I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cognizant (Chennai)
Interview
They asked me about my project and concepts of Java J2EE spring and Hibernate.The interview went for about 45minutes where the interviewer covered all the java related topics. The interviewer will look for your ability of handling the code when a requirement comes.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cognizant (Chennai) in Oct 2015
Interview
The hiring process had three round, first one being aptitude, general reasoning and English literacy, second one being the technical interview and the third was HR interview. The First round was an average type testing round in which your ability to respond faster was tested from my point of view. The second round was technical. so technical knowledge on the course you studied is mandatory to clear this round. The third round was HR interview with questions like tell me about yourself, what would you do for you will given a situation,.etc..