I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cognizant (Bengaluru) in Aug 2013
Interview
Basic questions on programming and HTML. Questions on educational background, hobbies, extracurricular activities. The first process was an aptitude test. Questions were asked on quantitative skills, logical questions and questions on English comprehension. The second round was a technical round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain the algorithm to reverse the characters in a string: technical question
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.