I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Cognizant (Lucknow) in Mar 2014
Interview
First you will have to clear written test of Aptitude/English, after clearing written you will face technical interview if cleared that final HR interview.
If everything's fine you will get an offer letter within two weeks.
Introduction
Basic of Oops and Programming
2 Coding Questions
Reverse String and Number
Question on Java and SQL Spring Boot and Other programing related questions like hashing map vs hash table why they are used
It was three round interview with written test and 2 easy interviews. One technical and one with HR for compensation discussion. All were conducted on the same day. In order to get selected need to stand out and answer uniquely.