I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cognizant (Pune) in Sep 2013
Interview
The whole process consisted of three phases;first an aptitude test;secondly a technical interview and lastly a HR interview.Mostly asked about undergrad projects.Was asked to write a C program.HR was good asked about myself,my interests.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The HR asked me a question like who is an asset to an institution a supervisor or manager.Had a long discussion with him,which may have convinced him.
Introduction
Basic of Oops and Programming
2 Coding Questions
Reverse String and Number
Question on Java and SQL Spring Boot and Other programing related questions like hashing map vs hash table why they are used
It was three round interview with written test and 2 easy interviews. One technical and one with HR for compensation discussion. All were conducted on the same day. In order to get selected need to stand out and answer uniquely.