Cognizant conducts both on-campus and Off-campus drives. Earlier it used MeritTrac for on campus but this has been discontinued from August 01, 2019. Now Cognizant Exam Pattern is changed.
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NOTE:There is a language barrier according to the latest CTS Drive Update. You can only code in Java or Python only. They might allow to code in C, C++, C# in the future but do practice coding ques in Java or python to clear the Round-2 (GenC Next Round).
According to the latest pattern, only the essay writing question section is there under this CTS Verbal Test. You will be given an essay to write in 30 mins.
This section is not there for people whose's college Cognizant is offering the role of Programmer Analyst Trainee which has a package of 4 LPA.
NOTE: There is a language barrier according to the latest CTS Drive Update. You can only code in Java or Python only. They might allow to code in C, C++, C# in the future but do practice coding ques in Java or python to clear the Round-2 (GenC Next Round).
Number of questions - 4 questions(2 easy + 2 Hard)
This year they have introduced a new section called Cognizant Automata Fix, wherein they will give you a code that will have a minor error like. Error in if else condition like or for loop were in one equal to sign is missing etc.
Questions can be asked on:
Basic programming
Control Structures
Conditional statements
Linear data structures
Advanced data structures
Sorting and searching algorithm
Cognizant Coding Exam Analysis
Number of Questions - 7 Question
Time - 20 mins
Total Marks - 900
Section Type: Mandatory
Example -
Check for syntax error/ logical error and correct the error to get the desired output.
Given n, print from n to 0
int main()
{
int n;
scanf("%d", &n);
unsigned int i = n;
while(i >= 0)
{
printf("%d\n", i);
i--;
}
return 0;
}
Input: 4 Output: Infinite loop
Answer: Error – Logical error
unsigned int i = n; unsigned integer ranges from 0 to 65535, which will be taken in the cyclic order. So i-- will keep repeating in a cyclic way. The loop will never be terminated. So it should be written as int i = n;
During the pandemic, our campus was held in online mode. We had no idea how everything would work. College announced that Cognizant will be coming around October, and thus I took the help of PrepInsta to prepare for Cognizant. I enrolled in the PrepInsta Prime Mock subscription, and here I bagged my 1st job on-campus.
Let me tell you in brief about the interview process of Cognizant (in short CTS) :
CTS used to hire for two roles from on-campus. They are :
GenC(normal package,around 4.5 lpa).
GenC Next ( higher package,around 6.5 lpa).
For both roles aptitude is common, and those who score well in aptitude with a good score in automata get selected for further process of GenC Next.
Round 1: Aptitude ( Platform: Amcat- Adaptive)Quantitative Aptitude –
Find the index of the equilibrium element in the given array. In an array equilibrium element is the one where the sum of all the elements to the left side is equal to the sum of all the elements on the right side.
I got many qs common from PrepInsta quizzes. And for the automata fix section, my suggestion would be to solve the code debugging qs at first and run the code that is given to you at 1st, will be able to spot the errors, then things will be easier for you.
[For GenC profile: Good aptitude score and 2-3 qs in automata]For GenC Next profile: Good aptitude score and +5 qs in automata].Round- 2 (Coding Round)
Results were announced within a week. Cleared the aptitude round. Now round 2 was the coding test.
There were 4 coding ques (2 easy + 2 Hard)
We were given 2 hours for these ques
I was not able to pass the desired test cases, so then I appeared for the GenC profile Interview. As I was not able to clear the cut-off.
Round 3: Technical & HR Interview ( in Amcat based platform, Time – 55 mins)Technical questions :
Final Year projects.
Principles of OOPs.
Difference between delete, truncate and drop.
Query to find the 2nd maximum salary from a table.
What is a dangling pointer in C?
Basics about some recent technologies like Machine Learning, Cloud Computing.
Difference between HTTP and HTTPS.
HR questions :
Tell me about yourself.
Why CTS?
What is your dream company?
Any problem with relocation?
If you are hired in CTS, in which field will you be comfortable working?
Any qs for us?
The interview went well. Results were declared within a month. Got placed in CTS for GenC profile. Thanks to the whole team of PrepInsta.
Most Asked FAQs
There is no negative marking in the Cognizant test so you can apply all the questions without any worry.
You can get all the Cognizant Programming Section information on this site itself. As PrepInsta contains all the updated syllabus of Cognizant Placement Paper.
I only know python programming language. Should i learn any other language for clearing all the rounds in Cognizant?
what is the syllabus of Cognizant for the 2021 batch
The given information on this page is up to date with Cognizant Exam.
IS THE SYLABUS IS SAME FOR THE UPCOMING DRIVE OF COGNIZANT.
Yes, the syllabus is same.
Thanks sir, I got placed in Cognizant because of you :). The whole paper was exactly of the same pattern as given on your instaprep website 🙂