I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cognizant (Velur) in Jan 2011
Interview
It was an on campus interview at my college VIT University, Vellore. I was called exactly at 12:35 for interview. The first question asked by the interviewer was to introduce myself. The very next question was "Why I want to join IT company even though I am BTech Biotech student", I easily answered since I was expecting this question. Next he asked me to tell the achievements and aspirations. Finally he asked me some basic questions related to biology. At the end he asked me "Whether you are comfortable to take job in any city". I happily said yes. This was kind of confirmation for me that I have been selected.
My view regarding interview is they dont want to test your knowledge, their only aim is to evaluate your confidence and your communication skills.
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cognizant (Coimbatore) in Oct 2013
Interview
Initially , we had a Group Discussion ! I was given a topic "What will you do , if you get 1 crore via lottery" .It is followed by the written test which contains 55 questions (30 +35) covering verbal and logical ! Technical HR and Personal HR rounds are the other rounds !
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you are very confident, you can crack the interview without difficulty !