It was fairly smooth process. I think as fresher they look for person with good communication skills, willing to learn new things and adapt to new environment. I went through campus placement also I know people who went for offline placements. I heard the same. Have good vocabulary, good elevator pitch. I had an internship with cognizant at the end I had an interview with a manager, then they put me in a project and gave me full time offer. The interview after internship was technical ( syllabus from the internship). Before the internship, I had 2 rounds. 1) online test - the classic one 2) Hr- This is where you have to show you are willing to learn and adapt .
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Tell me about yourself
2. What are your hobbies?
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Cognizant in May 2025
Interview
MCQ based Online assessment related to Logical reasoning and Maths, Communication round, Coding round in preffered coding language, Technical & HR Interview, asked Majorly related to Python (Language you preferred), SQL and projects done. 1-2 coding questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What's lambda function? How to merge 2 dictionaries?
I applied online. I interviewed at Cognizant (Haiderabad) in May 2025
Interview
It was easy and mostly asked about basics if programming in whichever language u choose during examination .And the interviewer was polite and asked me basic questions and some questions about soft skills ,and also situation qs