I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cognizant (Calcutta) in Sep 2011
Interview
It was good,happened in my final year at college.I was in a good college in WBUT at kolkata.
There was a aptitude round at first followed by a Personal Interview Round Which was 1:1 PI.They asked me about myself,who are in the family,what are the programming languages i know etc....
I the asked to perform a swapping in c.
Then they asked about my hobbies and asked whether i have problem regarding reocation.
then gave permission to ask anything to the HR and told me to leave...
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cognizant (Haiderabad) in Dec 2009
Interview
If it is a walk-in kind of environment, the interview would start with a technical round followed by a HR discussion. For a fresh graduate, the interview would consist of aptitude, C language programs and basics and at times few questions on the subjects of your graduation.