 7-8 Ques
- Difficulty Level: Medium
- Importance: High
- Suggested time to solve: 50-70 Sec
Algebra
- Number of Questions: 3-4 Ques
- Difficulty Level: Low-Medium
- Importance: Medium
- Suggested time to solve: 40-50 Sec
Surds & Indices
- Number of Questions: 7-8 Ques
- Difficulty Level: Medium
- Importance: High
- Suggested time to solve: 50-70 Sec
Percentage
- Number of Questions: 6-8 Ques
- Difficulty Level: Medium
- Importance: High
- Suggested time to solve: 1min 30 Sec
Profit & Loss
- Number of Questions: 6-8 Ques
- Difficulty Level: Medium
- Importance: High
- Suggested time to solve: 1min 30 Sec
Simple & Compound Interest
- Number of Questions: 3-4 Ques
- Difficulty Level: Low-Medium
- Importance: Medium
- Suggested time to solve: 40-50 Sec
Speed Time & Distance
- Number of Questions: 7-8 Ques
- Difficulty Level: Medium
- Importance: High
- Suggested time to solve: 50-70 Sec
Inverse
- Number of Questions: 7-8 Ques
- Difficulty Level: Medium
- Importance: High
- Suggested time to solve: 50-70 Sec
Time & Work
- Number of Questions: 7-8 Ques
- Difficulty Level: Medium
- Importance: High
- Suggested time to solve: 50-70 Sec
Allegation & Mixtures
- Number of Questions: 6-8 Ques
- Difficulty Level: Medium
- Importance: High
- Suggested time to solve: 1min 30 Sec
Area, shape and perimeter
- Number of Questions: 3-4 Ques
- Difficulty Level: Low-Medium
- Importance: Medium
- Suggested time to solve: 40-50 Sec
Logarithms
- Number of Questions: 7-8 Ques
- Difficulty Level: Medium
- Importance: High
- Suggested time to solve: 50-70 Sec
Permutation and Combination
- Number of Questions: 3-4 Ques
- Difficulty Level: Low-Medium
- Importance: Medium
- Suggested time to solve: 40-50 Sec
Probability
- Number of Questions: 6-8 Ques
- Difficulty Level: Medium
- Importance: High
- Suggested time to solve: 1min 30 Sec
Pipes and Cisterns
- Number of Questions: 3-4 Ques
- Difficulty Level: Low-Medium
- Importance: Medium
- Suggested time to solve: 40-50 Sec
Geometry, Coordinate Geometry
- Number of Questions: 6-8 Ques
- Difficulty Level: Medium
- Importance: High
- Suggested time to solve: 1min 30 Sec
Clocks & Calendar
- Number of Questions: 7-8 Ques
- Difficulty Level: Medium
- Importance: High
- Suggested time to solve: 50-70 Sec
Synonyms
- Number of Questions: 7-8 Ques
- Difficulty Level: Low-Medium
- Importance: Medium
- Suggested time to solve: 20-30 Sec
Antonyms
- Number of Questions: 7-8 Ques
- Difficulty Level: Low-Medium
- Importance: Medium
- Suggested time to solve: 20-30 Sec
Contextual Vocabulary
- Number of Questions: 7-8 Ques
- Difficulty Level: Low-Medium
- Importance: Medium
- Suggested time to solve: 20-30 Sec
Error Identification
- Number of Questions: 8 Ques
- Difficulty Level: Medium
- Importance: High
- Suggested time to solve: 30-40 Sec
Sentence Improvement & Construction
- Number of Questions: 7-8 Ques
- Difficulty Level: Low-Medium
- Importance: Medium
- Suggested time to solve: 20-30 Sec
Subject-Verb Agreement
- Number of Questions: 8 Ques
- Difficulty Level: Medium
- Importance: High
- Suggested time to solve: 30-40 Sec
Tenses & Articles
- Number of Questions: 7-8 Ques
- Difficulty Level: Low-Medium
- Importance: Medium
- Suggested time to solve: 20-30 Sec
Preposition & Conjunctions
- Number of Questions: 7-8 Ques
- Difficulty Level: Low-Medium
- Importance: Medium
- Suggested time to solve: 20-30 Sec
Speech & Voices
- Number of Questions: 7-8 Ques
- Difficulty Level: Low-Medium
- Importance: Medium
- Suggested time to solve: 20-30 Sec
Inferential and Literal Comprehension
- Number of Questions: 7-8 Ques
- Difficulty Level: Low-Medium
- Importance: Medium
- Suggested time to solve: 20-30 Sec
Comprehension ordering
- Number of Questions: 8 Ques
- Difficulty Level: Medium
- Importance: High
- Suggested time to solve: 30-40 Sec
Selecting Words
- Number of Questions: 7-8 Ques
- Difficulty Level: Low-Medium
- Importance: Medium
- Suggested time to solve: 20-30 Sec
Sentence Selection
- Number of Questions: 7-8 Ques
- Difficulty Level: Low-Medium
- Importance: Medium
- Suggested time to solve: 20-30 Sec
Coding deductive logic
- Difficulty Level – High
- Importance – Medium
- Number of Questions – 4
Blood Relation
- Difficulty Level: High
- Importance: Medium
- Number of Questions: 6 Questions
Directional Sense
- Difficulty Level: Low
- Importance: Medium
- Number of Questions: 4 Questions
Objective Reasoning
- Difficulty Level: High
- Importance: Medium
- Number of Questions: 6 Questions
Selection decision tables
- Difficulty Level: Low
- Importance: Medium
- Number of Questions: 4 Questions
Syllogism
- Difficulty Level: High
- Importance: Medium
- Number of Questions: 6 Questions
Statement & Conclusion
- Difficulty Level: High
- Importance: Medium
- Number of Questions: 6 Questions
Seating Arrangements
- Difficulty Level: High
- Importance: Medium
- Number of Questions: 6 Questions
Coding Decoding
- Difficulty Level: Low
- Importance: Medium
- Number of Questions: 4 Questions
Decision
- Difficulty Level: Low
- Importance: Medium
- Number of Questions: 4 Questions
Analogy and Classification pattern recognition
- Difficulty Level – High
- Importance – Medium
- Number of Questions – 4
Coding pattern and Number series pattern recognition
- Difficulty Level: Low
