I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cognizant (Chennai) in Oct 2013
Interview
received interview call through Amcat. For people who had 80% in 10, 12 and UG did not have any aptitude test. First one was a technical interview. It went for 20 mins. It was easy just the basics and the resume. Second one was a 10 min Hr discussion. Announced the results within couple of days.
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.