>> >PAPER
>> >
>> >1. A says ” the horse is not black”.
>> > B says ” the horse is either brown or grey.”
>> > c says ” the hoese is brown”
>> > At least one is telling truth and atleast one is lying. tell
>> the
>
>> colour
>> >of horse.
>> >
>> >
>> >Answer : grey
>> >
>> >
>> >2. A son and father goes for boating in river upstream . After
>> rowing
>
>> for 1
>> >mile son notices the hat of his fathe falling in the river.
>> After 5
>
>> min. he
>> >tells his father that his hat has fallen. So they turn around
>> and are
>
>> able
>> >to pick the hat at the point from where they began boating
>> after 5
>
>> min.
>> >Tell the speed of river.
>> >
>> >Ans…6 miles/hr
>> >
>> >
>> >3 A+B+C+D=D+E+F+G=G+H+I=17 where each letter represent a
>> number from
>
>> 1 to
>> >9. Find out what does letter D and G represent if letter A=4.
>>
>
>> (8
>> >marks)
>> >
>> >ans. D=5
>> > G=1
>> >
>> >4. Argentina had football team of 22 player of which captain is
>> from
>
>> >Brazilian team and goalki from European team. For remainig
>> palayer
>
>> they
>> >have picked 6 from argentinan and 14 from european. Now for a
>> team of
>
>> 11
>> >they must have goalki and captain so out of 9 now they plan to
>> select
>
>> 3
>> >from argentinian and 6 from European. Find out no. of methods
>> avilable
>
>> for
>> >it (2 marks)
>> >
>> >Ans : 160600( check out for right no. 6C3 * 14C6)
>> >
>> >
>> >5 Three thives were caught stealing sheep, mule and camel.
>> > A says ” B had stolen sheep ”
>> > C says ” B had stolen mule”
>> > B says he had stolen nothing.
>> > the one who had stolen horse is speaking truth. the one who
>> had
>
>> stolen
>> >camel is lying . Tell who had stolen what? (5 marks)
>> >
>> >ans. A- camel
>> > B- mule
>> > C- horse
>> >
>> >6 a group of friends goes for dinner and gets bill of Rs 2400
>> . Two
>
>> of
>> >them says that they have forgotten their purse so remaining
>> make an
>
>> extra
>> >contribution of Rs 100 to pay up the bill. Tell the no. of
>> person in
>
>> that
>> >group. (3 marks)
>> >
>> >
>> >Ans – 8 person
>> >
>> >
>> >7. In acolony there are some families. Each of them have
>> children but
>
>> >different in numbers.Following are conditions
>> > a> no of adult>no of sons>no of daughters>no of families.
>> > b>each sister must have atleast one brother and should have
>> at the
>
>> most
>> >1 sister.
>> > c> no of children in one family exceeds the sum of no of
>> children
>
>> in the
>> >rest families.
>> >
>> > Tell the no of families.(5 marks)
>> >
>> >
>> >ans : 3 families
>> >
>> >8.There are 6 people W,H,M,C,G,F who are murderer , victim ,
>> judge ,
>
>> >police, witness, hangman. There was no eye witness only
>> circumtancial
>
>> >witness. The murderer was sentenced to death.
>> >Read following statement and determine who is who.
>> >
>> >1. M knew both murderer and victim.
>> >2. Judge asked C to discribe murder incident.
>> >3. W was last to see F alive.
>> >4. Police found G at the murder site.
>> >5 H and W never met.
>> >
>> >( 8 marks)
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >The above mentioned questions are of 37 marks rest I don’t
>> remember
>
>> >as they had no of condition. One which mentions about
>> hundustani music
>
>> ,
>> >Gazals ect. is tobe solved through venn diagram. Its of 8
>> marks. and
>
>> >another was grading 5 student which was of 5 marks.

