I applied online. I interviewed at Cognizant in May 2025
Interview
The interview was conducted virtually and lasted around 20–30 minutes. It was a one-on-one technical interview.
The interviewer asked me to:
Write 3 coding problems (basic to intermediate level)
Write 2 SQL queries based on simple table operations
Explain the projects I had worked on
(They asked follow-up questions on technologies used, challenges faced, and my role in the project)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Write a SQL query to fetch the second highest salary from an employee table
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cognizant (Visakhapatnam) in Apr 2025
Interview
First round is online aptitude test
Second round is said to be an in-person interview but they conducted virtually at the given center
Third round is an HR round which is done right after second round
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked mostly from the resume which I presented.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cognizant in Jun 2025
Interview
It was Gen C Hiring and it had five Rounds - Screening, Communication, Aptitude, Coding Round, Technical Interview. All the rounds were of moderate difficulty. The hiring took a span of around 1 month