I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cognizant (Gurgaon, Haryana) in Oct 2016
Interview
One technical telephonic round question in topic try catch finally,collection(SET,MAP,LIST),Exception,OOPS concept,Multithreading,syncronized block,Spring MVC,Hibernate,REST Web Service and some scenario based question and Manager on skype round regarding project discussion and checking technical skills.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Collection,Exception,Multithreading,REST Web service
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.