I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cognizant (Dehradun) in Oct 2015
Interview
there were 3 rounds one was online aptitude test one was technical interview round and another was the hr round .
The aptitude test was ok prepare from rs aggrawal the technical round was also good . In the hr round the hr asked us to read a few lines of the agreement and asked if we comply by what is written.
i cleared the online test the results were displayed in about half a hour . We were called for our technical interview then and those who cleared it were called for the hr round . All those who made it through the technical round were given the offer
The way cognizant conducted the interview was very impressive there were no delays or lags and the whole process was complete in a day.
In the online aptitude test there were question related to permutation combination discount and profit averages the English test was also quite OK prepare from India bix or go to other site were they offer u sample paper
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
tell me something about ur self and ur family, basic c++ questions , basic questions from my domain
The interview was primarily technical, concentrating on C#, .NET, SQL, and API concepts. Questions tested understanding of core principles and practical application. The process was straightforward, professional, and focused on technical depth.
I applied online and got a calll back, had 4 rounds in total. first was a behavioral phone call just casual talks about your skills and when can you start working and general questions, then two coding rounds in hackerrank - was asked to code in java although the job was for python and finally HR.
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Cognizant (Pune) in May 2026
Interview
Interview process was straight forward. Two technical Interview L1 and L2 rounds happened. L1 was easy with basic java questions. But L2 was the actual interview. They were asking every concept very deeply.