In cognizant interview process there are 3 rounds
round 1 - aptitude questions + logical reasoning + technical questions
round 2 - technical round
which is followed by third HR round
HR round mostly concentrate on your documents only
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Write the code to find the length of a string without using the string functions. ...
How will you print the address of a variable without using a pointer? ...
What do you understand about Proactive, Retroactive and Simultaneous Update in the context of DBMS?
3 stage hiring process evaluates candidates using an Online Assessment for aptitude, a Technical Interview for problem-solving proficiency, and an HR Round to confirm cultural alignment and overall organizational fit.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you explain the step-by-step journey of a data packet through the OSI layers
Aptitude, communication, technical, hr rounds are there in this hiring process. All three rounds are at average level of difficulty. So focus on more communication and networking based stuff. Then hr round is easy they just ask ate okay with relocation and salary and shifts
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Cognizant (Bengaluru) in Mar 2025
Interview
1st Round was the Communication Round, which was pretty easy.
The second Round was the Aptitude Round. I did pretty well, so I got to move on to the interview round.
So, for the GenC Role, they would mainly ask about Cloud and Network and things that you have mentioned in your resume.