I applied through university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Cognizant (Calcutta)
Interview
It was an on campus placement drive.
Round 1: communication assessment (online mode)
Round 2: aptitude test (online mode)
Round 3: cluster based technical assessment (5 question to answer for each cluster) (online mode)
*Cluster 1 : java, ANSI SQL, HTML CSS and JavaScript.
*Cluster 2: python, ANSI SQL, cloud fundamentals
*Cluster 3: c#, ANSI SQL, HTML CSS and JavaScript.
Round 4: technical+hr interview (offline mode)
*Each round is an elimination round*
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Introduction
2. Explain your projects.
3. Basic oops questions (java cluster)
4. Program on inheritance.
5. Basic DSA questions.
6. Write the code for Merge sort
*END*
I applied through university. I interviewed at Cognizant
Interview
The initial process went smoothly, but the interviewer who took my interview came with the intention to not hire. Asked all not so fresher friendly questions. After the interview, they didn't even mail regarding the verdict.
There are two interviews for students who have been cleared communication and technical assessment. One is AI-Bot Interview which is Very easy and has fixed questions. After clearing this interview there is next interview which is technical + HR..
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. The project workflow.
2. Java Stream API
3. Java Collection Framework
4. What is Wrapper Classes in Java
5. One DSA Question - Maximum Sum Subarray
easy cs fundamentals along with one coding question - usually very easy . couple of common hr questions like if we are willing to relocate and all.
overall easy - just be confident.