I applied through university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Cognizant (Bengaluru) in Sept 2021
Interview
Cognizant came in our campus for Genc Next and Genc Elevate Hiring. First round was Apti + coding assessment in which there were three sections. In first section some aptitude problems and CS fundamental problems were asked and then in coding section there were four coding problems 2 easy 2 hard. In last section there were 2 SQL queries with multiple tables. I solved 2 hard problems and 1 easy problem no sql queries. I received interview for Genc Elevate. Some of my colleagues solved only one and half problems and no sql still they received Genc Next Interview. anyways
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q1. Tell me about yourself.
Q2. Some questions on OOPS like what is polymorphism, encapsulation, what is difference between encapsulation and abstraction.
Q3. Project Discussion
Q4. 3 aptitude problems I guess he was asking from gfg puzzles section.
Q5. 2 coding problems very easy first one reverse a string second one was find unique characters in a string.
Q6. Some questions on DBMS like Joins, Triggers I was unable to answer some of them then Interviewer himself told me I went little in depth.
Q7. What do you know about Cognizant and Why do you want to join Cognizant?
Overall experience was good and Interviewer was friendly.
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.