I applied in-person. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Novartis (Hyderābād) in Dec 2016
Interview
First one telephonic technical round.
second face to face technical programming related as well as domain by immediate Managers .
third face to face technical programming related as well as domain by AD.
and then hr round.
HR phone interview, followed by the Head of the dept's phone interview. The third interview is on site. I have to present a sample of analysis for a data which was provided 2 weeks before the onsite interview.