I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cognizant (Hyderābād) in Nov 2012
Interview
1:1
2 rounds
Written Exam and Technical + HR interview
Exam was based on verbal aptitude and Logical thinking. Exam was too easy to clear. no technoical questions were asked. Multiple choice questinons with aswers A B C D
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Write SQL Update command and few analytical questions
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.