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Cognizant IT & Information Security Department Salaries in Chennai

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7 - 9 years exp. Ā· Chennai (3 salaries)
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ā‚¹14.8 L/yr - ā‚¹20.5 L/yr

6 - 8 years exp. Ā· Chennai (3 salaries)
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ā‚¹6.9 L/yr - ā‚¹12.5 L/yr

7 - 9 years exp. Ā· Chennai (3 salaries)
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ā‚¹13.3 L/yr - ā‚¹20 L/yr

18 - 21 years exp. Ā· Chennai (3 salaries)
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ā‚¹26 L/yr - ā‚¹41 L/yr

2 job openings
3 - 5 years exp. Ā· Chennai (3 salaries)
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ā‚¹7 L/yr - ā‚¹7.5 L/yr

1 - 2 years exp. Ā· Chennai (3 salaries)
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ā‚¹4.5 L/yr - ā‚¹7.4 L/yr

1 - 2 years exp. Ā· Chennai (3 salaries)
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ā‚¹4.1 L/yr - ā‚¹5.7 L/yr

11 - 13 years exp. Ā· Chennai (3 salaries)
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ā‚¹8.8 L/yr - ā‚¹9.9 L/yr

1 - 3 years exp. Ā· Chennai (3 salaries)
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ā‚¹4.1 L/yr - ā‚¹5.2 L/yr

2 - 3 years exp. Ā· Chennai (3 salaries)
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ā‚¹3 L/yr - ā‚¹4 L/yr

2 - 5 years exp. Ā· Chennai (3 salaries)
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ā‚¹7.4 L/yr - ā‚¹8.1 L/yr

2 - 3 years exp. Ā· Chennai (3 salaries)
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ā‚¹4.9 L/yr - ā‚¹6.7 L/yr

2 - 5 years exp. Ā· Chennai (3 salaries)
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ā‚¹3.8 L/yr - ā‚¹9 L/yr

0 - 3 years exp. Ā· Chennai (3 salaries)
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ā‚¹3 L/yr - ā‚¹10.5 L/yr

2 - 3 years exp. Ā· Chennai (3 salaries)
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ā‚¹2.4 L/yr - ā‚¹6.5 L/yr

1 - 2 years exp. Ā· Chennai (3 salaries)
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ā‚¹4.5 L/yr - ā‚¹7.7 L/yr

4 - 6 years exp. Ā· Chennai (3 salaries)
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ā‚¹4.5 L/yr - ā‚¹8 L/yr

1 - 9 years exp. Ā· Chennai (3 salaries)
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ā‚¹11.5 L/yr - ā‚¹19 L/yr

5 - 6 years exp. Ā· Chennai (3 salaries)
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ā‚¹6 L/yr - ā‚¹8 L/yr

1 job opening
9 - 11 years exp. Ā· Chennai (3 salaries)
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ā‚¹16 L/yr - ā‚¹20 L/yr

Last Updated: 27 Dec, 2024

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3.6

Rated by 568 employees for salary & benefits

Full Time

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IT & Information Security Department

4.0
Ā Ā ā€¢Ā Ā posted on 20 Oct 2024

5.0
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Likes

If the client is good, Cognizant is good. They offered good salary when hired and when promoted. Udemy and Coursera access for free. Even if we get no work for a month or more, they hold you in the project before releasing you to bench.

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Dislikes

When the client is bad, so is Cognizant. Getting release from your manager is tough. All the above factors depends on the clients employees get.

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IT & Information Security Department

3.0
Ā Ā ā€¢Ā Ā posted on 04 Oct 2024

4.0
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Likes

1. Good Leave Plan: Cognizant offers a generous leave policy, allowing employees flexibility when it comes to time off. 2. Guidance and Support: The company provides strong guidance to employees, ensuring they have the resources needed to perform well in their roles. 3. Cab Facilities: Transportation is well taken care of with cab services provided, which helps in work-life balance, especially for those working late or in shifts. 4. Good Customer Support: Cognizant is known for its client satisfaction and maintaining strong relationships with customers, which reflects positively on the employees involved.

