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Updated 18 Mar, 2024
Overall Rating
3.4/5
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3.0
Salary & Benefits
3.0
Work-Life balance
3.0
Promotions/Appraisal
3.0
Work Satisfaction
Cognizant is rated
3.4 out of 5 stars on
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3.4 out of 5 stars on
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reflects an average employee experience, indicating moderate satisfaction with
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Servicenow Tester in
Hyderabad / Secunderabad
Full Time
·
Quality Assurance and Testing Department
5.0
Overall Rating
5.0
Category Ratings
4.0
Promotions/Appraisal
5.0
Skill Development
5.0
Company Culture
4.0
Work Satisfaction
4.0
Salary & Benefits
5.0
Job Security
4.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 18 Mar 2024
Likes
Had really enjoyed a lot working with Cognizant
Dislikes
Promotion/hikes
Work Details
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Flexible Timings)
Work related travel:This is a desk job.
Servicenow Tester in
Pune
Full Time
·
Quality Assurance and Testing 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 07 Apr 2022
Likes
Work life balance, healthy culture
Dislikes
Nothing as of now
Work Details
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves
Travel Within City.
They hire you and put you in bench for years and thus spoil your future. Managers behave like animals. They are unethical and rude.
Work Details
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Strict Timings)
Work related travel:This is a desk job.
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Senior Associate in
Noida
Full Time
·
Procurement & Purchase Department
4.0
Overall Rating
4.0
Category Ratings
3.0
Promotions/Appraisal
3.0
Skill Development
4.0
Company Culture
4.0
Work Satisfaction
3.0
Salary & Benefits
3.0
Job Security
5.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 10 Jan 2025
Likes
Cognizant has strong capebilities in delivering technology services with a robust support. People are satisfied working here but since past couple of years company has not given ample opportunitiesto employees in terms of growth and compensastion
Dislikes
Not good approasal
No timely appraisal
No promotion policies
No standard salary parameters as per exp
No benchmarking for compensastion
Work Details
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Flexible Timings)
Work related travel:This is a desk job.
Senior Associate in
Kolkata
Full Time
·
Software Development Department
3.0
Overall Rating
3.0
Category Ratings
2.0
Promotions/Appraisal
4.0
Skill Development
3.0
Company Culture
3.0
Work Satisfaction
4.0
Salary & Benefits
3.0
Job Security
3.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 10 Jan 2025
Likes
If you swith to Cognizant, they will provide good salary compared to other service based company. They also push their associate for skill development with regular certification drive.
Dislikes
The appraisal system dropped drastically in couple of years. Very minimum salary hike with high ratings.
Senior Associate in
Mumbai (working remotely)
Full Time
·
Finance Department
4.0
Overall Rating
4.0
Category Ratings
3.0
Promotions/Appraisal
3.0
Skill Development
3.0
Company Culture
3.0
Work Satisfaction
3.0
Salary & Benefits
3.0
Job Security
4.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 25 Dec 2024
Likes
it's good environment working in cognizant it's good work life balance and overall good experience
Dislikes
i request to please improve management like manager team leader because not good behaviour to junior
Associate Software Engineer in
Bangalore / Bengaluru
Full Time
·
Software Development Department
3.0
Overall Rating
3.0
Category Ratings
3.0
Promotions/Appraisal
4.0
Skill Development
3.0
Company Culture
4.0
Work Satisfaction
3.0
Salary & Benefits
4.0
Job Security
4.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 24 Dec 2024
Likes
Good I like that there are good projects available. If you get that great you will get experience and knowledge.
Dislikes
1. Salary and hikes are low.
2. Poor employee welfare activities, once a year they take you out for team lunch. If you missed then nothing, no gifts, abs nothing, saving so much money but gives back nothing.
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.
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.
