I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cognizant (Pune) in May 2008
Interview
Interviewed on QA processes and software testing. It was a walk in interview. There were 2 rounds of interview, both technical rounds. After clearing the technical rounds there was discussion with HR. They said they would release the offer letter in 2-3 days , but there was no communication after that. After repeated follow ups, they sent a reply that the requirement has been put on hold. They should have at least communicated this on time.
I have heard from many of my friends that Cognizant's recruitment process is too slow and many time they get the offer letters after people join into a new company at the time of change!
Virtual interview process, standard behavioral questions and some technical questions. Technical questions were more focused on skills & software I have previously used for data analysis. Everything else was pretty standard and straightforward.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe you are project
And Explain the Model you designed for Analysis for Reporting
first round was aptitude (gamified aptitude) which was very easy after that communication round also simple after that i had interview which was not that hard its simple because they ask basic questions about java python and about your project
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
oops concepts, Exception in java, What is SaaS they ask basic questions
I have joined through campus placement, 1st round is assessment with psuedo codes, english, aptitude questions. 2nd round is interview with technical persons then last round is HR. Then i got internship opportunity for 3months. If we clear that internship then we will get offer letter with in 20 -30 days.