I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cognizant (Hyderabad) in Dec 2011
Interview
An aptitude test which tested our mathematical, puzzle solving and IQ skills was conducted followed by which the students who got through the aptitude test round were interviewed.
The interview included a few technical questions, questions on software basics, questions related to the student's respective branch and a few general questions.
Overall, the hiring and the interview process was really good and challenging.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The Interviewer asked me: "35 years back I did the same mistake by getting into Software field having under graduated in Electrical and Communications Engineering. Why would you want to make the same mistake?"
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cognizant (Pune)
Interview
I was hired from campus selection process. The first round was an analytical test which lasted about an hour. It was a paper based test which asked question on problem solving, tested IQ and EQ. Only 25% of all the round 1 candidates were selected for the next round.
The people selected from the process headed on the interview round. The questions and format varied for each candidate. For me, most of the interview was conversational but was asked specific technical questions which required me to display my understanding of SDLC, modeling and databases.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
It was unexpected that the interviewer would ask about my contribution to IEEE
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cognizant (Velur) in Dec 2010
Interview
Campus hire. Pretty simple. Resume interview. The interview is mostly based on the resume questions and personality behavior. It was mostly an HR interview rather than a technical one. So, it was pretty easy. The hiring people are so talented. They believe whatever you say and pretty manupilative. Overall just prepare one day before is more than enough