I applied through university. I interviewed at Cognizant (Hyderābād) in Feb 2026
Interview
The Interviewer initially looked like he is not interested, but i don't know why.
He is asking questions and after my response he is cleaning his teeth and looking towards me without asking anything for 30 seconds.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked to show surroundigs,
Self intro,
Explain a project,
Explain Exception handling with example code,
What is Abstraction with example,
Value Retrieval using Dictionary key,
What is Higher Order Function.
Introduction
Basic of Oops and Programming
2 Coding Questions
Reverse String and Number
Question on Java and SQL Spring Boot and Other programing related questions like hashing map vs hash table why they are used
It was three round interview with written test and 2 easy interviews. One technical and one with HR for compensation discussion. All were conducted on the same day. In order to get selected need to stand out and answer uniquely.
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