I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cognizant (Vijayawāda) in Mar 2025
Interview
The interview process involves resume screening, initial HR call, technical assessments, panel interviews, behavioral questions, final evaluation, offer negotiation, background verification, and onboarding to ensure the candidate fits the role.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One thing they asked me was, "Tell me about a time you faced a challenge and how you overcame it." It tested problem-solving, resilience, and communication skills in one go.
2 rounds online interview in 2021
Technical round
Hr round
Technical round little bit difficult
Hr round is very easy.
Technical round asked so many basic,advance and coding questions.
Hr round asked some hr questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A coding question given
Some basic and advanced questions asked which was mentioned on our cv
I interviewed at Cognizant (Hyderābād) in Dec 2025
Interview
The hiring is tech stack based, and it includes Java, Angular, Spring boot.
The questions were mostly on Java.
Asked every topic of OOPS in Java.
2 DSA Questions - easy level.
Resume - Projects discussion.
Little about Spring boot and Angular.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What we use OOPS while building applications. etc,,
basic questions on graduation and soft skills. overall interview lasts for 1 hour. just be prepared on basic questions on your graduation subjects. its not that difficult. might ask coding questions as well
Junior Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Cognizant with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Junior Software Engineer roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cognizant overall takes an average of 17 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Cognizant as a Junior Software Engineer according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 23%
Presentation: 23%
Phone interview: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Personality test: 8%
Drug test: 8%
Group panel interview: 8%
Background check: 8%
One on one interview: 8%
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