Cognizant Technology Solutions is a $4 billion leading provider of IT, consulting and BPO services. Established as recently as in 1994 with just 175 employees, it has grown into a Fortune 1000 corporate with more than 100,000 employees and 50+ development centers across five continents.
No wonder that is why Cognizant, for the eighth consecutive year in 2010, has been named to the Fortune 100 Fastest-Growing Companies List. It ranks 21st among world's 50 best managed BPO vendors (Source: The Black Book of Outsourcing) and 6th among top 10 IT-BPO Employers in India.
In India, it has got nine Global Delivery Centers at Bangalore, Chennai, Coimbatore, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Kerala, Kolkata, Mumbai & Pune.
Cognizant Freshers Eligibility:
Eligibilities for Cognizant IT division:
1.0 You need to have following full-time degrees (not through correspondence/ part-time courses):
Category 1: BE / B Tech / ME / M Tech / MCA / M Sc (Computer Science / IT / Software Engg)
Category 2: B Sc / BCA / M Sc (except Computer Science / IT / Software Engg)
2.0 Year of graduation 2010 or 2011
3.0 Min. 60% throughout in X, XII, UG and PG (if applicable).
4.0 Good interpersonal, analytical and communication skills.
Eligibilities for Cognizant IT IS division:
1.0 You need to have following full-time degrees (not through correspondence/ part-time courses):
BSC - Computer Science/Computer Technology/ IT Maths/Statistics/Electronics & BCA
MSC - Maths/Statistics/Electronics.
2.0 Year of graduation 2009 or 2010.
3.0 Min. 60% throughout in X, XII, UG and PG (if applicable).
4.0 Good interpersonal and excellent communication skills
5.0 Willingness to work in shifts (including night shifts)
6.0 Willing to work at any Cognizant location across India.
Eligibilities for Cognizant BPO division:
1.0 Any Arts & Science graduate except BSC – IT/CS, Electronics, Maths & Statistics Hotel Management & MBA graduates are also eligible
2.0 Year of Graduation: 2009 or 2010 batch only
3.0 Min. 60% throughout in X, XII & UG.
4.0 Good verbal and excellent communication skills
5.0 Willingness to work in shifts including night shifts.
Selection process for Cognizant Freshers:
Selection process for freshers in Cognizant consists of an Aptitude test, followed by HR & Technical Interview. The Aptitude test consists of questions on logical, analytical and reasoning abilities.
I would try to throw more light on Cognizant Freshers test pattern, sample papers and prep books through a subsequent blog article.
Cognizant Freshers Test centers:
Aptitude Tests for fresher’s positions in Cognizant would be held in following cities:
For IT: Chennai, Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Pune, Bangalore and Kolkata.
For IT IS: Chennai, Coimbatore, Hyderabad and Bangalore.
For BPO: Chennai, Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Pune and Mumbai.
The venue and the time slot will be communicated to you through the hall ticket, which can be printed after you submit the Cognizant Freshers online form.
Cognizant Freshers online form:
After applying online, you can print the hall ticket and also find the status of your application.
Hope with above information you can apply confidently to Cognizant as a Fresher. For the future Cognizant aspirant, the recruitment notification 2011-2012 would come out
in this same Cognizant website. Also I do not think there would be any difference in the eligibilities required for a Cognizant fresher. If you are serious about getting that dream job in CTS, please go though my blog post titled:
Cognizant (CTS) Freshers Test pattern, Sample papers & Books which helps you to prepare for the CTS Exam for freshers.
