I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Cognizant (Hyderābād) in Jun 2017
Interview
I attended the CTS interview in June 2017 Hyderabad. HR team made me to worng panel any way that interview with cool. I clear that they forward the same to another panel that also same level -1 only. In the second panel the worst guy I never have seen I my 5 years career, Just he asked 4 basic core java questions that he told please leave for the day . I argued with him how can you estimate a my 5 yr of experience with 4 basic core java questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is singleton class available in Java (library)
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.