I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cognizant (Fort Kochi) in Jun 2015
Interview
Simple and easy. There were 2 rounds. In first round we had a technical interview, were he mainly concentrated on our background, some basic C questions. Followed by HR interview. Were they asked whether you are ready to work in any location.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to take software after completing Btech in ECE
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.