# Accenture Recruitment Process and Eligibility

Accenture hires freshers in large volumes through on-campus and off-campus drives. Selection centres on an online assessment (Cognitive, Technical, Coding and Communication) followed by interviews. Note: Accenture is gradually moving the cognitive round to a game-based format, so some drives use interactive games instead of the classic sectioned test.

_Source: Astra (https://useastra.in). Updated 2026-10-24._

## Eligibility

| Criterion | Requirement |
| --- | --- |
| Batch | 2025 / 2026 |
| CGPA | 65% in 10th, 12th and graduation |
| Degrees | B.E./B.Tech, M.E./M.Tech, MCA, M.Sc |
| Branches | All |
| Backlogs | No active backlogs at the time of the drive |
| Gap years | Up to 1 year gap generally allowed |

## Recruitment rounds, in order

1. **Online Assessment** -- Cognitive Ability, Technical Assessment, Coding and a Communication (spoken English) module.
2. **Technical Interview** -- Projects, core CS, coding and problem solving.
3. **HR Interview** -- Communication, relocation flexibility and cultural fit.

## Online test pattern

| Section | Questions | Time | Topics |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cognitive Ability | 50 | 50 min | Critical Reasoning, Abstract Reasoning, Verbal Ability |
| Technical Assessment | 40 | 40 min | Pseudocode, Common Applications, Networking, Security and Cloud fundamentals, MS Office |
| Coding | 2 | 45 min | 2 problems in C, C++, Java or Python |
| Communication Assessment | -- | 20 min | Spoken English, AI graded |

## Interview rounds

- **Technical Interview** (Programming and core CS) -- Resume projects, C/DSA, DBMS, OS and coding discussion.
- **HR Interview** (Fit and flexibility) -- Communication, relocation and shift flexibility, background check.

## Topics to prepare

- Critical Reasoning
- Abstract Reasoning
- Verbal Ability
- Pseudocode
- Networking and Cloud basics
- Coding (arrays, strings, loops)

## Preparation notes

- No negative marking, attempt every question
- Practice pseudocode output tracing, it is a scoring section
- Be ready for either the classic test or the game based cognitive round
- Basic coding (2 problems) is usually enough to clear, focus on correctness

## Previously-asked questions

- Interview (12 questions): https://useastra.in/campus/accenture/interview
- DSA (12 questions): https://useastra.in/campus/accenture/dsa
- Aptitude (22 questions): https://useastra.in/campus/accenture/aptitude
- Core CS (14 questions): https://useastra.in/campus/accenture/core-cs

Full guide: https://useastra.in/campus/accenture