I applied through college or university. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Cognizant (Hyderabad) in Sep 2021
Interview
Basic questions for a Fresher. We need to say which Programming language we are familiar with and questions will be asked from that topic. Basic questions on OOPS concepts and SQL.
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.