Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Cognizant with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at Cognizant as a Software Engineer according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 50%
Skills test: 50%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cognizant (Eranakulam, Kakkanad) in Nov 2019
Interview
There was adaptive round ( mostly mental ability and English) questions get tougher if your ur answer is right and next next gets easier if your previous answer is wrong, coding round(2 coding questions), followed by technical and hr interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In detail about our project, coding related questions
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.