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Cognizant Syllabus for 2020

Cognizant Syllabus 2020

Cognizant conducts both on-campus and Off-campus drives. Earlier it used MeritTrac for on campus but this has been discontinued from Augusts 01, 2019. Now Cognizant Exam Pattern is changed

We update our Cognizant Test Pattern page as soon as there is any change in syllabus or process within a day, which is why PrepInsta is the No.1 placement preparation website in India.

Cognizant Online Test Syllabus 2020

Coding Section for CTS Placement Paper

Cognizant Test Syllabus Round 1

Cognizant Test Pattern Important Information
Total no. of question 59
Allotted Time 150 mins
Section Property Mandatory
Negative Marking NA

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Time Duration

Time Duration

180 mins

Total No Of Questions

61

Negative Marking

Negative Marking

No

type of test

Type Of Test

Adaptive

Table of Content

  • Cognizant Syllabus
  • Cognizant Online Test Pattern 2020
  • Detailed Syllabus for CTS
  • Additional Facts
  • Topic Wise Bifurcation
  • Interview Experience

Detailed Cognizant Syllabus and Pattern 2020

Cognizant English Syllabus 2020 (Updated)

Cognizant Verbal Exam Analysis

  • Number of Questions - 1 Question
  • Time - 30 mins
  • Total Marks - 900
  • Section Type: Mandatory

 

 

Cognizant Verbal English Questions

 

Cognizant Coding Syllabus 2020 (Updated)

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.

  • Number of questions - 2 questions
  • Time alloted - 30 mins

This section is only asked for students whose's college CTS is visiting for an Associate role with package of 6.5LPA. You can prepare for the same from our CTS Coding Proficiency Dashboard here.

 

 

 

Cognizant Code Debugging (Automata Fix) Syllabus

Cognizant Automata Fix Questions and Papers - 

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:

  1. Basic programming
  2. Control Structures
  3. Conditional statements
  4. Linear data structures
  5. Advanced data structures
  6. 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;

 

Cognizant Automata Fix Questions

Additional Facts

Detailed Analysis of Cognizant Syllabus: Cognizant Question Paper Mandatory Section

Round 1- 

Sections No. Of Questions Time Difficulty
Quants 24 35 mins Medium
Logical 25 35 mins High
English 1 30 mins Medium
Code Debugging 7 20 mins High
Coding Round 2 30 mins Medium
Total 59 150 mins Medium

Round 2-

Round 2 is divided into 2 section i.e,

  • Section 1- Programming Skills
  • Section 2- Problem Solving Data Structures and Algorithm Capabilities

After clearing Round 2 you will be allowed to give Round 3 i.e GenC Next Interview and if not then Round 1 Qualifier + Round 2 disqualifier will give GenC Interview.

Round 3-

This Round is also termed as  GenC Next Interview Round. If you succeed in this round you will be able to get higher package.

Round 3 is basically GenC Next Interview Round. You will be asked question on the topic

  • Problem Articulation
  • Algorithm Capabilities
  • Programming Concepts
  • Cognitive Abilities
  • Right Attitude.

Cognizant Exam Syllabus Eligibility

  • 2021 passout of B.tech,BCA,MCA,BE , Me , Mtech student.
  • No standing arrears in current education
  • Education gap of not more than one year.
  • More than 60% or CGPA > 6 in aggregate.

CTS Placement Paper contains four topics in Round 1:

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Interview Experience

Interview Experiences

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 a written round that is conducted at the center. So, after completing my engineering degree, I started preparing for the written round through PrepInsta and some other competitive exam books. I prepared for three continuous months, after which I appeared for the written round.

  1. Written Round

Cognizant Question 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.

  1.  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 cognizant exam 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 round that was held at the main Chennai premises of the company. I had to log in to 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 than the HR.

  1. 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.

  1. 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 the 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 for 20 minutes. After the interview, I was told that they would let me know the result through an email. According to my, 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.

Most Asked FAQs

Ans- 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.

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