I applied through college or university. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Cognizant (Chennai) in Oct 2022
Interview
Its kind of based on the aptitude and some basic knowledge in programming. they might be seeing your confidence how you're explaining things and how well you can describe it through your communication.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me about myself. then they started asking about my hobbies and my favorite things . then they started with programming language i am interested in .then they have asked us about common aptitudes how many squares are there in a chess board and you have a cake you need to cut them into 8 pieces but you have to use the knife only thrice. And they asked which location you prefer and that is it.
I applied online. I interviewed at Cognizant (Chennai) in Jun 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.