I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cognizant (Calcutta) in Sep 2016
Interview
It was an on-campus interview. I went through 2 rounds:
A round of aptitude test (An average difficulty level)
A round of interview (45 min). Good mix of questions. Basics + Programing + HR
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Asked me about some basic concept based questions on Physics, Chemistry and Maths.
They asked about different technologies
Some logic based questions and coding based question
We need to atleast code the answer before them.
Pattern codes
Difference between micro controller and micro processor
One test (4 sections : english, reasoning, coding, aptitude) after two week: One Technical round and two days latter One HR round and then 2 week later i got Offer letter
Interview process consisted of 3 rounds 1)Written test 2) communication assessment (basically for assessing your English proficiency) 3) Technical + HR Each being a elimination round.written test also consisted of logical reasoning,quants etc
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Be thorough with what you have mentioned in your resume.Be prepared with your technical concepts and some basic programs in your preferred coding language.