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Updated 11 Mar, 2023
Overall Rating
4.8/5
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5.0
Company culture
5.0
Work Satisfaction
4.8
Job Security
4.8
Work-Life balance
4.8
Promotions/Appraisal
4.6
Salary & Benefits
4.6
Skill development
Cognizant is rated
4.8 out of 5 stars on
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4.8 out of 5 stars on
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Java Software Developer (working remotely)
Full Time
·
Technology / IT Department
5.0
Overall Rating
5.0
Category Ratings
5.0
Promotions/Appraisal
5.0
Skill Development
5.0
Company Culture
5.0
Work Satisfaction
5.0
Salary & Benefits
5.0
Job Security
5.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 11 Mar 2023
Likes
Like
Dislikes
I am interested for doing work in cognizant
Work Details
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Strict Timings)
Work related travel:This is a desk job.
Java Software Developer in
Hyderabad / Secunderabad
Hike provided is very less compared to other IT COMPANIES
Work Details
Good
Work timings: Flexible Timings
Work related travel: This job involves
Travel Within City.
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Technical Lead in
Pune
Full Time
·
Software Development Department
4.0
Overall Rating
4.0
Category Ratings
3.0
Promotions/Appraisal
4.0
Skill Development
3.0
Company Culture
3.0
Work Satisfaction
3.0
Salary & Benefits
2.0
Job Security
4.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 18 Dec 2024
Likes
Cognizant has hybrid work model, which is good for employees.
Dislikes
Cognizant bench policy is bad, they give less days to get yourself into a project. Also salary hike is low.
Work Details
Work policy:
3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves
Travel Within City, Travel Within Country.
Team Lead in
Bangalore / Bengaluru
Full Time
·
Technology / IT Department
4.0
Overall Rating
4.0
Category Ratings
3.0
Promotions/Appraisal
5.0
Skill Development
5.0
Company Culture
4.0
Work Satisfaction
3.0
Salary & Benefits
5.0
Job Security
5.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 18 Dec 2024
Likes
Ample of learning opportunities if you are willing to take it.
Good work life balance in general.
Good culture. Leadership if open to hearing employees issues and support them as possible.
Dislikes
Salary is lower compared to other firms.
Work Details
Work policy:
3 days/week from office
Work timings: Flexible Timings
Work related travel:This is a desk job.
Software Engineer in
Bangalore / Bengaluru
Full Time
·
Software Development Department
3.0
Overall Rating
3.0
Category Ratings
2.0
Promotions/Appraisal
4.0
Skill Development
2.0
Company Culture
4.0
Work Satisfaction
2.0
Salary & Benefits
5.0
Job Security
3.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 09 Dec 2024
Likes
Flexibility in location and timings
Too many learning opportunities
Dislikes
Depends lot on project and people
Work life balance
Salary and increments
Work Details
Work policy:
2 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves
Travel Within City, Travel Within Country.
Programmer Analyst in
Pune
Full Time
·
Business Process Quality Department
3.0
Overall Rating
3.0
Category Ratings
1.0
Promotions/Appraisal
5.0
Skill Development
5.0
Company Culture
3.0
Work Satisfaction
3.0
Salary & Benefits
1.0
Job Security
4.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 09 Dec 2024
Likes
We are getting good Learning platforms like Udemy , Cognizant Learn to enhance our skillset.
Dislikes
They are changing Promotion Criteria when promotion Cycle comes near so less people are getting promoted due to that criteria.
Work Details
Work policy:
3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Flexible Timings)
Work related travel:This is a desk job.
Programmer Analyst in
Kolkata
Full Time
·
Operations Support Department
1.0
Overall Rating
1.0
Category Ratings
1.0
Promotions/Appraisal
1.0
Skill Development
1.0
Company Culture
1.0
Work Satisfaction
1.0
Salary & Benefits
1.0
Job Security
1.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 09 Dec 2024
Likes
After Ravi Kumar took over as CEO there is nothing left to like about Cognizant anymore.
Dislikes
Not respecting their junior employees, no proper HR communication, not giving promotions on time etc...
Work Details
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves
Travel Within City.
Programmer Analyst in
Hyderabad / Secunderabad
Full Time
·
Software Development Department
3.0
Overall Rating
3.0
Category Ratings
4.0
Promotions/Appraisal
4.0
Skill Development
5.0
Company Culture
5.0
Work Satisfaction
4.0
Salary & Benefits
1.0
Job Security
5.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 07 Dec 2024
Likes
Good work life balance, Growth of the employee also very good
Dislikes
Those who are in bench more than 50 days, HRs will contact employee and putting pressure on employe to forcefully resign. But they give 5 months full salary for the employees. After resignation
Work Details
Work policy:
3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Flexible Timings)
Work related travel:This is a desk job.
