I applied through university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Cognizant (New Delhi) in Aug 2019
Interview
First Round is Web cam based written test which includes 4 sections - apti, verbal, reasoning, programming. Second round Is Technical interview and it was a hell for me, third round is HR interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me about my Intro, project and some few basic programs. They asked very deep questions about my project. They asked me about artificial intelligence, cloud computing etc.. As I am from Non It background, I couldn't answer them. I said to the interviewer than I am from Non It background how can i answer them and the interviewer replied THIS IS INTERVIEW I CAN ASK YOU ANY TYPE OF QUESTIONS AND I NEED TO PREPARE IT SUBJECTS ALSO IF U WANT AN IT JOB
The interview focused heavily on my projects, asking about design decisions, challenges, and real-world use cases. I had to explain my thought process clearly. It was a practical and insightful experience that tested genuine understanding.
4 rounds before the interview which inckuded - 2 oa - 1st aptitude ,2nd technical, then 3rd coding round then voice assesment after clearing all these i got selected for interview , then hr then for a formality there was a bot interview in which i faced technical error and i got rejected after clearing 5-6 rounds they reject my application my efforts because of the system error
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Cognizant (Noida) in Feb 2026
Interview
After clearing three online rounds (Aptitude with gaming assessment, Communication, Coding), they call for interview. Interview was in-person through superset platform. Interview duration was 15-20 minutes. Questions were around Python, SQL, and resume based questions