IT Services

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)