I applied online. I interviewed at Cognizant (Pune) in Dec 2019
Interview
Extremely disappointing process. Waited in front of building in line under sunlight for 2 hours from 11AM. Then after we were allowed to enter the building there was another 2 hour wait before we were called for an online test which itself is a 2 hour long test and contains mix of questions from different technologies which you are not even applying for. Although maybe only 25% of the questions were relevant to my skillset, I somehow cleared the test and after another 2 hours called for 1st technical round and was again asked about highly irrelevant questions out of my skillset.
The interview process is almost the same as other companies. Depending up upon the hybrid or remote env, the process is over the call or in person. Lateral Joiners should expect at least 3 rounds of discussions,
There will be a 4 rounds of interview if possible a client interview will be arranged initial a basic telephonic round to check our communication skills and followed by the Team lead interview and a manager round and HR final discussion if required a client interview as I said earlier.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the role in the current organization pls explain.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Cognizant (Hyderābād) in Jul 2025
Interview
Interview process was good, after completing l1 , l2 happened two weeks later. After l2 again client took two weeks after completing all the rounds of interview successfully they mentioned requirement got changed
Technical Lead 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 56% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Technical Lead roles take an average of 9 days to get hired, when considering 26 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cognizant overall takes an average of 17 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Cognizant as a Technical Lead according to 26 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 21%
One on one interview: 21%
Group panel interview: 12%
Skills test: 12%
Background check: 10%
Presentation: 8%
Drug test: 6%
Other: 4%
Personality test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
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