Cognizant

2025 fresher hiring for

engineering graduates
2025 fresher hiring for engineering graduates
Engineer a smarter, more connected world

Category GenC Next GenC Pro GenC

Offering 6.75 LPA 5.4 LPA 4 LPA
Designation PA PA PAT

Hiring starts from April 2025

Why Cognizant?

Ranked #3 CertifiedTM Ranked Named

LinkedIn top Great place to work® in amongst world’s best World's Best
companies 20 countries including companies by TIME & Employer
India India Statista by Forbes
(Apr 2023) (Oct 2024) (Sep 2024) (Apr 2024)

Named First Recognized

in Fortune 2024 Global IT company to as Google’s
Change the World list. receive certification for Breakthrough
AI management system. partner of the year.

(Sep 2024) (Dec 2024) (Sep 2024)

The Cognizant GenC benefits

Higher education Digital Honors program No service bonds

Co-sponsored higher Accelerated career path for We flourish on trust
education (IIT/BITS) achievers
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 Hiring process & tentative timelines

One stop registration.

Registration 9th April onwards

Screening

Round 1 Communication
assessment 17th April onwards
(Online)

Round 2 Aptitude & Technical

assessment assessment
(Online)
21st April onwards 22nd April onwards

All shortlisted candidates will be notified on the hiring

category for interview.

Technical Interview
Round 3
(In-person) GenC GenC May onwards
or or GenC
Next Pro

LOI (Letter of Intent)

• It is mandatory to appear for Communication, Aptitude, and Technical assessment to be eligible

for technical interview.

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Eligibility criteria
• 2025 batch of specific B.E. / B.Tech. / M.E. / M.Tech are eligible to apply. (Streams such as
Leather technology, Food technology, Fashion technology, etc. are excluded).
• Students should possess consistent academic record with minimum 60% in X, XII,
Diploma, UG & PG (rounding off 59.9% is not allowed ).
• Students with standing arrears are NOT eligible.
• Appropriate CGPA to % conversion to be considered as per university norms.
• Flexibility to work from any Cognizant office location in a given shift timing and
technology is mandatory.
• Open to Indian nationals / OCIs who are currently residing in India.

Mandatory documents for registration

• Resume attached with latest passport size photograph.
• Industry accredited certificate if available to be uploaded
mandatorily.

Mandatory documents for interview

• All academic documents including the college ID card, X, XII,

Diploma, UG & PG marksheets.

Mandatory documents for onboarding

• PAN card - It is a mandatory requirement for onboarding. Please ensure that your last name,
father's name, and other details are accurate. Please note that background verification will fail if
the last name is not updated or if the PAN card name does not match the registered name.

• Passport / Voter ID card is required for verifying nationality while joining Cognizant.

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Important notes for registration
• Skill Cluster 1 is the default cluster for technical assessment, and candidates will be
evaluated on Java, ANSI SQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript skills. Candidates can choose Skill
Cluster 2 or Skill Cluster 3 or Not applicable as their additional skill cluster. Based on the
preference of additional Skill Cluster, few candidates will be considered for Skill Cluster 2 or
Skill Cluster 3 assessment which will be notified.
• Skill Cluster 1: Java, ANSI SQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript (85% questions will be on Java
and ANSI SQL)
• Skill Cluster 2: Python, ANSI SQL, Cloud fundamentals (85% questions will be on
Python & ANSI SQL)
• Skill Cluster 3: C#, ANSI SQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript (85% questions will be for C#
and ANSI SQL)
• Kindly note that final decision of mapping skill cluster for technical assessment is at the
sole discretion of Cognizant. If you are selected, you should be flexible to learn any skill
areas during training based on business demand.
• Name of the student and DOB should exactly match with 10 th marksheet & PAN card.
• Ensure registration is done with accuracy as the same will be considered as final and no
changes will be encouraged later. In case any discrepancy is found in the name (refer
naming convention matrix), scores uploaded & educational documents given, the profile
will be disqualified.
• All communications are only sent to the registered mail ID in Superset. It must be a
personal mail ID and shall be considered as the primary email ID. This email ID should not
be changed at any point during hiring process or until Full Time Employment (FTE)
onboarding.
• Provisional certificate / Degree availability will be mandatory to join Cognizant.

Disclaimer:

• Cognizant does not entertain payments of any kind from candidates or vendors for employment. Requests for such payments should be promptly
reported to GenCHRComplianceIND@cognizant.com

• If you encounter anyone who claims to offer jobs at Cognizant in return for any benefit (monetary or non-monetary), please do not entertain them.
Please be informed that Cognizant shall not be held responsible for any such instances or payments you make

• We recommend that you do not respond to spam emails/ messages you do not trust; never disclose your personal or financial details to anyone you do
not know. If any such mails purporting to come from Cognizant are received, we advise you to contact us at GenCHRComplianceIND@cognizant.com

• Cognizant takes its hiring practices seriously and appreciates you keeping the Company informed of any individuals posing as Cognizant employees who
make false job offers using Cognizant’s name. We remind you that while recruiting employees, Cognizant will only communicate with you through
authentic Cognizant email addresses and Cognizant will never extend any job offers to anyone based on an online application without first conducting
an in-person, video, or telephone interview through verified encrypted channels. If any such mails purporting to come from Cognizant are received, we
advise you to contact us at GenCHRComplianceIND@cognizant.com

• To ascertain that you are receiving a genuine call from Cognizant, please ensure to collect the recruiter’s details (full name; official email id, employee
ID & mobile number) during the call

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