I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cognizant (Coimbatore) in Dec 2010
Interview
I applied through campus hiring.The first one was a written test which consisted of basic aptitude and verbal questions.After this a HR interview was conducted the next day .The interview was very smooth.Questions were asked regarding my positions of responsibility in college and hobbies and interests
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
they asked me to design a complex digital circuit using AND NOR gates
Introduction
Basic of Oops and Programming
2 Coding Questions
Reverse String and Number
Question on Java and SQL Spring Boot and Other programing related questions like hashing map vs hash table why they are used
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.