About Cognizant

Cognizant  is one of the world’s leading professional services companies, transforming clients’ business, operating and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based consultative approach helps clients envision, build and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S, Cognizant is ranked 194 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world.

Eligibility Criteria

• 2022 batch of BE/B-Tech/ME/M-Tech/MCA & MS Software Engineering (Five year intergrated course degree) students only.

• Students should possess consistent academic record with 60% or greater in X, XII, Diploma, UG & PG (all subjects will be taken into consideration) calculated as below.

– Aggregate% = sum of all subjects marks scored / total no. of subjects (as of last semester result declared)

• Students with standing arrears or more than 2 years gap in education are not eligible

• At the time of joining, recruits should have an overall aggregate score of 60% or greater (all subjects will be taken into consideration) with no standing arrears
• Aggregate for the Students who have applied for re-evaluation (and are waiting for the results) will be derived based on the initial scores

• CGPA to % conversion will be considered as per University norms

• Opportunities are open to Indian nationals/OCIS/PIOS who are currently residing in India

Student Information

Mandatory documents for registration:

• The registration link will be shared with college TPOs and the students must scan and upload the below mentioned documents into a single pdf file while registering.

 a) Resume attached with passport size photograph

b) College ID card

c) All academic documents including the school certificates and college semester mark sheets

d) Govt. Id proof-Aadhar card. Passport (front & back) or PAN Card (if available)

Documents for the interview:

• Students should carry a soft copy of the following documents during the online interview:

a) Resume (maximum of 2 pages) with a high-resolution passport size photograph. Please note that the photograph should be clicked in a light background and both the ears of the candidates must be visible

b) College ID card

c) All academic documents including the school certificates and college semester mark sheets

d) Govt. Id proof – Aadhar card. Passport (front & back) or PAN Card (if available)

Profile Information

• Candidates should apply for only ONE category (GenC Elevate or GenC). If a candidate applies for both, the application will be rejected

• If you are a new user, click on “Register Now” and proceed to fill in the required details to complete the application form and register successfully using personal email id (Do not use college/university email address)

• Name of the Student and DOB should exactly match with 10th mark sheet

• Ensure student self-profiling is done with accuracy as changes will not be encouraged later

• It is mandatory to declare gaps in education. Any break in education should not exceed 2 years and is permissible only for valid reasons.

• Relevant document proof will be checked in such cases.

• Students should be of 18-28 years of age to apply

• All communications to students and TPOs will be predominantly through Superset platform and students can confirm their status in the platform

Placement Office Information

• College Placement Officer needs to authenticate and ensure that only those students who meet Cognizant’s eligibility criteria are appearing for the placement process

Also Read: Cognizant Aptitude Questions with Answers 2022 | For Freshers