Analogies

1. slur : speech : : smudge
Ans. writing
2. epaulet : shoulder : : ring
Ans.finger
3. vernacular : place : : fingerprint : ?
Ans.identical

Opposites

Q. corpulent
Ans: emaciated
Q. officious
Ans: pragmate
Q. dextrous
Ans: clumsy

The following sentences are broken into 4 sections- A, B, C, D
Choose the part which has a mistake
Mark (E) if you find no mistake.
Q.A)psychologists point out that B)there are human processes C)which does not involve D) the use of words
Ans. (C) which does not involve (do)

Q.A)jack ordered for B)two plates of chicken C)and a glass D)of water
Ans. (A)jack ordered for

The following is a group of questions is based on a passage or a set of conditions for each question.
Select the best answer choice given.
(i). If it is fobidden by law if the object of agreement is the doing of an act,
that is forbidden by law the agreement is void.
(ii). If it is of the nature that,it would defeat the provision of any law
is the agreement is void.if the object of agreement is such that thing got
directly forbidden by law it would defeat the provision of statuary law.
(iii). If the object of agreement is fraddulent it is void.
(iv). An object of agreement is void if it involves or implies to the personnal property of another.
(v). An object of agreement is void where the constant regards as ignored.
(vi). An object of agreement is void where the constant regards is as opposed to public policy.
Q. An algorithm follws a six step process za,zb,zc,zd,ze,zf, it is governed by the following
(i) zd should follow ze
(ii) the first may be za,zd or zf
(iii) zb and zc have to be performed after zd
(iv) zc must be immediately after zb

Q. If za is the first set zd must be
a) 3rd
b) 5th
c) 2nd
d) 4th

Q. If zb must follow za then za can be
a) third or fourth
b) first or second
c) can not be third
d) fouth or fifth
e) none

Q. If ze is third term the number of different operations possible are
The following questions are based on the given statements
Ravi plants six seperate saplings — x,y,z,w,u,v in rows no 1 to 6 ,according to the follwing conditions
He must plant x before y and u
He must plant y and w
The third has to be z
Q. Which of the following is acceptable
a) xuywzv
b) xvzyuw
c) zuyxwv
d) zvxuwy
e) wyzuvx
Q. Which of the following is true
a) z before v
b) z before x
c) w before u
d) y before u
e) x before w
Q. If he plants v first, then which can be planted second
a) x
b) y
c) z
d) w
e) u

Q. Which of the following describes a correct combination of sapling and row?
a) x,3
b) y,6
c) z,1
d) w,2
e) u,6

Q. If he plants b 6th which would be planted first and second
a) x and w
b) x and y
c)y and x
d)w and z
e) w and u

Q. If he plants w before u and after v he should plant w at
a) first
b) second
c) fourth
d) fifth
e) sixth

Q. At a certain moment a watch shows 2 min lag although it is running fast.
If it showed a 3 min lag at that moment, but also gains by 1/2 min more a day than its current speed
it would show the true time one day sooner than it usually does.
How many mins does the watch gain per day.
a).2
b).5
c).6
d).4
e).75
Q. In 400m race A gives B a start of 7 sec and beats him by 24 sec.
In another race A beats B by 10 sec.the speeds are in the ratio
a)8:7
b)7:6
c)10:8
d)6:8
e)12:10

Q. 3x+4y=10
x3 + y3=6
What is the minimum value of 3x+11y=?

Q. There are 600 tennis players
4% wear wrist band on one wrist
Of the remaining, 25% wear wrist bands on both hands
How many players don’t wear a wrist band?
Ans. 432

Q. Three types of tea the a,b,c costs Rs. 95/kg,100/kg and70/kg respectively.
How many kgs of each should be blended to produce 100 kg of mixture worth Rs.90/kg,
given that the quntities of band c are equal
a)70,15,15
b)50,25,25
c)60,20,20
d)40,30,30
Ans. (b)

Q. Two distinct no’s are taken from 1,2,3,4……28
Find the probability that their sum is less than 13

This is only a sample paper. We are not providing you with all the questions – just some questions to give you a general idea of the test pattern.
SECTION-1:

Find the next in the sequence:

1. BC CE EG GK ?

a)KN
b)KU
c)KM
d)None

2. AA AB BC CE?

a)EG
b)EH
c)EI
d)None

3. AB EF JK QR ?

a)YZ
b)ZA
c)AB
d)None

4.ACD EGL IKT MOB?

a)QST
b)QSZ
c)QSY
d)None

5.AC CG GO OE?

a)EJ
b)EI
c)EL
d)None

6.AE BH CM DU?

a)EH
b)EZ
c) EB
d)None

7. AD DP PL LV

a)VS
b)VK
c)VI
d)None

8. SE QU EN TI?

a)CN
b)BM
c)AI or AZ
d)None

SECTION-II:

Find the values for the following problem:
f(X)= 2X-1 + f(X-1) if X is not equal to zeroandiff(X=0)=0
9. Value of f(5)

a)15
b)24
c)22
d)None

10. Value of f(f(2))

11. Value of f(16)- f(15)

12. Value of f(16)+f(15)-480

13. If f(f(X))=81 then the value of X=?

14. If f(X)=4f(X-1) then the value of X=?

15.If f(X)= f(X-1)+f(X-2) for X>1 then X= ?

