I applied through university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cognizant (Chennai) in Oct 2015
Interview
The hiring process had three round, first one being aptitude, general reasoning and English literacy, second one being the technical interview and the third was HR interview. The First round was an average type testing round in which your ability to respond faster was tested from my point of view. The second round was technical. so technical knowledge on the course you studied is mandatory to clear this round. The third round was HR interview with questions like tell me about yourself, what would you do for you will given a situation,.etc..
The interview focused heavily on my projects, asking about design decisions, challenges, and real-world use cases. I had to explain my thought process clearly. It was a practical and insightful experience that tested genuine understanding.
4 rounds before the interview which inckuded - 2 oa - 1st aptitude ,2nd technical, then 3rd coding round then voice assesment after clearing all these i got selected for interview , then hr then for a formality there was a bot interview in which i faced technical error and i got rejected after clearing 5-6 rounds they reject my application my efforts because of the system error
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Cognizant (Noida) in Feb 2026
Interview
After clearing three online rounds (Aptitude with gaming assessment, Communication, Coding), they call for interview. Interview was in-person through superset platform. Interview duration was 15-20 minutes. Questions were around Python, SQL, and resume based questions