Principal Consultant applicants have rated the interview process at Infosys with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 48% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Principal Consultant roles take an average of 41 days to get hired, when considering 32 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Infosys overall takes an average of 14 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Infosys as a Principal Consultant according to 32 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 31%
One on one interview: 18%
Group panel interview: 15%
Background check: 13%
Presentation: 7%
Skills test: 7%
Drug test: 6%
Personality test: 3%
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I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Infosys (New York, NY) in Feb 2018
Interview
Phone Screen then subsequent appointment for Webcam interview. Waited 15 minutes before calling HR who told me the interview had been cancelled. Fortunately I was not surprised as I read reviews here earlier detailing this tends to happen. Withdrew my application promptly.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Infosys (Gurgaon, Haryana) in Jan 2026
Interview
The interview process was very smooth. The process was well established and explained before hand itself. Minimal follow ups required. Process included 3 rounds with 1 of them being a F2F.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Most of the questions were around my previous experiences.
It started with understanding what I have done, achieved and how I have managed difficult situations.
There were few tech questions alongside.
There are four round of interview - Initial screening, technical round, management round and HR round.It was fast and simple. Salary structure not clearly mentioned or explained. Variable bonus only expected as 50%.
Interview process was simple and transparent. Questions where very generic and more like discussion. It was all specific to experience. Interview panel where very humble and warm. Interview was very cool with no pressure.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How was my approach to handle certain situation or problem.