I applied through university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cognizant (Calcutta) in Jan 2010
Interview
Initially a written objective type exam was held. It was held for some 1.30 hour. 3 sets of questions were provided , Each half hour. The result was declared the next day. Based on the cut of marks, 1:1 interview was taken. Based on that , selected persons names were announced and offer letters were provided.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How to conserve the electricity of the room the interview was going on
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.
3 rounds of interviews with a technical interview. The technical interview involved questions on Java and sql. They were mildly difficult. The first 2 rounds were not so difficult, lots of situational judgement questions
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