16. If f(X)-f(X-1)=f(X-8) for X>5 then X=

SECTION -III:

In the following questions a ‘word’ is given which may not have any meaning.Find differnet possible words or palindromes for the word as per the question.

For the following find no of distinct words that can be formed.

17. TYGHHTT

a).420
b)1540
c)840
d)None

18. TYGHHTY

19. TYGHHTT
20. TYGHHTT
21. TYGHASD
22. TYGHHTY

Find the number of possible palindromes for following

23. TYGHHTY
24. TYHHHTYH.
SECTION-IV:

25 to 32 are based on the figures. You have to analyse them and find the odd one out.
Five figures will be given out of which one is not correct.
Refer R.S Agarwal’s book on Analytical Reasoning & TMHs Quantitative ability book by Edgar Thorpe.
SECTION -V:

For following first find out the anagram and then note the corresponding meaning.

33.TABLET
Hint: anagram means first u arrange the letters in correct order like TABLET===BATTLE . So ans is FIGHT

34.RUGGED
35.GORE.
36.STASSI.
For all above choices are.

a)resentment
b)fight
c)help
d)monster

37. ENFOLD
38. LAMB
39. RECEDE.
40. PLEASE.

For all the above 4 choices are same

a)cuddle
b)sleeping
c)proclamination
d)ointment.

Hi guys,

I am Vasan..I got shortlisted in written test conducted by CTS in chennai on 17th April 2005.

I am a mechanical engineer…they recruit mechanical only from campus i think..because there is no department as such mechanical in the application form…so i registered myself as ECE and attended the exam..now i have interview on 27th…..any idea from u guyz…?

Should i tell them that i am Mech or what to plzzzzz help me…!!!!!!!!!!
.

Hello Vasan
As there is no harm in attending the interview,i advice you to go ahead and attend it.
But make sure you have sound reasons to justify your lying..
they are looking for talent big time(I am in CTS) and sure u will be taken if u can convince them that u know stuff…
all the best
ganesh

hello everyone
i am having CTS written exam on 30th april
pls send me latest papers.
thanking u
kalyani

Hai,

I interviewd at cognizant. I got job in Cognizant. if you want to work in cognizant , Be prepared well in Quant , Reasoning and English parts for the written test. And the interview will be very easy to take, They will ask only Basic Questions in which you have completed your bachlor degree. ALL THE BEST..

hi,
I have an written exam on 30th April. I would
like to go through the recent papers. Can any
one kindly send me those papers

Thank U
anil

hi!
i hav a written test and interview on may 1st . plez give me som tips & suggestions

Hi ganesh,

I attended the interview and told them that I am mech..they asked me what do you know in software..i told testing…they asked my few questions in testing, i answered..

hi friends

i want to know the difference between the employes who finish BE,MCA and the employes who finished B,Sc…is it advisable joining the CTS with B,sc…if yes how is the growth

Hi Friends,
i am a B.Tech in Elecronics and communication Engineering.
I had 2 backlogs, so i got the degree inDEc2004 instead of May2004.
i cleared the written of Cognizant and the interview is in the second week of may….and my% is 68%…Is there any chance of me getting through the interview?
please help me withyour suggestion….

Thanks for the Information. Can you give some more information regarding the cts Interview. I have completed my B.Tech in 2004

hi,
i got through the written test of cts held on 30th april 2005.the interview date haven’t been communicated to me yet.if anyone can give some idea regarding the technical questions asked at cts interview,i’ll be very grateful.
Thank u
Rajeev

Hi all:

I am working in Cognizant since Dec-2004.
I am sure that here in Cognizant your Growth will be high enough.

Hi,
Can you please send me previous paers to my mail ID..
lakshmi_19s@rediffmail.com
I am doing my 2nd year B.Tech in Computers
Thank you…

Hi All,
Cognizant is good for those who are freshers. It sucks big time for those who already have a good job experiece. Moreover, if you are from a good MNC like Wipro, Infy you should never think of joining cogni.

The HR are the worst lot. They will try to get you in for the least salary. They might offer you good sal initially but once you are taken it you would hardly get any hike.
This year the hike was around 0%-7%. This shows that cognizant is far behind wipro, infy.

