I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cisco (Hyderābād) in Jan 2013
Interview
There was a written test which had questions from aptitude, C, Data Structures, Operating Systems(Deadlocks), analog electronics and basic electronics. 150 people attended and 38 were shortlisted. Then there was technical interview and questions on C and operating systems were asked. shortlisted people had another technical interview and and questions from linked lists were asked. Then there was a HR interview just for formality.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions on linked list were only asked. They are easy :)
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.