I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cognizant (Vijayawāda) in Oct 2014
Interview
Three Rounds of interview
First round is initial screening test
Second round is Technical round
Third round is HR round
In initial screening test is about testing aptitude, English proficiency and programming skills
In second round- technical round.
Questions regarding testing our programming and technical knowledge.
Questions asked were regarding writing some c Programming and technical questions regarding embedded systems and Linux programming.
Third round- HR round
Tell me about your self
Why do you want to work for our organization
Are you willing to relocate
Where do you want to see yourself in next 5 years
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.