I applied through university. I interviewed at Cognizant (Calcutta) in Sep 2022
Interview
The interview was a total of 20 min. They mostly asked questions on OOPs , DBMS, JAVA, SQL.They also asked to write a program and share my screen.Overall interview was good as I was able to answer 90% of the questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain ACID Properties, Normalization and indexing
The interview was primarily technical, concentrating on C#, .NET, SQL, and API concepts. Questions tested understanding of core principles and practical application. The process was straightforward, professional, and focused on technical depth.
I applied online and got a calll back, had 4 rounds in total. first was a behavioral phone call just casual talks about your skills and when can you start working and general questions, then two coding rounds in hackerrank - was asked to code in java although the job was for python and finally HR.
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Cognizant (Pune) in May 2026
Interview
Interview process was straight forward. Two technical Interview L1 and L2 rounds happened. L1 was easy with basic java questions. But L2 was the actual interview. They were asking every concept very deeply.