I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Cognizant (Chennai) in Feb 2014
Interview
combination of generally asked questions and some open ended questions based on ilustration of your projects. they would ask questions based on the projects you have worked in the past. practice such that you donot talk more about areas which you are not confident about. one of the interview panel started to probe more on an area which they realized that iam not confident about.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cognizant (Poona) in Sep 2015
Interview
Selection Procedure involved 3 rounds viz. Technical, Managerial & HR. In Technical Round I was asked to write sample code snippets, Managerial Round tested the Communication, Analytical, Problem Solving Approach. I had to wait till night for the HR round, which was also quite simple and straight-forward.
The difficulty of questions was Medium. The process was smooth and swift.
Offer letter took nearly 2 weeks to roll-out for me. Joining formalities were to be completed online before the Joining Date.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself, what was the nature of work you have handled until now ?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cognizant (Hyderabad)
Interview
Asked most of the questions from your project and the design techniques u used in the process. Also some of the pops concepts with some programs. Mostly they will ask what you put in your resume. They mostly concentrate on your contribution in the project and your knowledge in the project.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked about design patterns used. And architecture of one of the projects.