For freshers its a good company. You get good exposure etc but not for experience people.

hi friends,
me being a mechanical student what would the best suitable answer be when am asked to i would want to join softwarefield?
what do you know about software?
again what is the apprpriate ans?

i have year lag of 3 year before joining B.TECH. due to iit jee preparation
what should i say in interview PLZ!!!!suggest me

Nagesh,

What you know abt Cognizant, just simply coming for an interview and attending is not a big deal.
Do you know the performance of HR in Cognizant, first get things clear. Money is not a matter for the people who think of good carrier, did u ever come accross cognizant culture, the behavior of the people?. First understand the culture of cognizant and start commenting.

Cognizant is an excellent company for all, it is very very friendly, if u have any issues, the doors of the senior management are always open, even u can meet the CEO in person, is it possible in other companies, CTS is the best company, i never came across such a friendly environment.

Nagesh,

What you know abt Cognizant, just simply coming for an interview and attending is not a big deal.
Do you know the performance of HR in Cognizant, first get things clear. Money is not a matter for the people who think of good carrier, did u ever come accross cognizant culture, the behavior of the people?. First understand the culture of cognizant and start commenting.

Cognizant is an excellent company for all, it is very very friendly, if u have any issues, the doors of the senior management are always open, even u can meet the CEO in person, is it possible in other companies, CTS is the best company, i never came across such a friendly environment.

hai
i am a B.E student who has just completed my second yerar
i hope to prepare from nowfor my campus
can someone instruct me the areas to be stronger
for a placement in cognizant

yes i agree with padmini…its a nice company to work with for freshers and exp. but its all depends on the team which you are in and the people you contact with.

Hai I am vikraman. I did attended the Interview to Enter Cognizant at our college. I was very much surprised to have a cool interview. The HR was so friendly, Allowing me to Expose my attitude and Knowledge. I am so glad and Proud to be a Cognizant in the coming years. The interview was cool but very carefull that they picked up people of good stuff both in attitude and aptitude. To enter Cognizant try to acquire good Aptitude and Good Attitude

Hi,

For every one of you aspiring to join CTS, go thru’ its website. the company is worth over $6 billion.!

I sat for the campus. The interview was the best part of it. I’ve never seen such a freindly interview.

I hope to enjoy my career in cogni.

I was working in cognizant since Oct 2003.It was really friendly enviroment to work with.Iam really very happy to choose the best company.

Freshers – Do join in CTS and u can attain a lot.

hi!ppl
im frm non IT branch(engg).n just got placed in cognizant in campus.it was a gr8 xperience 2 get selected.n im xpectin a very gud stint with them.i now feel dat i best fit in dis company,which is known 4 itz professionalism,gr8 workin atmosphere n itz tremendous growth n success.the more i know abr the company the more i love it.

about preparing 4 aptitude n PI goes,if u hv it in u u will ofcourse make it.but still u can go thru the previous papers 4 aptitude n for interview know ur strenghts n show thm the drive in u 2 b with the best company.the panel is very frndly n understanding.
all d best 2 ppl who wud wanna join d company
njoy
bye

Hi guys,

I’m having interview in CTS on 16th July 2005. My skill set is Asp.Net,C#,Asp,Sql Server. if anybodies have CTS interview questions pls send my E-mail id (ragavsuresh@yahoo.com).

Thanks & Regards,
Jayaraman Suresh

Hi all,
I am going attend the interview shortly in CTS.
I would like to , what type of question they are asking. If any person have the questions or hints, please send to my email id.
Thank you

Nagesh,
u suck big time man.i think u wr kicked off frm d interview so just freakin out over hr ,leavin very sad comments.if u dont hv facts just lemme tell u if cts wr 2 give so less pay 2 thr employers,how can it grow so fast as it is doin.
for ur info cts has once again emerged as d fastest growin company 4 d quarter april-june leavin infy n wipro far bhind n also satyam is bhind n only tcs is somewhr near.so itz d oder companies doin d catchin up job whereas cts is leadin.

cts is born 2 lead n i think so mi .n thrfore i no d importance of my gettin placed in d company.tho i wud join arnd this time next year i wud b prepared nogh 2 b at d top.

2 all u ppl wanna sit 4 cts interview ,justhv passion 4 d company n u ll sure make it thru. as far as i think cts blives nowlege can b gained n one can always learn.so no need 2 worry abt ur interview just b confident n well informed abt ur subjects.
best of luck 2 all of u!
bye

I have recently been selected in cognizant through campus in cogni just want to know the company envoirnment detaols as iam supposed to join next year.

hi all

I have been selected in CTS and will be joining next year. Give me details abt where I will put and envoirnment.

