I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cognizant (Hyderābād) in Jan 2008
Interview
first had a skills test, with the basic math english
it was one on one interview. he asked me my interests, asked about my self. then asked abt my tech interests, concentrated on my academic details, my overall percent and stuff. later asked me tech questions. there were abt 3. they were fairly simple
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
It was three round interview with written test and 2 easy interviews. One technical and one with HR for compensation discussion. All were conducted on the same day. In order to get selected need to stand out and answer uniquely.