I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cognizant (Greater Noida) in Apr 2014
Interview
After aptitude round, there was an technical interview followed by a HR round. Interviewers were friendly and always tried to make students comfortable. Easy and swift process. Result declared in 3-4 days.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
OS scheduling, race condition, synchronization. Code for bubble sort, explain shell sort. Basic data structure concepts.
I applied through college or 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?
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cognizant (Hosūr, Tamil Nadu) in Mar 2012
Interview
I had two rounds. Written and Technical round. Technical round was easier than the written. Written test had some analytical and some comprehensive questions. The technical round was full of Database and C related questions