Thank you

I will be appearing for interview very soon at Calcutta. Can any one from CTS offer me model questions papers and solutions as a token of help, please.
What type of questions can I expect from Global communications.
please e-mail me at arnaboffice2005@rediffmail.com

i have been recruited by cts this yr.
How is the training period in the calcutta office. i m frm mechanical . i dont have any computer knowledge. do i require to know some before joining? plz advice me

Hi friends,

On 04th October, I am having the CTS Campus at Anna University. As I dont know the pattern of the CTS Recruitment, Plz anybody mail me about the process to karthik201084@yahoo.com Thanking you. Please send me the Tech & HR Interview Questions asked in CTS. I also want to get cleared about the upper cut off in the IT Companies. Is it not advisable to attend all the questions in the written test as you may be pushed out as over qualified. Plz clear me.

Karthik.

hai guys,
i am doing my first yr and i am from the department of EEE and i need to know whether i will have to study anything about computer and other aspects regarding IT.plz advice me if i have to study about computers.please mail me at the ID ashok_redil@yahoo.co.in.

hey
i have a campus interview on 28&29 of october can anybody there send model q-papers of the aptitude test that cognizant conducts and also some tips about the interview

Hi folks,
I did a BSc in Statistics and when CTS came for campus placement, i appeared for the interview and got selected. They have given me an offer letter which says I will be in probation/training for 6 months. I was wondering if any of u could tell me what sort of job prospects there is since I have very little idea about programming.

Hi All…
It was very nice to read everybody’s comments…
I am a software professional with 1.5 years of experaiance and working in Datawarehouse domain. Working in CTS has been a dream for me.
So, frends.. would request your help to guide me thru and provide me some useful tips to enter into CTS.

Pls send me the basic intw questionaire, etc… that will help me prepare for the same.

Thanks
Biswadeep

Hi,
I am Prabha. I have been selected in Cognizant during the State Level Placement Programme conducted by Anna University(21,22 Sept2005 at K.L.N College of Engineering, Madurai). I am doing final year ECE.I’ll be joining Cognizant by 2006. I am so glad that I got selected in Cognizant.Please give me some details about where I’ll be put and the working environment. And how could be the working experience? I have some knowledge about computers. Please tell me what kind of areas do I need to concentrate.Also if anybody who has been selected through the same recruitment process got any offer letter (I suppose it should be through Anna University). My email ID : prabhakswamy@yahoo.co.in

hi all…
interesting discussion about CTS. CTS will shortly be visiting our campus for HR.. Can anyone help me about the kind of preperation reqired for HR interview and the procedure before teh interview.

looking forward to ur help…
thanks ….puja

Hi,
I am Sudha, I have been shortlisted for Interview in CTS. I have completed B.SC (Electronics). Can anyone help me up regarding the interview procedure, questions and..,

hi
i am lakshmi.. i gave the CTS test on jan 15.. i have been selected for the ineterview.. i am from a computer science background.. cud someone guide me as to wat they ask in interview and is the interview process very tough..

hi friends
I cleared the cts aptitude test conducted in bangalore on jan’15.Can someone please send me the technical and HR questions asap and also the pattern of interview.I am a BE fresher in EC and good at Java and J2EE.Should I prepare only for Java and J2EE or other subjects too.Please friends help me.I have to get this job.U can send me your support at lakshmi.29jan@gmail.com

hi everyone. my name is nagaraju.
i have attended the cts written test. i have attempted 23Q”NS.
iam vry cofident 20of them vl b rite. plz kn u pple mail me hou much cut off vl b xpkted. plz if u predikt plz mail me 2 this id…
nag_nrik@yahoo.com….if u mail me..i vl b thanful,,,,bye

Hi frens
I gave CTS written test on January 15 at banglore.. Then they told
that the results wud be given till wednesday which came after 10
days.. Now when i have cleared the test i am waiting for the intrview
date.. Has anybody got any info about the dates of interviews or has
got call.. I just want to know that is the process of recruitment of
CTS really so slow or this is happening this time only…
Lakshmi

Hey pals I got thru CTS ..Does any1 has GENUINE & LATEST info regarding cognizant freshers payscale(I hear it has increased to 2.4lpa+..),platform,further education,career growth n other benefits???

Awaitin’ reply..ashtitude..

