I applied online. I interviewed at Cognizant (Hyderâbâd) in Nov 2024
Interview
The interview is typically recorded, with the interviewer on unmute and the candidate on mute. Crucially, bring your own laptop. The interview usually lasts 45-60 minutes.
Introduction & Resume-Based Questions: Be prepared for a thorough discussion about your introduction and everything on your resume, including your projects and skills.
Live Coding: You may be asked to code a basic program in your chosen cluster's language (e.g., a Fibonacci series program in Java). This assesses your live coding ability and fundamental syntax.
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Cognizant (Bengaluru) in Dec 2024
Interview
I was hired through campus-recruitment drive.
There were multiple rounds that took place. You'll be asked to choose a cluster (Java, Python or C#)
1. Online Aptitude Test
2. Online Communication round
3. Online Coding round
4. Technical interview
The technical interview was taken offline in Cognizant Office
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In technical interview, the interviewer asked me questions on Programming, OOPs, DSA, SQL, Cloud and my projects that I had mentioned in the resume
I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Cognizant (Pune) in May 2025
Interview
They ask to write a programme. and then asked about introduction and asked about OOP concept. Interviewer was co-operative during the interview. Some sql related questions will be there. For GENC role interview was quite average difficulty level.