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Cognizant

Cognizant GenC / GenC Next / GenC Elevate

Cognizant has three hiring tracks: GenC (standard aptitude), GenC Next (aptitude + cluster-based technical test), and GenC Elevate (coding + SQL only, premium package). All tracks begin with the same 80-question aptitude test.

📋 Exam Pattern

GenC: 80 aptitude Qs, 100 min. No negative marking. All tracks include a Communication Assessment (spoken English, elimination round). GenC Next adds a cluster-based technical test (Java/Python/C#, SQL). GenC Elevate: 3 coding + 2 SQL questions only.

Section-wise Syllabus

#SectionQuestionsTime
1Numerical Ability2535 min
2Reasoning Ability3545 min
3Verbal Ability2020 min
4Technical Assessment (GenC Next - Cluster-based)-90 min
5Coding + SQL (GenC Elevate only)590 min
01

Numerical Ability

25 Q·35 min
Number System →AlgebraGeometry →Percentage →Probability →Data Interpretation →Time and Work →Ratio and Proportion →Averages →Profit and Loss →
02

Reasoning Ability

35 Q·45 min
Letter Series →Seating Arrangement →Blood Relations →Analogies →Coding-Decoding →Direction Sense →Syllogism →Logical Puzzles →Word Patterns
03

Verbal Ability

20 Q·20 min
Reading Comprehension →Grammar →Sentence Correction →Para Jumbles →Error Detection →Fill in the Blanks →
04

Technical Assessment (GenC Next - Cluster-based)

90 min
Java →Python →C#DBMS →SQLHTML/CSS/JavaScriptCloud Fundamentals
05

Coding + SQL (GenC Elevate only)

5 Q·90 min
Data Structures →Algorithms →ArraysStringsDynamic ProgrammingSQL JoinsSubqueriesAggregations

Practice for Cognizant

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