Hi
Im Ashwin Rathore,a 2005 Computer Science graduate working for Applabs technologies in hyderabad as a Software Engineer. I’ve been selected by Cognizant through Freshers Offcampus recruitment conducted in hyderabad on Jan 29th.Im supposed to join Cognizant on March 6th at hyderabad with a compensation of 2,11608 per annum. I’ve a couple of friends who joined CTS as freshers through offcampus in the last six months and have been offered 2.4lpa. Can any1 please let me know why there is a difference between the two payscales?.One of them started wtih 2.1lpa but his salary was revised within 3 months to 2.4lpa. Isnt there any kind of norm on payscale for freshers??. Is there any chance that our salary would be revised to 2.4lpa or so??? and if so what could be the period of time.
Kindly clarify the same to the earliest possible extent.Hoping to hear from som1 very soon.

Hi guys,

I’m having interview in CTS on 22nd of March 2006. My skill set is Asp.Net,C#,Asp,Sql Server. if anybodies have CTS interview questions pls send my E-mail id (t_cooperman@hotmail.com).

Thanks,
Terry

Hi friends

HAVA A GREAT DAY….(Until everthing goes
in a right direction)

Its my turn to say about CTS (ITS REALY
CELEBRATING THE WORK).

My interview was very cool, discussion between interviewer and me. I can stress you that if you, realy want to work in a wonderful atmosphere, then CTS is the BEST. Its My FAMILY.

YOU CAN…..
All the Best.

Hi.
Hi this is palanisamy.I have CTS written test by 5th of march.I don’t know the quetion pattern for the aptitude.I would realy be greatfull if any one send the question pattern and tech interview question.

Hi folks,

This is Tanya. Well, I have cleared the aptitude test of Cognizant and have been called for Interview. May I know the procedure, of the interview in cognizant. Wat do they ask..they have usually to rounds of interviews right!!! is it fully technical, if yes what all topics to do they generally ask in both the interviews. Please if possible, let me know the details. Eagerly waiting for a reply. Thanks ….Tanya

Hi friends,
Im Prabhu and i got selected in campus interview for cognizant. Basically the written test is easy which testes ur apts and quans. so go through previous years paper from sites..Interview will be very cool and they will be asking questions in basic subjects which u studied inj your career. If u need any help regarding written test and interview contact me at prabhusays@yahoo.co.in.

Regards,
Prabhu.

It was very stupid decision to be in CTS.. CTS is one of the worst place to work…I am an Alumni of CTS… Believe me… CTS will never recognise the hard work you put in……….

Guys,,, dont join Cognizant… I have worked in CTS for 5 years… and my salary never grew with my experience… CTS is suitable only for freshers…who need to build their expereience…

Overall i will rate CTS as 5 % only comparing to all other software giants…Very poor managers….who really sucks..

CTS is the worst place you can work at. They dont give good salary to bsc graduates even after experience. i agree with the above comment that the salary stays same no matter how many years of hard work you put in this organization. i am quitting soon . they will exploit you thats all. The food they serve in their cafetaria will make you sick..dont ever try that.

Hai buddies,

i just had an interview with CTS at the Hindu Job Fair (ASP.net, SQL Server) on this 20th May, 2006. First I had the technical round, then they asked me to fill in my details (like that on CV) and then a HR round. They asked to wait for a week to get their response. Today it is 5 days after the interview, any idea about this, anyone who had gone through similar situatiuons please sent comments to: ullascantony@yahoo.com

the following is 1000% true, i know this out of personal experience, agree with nagesh completely:

The HR are the worst lot. They will try to get you in for the least salary. They might offer you good sal initially but once you are taken it you would hardly get any hike.
This year the hike was around 0%-7%. This shows that cognizant is far behind wipro, infy.

Also,if i may add, this company is a chennai based company, so if you are a southie you will grow like anything, there is defenitely a bias in pay scale , promotion, whats worse is that if they dont give you promotion they will try to find faults in you, but usually they fall flat on their face, many good people have left cognizant and are working in better companies like SAP. So guys, if you dont get into CTS consider yourselves lucky. Dont lose heart..be thankful that god is on your side and saved you. Keep trying.. may the force be with you.

Hmm cognizant people,
Anyone know if jyotsna chauhan still works there? She was a hottie, wonder if married now.

