Internship applicants have rated the interview process at Cognizant with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Internship roles take an average of 15 days to get hired, when considering 5 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 Internship according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
Skills test: 17%
Presentation: 17%
Other: 17%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
One on one interview: 8%
Personality test: 8%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cognizant (New Delhi) in Sep 2019
Interview
The students who clear the written round are called for Technical Interview. There is no hard & fast rule for which questions will be asked in this round, you can expect questions on any topic depending on the panel. To clear this round you should be clear with your basics. You should be prepared with Data structures and Algorithms, DBMS, Operating System, Networking, OOPs concepts and a programming language of your choice. Students from branches other than CS should prepare for other two subjects related to their branch. CS students will be expected to write codes in the interview. They also ask questions from resume. You may be asked puzzles in this round. To be prepared for puzzles you can practice from our Puzzles section.
Technical assessment
Technical interview
HR
It was moderate difficulty ad the hiring process was smooth, and the communication process is good.
Total process is of 2 - 3 weeks.
And the mails comes when the rounds complete by 2 -3 days
Through after interview , the HR mail comes when selected only after some days
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Cognizant (New Delhi) in Oct 2025
Interview
The interview process started with resume shortlisting, followed by an online interview. The interviewer asked basic technical questions related to my domain, along with questions about projects, problem-solving skills, and willingness to learn. The process was simple and beginner-friendly.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me to explain one of my projects in detail and how I solved the problem, including the technologies used and challenges faced.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Cognizant
Interview
There was an online exam with English, aptitude, core computer concepts like ds, os, computer networks, once you have qualified this then there was only the HR round which is also easy only