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2 - 13 years exp. · Chennai (263 salaries)
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₹2.8 L/yr - ₹10.5 L/yr

1 - 10 years exp. · Chennai (177 salaries)
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₹2.7 L/yr - ₹6.7 L/yr

1 - 6 years exp. · Chennai (176 salaries)
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₹1.8 L/yr - ₹7.5 L/yr

0 - 4 years exp. · Chennai (124 salaries)
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₹1.8 L/yr - ₹3.9 L/yr

3 - 17 years exp. · Chennai (74 salaries)
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₹5.8 L/yr - ₹16.1 L/yr

9 - 20 years exp. · Chennai (67 salaries)
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₹8 L/yr - ₹25 L/yr

1 - 6 years exp. · Chennai (51 salaries)
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₹2.2 L/yr - ₹4.8 L/yr

1 - 8 years exp. · Chennai (40 salaries)
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₹2.3 L/yr - ₹7.8 L/yr

2 - 9 years exp. · Chennai (34 salaries)
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₹2.5 L/yr - ₹9.8 L/yr

2 - 10 years exp. · Chennai (31 salaries)
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₹3.2 L/yr - ₹10.5 L/yr

2 - 15 years exp. · Chennai (30 salaries)
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₹5 L/yr - ₹18 L/yr

1 - 4 years exp. · Chennai (26 salaries)
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₹2.5 L/yr - ₹5.7 L/yr

14 - 21 years exp. · Chennai (23 salaries)
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₹20.5 L/yr - ₹30 L/yr

2 - 8 years exp. · Chennai (22 salaries)
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₹3.5 L/yr - ₹8 L/yr

13 - 16 years exp. · Chennai (17 salaries)
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₹12.6 L/yr - ₹21.3 L/yr

2 - 7 years exp. · Chennai (16 salaries)
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₹3 L/yr - ₹6 L/yr

3 - 9 years exp. · Chennai (13 salaries)
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₹2 L/yr - ₹4.5 L/yr

10 - 14 years exp. · Chennai (6 salaries)
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₹12.3 L/yr - ₹20.1 L/yr

5 - 15 years exp. · Chennai (4 salaries)
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₹7 L/yr - ₹12.5 L/yr

0 - 3 years exp. · Chennai (4 salaries)
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₹2.1 L/yr - ₹2.7 L/yr

0 - 8 years exp. · Chennai (13.4k salaries)
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₹2.6 L/yr - ₹9.5 L/yr

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3.0

Rated by 23 employees for salary & benefits

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Human Resources Department

1.0
  •  posted on 26 Apr 2024

3.0
 for  Salary and Benefits

Likes

No job security, even though you worked for long period achieved all your targets leads never get satisfied, all they talk every morning is numbers..instead of Hr Job it felt like working in Sales or marketing with targets pressure.

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Dislikes

All time fear of job security. For cost cutting they may remove you anytime

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Administration & Facilities Department

4.0
  •  posted on 04 Jul 2024

4.0
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I am interested in working at Cognizant because it is a leading global provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services. I believe that working at Cognizant would give me the opportunity to gain valuable experience in the IT industry. Good luck with your Interview at Cognizant.

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Dislikes

...ced high employee attrition that increased from 10% in 2019 to over 30% in 2021. This was due to several factors, including layoffs under the CEO's cost-cutting plan, a merit-based pay system, and increased demand for niche digital skills.

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Full Time

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Human Resources Department

3.0
  •  posted on 14 Jun 2023

4.0
 for  Salary and Benefits

Likes

...ules and regulations-Ethical practices Leaves compared to other IT companies Pay Work location flexibility

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Dislikes

Work culture is bad No scope for learning for Bschool students Non billable roles have no value in organisation Mixed up hierarchy structure

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HR shared services Department

3.0
  •  posted on 29 Apr 2021

2.0
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Work culture is good and job security is also fine for low grade positions

Dislikes

No respect for the employees who working years for cognizant ..no salary hike or promotion for them .... new joiners salary is far better than that. Management not even worry about the issues raised against the salary.

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Contractual

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Human Resources Department

1.0
  •  posted on 18 Jul 2023

2.0
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Nothing except the fact that salary comes in time.

Dislikes

Everything. Huge pressure, no work life balance, they will treat you worse than dogs. Everything is wfh so no break. Eat, sleep, repeat with your laptop on

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Cognizant Salary FAQs

How much does Cognizant pay per year?
The average Cognizant salary ranges from approximately ₹0.2 Lakh to ₹0.2 Lakh per year for a Safety Engineer and ₹94 Lakhs to ₹96 Lakhs per year for a Senior Director Finance. Salary estimates are based on 263 Cognizant salaries received from various employees of Cognizant. Cognizant employees rate the overall salary and benefits package 3.0/5 stars.
What is the highest salary in Cognizant?
The highest-paying job at Cognizant is a Senior Director Finance with a salary of ₹94 Lakhs to ₹96 Lakhs per year. The top 10% of employees earn more than ₹18.17 lakhs per year. The top 1% earn more than a whopping ₹32.03 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 ₹1 Lakh to ₹5 Lakhs per year, and for Programmer Analyst Trainee the minimum salary is ₹2.5 Lakhs to ₹6.7 Lakhs per year and so on.
What is the salary package for freshers in Cognizant?
The average salary at Cognizant for freshers varies from ₹0.7 Lakh to ₹4 Lakhs per year for Information Technology Support Engineer and ₹10 Lakhs to ₹20 Lakhs per year for Senior Business Analyst.
What is the notice period for HR Executive at Cognizant in Chennai?
According to AmbitionBox, 58% of the Cognizant HR Executives in Chennai reported a notice period of 2 Months, 16% reported a notice period of 1 Month and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 93 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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