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I joined Cognizant as a fresher and itās a best place for starting your career. Culture is very good maybe because of company USA origin. I got good ratings for my hard work without any politics.
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Technical Support Engineer 0 -
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salaries) |  ā¹1.9 L/yr - ā¹10 L/yr | |
PMO Executive 6 -
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Ā· Chennai (75
salaries) | ā¹4.5 L/yr - ā¹10.5 L/yr | |
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Sme Process Specialist 2 -
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Ā· Chennai (74
salaries) | ā¹3.6 L/yr - ā¹9 L/yr | |
Pega Developer 1 -
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Ā· Chennai (72
salaries) | ā¹2.8 L/yr - ā¹12.2 L/yr | 2 job openings |
Servicenow Developer 1 -
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Ā· Chennai (72
salaries) | ā¹2.8 L/yr - ā¹13 L/yr | 5 job openings |
Senior HR Executive 3 -
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Ā· Chennai (72
salaries) | ā¹5.5 L/yr - ā¹16 L/yr | |
Junior Software Developer 1 -
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Ā· Chennai (72
salaries) | ā¹3.5 L/yr - ā¹7.2 L/yr | |
ETL Tester 2 -
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Ā· Chennai (72
salaries) | ā¹3.3 L/yr - ā¹13.5 L/yr | 2 job openings |
Software Test Analyst 2 -
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Ā· Chennai (68
salaries) | ā¹1.9 L/yr - ā¹9.8 L/yr | |
HR Manager 9 -
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Ā· Chennai (67
salaries) | ā¹8 L/yr - ā¹25 L/yr | |
Service Manager 12 -
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Ā· Chennai (67
salaries) | ā¹14 L/yr - ā¹30.6 L/yr | |
Business Development Manager 5 -
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Ā· Chennai (67
salaries) | ā¹14 L/yr - ā¹26 L/yr | |
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QA Analyst 1 -
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Ā· Chennai (66
salaries) | ā¹3 L/yr - ā¹10.5 L/yr | |
Product Consultant 10 -
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Ā· Chennai (66
salaries) | ā¹14.8 L/yr - ā¹32 L/yr | 1 job opening |
System Analyst 1 -
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Ā· Chennai (66
salaries) | ā¹2.5 L/yr - ā¹8.5 L/yr | |
Big Data Developer 2 -
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Ā· Chennai (65
salaries) | ā¹4.3 L/yr - ā¹14 L/yr | 1 job opening |
UI Developer 2 -
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Ā· Chennai (65
salaries) | ā¹4.5 L/yr - ā¹18.6 L/yr | |
Senior Security Specialist 6 -
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Ā· Chennai (65
salaries) | ā¹9 L/yr - ā¹18.1 L/yr | |
Informatica Developer 2 -
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Ā· Chennai (65
salaries) | ā¹3 L/yr - ā¹11 L/yr | |
Senior Technical Lead 8 -
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Ā· Chennai (64
salaries) | ā¹9 L/yr - ā¹30 L/yr | |
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How much does Cognizant pay per year?
The average Cognizant salary ranges from approximately ā¹0.2 Lakh to ā¹0.2 Lakh per year for a Safety Engineer and ā¹94 Lakhs to ā¹96 Lakhs per year for a Senior Director Finance. Salary estimates are based on 1.2L Cognizant salaries received from various employees of Cognizant. Cognizant employees rate the overall salary and benefits package 3.5/5 stars.
What is the highest salary in Cognizant?
The highest-paying job at Cognizant is a Senior Director Finance with a salary of ā¹94 Lakhs to ā¹96 Lakhs per year. The top 10% of employees earn more than ā¹18.21 lakhs per year. The top 1% earn more than a whopping ā¹32 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 ā¹1 Lakh to ā¹5.1 Lakhs per year, and for Programmer Analyst Trainee the minimum salary is ā¹2.4 Lakhs to ā¹7 Lakhs per year and so on.
What is the salary package for freshers in Cognizant?
The average salary at Cognizant for freshers varies from ā¹0.7 Lakh to ā¹4 Lakhs per year for Information Technology Support Engineer and ā¹10 Lakhs to ā¹20 Lakhs per year for Senior Business Analyst.
What is the notice period at Cognizant in Chennai?
According to AmbitionBox, 41% of the Cognizant employees in Chennai reported a notice period of 2 Months, 28% reported a notice period of 3 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 49.5k responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.
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