- Importance: Medium
- Number of Questions: 4 Questions
Odd Man Out
- Difficulty Level: Low
- Importance: Medium
- Number of Questions: 4 Questions
Data Arrangements
- Difficulty Level: High
- Importance: Medium
- Number of Questions: 6 Questions
Mathematical Orders
- Difficulty Level: Low
- Importance: Medium
- Number of Questions: 4 Questions
Inferred Meaning
- Difficulty Level: Low
- Importance: Medium
- Number of Questions: 4 Questions
Logical word sequence
- Difficulty Level – High
- Importance – Medium
- Number of Questions – 4
Data sufficiency
- Difficulty Level – High
- Importance – Medium
- Number of Questions – 4
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Interview Experience
Cognizant Off Campus
Cognizant Off Campus Drive Interview Experience
- Name: Krish Naruto
- College: Jeppiar Engineering College, Tamil Nadu
- Branch: Computer Science
- Type of interview: Off-Campus Interview (3.38 LPA)
Student Interview
Cognizant’s off-campus interview begins with an AMCAT written round that is conducted at AMCAT center. So, after completing my engineering degree, I started preparing for the AMCAT written round through PrepInsta and some other competitive exam books. I prepared for three continuous months, after which I appeared for the written round.
- AMCAT Written Round
The paper was divided into four sections, i.e., Quants, Verbal, Logical Reasoning, and Programming. The test was of 85 minutes with the average difficulty level.
- The Quants section was pretty difficult as compared to the other three sections. Some of the questions were exactly the same that I studied on PrepInsta. As a result, I was able to get the required passing percentage for the Quants section.
- The verbal section was way too time-consuming. There were questions about reading comprehension, vocabulary, and grammar.
- The Logical Reasoning section was the most interesting one. Major questions were based on Data Sufficiency and Objective reasoning.
- The programming section majorly had output based questions.
After a week of the paper I got the selection mail, luckily I scored 86% aggregate and qualified for the next round which was the Automata.
- AMCAT Automata
In this round, there were two coding questions out of which one was a pattern making, and one was of bubble sort. I gave the paper from home. It was a 60 min test in which the requirements were that the webcam and the microphone should be turned on during the test so that everything is recorded, just in case anyone could cheat. I tried both the codes in which bubble sort was easy as I had already studied it while preparing for the test. Therefore, I was able to execute it, but the pattern making was a bit tricky, so it was executed partially. Since one of my codes was running perfectly; I qualified for the final round.
After ten days I got the mail from Cognizant Visitor Management with the Express check-in code for the main and the final round. It was a Face-to-Face roundthat was held at the main Chennai premises of the company. I had to log in the Physical Security Application to confirm that I will be present for the interview. The mail comprised of the interview confirmation and the hall ticket with basic essential documents that I had to carry on the day of the interview
1) My all the Marksheets (Original as well as Xerox).
i)10th
ii)12th
iii) Graduation mark sheet
2) Printout of the Hall Ticket.
3) 3 Passport size photos.
4) 2 copies of my updated resumes.
On the day of the interview we were informed that the Face-to-Face interview would be divided into two separate rounds, first will be the Technical then the HR.
- Technical
As I entered the room, the interviewer asked me for my resume. He asked me a total of six questions related to JAVA, out of which I answered four correctly. He asked me to wait outside as there were still four candidates after me.
After almost an hour, we were informed that five students had been selected out of seventeen for the HR round. Luckily, I was one of those five. After ten minutes the HR round began.
- HR Round
I was very nervous. There were two candidates before me. Then my turn came. As I entered the cabin, the HR asked me for my resume. He had the results for my technical round in his hand. After going through my resume and analyzing my technical round scorecard, the interview began.
*Why should we hire you?
* What was your role in your final year major project?
* What did you do for last three months?
* Why do you wish to join Cognizant?
* Where do you see yourself in the next five years?
* Are you are comfortable in relocation to any other part of the country?
* What is your salary expectation?
The interview went on like for 20 minutes. After the interview, I was told that they would let me know the result through an email. According to me, the interview went quite well, so I was happy and was expecting a positive response. After a week, I got the confirmation mail with the call letter for the profile of Junior Software Engineer at Cognizant.
Table of Content
- Cognizant Syllabus
- Cognizant Online Test Pattern 2019
- Order Of Section
- Detailed Syllabus
- Additional Facts
- Topic Wise Bifurcation
- Interview Experience
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