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Dislikes

...ainty regarding long-term job security, which can be stressful for employees. 4. Inadequate Salary Hikes: Salary increments are often not on par with industry standards, leaving employees feeling undervalued.

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IT & Information Security Department

2.0
Ā Ā ā€¢Ā Ā posted on 03 Oct 2024

1.0
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My team is really nice, and it's not the case with all the other teams.

Dislikes

Salary, benefits, appraisals, recognition is non existent. Plus there's a lot of politics here, so much that you'll wanna rip your hair off

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IT & Information Security Department

2.0
Ā Ā ā€¢Ā Ā posted on 03 Aug 2023

2.0
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Likes

...ecially the project I got into , the manager here has no professionalism at all. Salary hike is just for name sake.. No learning or growth as they make you work on the applications that have no scope outside. No HR connects to clear your queries. It's been 2 years here and it's weird that I don't know who's my HR, On questioned, they just give a lame answer like your manager is your HR. If you get into a project of different location especially Chennai based projects then there is no going back, they give you false hopes to give you preferred location and everyone here ends up resigning after 1 year of experience. They even change your base Location to Chennai.

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Dislikes

Same as above all the concerns and they are never addressed.

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IT & Information Security Department

1.0
Ā Ā ā€¢Ā Ā posted on 29 Jul 2023

3.0
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Likes

1. Free cabs but that too you have to reach the nodal point. But your nodal point will be atleast 1.5 KMS in radius around you house. Nothing apart from this.

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Dislikes

... working under them. 3. The leads are dominating agents reporting under them. 4. Shift allowance will not credit properly along with your salary. 5. If any leads friend or family members are in bench they will hire them to their project and do nothing beneficial for the project and after very few months, leads will send those relatives to better projects. 6. Too much of favouritism and partiality. 7. People around the leads are get glorified every moment. 8. Most of the people either old or new employee, none knows the major company policies atleast. 9. Even if you reach out to HR team, they will redirect again to your project manager who do not know the complete policies and this circle keeps circling without any resolution. 10. One of the poi are at work culture every seen or heard in life.

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Cognizant Salary FAQs

How much does Cognizant pay per year?
The average Cognizant salary ranges from approximately ā‚¹0.2 Lakh to ā‚¹0.2 Lakh per year for a Safety Engineer and ā‚¹94 Lakhs to ā‚¹96 Lakhs per year for a Senior Director Finance. Salary estimates are based on 8.8k Cognizant salaries received from various employees of Cognizant. Cognizant employees rate the overall salary and benefits package 3.6/5 stars.
What is the highest salary in Cognizant?
The highest-paying job at Cognizant is a Senior Director Finance with a salary of ā‚¹94 Lakhs to ā‚¹96 Lakhs per year. The top 10% of employees earn more than ā‚¹18.17 lakhs per year. The top 1% earn more than a whopping ā‚¹32 lakhs per year.
What is the minimum salary in Cognizant?
Minimum salary at Cognizant depends on the role you are applying for. For Processing Executive the minimum salary is ā‚¹1 Lakh to ā‚¹5 Lakhs per year, and for Programmer Analyst Trainee the minimum salary is ā‚¹2.6 Lakhs to ā‚¹6.7 Lakhs per year and so on.
What is the salary package for freshers in Cognizant?
The average salary at Cognizant for freshers varies from ā‚¹0.7 Lakh to ā‚¹4 Lakhs per year for Information Technology Support Engineer and ā‚¹10 Lakhs to ā‚¹20 Lakhs per year for Senior Business Analyst.
What is the notice period at Cognizant in IT & Information Security Department in Chennai?
According to AmbitionBox, 40% of the Cognizant employees in IT & Information Security Department in Chennai reported a notice period of 2 Months, 30% reported a notice period of 3 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 5.6k responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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