I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cognizant (Bengaluru) in Jul 2011
Interview
First of all a written round is conducted...It has normal aptitude questions and if you try even a bitt harder and full concentration, it is easy to crack this round. The next round is Technical round, as a fresher they dont expect you to be a hard core programmer or something like that, just try to brush up ur basics of C, C++, SQL and Data structure. They may ask you a simple puzzle, which is not that tough to crack if given some attention.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Nothing was that difficult. Just also be prepared for some hr questions like tell me about yourself, and where you see 3-5 years down the line.
Introduction
Basic of Oops and Programming
2 Coding Questions
Reverse String and Number
Question on Java and SQL Spring Boot and Other programing related questions like hashing map vs hash table why they are used
It was three round interview with written test and 2 easy interviews. One technical and one with HR for compensation discussion. All were conducted on the same day. In order to get selected need to stand out and answer uniquely.