I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Cognizant (Bengaluru) in Oct 2020
Interview
The questions asked in the interview ranged from easy to hard. There were 5 coding questions. Some of them were altered so we had to change the code. Some coding questions were easy, while some questions are hard.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
write a program to check palindromes, questions about projects
The interview focused heavily on my projects, asking about design decisions, challenges, and real-world use cases. I had to explain my thought process clearly. It was a practical and insightful experience that tested genuine understanding.
4 rounds before the interview which inckuded - 2 oa - 1st aptitude ,2nd technical, then 3rd coding round then voice assesment after clearing all these i got selected for interview , then hr then for a formality there was a bot interview in which i faced technical error and i got rejected after clearing 5-6 rounds they reject my application my efforts because of the system error
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Cognizant (Noida) in Feb 2026
Interview
After clearing three online rounds (Aptitude with gaming assessment, Communication, Coding), they call for interview. Interview was in-person through superset platform. Interview duration was 15-20 minutes. Questions were around Python, SQL, and resume based questions