I applied through university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Cognizant (Calcutta) in Sept 2021
Interview
Interview itself was pretty swift and quick but the scheduling process was quite a hassle. They interview people in batches. The scheduled date of interview and the actual date was about a week apart and they scheduled interviews everyday but kept no-showing.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basic data structures and algo, with a strong emphasis on projects and work ex
I applied through university. I interviewed at Cognizant (Gāndhīnagar, Gujarat) in Nov 2025
Interview
Step1 : communication and aptitude test
Step2: technical test
Step3: It is having two rounds of interview in span of month. Both covers all topics from your cluster and a Dsa question.
Whole process took approximately 3 months.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Memory management in python , sql , cloud fundamentals, dsa
It's very easy. OOPS, Java, SQL, HTML is asked you can easily do it. And projects based on your resume. Maybe some questions related to relocation and about you. Only this is asked it is very easy.
I applied through university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cognizant (Pune) in Nov 2025
Interview
The Questions asked were as following:
linked list middle element
difference between truncate and drop in sql
OOPS runtime polymorphism theory and code
3rd highest salary
Overall the interview was quite good for me but i guess my luck wasn't by my side.