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Cognizant Director salaries in India (Updated 2025)

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17 - 28 years exp.
₹24 Lakhs - ₹75 Lakhs
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Project & Program Management
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17 - 27 years exp. (56 salaries)
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₹35 L/yr - ₹65 L/yr

Engineering - Software & QA
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17 - 26 years exp. (30 salaries)
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₹28 L/yr - ₹70 L/yr

Strategic & Top Management
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17 - 28 years exp. (30 salaries)
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₹30 L/yr - ₹70 L/yr

Customer Success, Service & Operations
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17 - 24 years exp. (25 salaries)
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₹44 L/yr - ₹75 L/yr

IT & Information Security
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20 - 27 years exp. (8 salaries)
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₹33 L/yr - ₹68 L/yr

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Director salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹24 Lakhs to ₹75 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 17 years to 28 years. Salary estimates are based on 313 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

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Experience wise Cognizant Director salaries

Last Updated: 1 Mar 2025

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₹24 L/yr - ₹75 L/yr
Cognizant Director Salary and Career Growth

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Director

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Top skills at Cognizant for Director

Project Management Engagement Management New Business Development Service Improvement Program Delivery Resource Planning Stakeholder Management Change Management SCOPE Project Management Stakeholder Management Change Management Professional Services New Business Development Engagement Management
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3.5

Rated by 24 employees for salary & benefits

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Project & Program Management Department

3.0
  •  posted on 13 Dec 2024

2.0
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MNC benefits.

Dislikes

...you will come across all IT companies. Just learn to survive, upskill and excel. Do not depend on your job or salary, have multiple streams of income without moonlighting and switch jobs whenever you get a good opportunity. Work for your own success not for the company.

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  • Salary - Poor
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Project & Program Management Department

4.0
  •  posted on 30 Oct 2024

4.0
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...rn everything. Leadership is passionate of new technology and client centricity. Pays competitive salary benefits may not be high at times but sustainable for long, rewarding association. Will recommend people to experience Cognizant.

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  • Salary - Good
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If you remain too good on a domain, likely you will get trapped into it and not allowed to learn horizontal skills. So keeping a balance and relationship to horizontal people are important in any large project centric organization.

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IT & Information Security Department

4.0
  •  posted on 22 Oct 2024

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Work culture is great. There is lot of effort & importance given to training & reskilling.

  • Salary - Good
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Pay package is not the best but ifs OK. Even after honestly working with your best efforts & good ratings, you will not get promotion unless you really push for it.

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Project & Program Management Department

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  •  posted on 15 Oct 2024

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Lot of opportunities to pick new skills and explore different technologies and areas of work. Diversity is given good recognition and opportunities

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  • Skill development - Excellent
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Distance to office and compensation not upto market standards

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Project & Program Management Department

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  •  posted on 01 Oct 2024

3.0
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Cognizant has large number of client in various domains providing a lot of opportunities across the world. I have got an opprtunity to work at different locations and in diversified tools and technologies and various domains. It has helped me build a robust career and helped me grow along with the organization.

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  • Skill development - Good
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Frequently changing revision cycles, changing promotions process and cycles and very less salary hikes. Also for the veteran employees, salary standards are very low compard to the market standards

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  • Promotions - Poor
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Cognizant Director Salary FAQs

What is the salary of Director at Cognizant?
Director salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹24.0 Lakhs to ₹75.0 Lakhs for experience between 17 years to 28 years. According to our estimates it is 4% less than the average Director Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 313 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.
How does the salary of a Director at Cognizant India compare with the average salary range for this job?
The average salary of a Director at Cognizant is 4% less than the average salary of a Director in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.
What are the top skills required to work as a Director at Cognizant?
Project Management, Engagement Management, New Business Development, Service Improvement and Program Delivery are some of the popular skills required to work as a Director at Cognizant India.
Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a Director in India?
  • Amazon Director Salary - ₹46.1 Lakhs to ₹169.2 Lakhs per year
  • Google Director Salary - ₹44.8 Lakhs to ₹150.0 Lakhs per year
  • Microsoft Corporation Director Salary - ₹34.4 Lakhs to ₹150.0 Lakhs per year
  • Intel Director Salary - ₹40.0 Lakhs to ₹110.0 Lakhs per year
  • Cisco Director Salary - ₹36.8 Lakhs to ₹130.0 Lakhs per year
What is the salary of a Director in companies similar to Cognizant in India?
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  • DXC Technology Director Salary - ₹33.3 Lakhs to ₹100.0 Lakhs per year
  • Tata Group Director Salary - ₹40.0 Lakhs to ₹120.0 Lakhs per year
What is the estimated take home salary of a Director at Cognizant in India?
The estimated take-home salary of a Director at Cognizant ranges between ₹2,99,238 per month to ₹3,10,959 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Director salary in India which ranges between ₹24.0 Lakhs to ₹75.0 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 17 years to 28 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?
What is the notice period for Director at Cognizant?
According to AmbitionBox, 62% of the Cognizant Directors reported a notice period of 2 Months, 27% reported a notice period of 3 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 79 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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