I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cognizant (Chennai) in Aug 2021
Interview
Round 1 - Initial Screening test which consists of Quantitative aptitude, Logical reasoning and verbal reasoning. Few coding problems as well. If scored well in first round, you will be selected for the next round Round 2 - Technical Interview Topics from your resume and programming questions Round 3 - HR Interview Basic HR interview questions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Difference between Java and Python, What is OOPS, Inheritance, Encapsulation
Had one technical round and hr round. Technical round was virtual and total questions from java and basic questions from spring boot and hr round was directly on phone call.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you explain serialization and deserialization?
The Questions in the interview process were very difficult and not relevant to the field. I had applied as a Java developer but questions asked had nothing to do with java. Behavioral questions were asked and were as expected