QA Engineer in
Gurgaon / Gurugram
Full Time
·
Quality Assurance and Testing Department
3.0
Overall Rating
3.0
Category Ratings
2.0
Promotions/Appraisal
4.0
Skill Development
4.0
Company Culture
3.0
Work Satisfaction
3.0
Salary & Benefits
3.0
Job Security
4.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 07 Dec 2024
Likes
It's about the connectivity to the city,the office habitat culture and the work space it's quite good which creates a good place to work.
Dislikes
In terms of work life balance cognizant doesn't do anything it's only depends on your client and in cognizant benching is the factor which makes your job in non securable here.
Work Details
Work policy:
3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Flexible Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves
Travel Within City.
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.
Senior Associate in
Chennai
Full Time
·
Software Development Department
5.0
Overall Rating
5.0
Category Ratings
3.0
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 01 Dec 2024
Likes
Good working culture among similar service based company.
CTC is straight forward almost like a product based company where fixed component is more and variable component is less
Good team and good development projects compared to support projects in other companies
Good work life balance
Dislikes
Hikes and promotion are not good.
Recent policy changes are not employee friendly
Golden days of Cognizant over once Francisco D’Souza tenure as CEO ended
Work Details
Work days: Monday to Friday
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Junior Software Engineer in
Kolkata
Full Time
·
Banking Operations Department
3.0
Overall Rating
3.0
Category Ratings
2.0
Promotions/Appraisal
3.0
Skill Development
3.0
Company Culture
3.0
Work Satisfaction
2.0
Salary & Benefits
2.0
Job Security
3.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 11 Jan 2025
Likes
Company culture was very good. Senior management was also good.
Dislikes
No job security, suddenly one day you will know that now your not part of your project. Salary and other benefits are very less as compared to other it company.
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.
Team Lead in
Hyderabad / Secunderabad
Full Time
·
Non Voice Department
3.0
Overall Rating
3.0
Category Ratings
2.0
Promotions/Appraisal
3.0
Skill Development
2.0
Company Culture
2.0
Work Satisfaction
2.0
Salary & Benefits
2.0
Job Security
2.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 11 Jan 2025
Likes
Its completely dependent on the Manager you are reporting to, but ideally the evironment is not great. The senior managment doesn't know how to lead by example. They are trying to enfore work, they are in frenzy
Dislikes
Senior management isn't great. They are just reacting to different situations, but ideally no proper governance.
Programmer Analyst in
Bangalore / Bengaluru
Full Time
·
IT Infrastructure Services 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 11 Jan 2025
Likes
Nothing
Dislikes
10 hour long work
Put you in support roles even if you are hired as a programmer analyst without any training on any area.
Less opportunities to grow and change designation within the company
No recognition for talent
Toxic manager
Worst HRs
Work Details
Work days: Rotational Shift
(Strict Timings)
Work related travel:This is a desk job.
Data Analyst in
Kolkata
Full Time
·
Finance Department
4.0
Overall Rating
4.0
Category Ratings
2.0
Promotions/Appraisal
5.0
Skill Development
3.0
Company Culture
3.0
Work Satisfaction
3.0
Salary & Benefits
1.0
Job Security
3.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 10 Jan 2025
Likes
Cognizant with flexible with work time and place and gives opportunity to upskill
Dislikes
The bench process and forced allocation of over qualified resources to underqualified roles. More oppertunity to learn and grow in organization
Work Details
Work policy:
3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Flexible Timings)
Work related travel:This is a desk job.
Senior Devops Engineer in
Bangalore / Bengaluru
Full Time
·
DevOps Department
3.0
Overall Rating
3.0
Category Ratings
2.0
Promotions/Appraisal
1.0
Skill Development
1.0
Company Culture
1.0
Work Satisfaction
4.0
Salary & Benefits
2.0
Job Security
3.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 09 Jan 2025
Likes
Liked the policies that is shown publicly or that a employee will feel initially but later when employees faces problems there is no guidelines and proper accountability.
Dislikes
The internal policies and politics are very bad.
The managers are too arrogant. There is no way the employee can provide appraisal to the managers.
There should be a appraisal process for Managers from employees as some companies are having.
