I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cognizant (Bhubaneshwar) in Sep 2015
Interview
I applied through college. The process consisted of 3 rounds: first being the online test wich had 25 questions of english and 30 questions of reasoning. After the test the selected candidates were called for Technical Interview and the students clearing technical interview went ahead for the HR Interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technical: Difference between c & Java, questions about your domain subject, questions from your favourite subject, explain your project or summer training, what if i relocate you to chennai?
HR: 3 weaknesses, what have u tried to overcome them, Why IT, what do you expect from this process, are you willing to work in any technology or workplace?
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.
3 rounds of interviews with a technical interview. The technical interview involved questions on Java and sql. They were mildly difficult. The first 2 rounds were not so difficult, lots of situational judgement questions