I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cognizant (Pune) in Jan 2015
Interview
hiring process was via amcat off campus drive and post that Tr AND Hr rounds based on written test clearance so just need to clear written round and you are almost half done with the process and then a basic knowledge on oops and dbms will surely gonna take you in a long run
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
OOPS AND DBMS (overview of your project will help )
dont bluff be yourself and you are in cognizant...say a no if you dont know the answer to any question its perfectly alright and understood..
Smooth interview process as well as it was very interesting with ample feedback at the end. I enjoyed the conversation a lot and coverted the interview and accepted the offer.
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