COGNIZANT

Cognizant has started recruiting freshers from 2010 and 2011 batches, The recruitment would happen through offcampus program in various cities like chennai, bangalore, hyderabad, delhi and kolkota.

About Drive : Do you have the passion to make a difference – the passion to build stronger businesses for organizations around the world? Cognizant offers career opportunities that are as dynamic as the marketplace. You’ll experience a series of engaging assignments and challenging projects, and work in a fast-paced environment. It’s your chance to be a part of a vibrant business community

Below is the details of the Recruitment

Eligibility Criteria for IT:

  1. Open only to the students with following degrees
  2. Category 1: BE / B Tech / ME / M Tech / MCA / M Sc (Computer Science / IT / Software Engg)
  3. Category 2: B Sc / BCA / M Sc (except Computer Science / IT / Software Engg)
  4. Year of graduation: 2010 or 2011 batch only
  5. Consistent First Class (over 60%) in X, XII, UG and PG (if applicable)
  6. No outstanding arrears
  7. Candidates with degrees through correspondence/ part-time courses are not eligible to apply
  8. Good interpersonal, analytical and communication skills

Eligibility Criteria for IT IS:

  1. Open only to the students with following degrees
  2. BSC – Computer Science/Computer Technology/ IT /Maths/Statistics/Electronics and BCA
  3. MSC – Maths/Statistics/Electronics
  4. Year of graduation: 2009 or 2010 batch only
  5. Consistent First Class (over 60%) in X, XII, and UG
  6. Candidates holding correspondence or part time degrees are not eligible to apply
  7. Good interpersonal and excellent communication skills
  8. Willingness to work in shifts (including night shifts)
  9. Willing to work at any Cognizant location across India

Eligibility Criteria for BPO:

  1. Any Arts & Science graduate except BSC – IT/CS, Electronics, Maths & Statistics
  2. Hotel Management & MBA graduates are also eligible
  3. Year of Graduation: 2009 or 2010 batch only
  4. Consistency of 50% in X, XII, and UG
  5. Good verbal and excellent communication skills
  6. Willingness to work in shifts (including night shifts)

Aptitude Instructions

Cognizant will be conducting aptitude tests separately to select IT, IT IS and BPO freshers and you can apply on this website to attend the test. Please read the instructions below to understand the process and eligibility criteria.

Aptitude Test

You will be required to appear for an aptitude test. This will be a test to assess your logical, analytical and reasoning abilities.
The venue and the time slot will be communicated to you through the hall ticket
Please bring the following documents with you for the test:

  1. Original Academic certificates only for Std. X, XII, Graduation and Post Graduation (if applicable)
  2. Valid photo Identity Card (Driving License/Valid Passport/Voters ID/Letter from a gazetted Officer/College Authorities on an official letterhead with your photo attached therein with the sign and seal of the certifying authority affixed half across the sheet and continuing on to the photograph)

Hall tickets can be printed online upon successful submission of the details.
If the details in the hall ticket are incomplete (10th std certificate number, degree, branch) you may not be allowed to take the test.
If you do not carry the relevant documents mentioned above you WILL NOT be allowed to take the test.

SAMPLE PAPER

There are three rounds:
1. Aptitude round
2. Technical interview
3. HR
Apps consists of 55 question and time duration is 50 mins, 25 verbal (20 min) , 30 analytical (30 min). It seems to be sectional cutoff (13 ,14) if u get above 27 u will be called for next round, but don’t think 27 is enough it may be higher try to score above 40 (because easy). You should be very much conscious about your time ,do quickly in mind without using paper or pens.

ANALYTICAL ABILITY: There are problems based on based on figures ( R.S Agarwal verbal reasoning is enough )
What next in the figure series ,odd out etc…. coding-decoding like berry -cfssz then query- _____? These are very easy, try to solve very quickly. You should get full score in these topics so that it will be easy to clear, The analytical section about 13 questions came from these topics.

3 Question based on Cartesian coordinates (graphical problems).
5 questions based on eligibility test (RS.Agarwal) Tabulations Type
3 Syllogisms

VERBAL ABILITY (20mins)
(5 -questions)first try correct and incorrect sentences mistakes mostly related to present ,past,future tenses articles and prepositions..
(5-questions)Jumbled sentences (understand present, past, or future tenses so that u can predict find out more easily what happen before & after)
10 questions from paragraph.
For paragraph read the questions first.
you can read the more quickly by improving your eyes movement.
move your eyes faster to read lines ,
concentration is important to understand.
A good reader can read 800-1000 words in a min .

Practice more on all the above topics to keep up the time
TECHNICAL INTERVIEW: Interview will be based on your projects , its applications,Future extension etc.. Basics related to your core, key skills. Be conscious with your words.
For me technical interview is about 50 mins. Start Telling your project with its application, advantages, new innovation .

First my interview asked me to explain my projects(i explained 3 of my projects because my interviewer was not satisfied ) After explaining my project my interviewer said to me, your good in your core so iwont ask you from your core and given me 2 puzzles to solve

I tried but wont get the answer, I have done 1 correctly and the other partly correct, my interviewer uses the word "I am not satisfied " repeatedly (more than 7 times)
but I am in the motto to satisfy him. Finally my interviewer asked me to explain about a movie which i watched recently ,in such away that he should get interest to see that movie , after my explanations ,
my interviewer said to me is not satisfied with my explanations.

I waited about an hour to know my result, I cleared the my technical round and called for HR. HR is just a formality. Though its just a formality keep in mind that they haven’t selected you still.
conscious about your words more here. Be confident, Not over confident.

All the best. Thank you ,