Programmer Analyst in
Gurgaon / Gurugram
Full Time
·
Data Science & Machine Learning Department
1.0
Overall Rating
1.0
Category Ratings
1.0
Promotions/Appraisal
1.0
Skill Development
1.0
Company Culture
1.0
Work Satisfaction
1.0
Salary & Benefits
1.0
Job Security
1.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 06 Dec 2024
Likes
Nothing
Dislikes
Here the job stability is equal to 0. And the standards for this company is very poor. I will never recommend this company to anyone. There is politics in everything such as promotion, salary hike , Ratings etc.
Work Details
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves
Travel Within City.
Team Lead in
Pune
Full Time
·
Health Informatics Department
1.0
Overall Rating
1.0
Category Ratings
1.0
Promotions/Appraisal
1.0
Skill Development
1.0
Company Culture
1.0
Work Satisfaction
1.0
Salary & Benefits
1.0
Job Security
1.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 05 Dec 2024
Likes
No job security at all . You will be laid off without prior intimation. Toxic work culture
Dislikes
No job security at all. You will be laid off at any time . Toxic work culture from higher management.
Work Details
Work policy:
3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Strict Timings)
Work related travel:This is a desk job.
Software Engineer in
Pune
Full Time
·
Engineering Department
2.0
Overall Rating
2.0
Category Ratings
1.0
Promotions/Appraisal
3.0
Skill Development
2.0
Company Culture
1.0
Work Satisfaction
1.0
Salary & Benefits
4.0
Job Security
1.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 04 Dec 2024
Likes
I don't like working in this company. I just don't have any other options left.
Dislikes
What's there not to dislike. Biggest issue is that there's no HR to raise ur concerns to. All they have is a portal and that too just for show.
Work Details
Work days: Rotational Shift
(Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves
Travel Within Country.
Technical Lead in
Kolkata
Full Time
·
IT Security Department
4.0
Overall Rating
4.0
Category Ratings
2.0
Promotions/Appraisal
3.0
Skill Development
3.0
Company Culture
3.0
Work Satisfaction
3.0
Salary & Benefits
2.0
Job Security
3.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 03 Dec 2024
Likes
It may vary project to project and management to management. My previous project experience is very bad due to the management only. My current project , client and management is quite good.
Dislikes
There is no skip level meeting happens and I found HRs are already teamed up with the management.
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Software Engineer Trainee in
Bangalore / Bengaluru
Full Time
·
Software Development Department
1.0
Overall Rating
1.0
Category Ratings
1.0
Promotions/Appraisal
2.0
Skill Development
2.0
Company Culture
1.0
Work Satisfaction
1.0
Salary & Benefits
1.0
Job Security
1.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 20 Dec 2024
Likes
It's MNC so work load is not much and you get nice architecture office and locality
Dislikes
They lay off when they don't have projects. They are over hired and less projects left with them.. you won't feel the pain but they will somehow kick you out if they don't need you... they might give you salary for 2 or 3 months to keep the mouth shut but they will lay off you silently
Presales Consultant in
Bangalore / Bengaluru
Full Time
·
IT Consulting Department
1.0
Overall Rating
1.0
Category Ratings
3.0
Promotions/Appraisal
2.0
Skill Development
1.0
Company Culture
1.0
Work Satisfaction
3.0
Salary & Benefits
1.0
Job Security
1.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 20 Dec 2024
Likes
Anand from global large deals team.
Dislikes
Few members of the global large deals team are worse. Priya raghav and Ashwini rathore doesn't know how to talk to people. Ashwini even talked about my family very rudely. I would suggest don't join cognizant. Even if you join, don't join the global large deals team. Your life will be miserable.
Senior Associate Consultant in
Hyderabad / Secunderabad
Full Time
·
IT Infrastructure Services Department
3.0
Overall Rating
3.0
Category Ratings
3.0
Promotions/Appraisal
3.0
Skill Development
3.0
Company Culture
3.0
Work Satisfaction
3.0
Salary & Benefits
4.0
Job Security
3.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 19 Dec 2024
Likes
Job security is good. Visibility to top management
Dislikes
It is like any other top MNC culture wise but the management is chaotic especially in the project i am working. There are too many people following up on work and too less people handling the work
Work Details
Work related travel: This job involves
Travel Within City.
Customer Care and Back Office Executive in
Pune
Full Time
·
General Insurance Department
5.0
Overall Rating
5.0
Category Ratings
4.0
Promotions/Appraisal
4.0
Skill Development
4.0
Company Culture
4.0
Work Satisfaction
5.0
Salary & Benefits
4.0
Job Security
4.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 19 Dec 2024
Likes
Many employees have said that cognizant offers a variety of great benefits. As an employee, you get full medical coverage, full dental coverage, full vision coverage, and decent paid time off. benefits are a good way for business to take care of their employees and boost morale. This is important because if a company's employees are taken care of the employees will take care of the company.
Dislikes
Nothing
Work Details
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Flexible Timings)
Work related travel:This is a desk job.
