CTS (Cognizant) Nurture 4.0 - Java Full Stack Engineering (FSE)
Interview Process
Resume Shortlisting
April 9, 2025Resume selected on the basis of academic performance and relevant experience/projects.
Coding and Technical Assessment
April 23, 2025Mix of basic programming (string, loop, conditional logic) and logic implementation. Fair difficulty if you have core coding practice.
Technical Interview
May 7, 2025Range from direct theory to real project application and candid admission if you don’t know the answer. Interviewers focus on honesty, ability to clarify project involvement, teamwork, and general technical fundamentals
HR Interview
May 20, 2025Friendly and focused on gauging attitude, adaptability, and overall fit for the company. Candidates who express willingness to learn and relocate often see positive results.
Detailed Experience & Tips
The Cognizant Digital Nurture 4.0 program offers a structured, multi-step hiring process that tests both technical skills and communication abilities. Starting with resume screening, candidates progress through communication and coding assessments before facing technical and HR interviews.
here i am adding some questions me and my friend remembered, I hope it will help you.
Technical Interview Questions
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Project-Based
- Tell me about your project and your role in it.
- Describe your Final Year Project. What new ideas did you bring?
- Questions about technologies or frameworks mentioned in your resume (ex: Spring Boot, Microservices, React, especially if you participated in deep skilling).
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Language Fundamentals
- What is JRE? What is JDK?
- Can you overload the main method in Java? How?
- Explain the main method.
- Explain method overloading.
- Error handling in C++.
- Explain OOPs principles.
- Explain OSI layers.
- What is a Web Servlet?
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Web/Database
- HTML basics, layouts.
- What is Tomcat and Apache?
- SQL queries:
- Query for department name and count.
- Query for counting records in a column.
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Additional Technical
- Latest trends/technologies in IT.
- What is Machine Learning?
- Backend data storage strategies.
- Memory allocation in Python.
HR and General Questions
- Introduce yourself.
- Questions about resume.
- Favorite cricketer/role model and why.
- Are you willing to relocate?
- Why Cognizant?
- What are your strengths and weaknesses?
- What are your hobbies or interests beyond tech?
- What would you do if you won a lottery of 1 crore?
- Describe a difficult situation you’ve faced and how you overcame it.
Communication Assessment
- Reading and grammar exercises (e.g., sentence reading aloud, fill-in-the-blank grammar).
- Listening and answering questions based on audio recordings.
- Sentence repetition and speaking exercises to test fluency, clarity, and language skills.
Aptitude Assessment
- Quantitative aptitude questions.
- Analytical/logical reasoning.
- Verbal ability.
Closing/Final Questions
- Any questions for us?
- What do you know about Cognizant’s work culture?
- Why have you chosen IT as a career?
- Are you interested in onsite opportunities?
Some tips:
- Review basics of OOP, DBMS, OS, CN.
- Practice SQL queries and simple programming questions.
- Prepare to explain all details listed on your resume.
- Be ready for project and real-world scenario questions.
- Showcase willingness to learn and adapt.
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