I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cognizant (Kochi) in Nov 2025
Interview
Very bad, The interview was so hard that it was meant to be failed. The interviewer asked me money if i wanted the position and he asked me that i was willing to bend over to satisfy his needs.
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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