I applied through university. I interviewed at Cognizant
Interview
I was the last candidate of this process as they misplaced my documents and also the total candidates interviewed were over 700+. As usual an intro was asked. Also I was asked about my family background and their whereabouts. And then I was asked to explain various subjects related to my branch. Questions regarding SQL were mostly asked.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain right joint and left joint and the differences between them.
The interview focused heavily on my projects, asking about design decisions, challenges, and real-world use cases. I had to explain my thought process clearly. It was a practical and insightful experience that tested genuine understanding.
4 rounds before the interview which inckuded - 2 oa - 1st aptitude ,2nd technical, then 3rd coding round then voice assesment after clearing all these i got selected for interview , then hr then for a formality there was a bot interview in which i faced technical error and i got rejected after clearing 5-6 rounds they reject my application my efforts because of the system error
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Cognizant (Noida) in Feb 2026
Interview
After clearing three online rounds (Aptitude with gaming assessment, Communication, Coding), they call for interview. Interview was in-person through superset platform. Interview duration was 15-20 minutes. Questions were around Python, SQL, and resume based questions