I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cognizant (Calcutta) in Sep 2014
Interview
It was a campus drive,I was from ECE.,consisted of 3 rounds
1>cleared the apti round..(Verbal ability+math+logical reasoning)
2>In the Tech round..was asked about project(network connection layout using RIP protocol---whats vlan,describe the 7 layers,use of the project.,system requirement of the project),Image processing(basic GUI-----asked about few basic commands)---then i was asked on some coding on C,,problems on loops.,when and why using certain loop,and math puzzle at last
3>at HR round.
some basic questions(say something about yourself--hobbies{explain}--latest movie that you watched {say about it}--asked about marks{had ups and downs}--asked if i am comfortable with reallocation)
Aptitude--focus on time management,each question 1 minute..study English.
Tech--make sure you know whats written in your resume.relax
HR--have confidence. prepare the typical questions.do some information gathering on the company
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
no such very difficult question was there to answer in my panel
Introduction
Basic of Oops and Programming
2 Coding Questions
Reverse String and Number
Question on Java and SQL Spring Boot and Other programing related questions like hashing map vs hash table why they are used
It was three round interview with written test and 2 easy interviews. One technical and one with HR for compensation discussion. All were conducted on the same day. In order to get selected need to stand out and answer uniquely.