I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cognizant (Chennai) in Oct 2020
Interview
It was a virtual interview which took around half-an-hour. They asked me about my projects and extracurricular activities, my personal strengths, and my weaknesses. Since there was a lockdown that year, they asked me about what did I learnt during the lockdown and some questions from my resume.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why did you choose this domain for your project?
What is the difference between NoSQL and RDBMS?
Tell me something about yourself.
Why Cognizant?
Tell us a situation in which you faced some difficulties and how did you overcame that?
I applied online. I interviewed at Cognizant (Chennai) in Jun 2026
Interview
only one round of technical interview for senior position, and hr execution was not proper, they didn;t connect when needed and no proper negotiation of salary either since shortlisting for interview
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.