I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cisco (Coimbatore) in Jul 2016
Interview
First round was pretty simple .A little of aptitude and networks and OS . Second round was based upon data structures and data base management system and little of puzzles and the puzzles were really easy the jug problem ,the elevator problem etc. They mainly focused on your areas of interest and it depends upon the team thru want to hire you for.
Standard panel, very simple leetcodes. reverse linked list kind of vibe s . I was literarly asked about how a linked list is structured and reversing it. there was almost no friction which I was shocked by one of the reason I did not accept
They care about your skills, rather than your background. They have a template which they provide and you got to fill that, everyone is provided a unique number. You are instructed not to disclose any of your personal details in the due course of your interview.
The interview process was two rounds. The first round was a behavioral interview. Straightforward questions, like tell me about the most technically challenging project you have worked on. The second round was a system design interview.