I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cognizant in Oct 2025
Interview
It was a virtual interview but in college labs using our own laptop. I was asked to carry my laptop and earphones and wait for the interviewer to connect on superset platform.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
first he asked me to introduce myself, then a coding question to find the sum of the unit digit of the elements present in the array and check if the sum is divisible by 10, print yes or no accordingly.
then he asked 2nd coding question to print the vowels from my name. Then there were some basic hr question like are you comfortable for any shift, willing to relocate, tell me about you city in 60secs.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Cognizant
Interview
The initial process went smoothly, but the interviewer who took my interview came with the intention to not hire. Asked all not so fresher friendly questions. After the interview, they didn't even mail regarding the verdict.
There are two interviews for students who have been cleared communication and technical assessment. One is AI-Bot Interview which is Very easy and has fixed questions. After clearing this interview there is next interview which is technical + HR..
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. The project workflow.
2. Java Stream API
3. Java Collection Framework
4. What is Wrapper Classes in Java
5. One DSA Question - Maximum Sum Subarray
easy cs fundamentals along with one coding question - usually very easy . couple of common hr questions like if we are willing to relocate and all.
overall easy - just be confident.