I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Cognizant (Pune) in Nov 2019
Interview
it was face to face interview where they began with my Introduction, then asked my previous work experience. Then they started aking me Core Java concepts as the position was for java developer, they also asked me about additional frameworks like spring. At the end they asked me my aspirations about working as a java developer or any other technology.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you mean by Constructor?
What is Encapsulation?
What is meant by Method Overriding?
Difference between Default and Protected access specifiers.
Difference between HashMap and HashTable.
Difference between Abstract class and Interface.
What is mean by Collections in Java?
Explain about the different lists available in the collection.
Explain about Set and their types in a collection?
I applied online. I interviewed at Cognizant (Chennai) in June 2026
Interview
only one round of technical interview for senior position, and hr execution was not proper, they didn;t connect when needed and no proper negotiation of salary either since shortlisting for interview
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.