I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cognizant (Pune) in May 2008
Interview
Interview began with round of general questions like tell me somethign about yourself etc. Then interview moved on to more technical part and post that into programming. I was asked to write a few small codes and then finally given the offer.
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.
3 rounds of interviews with a technical interview. The technical interview involved questions on Java and sql. They were mildly difficult. The first 2 rounds were not so difficult, lots of situational judgement questions