The Cognizant GenC syllabus covers the communication assessment, three aptitude sections and the cluster-based technical assessment. The topic list below is compiled from recent memory-based Cognizant papers — the same topics repeat drive after drive, so treat this as your preparation checklist.
Numerical Ability (25 questions, 35 min)
- Speed–Time–Distance and Trains (relative speed formats)
- Time & Work (assisted-work patterns)
- Percentages, Profit & Loss, successive price changes
- Simple & Compound Interest
- Ratio & Proportion, Averages, Ages
- Number system, HCF/LCM, remainders
- Permutations & Combinations, basic Probability
Logical Reasoning (35 questions, 45 min)
- Syllogisms and statement–conclusion questions
- Blood relations
- Directions (chained NW/SW movement puzzles)
- Coding-decoding (letter swaps and shifts)
- Number series and analogies
- Odd one out (including binary-number formats)
- Visual/spatial reasoning (cube cutting), data sufficiency
Verbal Ability (20 questions, 20 min)
- Error spotting and sentence correction
- Active/passive voice conversion
- Prepositions and articles
- Synonyms, antonyms and idioms
- Jumbled sentences (para jumbles)
- Sentence completion and reading comprehension
Communication Assessment (~58 min)
- Reading sentences aloud (8 questions)
- Repeating sentences (16)
- Jumbled sentences (10)
- Question and answer (24)
- Storytelling (2)
Technical Assessment — GenC Next (105–120 min)
- Cluster 1: Java coding (sorting, strings, OOP), ANSI SQL queries, Web UI patterns (HTML/CSS/JS)
- Cluster 2: Python coding (strings, arrays, recursion), ANSI SQL queries, Cloud fundamentals MCQs (IaaS/PaaS/SaaS, elasticity, hybrid cloud)
- SQL for both clusters: joins, grouping, subqueries, window functions
Logical Reasoning alone is 35 of the 80 aptitude questions — nearly 44% of the round. Weight your preparation accordingly, starting with logical reasoning practice.