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Cognizant
Teaneck, USA (India ops: Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune)
Major IT-services firm hiring freshers through the GenC program with a transparent, skill-based tiering: one assessment maps you to GenC, GenC Pro (Elevate), or GenC Next by how much you solve. Its defining trait is a heavy emphasis on SQL/DBMS — in the online test and, distinctively, as live screen-share SQL in the technical interview. Coding content provided in Python, Java & C++.
Hiring scale
~25,000 freshers/yr
Package
₹4L (GenC) → ₹5.4L (GenC Pro) → ₹6.5-7.5L+ (GenC Next)
Headcount
~250,000+ employees in India
Hiring window
Year-round campus + off-campus GenC drives (steady in 2026)
Eligibility
BE/B.Tech/ME/M.Tech/MCA; 60% in 10th/12th/graduation; no active backlogs during the selection process; batches 2024/2025/2026. CSE/IT/ECE/EEE (Mech/Civil sometimes allowed for base GenC).
The plan
Your round-by-round plan
Exactly what each stage tests, and the topics that clear it.
Coding language
₹199₹398
one-time · lifetime access
Lifetime access — no subscription
AI tutor on every topic
Interview Q&A on every topic
All future updates free
Refund on access issues
What you get
- • 5 rounds · 88 prep topics
- • Coding content in Python, Java & C++
- • AI tutor on every topic
- • Lifetime access, future updates free