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 69.4% 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%
Presentation: 17%
Skills test: 17%
Other: 17%
Personality test: 8%
One on one interview: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
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I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Cognizant (Bhubaneshwar) in Nov 2021
Interview
The interview for Cognizant consists of 2 rounds that take place after one is selected in their aptitude and technical written test. The first round consists of technical interview. The interviewer here generally asks a few aptitude questions and then some technical questions. I personally think the questions are easy. Generally they ask of the OOP concepts and some basic programming at times. Once you are selected in that, you will have your HR round. Here you will have to be ready with your certificates/marksheet of 10,12 which they will verify. They may ask a few questions like why should we hire you or what trainings do you think you need, etc. Be real, don't fake and be smart. If you have considerably good communication skills, you will be selected for sure.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They generally ask simple concepts related to programming. The focus is on OOP concepts.
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