Hi,
Everyone out here is eager to join Cognizant.
Well I have been selected through campus interview after a vvery interesting aptitude test.
The personal interveiw was a good experience, they are eager to bring out the good in you.
My advice to everyone looking forward to the process is to
1. Remain very relaxed during the aptitude test coz the questions are interesting if you aren’t nervous.
2. Go to the interview very confidently ( if you know your stuff!).
The best are surelly gonna get through.

regards,
Geeta

i received an offer letter from CTS. I have 1.5 years of exp.I am working in support and i have a lot of onsite chances in my current companey. CTS is offering me the same package as my current package.So i just want to know the onsite opportunities in CTS for the Oracle/PL-SQL developers

I worked for a US. fortune 50 company for many years. The biggest issue we had and still have with foreign contractors was not being able to understand their speech or writing. The best thing you can do to be successful working in the US or for US companies is to become fluent in English speaking accent and correct grammatical writing syntax. I ignore people I can’t understand and look for someone else. I don’t have time to learn to understand each person’s different speaking and writing style.

Hi Guys,

Lots of interesting comments abt CTS! I am working in this company for many years, and want to say few things based on the above comments.

CTS is one of the fastest growing company in terms of revenue, people, technology! I become billion dollar company in only 12 years when Infy, Wipro or other big companies took much more time. The higher management of CTS is wonderful & sympathetic. CTS admits & acknowledges good work, and you have the best possible future if you can prove yourself.

But similar to all other big companies, 100% people can not be the achiever! You have to prove yourself to get a hike in salary or promotion! Believe me, if you have talent in you, and you have used it to your best…CTS will reward you more than your expectation. Everybody can think they are achiever or they have talent, but to prove youself among 28,000 selected population is not so easy. Only 20% can reach to the top rang! It is true for other companies also…

My experience was always great in this company. I have worked at Chennai, Pune, Kolkata, US…and I am not from South India. CTS is not biased when it comes to performance appraisal. It is a systemetic process, and many people are involved to appraise a single person, to avoid any biased comment. Getting the hieghest rating in appraisal in CTS is almost the same as getting through 5 days long Army Service Selection Board interview! Your expertise on programming may not always help you to crack it, it requires lots of other skills…just have a look at CTS top management people, you will feel it!

But remember, life is always not fair. Sometime Bad guys win! Never mind it…do your own job with love, CTS will take care of you. This was my experience, in achieved most of my dreams within only 2 years! And about experienced people, I never seen the deserved person to be get dishertened in CTS.

Now the problem is – it does not really matter in appraisal what you think about yourself, it matters what others think about you! So keep it in mind, do not worry much about money at the early stage of your career. Money will shower on you if you can prove yourself, allow the time to prove yourself before you compare your salary with others from the very first day! After few years, they highly differs for high-performance people.

For freashers, do join CTS if you want to join CTS. If you are upset because your friend in other company is having a fat pay-check…CTS is not a right place. CTS does not care about background or experience. If you can prove youself on the job, you will never fall short of money here. Many talented people became millionare in CTS. But it takes time to show your talentm (at least 2-3 years)…so be prepared for that! It is not possible to know someone over-night…

I have to disagree with some views expressed here that the HR are the worst lot.They are very friendly and cordial and nobody would find any difficulty in claiming a place in Cognizant (read:you should satisfy atleast the minimum requirements).

Sir,

I attended the interview for softwate tech with qualification of MCA on March 5th.I cleared the written exam.But after then I didn’t get any reply from the HR regarding interview.I’m in a anxiety about when I’ll be called for.Kindly reply to my query as soon as possible.Awaiting for your reply.

Regards,

Pushpa Raji

Hi friends.
I hv completed my BTech in Chemical Engineering(72.5%) in 2006. I want to know abt the opprtunities for me in Cognizant and other software companies. I hv applied fr many companies but I m not getting any call letters. Plz guide me abt my chances in this field and what should I do to achieve a better career in this field.
Hoping tht SOME1 will guide me soon.
My id is fayaz_810@@yahoo.co.in

hi
i ve recently been selected in cts during our campus recruitment drive. i would be joineing after an yr as ours was prefinal yr placement ,i want to know about the package u r offering us as i recently read an article in times of india regarding increase in package plz do inform me bout this
u can contact me at:deepika_kawatra@yahoo.com

Hi All,
I am gonna join at CTS as Junior Business Analyst.I want to tell u all about the very friendly personal interviews I had over there.It was a rich experience all about.
I have done my MBA in Hospital and Health Systems Management and I am into Healthcare Information Technology field.

