What SQL questions are asked in Cognizant interviews?

Technical interviews at Cognizant cover 10 curated SQL and relational database queries, including joins, window functions, aggregations, and subqueries.

Are SQL questions common for software engineers and data analysts at Cognizant?

Yes, data engineers, backend engineers, business intelligence analysts, and data scientists at Cognizant are routinely tested on real-world database query problems.

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10 SQL queries·7 Easy·3 Medium·0 Hard

Curated SQL and relational database interview problems asked by Cognizant, ranked by frequency with direct problem links.

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#176Second Highest Salary

Medium·Freq 77%·Acc 47.5%

#1068Product Sales Analysis I

Easy·Freq 63%·Acc 85.9%

#1378Replace Employee ID With The Unique Identifier

Easy·Freq 63%·Acc 83.6%

#1148Article Views I

Easy·Freq 63%·Acc 76.7%

#175Combine Two Tables

Easy·Freq 63%·Acc 79.7%

#197Rising Temperature

Easy·Freq 50%·Acc 51.6%

#181Employees Earning More Than Their Managers

Easy·Freq 50%·Acc 73.5%

#1741Find Total Time Spent by Each Employee

Easy·Freq 50%·Acc 86.4%

#177Nth Highest Salary

Medium·Freq 50%·Acc 39.5%

#178Rank Scores

Medium·Freq 48%·Acc 0.7%

#	SQL Problem	Difficulty	Frequency↓	Acceptance
#176	Second Highest Salary3 sources	Medium	77%	47.5%
#1068	Product Sales Analysis I3 sources	Easy	63%	85.9%
#1378	Replace Employee ID With The Unique Identifier3 sources	Easy	63%	83.6%
#1148	Article Views I3 sources	Easy	63%	76.7%
#175	Combine Two Tables3 sources	Easy	63%	79.7%
#197	Rising Temperature3 sources	Easy	50%	51.6%
#181	Employees Earning More Than Their Managers3 sources	Easy	50%	73.5%
#1741	Find Total Time Spent by Each Employee3 sources	Easy	50%	86.4%
#177	Nth Highest Salary3 sources	Medium	50%	39.5%
#178	Rank Scores2 sources	Medium	48%	0.7%

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