I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Cisco (Chennai) in Apr 2012
Interview
Campus selection interview. Had 3 rounds which includes aptitude, Group discussion, Technical and HR round. Aptitude and Group discussion was easy to clear. Technical and HR were not that tough. Confidence and presence of mind is all you need to crack the interview with some technical knowledge also.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q. Differences between C and C++?
Q. Asked to write program in Data Structures?
Standard panel, very simple leetcodes. reverse linked list kind of vibe s . I was literarly asked about how a linked list is structured and reversing it. there was almost no friction which I was shocked by one of the reason I did not accept
They care about your skills, rather than your background. They have a template which they provide and you got to fill that, everyone is provided a unique number. You are instructed not to disclose any of your personal details in the due course of your interview.
The interview process was two rounds. The first round was a behavioral interview. Straightforward questions, like tell me about the most technically challenging project you have worked on. The second round was a system design interview.