I applied through university. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Cognizant (Vellore) in Sept 2016
Interview
Its a 3step process.
1st was aptitude after clearing this 2nd round is technical where they will check your technical skills and the final was a HR interview.The most difficult round was the technical round.the other two rounds were very easy and can be cleared by most of the people.If you clear the technical you are selected unless and until you mess up in your HR interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Print a particular pattern
2. Few basic questions on Data Structures.
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.