I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Cognizant (Chennai) in Dec 2020
Interview
first it was online test (aptitude and coding) round, then tech and hr rounds. you should get prepare with quants aptitude, logical aptitude and automata (coding) then if you cleared 1st round , u may enter into genC or genC next level. for genC tech and hr round and for genC next - it will have programming round as level as tech and hr round
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
they asked about project details, and from your core side
The interview focused heavily on my projects, asking about design decisions, challenges, and real-world use cases. I had to explain my thought process clearly. It was a practical and insightful experience that tested genuine understanding.
4 rounds before the interview which inckuded - 2 oa - 1st aptitude ,2nd technical, then 3rd coding round then voice assesment after clearing all these i got selected for interview , then hr then for a formality there was a bot interview in which i faced technical error and i got rejected after clearing 5-6 rounds they reject my application my efforts because of the system error
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Cognizant (Noida) in Feb 2026
Interview
After clearing three online rounds (Aptitude with gaming assessment, Communication, Coding), they call for interview. Interview was in-person through superset platform. Interview duration was 15-20 minutes. Questions were around Python, SQL, and resume based questions