I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cognizant in Aug 2011
Interview
There was one interview in which both technical and HR questions were asked.
HR questions were very general like - Tell me about yourself....Why do you you want to switch to software?.....Family Background.....How do you find your college teachers and studies?
Technical questions were asked on basic C, C++
Just maintain your cool during the interview and be confident
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you are offered a job in a chemical and an IT company....which one would you choose and why?
The interview was primarily technical, concentrating on C#, .NET, SQL, and API concepts. Questions tested understanding of core principles and practical application. The process was straightforward, professional, and focused on technical depth.
I applied online and got a calll back, had 4 rounds in total. first was a behavioral phone call just casual talks about your skills and when can you start working and general questions, then two coding rounds in hackerrank - was asked to code in java although the job was for python and finally HR.
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Cognizant (Pune) in May 2026
Interview
Interview process was straight forward. Two technical Interview L1 and L2 rounds happened. L1 was easy with basic java questions. But L2 was the actual interview. They were asking every concept very deeply.