I applied through university. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Cisco (Bangalore Rural) in Jul 2023
Interview
The Interview was all typical moderate and happened in 3 rounds which were elimination type. My Technical Interview was a bit hard that I could not answer some questions but how ever I got selected for the further rounds and eventually got selected.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Networking based questions:
o Assume you’re accessing google chrome and u need to explain
step by step protocol of each layer referencing OSI Model
o Devices used in Networking
o What routing protocols do you know?
o About BGP Protocol (I was able to answer the question
even better by explaining how cisco invented a protocol
“EIGRP” which is an alternative for BGP.)
o IP address and Mac Address, and their practical approach
o Difference between switch and router
o Why is the range of port numbers ,,I answered saying 0- 65535,
then she asked how did they calculate the number?
o TCP and UDP differences
o Asked some networking commands traceroute,ping
o The Interviewer Shared her screen and made a circuit connection
in packet tracer regarding some switches and pc regarding
message transmission and asked me would the message be
transmitted if I power off the circuit?
Thorough interview process, beginning with a deep technical interview about my experience and expertise, followed by a managers interview about higher level topics. After 2 interviews I was given an offer which I accepted. Previous interview experiences with Cisco were similar, with just the interviewers being different.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give us an example of a major project you designed and delivered, including what went well and what you'd do differently next time.
Basically the process was very streamlined 3 interviews in one day. HR-Technical-Technical. I would say if you have knowledge in networking it is good quality interview and demanding enough but not too much,
I applied through university. I interviewed at Cisco (Bengaluru) in Jul 2025
Interview
It has 5 rounds
1)Online assessment
(It has networking and Coding question)
2)PPT submission(Not a elimination round)
(We have to submit the ppt based on the idea we have choosed)
3)Techincal round 1
(Mostly Networking)
4)Manegerial Round
(Behavioural questions)
5)Hr