I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cognizant
Interview
The campus selection process was divided into two phases. The first was a written aptitude test on reasoning and english mainly. The second was a 1:1 interview for the shortlisted candidates of the written test. My interview lasted for 10 min. I was asked both technical and personality judging questions.
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It was three round interview with written test and 2 easy interviews. One technical and one with HR for compensation discussion. All were conducted on the same day. In order to get selected need to stand out and answer uniquely.