I applied through university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cognizant (Chennai) in Sep 2014
Interview
There were two levels for selection of candidates- the Technical round and the HR round. The technical round lasted on an average of 20 minutes per applicant. The questions were related to the student's stream of study, area of interest, project, In-Plant training (if any) and basic programming.
Some candidates also faced a few HR questions during the Tech round.
The candidates who qualified the Tech round proceeded to the HR round, which was simple and straight-forward. The duration was not more than 5 minutes.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Cognizant? How do you think you will be able to contribute to the organization?
Smooth interview process as well as it was very interesting with ample feedback at the end. I enjoyed the conversation a lot and coverted the interview and accepted the offer.
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