Processing Executive in
Gurgaon / Gurugram
Full Time
·
Non Voice Department
1.0
Overall Rating
1.0
Category Ratings
1.0
Promotions/Appraisal
1.0
Skill Development
1.0
Company Culture
1.0
Work Satisfaction
1.0
Salary & Benefits
3.0
Job Security
1.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 19 Dec 2024
Likes
The job role is fine.
Dislikes
Work culture is not good at all all, full of toxicity and politics. I was a fresher and my first experience is not good.
I would never refer someone to work here atleast not a fresher.
Work Details
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Strict Timings)
Work related travel:This is a desk job.
Senior Processing Executive in
Hyderabad / Secunderabad
Full Time
·
Service Delivery Department
1.0
Overall Rating
1.0
Category Ratings
1.0
Promotions/Appraisal
1.0
Skill Development
1.0
Company Culture
1.0
Work Satisfaction
1.0
Salary & Benefits
1.0
Job Security
1.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 18 Dec 2024
Likes
Well it's a very good place to loose your mind and and peace. With the best 10 hours work culture and no benefits. And the best thing is the ratings they give depends on their personal choice and mood and the best part is once the rating is given it cannot be disputed. And unexpected promotions which will be given to others. Eg if A works hard B will get the promotion. Based on favouritism.
Dislikes
Hmmm. .... Everything. There is no help nor there is any support all are busy with their targets and targets and targets.
Associate Project Engineer in
Pune
Full Time
·
Quality Assurance and Testing Department
2.0
Overall Rating
2.0
Category Ratings
1.0
Promotions/Appraisal
3.0
Skill Development
1.0
Company Culture
1.0
Work Satisfaction
1.0
Salary & Benefits
1.0
Job Security
1.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 16 Dec 2024
Likes
Nothing
Dislikes
Not a good transport facility service. Job security is also not there. Very short term projects. In most of the projects, the case is like one person has to do job of 3 people. If there is requirement of 3 people then they will assign all those task to single person. In terms of hike, even if we work harder and show our appreciations still they will say budget issue. No proper growth here.
One common thing in all IT sector is that you will be valuable only if there is some work. If not then no one really cares. You are on your own. So be ready for anything guys.. be prepared always to crack interviews at any time....Read More
Work Details
Work policy:
3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves
Travel Within City.
Process Specialist in
Greater Noida
Full Time
·
Operations Department
3.0
Overall Rating
3.0
Category Ratings
3.0
Promotions/Appraisal
3.0
Skill Development
4.0
Company Culture
3.0
Work Satisfaction
2.0
Salary & Benefits
5.0
Job Security
4.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 16 Dec 2024
Likes
Work culture is excellent. Mixed culture makes it really good work environment.
Free hand in New Projects for getting new profile.
Dislikes
Salary as per industry standards is less, Increment as per previous followups has not been great. But favouritism plays it's part.
Work Details
Work policy:
For now WFH
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Strict Timings)
Work related travel:This is a desk job.
Database Admin in
Pune
Full Time
·
DBA / Data warehousing Department
4.0
Overall Rating
4.0
Category Ratings
4.0
Promotions/Appraisal
5.0
Skill Development
3.0
Company Culture
3.0
Work Satisfaction
5.0
Salary & Benefits
2.0
Job Security
3.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 15 Dec 2024
Likes
We can access to lot of learning platforms and also opportunity in CTS as its big firm.
Dislikes
This review is with respect to team of which I was part of. There was no work life balance. Rotational shifts.
Work Details
Work policy:
3 days/week from office
Work days: Rotational Shift
(Strict Timings)
Work related travel:This is a desk job.
Junior Product Specialist in
Bangalore / Bengaluru
Full Time
·
Software Development Department
4.0
Overall Rating
4.0
Category Ratings
4.0
Promotions/Appraisal
5.0
Skill Development
3.0
Company Culture
4.0
Work Satisfaction
4.0
Salary & Benefits
3.0
Job Security
2.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 15 Dec 2024
Likes
Good resources for upgrading the skills. Good scope in projects.
Dislikes
No proper work-life balance. If the team is good then you have proper work - life balance otherwise no proper work-life balance.
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How is Cognizant to work for?
Cognizant is rated 4.8 out of 5, based on 3 reviews by employees on AmbitionBox.
Cognizant is known for Company culture which is rated at the top and given a rating of 5.0. However, Salary & Benefits is rated the lowest at 4.6 and can be improved. To know first hand how it is like to work at Cognizant read detailed reviews based on various job profiles, departments and locations in the reviews section.
How is the salary at Cognizant?
According to AmbitionBox ratings, Cognizant employees rate its salary and benefits as 4.6 out of 5. You can know more about Cognizant Salaries at AmbitionBox
How is the work culture at Cognizant?
Work culture is rated 5.0 at Cognizant by 3 employees. While job security is rated 4.8 and work-life balance is rated 4.8 at Cognizant. Read detailed reviews by employees of Cognizant on AmbitionBox.