I applied through college or university. I interviewed at HCLTech (Madurai)
Interview
First round has basic aptitude, reasoning, verbal and basic java , sql questions with two java oops concept program and the second one is communication round then third one is technical interview, followed by one month training.
I applied through college or university. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at HCLTech (Greater Noida) in Feb 2026
Interview
Firstly, 3 technical assessments then interview which was not so tough. Then, we did 3 mons of training and at last we participated in hackathon (team of 4) and then final interview (which was around 1 hour).
Online exam included easy DSA, CSE fundamentals, and aptitude questions.
Then, a short speaking and reading test.
Interview covered OOPs basics, Spring Boot, and one simple DSA question like counting vowels.