I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cognizant (Calcutta) in Sep 2016
Interview
aptitude
technical
hr
340 students appeared for aptitude round , 200 was selected
120 where selected after technical round , i could not answer , so i was not selected
in the hr round 110 were selected
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
aptitude is easy , questions are divided in three sections 1.quantative 2. logical reasoning 3. english
practice from r.s agarwal you will surely crack it. topics like time and work, probability, boats and streams, average, percentage, profit and loss, coding decoding, series etc are commonly asked , for english practice error correction , synonyms, antonyms, comprehention
next is technical
1.what is the difference between unique key and primary key
2.what is sdlc
3.what is waterfall model
4.what is agile model
5.interface / abstract
6.operator overloading
7.double pointer
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.