I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Cognizant (New Delhi) in Oct 2019
Interview
My interview was conducted in Galgotia College of Engineering. A test was conducted on online platform AMCAT ( 120 mins including aptitude, English and a coding question.) It was pool placement drive so there were two slots. The management was pretty bad at first as there was a huge line and everyone was gathered in auditorium for document verification. But after a while, all the forms were collected and we were asked to be seated and when called, should come up on stage for verification. After that, students in batch of 20 were taken at regular intervals for the interview. The interview process had two rounds -
Technical round
HR Round
Once you clear technical round, there won't be an issue in HR round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In Technical round questions which were asked -
1) Explain any type of sorting
2) Space and Time Complexity
3) A puzzle. There are 3 boxes of apple, oranges and apple+oranges. All of those are labelled wrong. How would you identify, picking from only one box is allowed.
HR Round - I was asked about my family background and whether I am willing to relocate.
The assessment test being conducted on personal device was a bad idea. Despite ensuring compatibility of the device, it lagged due to network issues and the secure browser they use for remote assessment logged me out more than once. That significantly reduced the time I got to solve the questions.
I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cognizant (Calcutta)
Interview
Cognizant’s interview process involves an online assessment, technical interview, and HR round. Candidates are evaluated on programming basics, communication skills, project understanding, and adaptability. Technical questions may include OOPs, DBMS, and basic coding. HR questions assess personality, teamwork, and relocation flexibility. Non-CS students can succeed by showing a strong willingness to learn and clear understanding of their academic projects. Confidence, clarity, and honesty are key to cracking the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why would you choose job over higher studies ?
Do you not want to learn more ?
I applied through university. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Cognizant (Siruseri) in Oct 2024
Interview
I attended campus interview , Starting round was online aptitude followed by communication and coding assessment , the there was a Technical HR interview conducted at our campus. It was overall a average experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
As I am a ECE student , I was mostly asked my core question . There were some general questions on Transistors , Diodes , Stepup and Stepdown Transformer etc, then i was asked some Coding questions.