I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cisco (Chennai) in Aug 2012
Interview
This was through the campus placements in my university. There was a written test first, from which around 40 people were selected for the next round.. then i had 2 technical interviews and one hr interview.. the details are as follows
1) Written Test : had 20 aptitude and 30 technical questions.. aptitude had a lot of questions from permutations, combinations and probability.. technical had a mixture of os, microprocessor, digital electronics, c, comp arch etc..
2) First Tech Interview : was asked to speak about my projects.. then few basic questions from networks.. like different protocols and their functions, layers etc.. was asked to code for a logical puzzle..
3) Second Tech Interview : this was with a different panel.. again spoke about my projects.. then questions based on computer architecture (pipelining, interrupts etc), microprocessor (8085, 8051 based qns)
4) HR interview : typical stuff.. tell me about urself.. talk about some non technical activity you have done in college.. strengths, weakness , family etc..
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Explain the architecture being used in today's latest processors...
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.
I applied online. I interviewed at Cisco in May 2026
Interview
Series of 4 interviews, First screening with HR Recruiter, reviewed resume and qualifications, second was hiring manager, reviewed experience and skills. Technical interview with team as a panel type interview, Last with hiring Director.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technical questions on networking. Experience with work enviroment