I applied through university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cognizant in Sep 2025
Interview
Cognizant’s interview process is generally smooth and beginner-friendly. It includes an aptitude test, a technical round focusing on Java, OOPs, SQL, and projects, followed by an HR round assessing communication, confidence, and basic behavior. Overall, supportive and straightforward.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One common question they asked was to introduce myself and explain my strengths with examples
We had many rounds like 3 rounds before interview and interview was quite good. I got selected into cognizant as and programmer analyst trainee. I did not focus much on java, so due to that i Got 4 lpa
good and smooth. it was the intern position when i was hired by the company .first process is online test. and then interview. later offer letter. the postion. i was hired in 2022.
Application
I interviewed at Cognizant (Chennai)
Interview
They asked very basic questions of reversing a string java basics and sql introduction and asked some data structures concepts finally few hr questions so on finally interviewer looks very strict interview got rejected