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3 rounds | 5 Coding problems

Interview preparation journey

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Journey
I have completed a B.Tech in ECE from SRM Institute and received this offer during my 3rd-year placement season. I gave interviews for some good MNCs and finally cleared some of them. In choosing which company to join, I opted for Cognizant for many positive reasons.
Application story
I was applying to companies for which I was eligible or which I found suitable, and in the same process, I applied to Cognizant. After that, they filtered us based on the qualification test, and after clearing the test, I was scheduled for the technical interview, which went pretty well for me as I answered most questions. After the technical interview, there was the HR round, in which basic questions were asked. That's how the whole interview process was conducted.
Why selected/rejected for the role?
The very first thing I think about for my selection is the entrance test, and after that, how I perform in the interview. Whether the skills or projects on your resume can be justified by you or not matters. The confidence and preparation for the interview also matter.
Preparation
Duration: 8 Months
Topics: Python, Data Structures, OOPS, SQL, Data Warehousing
Tip
Tip

Tip 1 : I made 3 projects with the help of Python and R programming. So, please focus on projects.
Tip 2 : Questions are also very important as they give variety of experience and types of situations as well.
Tip 3 : Mock Interviews are as well important for confidence buildup.

Application process
Where: Campus
Eligibility: Above 7 CGPA in B.tech and above 60% in 10th and 12th.
Resume Tip
Resume tip

Tip 1 : Prepare resume in such a way that your major projects and skills are highlighted.
Tip 2 : Donta put any false thing in resume because the interviewer will go through it can ask anything through it.

Interview rounds

01
Round
Medium
Online Coding Interview
Duration90 minutes
Interview date16 Sep 2021
Coding problem2

1. Reverse Number

Easy
10m average time
90% success
0/40
Asked in companies
CognizantTata Consultancy Services (TCS)Accenture

Ninja is feeling very bored and wants to try something new. So, he decides to find the reverse of a given number. But he cannot do it on his own and needs your help.

Note:

If a number has trailing zeros, then its reverse will not include them. For e.g., the reverse of 10400 will be 401 instead of 00401.
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2. Reverse The Array

Easy
15m average time
85% success
0/40
Asked in companies
SAP LabsUberCognizant

Given an array/list 'ARR' of integers and a position ‘M’. You have to reverse the array after that position.

Example:

We have an array ARR = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} and M = 3 , considering 0 
based indexing so the subarray {5, 6} will be reversed and our 
output array will be {1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 5}.
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02
Round
Easy
Video Call
Duration35 minutes
Interview date21 Sep 2021
Coding problem2

1. Valid Parentheses

Easy
10m average time
80% success
0/40
Asked in companies
OracleSwiggyAmerican Express

You're given a string 'S' consisting of "{", "}", "(", ")", "[" and "]" .


Return true if the given string 'S' is balanced, else return false.


For example:
'S' = "{}()".

There is always an opening brace before a closing brace i.e. '{' before '}', '(' before ').
So the 'S' is Balanced.
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2. Find prime numbers

Easy
15m average time
80% success
0/40
Asked in companies
AdobeSalesforceDeutsche Bank

You are given a positive integer ‘N’. Your task is to print all prime numbers less than or equal to N.

Note: A prime number is a natural number that is divisible only by 1 and itself. Example - 2, 3, 17, etc.

You can assume that the value of N will always be greater than 1. So, the answer will always exist.

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03
Round
Easy
HR Round
Duration30 minutes
Interview date25 Sep 2021
Coding problem1

1. Basic HR Questions

Tell me about yourself.

Why do you want to join us?

What do you know about us?

Here's your problem of the day

Solving this problem will increase your chance to get selected in this company

Skill covered: Programming

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