I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cognizant (Chennai) in Sept 2009
Interview
Campus hiring. There was an aptitude test followed by and interview. The interview was general HR related questions. If one could speak decent English , he was hired.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why cognizant? A few questions on my areas of interest which I had stated are microprocessors.
Introduction
Basic of Oops and Programming
2 Coding Questions
Reverse String and Number
Question on Java and SQL Spring Boot and Other programing related questions like hashing map vs hash table why they are used
It was three round interview with written test and 2 easy interviews. One technical and one with HR for compensation discussion. All were conducted on the same day. In order to get selected need to stand out and answer uniquely.