I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cognizant (Madras) in Sep 2011
Interview
Consisted of aptitude tests on day 1 ,which was moderately difficult and one to one interview on day 2 ,for which we had to wait almost half a day for our turn .The PI went for 40 minutes and the HR mainly asked technical questions but, was very friendly .
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
they were more interested in the logic of the program than the coding , which is really logical and accepted ..not really difficult according to me .
I applied online. I interviewed at Cognizant (Haiderabad) in Mar 2011
Interview
There was an genral written test which was very easy to get through.No quant only english and reasoning.Later within one week i have got a mail to attend interview.Interview was started with GD a very simple topic..Just show your english skills no need of any knowldge to speak.Topics would be very easy to ...Then comes technical..Here you can expect technical stuff in depth either from core or computers...based on the HR the interview varies..After this there is HR round which has a general set of questions on your personality. and thats it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
regarding technical stuff there were some difficult questions
It was very easy they will ask questions from everything possible .Since i was interviewed in campus they asked stuffs from everything like c basics electronics and related stuffs