I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Cognizant (Jalandhar, Punjab) in Nov 2025
Interview
Cognizant interview process includes online aptitude and technical tests, followed by technical interviews assessing programming, problem solving, and fundamentals, then an HR interview evaluating communication, cultural fit, career goals, and readiness for project based corporate work environments, ethics, professionalism.
The interview was primarily technical, concentrating on C#, .NET, SQL, and API concepts. Questions tested understanding of core principles and practical application. The process was straightforward, professional, and focused on technical depth.
I applied online and got a calll back, had 4 rounds in total. first was a behavioral phone call just casual talks about your skills and when can you start working and general questions, then two coding rounds in hackerrank - was asked to code in java although the job was for python and finally HR.
3 rounds of interviews with a technical interview. The technical interview involved questions on Java and sql. They were mildly difficult. The first 2 rounds were not so difficult, lots of situational judgement questions