I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Cognizant (Hyderabad) in May 2016
Interview
First interview was 10 minutes running over a few details of the work and my domain knowledge. The second round was less than 5 minutes asking how quickly I can join and if my previous employer would buy-out my notice period.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you negotiate contracts?
How do you push back?
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Cognizant (Chennai) in Dec 2015
Interview
Interview is organized by External hiring team and is very effective. I was clearly kept informed on various stages of hiring and kept in touch with the hiring PoC. It was an effective process.