I applied through university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cognizant (Chennai) in Sept 2016
Interview
I applied through collage. The process took 2 days. The first round was full of aptitude which was simple and easy to solve. But time was not enough as we have exactly one min for each question. The next round was a technical face to face, The asked me about all the subjects we studied in our collage course, Software Development, Java Basics, C programming and about my projects. Then after shortlisting the sent us to HR round, where they asked general questions and tested our management capabilities, usage of words, general knowledge etc. The interviewers were so kind and friendly enough to help us with our answers when we got struct somewhere, and they treated us so well and made us feel comfortable during our interviews. Best interviewers and smooth interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what is SDLC?
What is the latest java version available?
what is robustness?
Explain your project deeply.
simple C programming code.
I applied online. I interviewed at Cognizant (Chennai) in Jun 2026
Interview
only one round of technical interview for senior position, and hr execution was not proper, they didn;t connect when needed and no proper negotiation of salary either since shortlisting for interview
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.