I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cognizant (Bengaluru) in Jun 2008
Interview
Employee Referral
Got letter through employee friend for written test
Wrote test, got selected, appeared for 1:1 interview almost a month later
Selected after interview, got selection confirmation almost a month later
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.