Cheers Guys,
Sajima

I am working in tech mahindra from last 8 months as project manager.I got a offer from cognizant with very less salary hike.Is it advisable to join cognizant at this point of my career?

Hi there,

REcently I gave an interview at CTS in their Bangalore office. I had a tech. round and then i was asked to fill up the form a lonnnng form …..and then had a HR round. The HR told they wud get back to me in a weeks time but still they have not got back to me . Wonder if anyone has faced same problem. If so mail me at ksuneeti@fastmail.fm

Also would like to know how CTS asa company is ? how is their salary package and how is it as a company if you are joining with experience nearly 5yrs and above exp? How are their HR adn how is the genral work culture in CTS. Would really appreciate if someone could mail me on my email id all the details they know about the company.

Hi Folks,
Cognizant turns out to be amng our 5 top customers.
Going thru this site am Sure CTS is a wonderful place to be in.

Wishing u all the best in terms of career and satisfaction. Cheers.

Do u employ telecom engineers wit 8 years of telecom experience???

hai guys,

am syed. i got shoprt listed in cts coimbatore job fair. am in to the infrastructre admin. i filled ot all y details and waited for the response from them. waited for 20 days and called them and asked bt the hell the HR people i never met sch bloody people in any leading company. till date no proper response from them..

again i attended the interview at chennai job fair and again shortlisted.. filled ot all the forms and waiting. any body know who is the proper contact in HR so that i can call them p and find out. this time am going to give a big snb to them and fire them out.

pls help me..

sha

hi, i went through cognizant interview at our campus, it was not at all like a interview as described by the seniors or or by some of our sources(?),it was just like having chat with your senior friend who wanna know about you and your capabilities,strenghts etc. it was a 20 minutes of chat session i had there and i was walking out with a joy and smile on my face.

Dear friends,

Do enquire about the Job Profile before writing the Cognizant test. I got through the test on October 7, 2006 and the interview on October 12, 2006 and was offered a job by Cognizant, but I denied it as it was for a tech support position. I was selected for the written test through careers.cognizant.com, and the test was conducted by MeritTrac. No one who wrote the test ever expected that it was for tech support. Even they did mention about it anywhere. The recruitment process is the same for Programmer Analyst Trainee position and the tech support position. Don’t be fooled, you won’t be able to attend CTS test for next 12 months.

Call up the HR person who is in charge of the recruitment process and ask about job designation before writing the test.

All the best.

hi, i have attended the aptitude test on 15th oct. 2006 and got selected for interview and that is to be held on 1 nov. 2006. does anyone have how the interview would be? is it pure tech. or hr? or is there a separate for noth . plz. reply me soon.

hello friends,

As I can see here, a lot of comments,queries abt CTS. Well as an employee of CTS, its good to see that so many ppl are interested abt the company. There will always be some ppl who won’t ever be satisfied with the what the company has to offer u and others may be with some bad experience.

Anyway, I am a Computer Science grad from Calcutta University placed in CTS through campus recruitment process in January’06 and I have joined on Sept’06. Trust me, as a fresher u will gain a lot from the company…namely A global exposure, A good working environment, Opportunity to always learn new things every now n then and ofcourse A good pay package.
Ya its true that you have to prove urself efficient for the conpany and success will come ur way.

All the frshers, who are waiting to join CTS, or will sit for the interview…all I have to say is have confidence in urself and know ur subject. We all do celebrate work out here…and I am sure very soon Cognizant is gonna be the best IT company in India.

WIsh you all, best of luck.

Arnab

Hi

one of my friend went to cognigent interview.
She cleared all the technical and in Hr round the hr asked qns like if you came to know that your mother is a prostitute how do feel.she asked one more disgusting question which I dont wanna share.I cant say CTS is a bad company.
If you ever come across these kind of questions answer her in the langwage an animal can understand.

I dont know how much appropriate is to ask this question here. But, Couldn’t help it. I have around 6 years of experience in software development working from hardcore C++ to C#, from unix shell scripts to performance oriented java applications. Right now, I am working as a tech. lead in a delhi based small (but dynamically growing) IT firm.

All these years I have been really workin on the projects that are very complex and critical enough. But,One problem I have in my career is I dont have graduation. I never studied in any colleges, all the knowledge are through my practical experience since I started mucking around with computers while I was studying 9th standard.

The question I would like to ask here is, “Is my kind guys are allowed in CTS type of companies?”, or specifically CTS.

Can you guys help me in letting me know is there any people around here like me who works for big companies?