Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Cognizant with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at Cognizant as a Software Engineer according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 50%
Skills test: 50%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Cognizant
Interview
It was a good interview askingbabout analytic questions, Coding questions based on C ,C++. They also asked some of the HR questions based how you are gonna respond to a particular situation. Since my major is in EEE, they also asked some of the basic questions on the electrical subject
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is c?
Advantages of c?
Basic programming of c using renumeration, call, functions, structure, if and for loops, and memory allocation, pointers
What is your most challenging task during your college tenure??
I applied online. I interviewed at Cognizant (Chennai) in Jun 2026
Interview
only one round of technical interview for senior position, and hr execution was not proper, they didn;t connect when needed and no proper negotiation of salary either since shortlisting for interview
The interview was primarily technical, concentrating on C#, .NET, SQL, and API concepts. Questions tested understanding of core principles and practical application. The process was straightforward, professional, and focused on technical depth.
I applied online and got a calll back, had 4 rounds in total. first was a behavioral phone call just casual talks about your skills and when can you start working and general questions, then two coding rounds in hackerrank - was asked to code in java although the job was for python and finally HR.