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Cognizant PAPER - 04 JULY 2006 – JNTU Hyderabad

 
Hi all

        This is Varun Reddy and Murali Krishna from EEE, JNTU, Hyderabad. We are glad to share the experiences of our selection in Cognizant.
                      Appeared---400.
                      Selected for interview----175.
                      Final selections------67.

Aptitude------70 questions---------1 hour 10 min---------no negative marks

1. Verbal ability-------25 marks-------20 minutes

2. Quant----------------25 marks-------30 minutes

3. Logical Reasoning--------------20 marks-------20 minutes

APTITUDE:

English---preposition/article/sentence correction/voice change/passage
Logical Reasoning---Pick the odd one/analogy/series/direction sense test, 2-3 puzzles etc.

Quant---Venn diagrams (very important),Binary numbers problems, inference problems speed /time /simple-compound.

The aptitude was conducted by a Bangalorebased company, MERIT TRAC.  

Tip: If you are a CAT aspirant, you will get through easily. But if you are not a cat aspirant, you can get through easily too with a bit of reference from previous CAT papers or from little preparation from CAT material.

DO NOT FORGET: (ALWAYS READ THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN BY THEM AND FOLLOW THEM STRICTLY, BECAUSE IF YOU DON’T FOLLOW THEIR RULES, THEY WILL DISQUALIFY YOU IMMEDIATELY)

The answer sheet has a personal data sheet where in you have to fill the all your personal information, along with your semester-wise percentage, arrears (backlogs) (if any) along with other questions like:

1. What do you expect from cognizant?
2. What can Cognizant expect from you?
3. Personal interests, hobbies
4. Extra Curricular Activities
5. What are your short-term and long-term plans with Cognizant?
6. What personal qualities do you have which will make you successful in Cognizant?(Ans. Personal strengths)

Answer these questions perfectly and correctly as the interviewer will have your answer sheet with him and he’ll observe your answers for these questions in the interview. (Actually you may call this as the written HR interview.)

INTERVIEW:

There is only one interview round (Both Technical and HR).

A good knowledge in C, mainly sorting, searching, data structures, and simple programs dealing with prime numbers, palindrome numbers and other different types of numbers.

For dealing with technical questions, try to read at least one subject perfectly and overview of another subject is recommended. The interview will definitely ask about the technical papers you have presented. Prepare well and be perfectly acquainted with the paper you have presented. The interviewer will also ask you about your favorite subject. Be ready for any questions from the subject you say as your favorite subject and also be ready to say why it’s your favorite subject. We being EEE students recommend other EEE students to have either Power Systems or Power Electronics as your favorite subject. If you learn both, it will be well and good.

                          Be Confidant in your trying to answer, even though you do not know the right answer. The main criteria for selection in cognizant is your confidence level. That is what matters the most. At the end of the day it will be your confidence which will win you the job in Cognizant.

All The Best.