I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cognizant (Ahmedabad) in Oct 2012
Interview
First round of campus placement was the aptitude test- 55 questions in an hour. Quant section was the first that was quite easy(20 questions). Next came verbal ability (35 questions) - with 2 pages full of comprehension- anyone wishing to complete the paper must skip that portion. 180 students were selected for PI round. Here, they asked some questions about network layers, C/C++ basics, not in depth. Then some things about team dynamics and then came to the unexpected ones.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What dynamism can be brought in traffic signals? your smoke detector sets off when someoone burns incense sticks daily. What will you do to avoid this?