CLUSTER 1 — Java + SQL + Web UI (HTML/CSS/JS)
Section 1: Web UI (MCQ)
HTML
● Structure of HTML Doc
● HTML 5 Features
● Block vs Inline Elements
● Basic tags
● Forms & Inputs
● Tables
● Semantic HTML
CSS
● Inline/External CSS
● Selectors
● Box Model
● Position Property
● Flexbox
● Basic responsive design
JavaScript
● Variables (let/var/const)
● Data Types
● Operators
● Functions & Scops
● Loops
● Functions
● Arrays & Objects
● DOM Manipulation
● Events
● JSON
● Promises & Asyncn
● Basic output prediction
Section 2: ANSI SQL (MySQL syntax)
● DDL / DML
● DCL
● TCL
● Constraints (PK, FK, UNIQUE, CHECK)
● SQL Functions (COUNT, SUM, AVG, MIN, MAX)
● WHERE, GROUP BY, HAVING, ORDER BY, DISTINCT
● SELECT queries
● SQL Operators (IN, BETWEEN, LIKE)
● Joins (INNER, LEFT, RIGHT, FULL*)
● Subqueries
● Views
● Indexes
Section 3: Coding (Java Programming)
● JVM, JRE, JDK
● Object-Oriented Programming
○ Class, Object
○ Inheritance
○ Polymorphism
○ Encapsulation
○ Abstraction
● Constructors
● Arrays & Collections
● Control Flow (if, loops, switch)
● This & Super
● Exception Handling
● String & immutable Handling
● Access Modifiers
● Static vs Instance
● Wrapper Classes
Section 4: DSA (Java Programming)
● Arrays & Strings
● Searching & Sorting
● Linked List
● Stack & Queue
● Recursion
CLUSTER 2 — Python + SQL + Cloud + Web UI
Section 1: Web UI (MCQ)
Same as the Cluster 1
Section 2: ANSI SQL (MySQL)
Same as the Cluster 1
Section 3: Coding (Python Programming)
● Data type
● Operators, Input & Output
● Conditional Statements and Loops
● Functions, Lambda & Modules
● OOP (class, objects, inheritance, polymorphism)
● File Handling
● Modules & Libraries
● Exception Handling
Section 4: Cloud (MCQ)
● Data Structures (lists, tuples, sets, dictionaries)
● Stack, queue, linked list concepts
● Searching & sorting basics
● Basic problem-solving patterns
Section 5: Cloud (MCQ)
Cloud Fundamentals (ONLY for Cluster 2)
● What is Cloud?
● Service Models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
● Deployment Models (Public, Private, Hybrid)
● Virtualization
● Basic Cloud Providers (AWS, Azure, GCP)
● Compute, Storage, Database Services
● Cloud benefits: scalability, reliability, cost
CLUSTER 3 — C# + SQL + Web UI (HTML/CSS/JS)
Section 1: Coding (C# Programming)
● Variables & Data Types
● Control Flow
● Loops
● Arrays & Collections
● String Manipulation
● Functions & Methods
● Exception Handling
● Object-Oriented Programming
○ Class, Objects
○ Inheritance
○ Polymorphism
○ Encapsulation
Section 2: ANSI SQL (MySQL)
➡ Same SQL syllabus as Cluster 1 & 2.
Section 3: Web UI (MCQ)
➡ Same Web UI syllabus across all clusters
Cognizant GenC – Cluster Focus Areas
Cluster-1 Focus Areas (Java + JS + HTML/CSS + DSA)
Topic Focus Notes
(%)
HTML & 10–15% Very basic questions: structure, tags, selectors, box
CSS model, simple flexbox, media queries
JavaScript 15–20% Basics + DOM manipulation + functions + array
methods + simple coding problems
Core Java 40–45% OOP concepts, exception handling, collections, strings,
methods, static vs instance, project discussion
Java DSA 25–30% Arrays, strings, recursion, stack/queue, linked list
concepts, simple coding problems
Cluster-2 Focus Areas (Python + SQL + HTML/CSS +
Cloud + DSA)
Topic Focus Notes
(%)
HTML & CSS 5–10% Only very basic structure, tags, selectors, box
model,
simple flexbox
ANSI SQL 20–25% SELECT queries, joins, group by, having,
subqueries;
often simple problem statements
Python (Core 40–45% Core Python, OOP concepts, exception handling, file
+ OOP) handling, modules, built-ins
Python DSA 20–25% Lists/arrays, strings, recursion, stack/queue, linked
list
basics, simple coding problems
Cloud Basics 5–10% Very basic questions: IaaS/PaaS/SaaS, deployment
models, benefits, compute/storage/networking
Cluster-3 Focus Areas (C# + SQL + HTML/CSS + JS )
Topic Focus (%) Notes
C# (Core + OOP 45–55% Primary programming focus: syntax, OOP,
+ .NET Basics) exception handling, collections, basic .NET
concepts
ANSI SQL 20–25% Database operations, joins, queries, CRUD,
subqueries, indexing basics
HTML 5–10% Basic webpage structure: tags, forms, semantic
HTML
CSS 5–10% Styling, selectors, layout foundation,
responsiveness
JavaScript 10–15% Light scripting: DOM basics, events, functions,
simple logic for interactivity
Key Takeaways
● Cluster-1: Main focus is Java + Java DSA (~65–75%), web scripting
(JS/HTML) is minimal.
● Cluster-2: Main focus is Python + Python DSA (~60–70%), SQL gets
good weight (~20–25%), web & cloud are minor (~10–15%).
● Cluster-3: Main focus is C# + SQL (~60–70%), HTML & CSS get moderate weight
(~15–20%), JavaScript is minor (~10–15%).
