I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cognizant (Chennai) in Apr 2014
Interview
I applied through a fresher drive. Initially registered for a written test. I called for the test after 2-3 weeks. It was conducted by amcat on behalf of Cognizant. After that i was shortlisted for Technical Interview & HR Interview within a week, I got the result by mail within 4 days from the final round... That i was selected..
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Nothing most difficult. Since my skill set is Java... The interviewer asked some basic questions in Java like static keyword, vector (vector list) etc etc...
Introduction
Basic of Oops and Programming
2 Coding Questions
Reverse String and Number
Question on Java and SQL Spring Boot and Other programing related questions like hashing map vs hash table why they are used
It was three round interview with written test and 2 easy interviews. One technical and one with HR for compensation discussion. All were conducted on the same day. In order to get selected need to stand out and answer uniquely.