Work Details
Work policy:
3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Strict Timings)
Junior Data Analyst in
Mumbai
Full Time
·
Health Informatics Department
5.0
Overall Rating
5.0
Category Ratings
3.0
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 09 Jan 2025
Likes
-Good work-life balance: Many employees appreciate the flexible working hours and adequate breaks.
-Opportunities for growth and development: Cognizant offers various training programs and certifications to help employees upskill.
-Diverse and inclusive work environment: Employees praise the company's efforts to foster a culture of inclusivity and diversity.
Dislikes
-High work pressure: Some employees have reported feeling overwhelmed with workload and tight deadlines.
-Limited salary hikes and promotions: A few employees have expressed dissatisfaction with the company's compensation and promotion policies.
-Politics and favoritism: Some reviewers have mentioned experiencing unfair treatment and favoritism within the organization.
Work Details
Work policy:
3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Strict Timings)
Work related travel:This is a desk job.
Programmer Analyst in
Hyderabad / Secunderabad
Full Time
·
Software Development 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 Jan 2025
Likes
RTO Hybrid Model (for now)
Dislikes
Not getting hikes, increments.
Not recognizing hardwork we did.
No claims for medical emergencies as there is lot if rules for everything.
No work life balance Need to work officially 10hr and unofficially 14hr, lots of work pressure.
No cab facility.
No additional benefits like not giving office bag to carry office laptop and not giving required accessories like headset, mouse, etc.
CTS is my first company and these are all my personal worst experiences....Read More
Senior Process Specialist in
Hyderabad / Secunderabad
Full Time
·
Operations Department
2.0
Overall Rating
2.0
Category Ratings
1.0
Promotions/Appraisal
1.0
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 09 Jan 2025
Likes
Nothing much positive
Dislikes
Long working hours, Heavy Work pressure, no managing skills for management, doesn't care about employee concerns, no empathy towards staff, no flexibility, No Work life balance. No Hr connects, no skip level meeting with management. No wellness sessions for employees.
Work Details
Work days: Rotational Shift
(Strict Timings)
Work related travel: This job involves
Travel Within City.
Business Analyst in
Bhubaneswar
Full Time
·
Quality Assurance and Testing 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
2.0
Job Security
3.0
Work-Life Balance
posted on 08 Jan 2025
Likes
They provide hybrid work culture & location approval as per your need that is the best thing of working in Cognizant.
Dislikes
Here job security is less & those people who were in bench were high chances of layoffs as they don’t get any project.
Work Details
Work policy:
3 days/week from office
Work days: Monday to Friday
(Flexible Timings)
Work related travel:This is a desk job.
Associate Project Engineer in
Pune
Full Time
·
Quality Assurance and Testing Department
1.0
Overall Rating
1.0
Category Ratings
1.0
Promotions/Appraisal
2.0
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 08 Jan 2025
Likes
Nothing.
Dislikes
I work in software testing as an automation plus manual tester. Nowadays there are many manual testers don't have opportunities in projects because projects are looking for those candidates who works in both! And what cognizant is doing that they show the client that candidate has experienced in both auto and manual and share fake profile with them. They just take normal interviews and select us. But once you get the projects, you will have lot of work which you never did earlier. And continuous work pressure will be there. Due to this there is no work life balance at all. We need to available with clients timings. I would request you my friends that if you don't know some things or not aware about any technology then just say no to the interview. They will surely prepare you from interview perspective but the work is not easy as we think. Once you get the client project then they won't even ask you how it's going.. Lagne to hamare hi hai.......Read More
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Cognizant is rated 3.4 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 3.4. However, Salary & Benefits is rated the lowest at 3.0 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 3.0 out of 5. You can know more about Cognizant Salaries at AmbitionBox
How is the work culture at Cognizant?
Work culture is rated 3.4 at Cognizant by 3 employees. While job security is rated 3.4 and work-life balance is rated 3.0 at Cognizant. Read detailed reviews by employees of Cognizant on AmbitionBox.