I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Cognizant in Sep 2025
Interview
The interview was very basic. The 4 Lpa and the 6.5 Lpa options were pretty rudimentary, they focused on communication skills and basic programming questions. The 12 Lpa and the 18Lpa interviews focus more on your AI knowledge and that is lil tough to crack
Other Software Engineer Interview Reviews for Cognizant
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.
First online aptitude round then personal interview , i went through a college campus recruitment process , two members in interview panel , one person in real another one in video