Infosys, Cognizant and Capgemini technical interviews for freshers in India

What we could and could not verify

We tried the official careers pages of all three companies on 13 November 2026. Results:

• Capgemini India: the recruitment-process page opened and lists the stages for fresh graduates (see the next section).
• Cognizant India: the careers page describes GenC as "our hiring and development program designed for freshers" and the notices page states that Cognizant "does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process". We did not find an official page with assessment contents.
• Infosys: the official careers pages returned an access error to our fetch, so we could not confirm Infosys stages or test patterns first-hand. Everything about Infosys below comes from a third-party prep site and is marked not confirmed.

This matters because many prep blogs state round counts and cut-offs as facts. Third-party sources disagree with each other, and the companies change processes between campus and off-campus drives.

Capgemini: the officially listed stages

Capgemini India's page lists, for fresh graduates, in order:

1. Online aptitude test: logical reasoning, verbal ability and quantitative skills.
2. Coding or technical assessment: programming knowledge and problem-solving.
3. Group discussion: for select roles only.
4. Technical interview: domain knowledge and practical application.
5. HR interview: behaviour, career aspirations and company fit.

The same page says assessments for experienced hires are "proctored online technical and language assessments, where applicable", and that video interviews may be recorded, with consent requested first. Third-party prep sites additionally describe a game-based aptitude section and a pseudocode section for freshers. Those details come from candidate accounts and prep sites, are not on the official page we read, and differ between sources, so treat them as not confirmed for your drive.

Cognizant: GenC and what is reported

Cognizant describes GenC as its program for freshers. Third-party guides describe several tracks (GenC, GenC Next, GenC Elevate) with different assessments, for example a communication assessment, an aptitude test, a coding or SQL test and an interview. We could not confirm these on an official page, and the guides disagree on round counts. Use them to know what to practise, not as a schedule.

One official point is worth knowing: Cognizant's notices page says it does not charge a fee at any stage of recruitment and has not authorised agencies or partners to collect recruitment fees. Its listed warning signs include requests for payment as a condition of consideration.

Infosys: reported routes (not confirmed)

A third-party prep site (placementpreparation.io, not Infosys) describes HackWithInfy as an online coding round of three problems in three hours, followed by an in-person finale for top scorers, and says the syllabus is "not formally fixed by Infosys". The same page says earlier years used HackerEarth. Other third-party guides describe a regular route of online assessment, technical interview and HR interview. We could not verify any of this against Infosys, so confirm on the invitation or the careers page for your drive.

Technical topics fresher interviews usually touch

The companies do not publish question banks. The following is what technical interviews for fresher engineering roles generally cover, and what prep sites and candidate accounts mention; none of it is a promise for a specific interview:

• Programming basics in one language you list on your resume: data types, loops, functions, OOP ideas (inheritance, polymorphism, encapsulation).
• Data structures and simple algorithms: arrays, strings, linked lists, stacks, queues, sorting and searching, time complexity.
• DBMS and SQL: joins, keys, normalisation, a query on two tables.
• Your own projects and internship: expect to explain choices, not recite definitions.
• Core subjects from your degree: operating systems and networking basics are often mentioned.

The rule of thumb: whatever is on your resume is fair game. Interviewers like to start there.

How to prepare honestly

1. Read your invitation first. It names the platform, duration and whether the test is proctored.
2. Practise the assessment type: aptitude timing drills, easy and medium coding problems, SQL queries. See Mettl, HackerEarth and AMCAT assessments and TCS, Infosys and Wipro technical rounds.
3. Prepare a 60-second self-introduction and two project stories with your own role stated clearly.
4. Speak your thinking. For coding questions, say the approach before typing.
5. Mock interviews. Out loud, with a friend, or with a tool in a practice session. The free plan of Interview Copilot has no card and can be used in a practice call.
6. Avoid fee scams. Capgemini says it does not ask candidates for fees at any stage, and Cognizant says the same. Replies from personal email addresses are a warning sign according to Capgemini.

If you use an AI tool

Use of AI during an assessment or interview is governed by that company's and platform's rules. Online assessments are often proctored. Do not use outside help in a test where it is not allowed. Before a live interview, ask the recruiter what is permitted. For practice, a desktop overlay such as Interview Copilot can listen to a mock interviewer and suggest answers; see how the overlay works, including that on Linux the window is visible and screen-share behaviour varies.

Sources

• Capgemini India: recruitment process
• Cognizant India careers home
• Cognizant India: recruitment fraud notice
• placementpreparation.io: HackWithInfy test pattern (third party, not Infosys)

Checked 13 November 2026. Infosys official pages could not be opened; Infosys details are not confirmed.

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