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Programmer Analyst Trainee

Fresher (6.2k salaries)
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₹0.9 L/yr - ₹4.5 L/yr

Processing Executive

Fresher (3.1k salaries)
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₹1 L/yr - ₹4.2 L/yr

3 job openings

Programmer Analyst

Fresher (3k salaries)
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₹2.4 L/yr - ₹8 L/yr

Trainee Programmer

Fresher (694 salaries)
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₹1.9 L/yr - ₹4.5 L/yr

Senior Processing Executive

Fresher (497 salaries)
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₹2 L/yr - ₹5.8 L/yr

5 job openings

Process Associate

Fresher (454 salaries)
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₹1 L/yr - ₹6.8 L/yr

Software Engineer

Fresher (427 salaries)
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₹2 L/yr - ₹7 L/yr

1 job opening

Engineer Trainee

Fresher (426 salaries)
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₹3 L/yr - ₹4.5 L/yr

Software Engineer Trainee

Fresher (290 salaries)
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₹2 L/yr - ₹6.5 L/yr

Program Analyst Trainee

Fresher (284 salaries)
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₹3 L/yr - ₹5 L/yr

Software Developer

Fresher (267 salaries)
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₹2 L/yr - ₹7.5 L/yr

Graduate Trainee

Fresher (238 salaries)
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₹1.8 L/yr - ₹5 L/yr

Program Analyst

Fresher (182 salaries)
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₹3 L/yr - ₹6.5 L/yr

System Engineer

Fresher (168 salaries)
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₹1.1 L/yr - ₹5.1 L/yr

Trainee

Fresher (166 salaries)
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₹2.3 L/yr - ₹5.5 L/yr

Business Analyst

Fresher (163 salaries)
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₹2.2 L/yr - ₹10.5 L/yr

Trainee Junior Data Analyst

Fresher (159 salaries)
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₹1.7 L/yr - ₹3.8 L/yr

Process Executive Data

Fresher (154 salaries)
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₹1 L/yr - ₹3.2 L/yr

1 job opening

Programmer

Fresher (154 salaries)
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₹1.5 L/yr - ₹4.5 L/yr

GenC

Fresher (150 salaries)
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₹4 L/yr - ₹4.5 L/yr

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  •  posted on 21 Feb 2025
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CTS provides a good work life balance and decent salary. All other things depends on the type of project which you got.

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Software Engineer in Bangalore / Bengaluru

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  •  posted on 20 Feb 2025
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We can get free online portal like udemy.

  • Skill development - Good
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...project and not based on your profile. No work satisfaction and company culture. Not good promotions, salary.

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Programmer Analyst in Noida

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IT & Information Security Department

3.0
  •  posted on 06 Feb 2025
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For me provide learning and development opportunities such as certification vouchers from various companies.

  • Skill development - Good

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For me not giving salary hike as per my payable work for last 3 years but it depends on projects to projects and manager's not a company issue.

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Programmer Analyst in Bangalore / Bengaluru

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Data Science & Analytics Department

1.0
  •  posted on 04 Feb 2025
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Worst of Worstest. no sleep no hike no work life balance toxic co workers no cab facility no proper response we dont know who is our HR till we resigned. never Join Cts.

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everything. expect for some sweet peope I meet there. worst

  • Salary - Bad
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Programmer Analyst in Hyderabad / Secunderabad

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

2.0
  •  posted on 30 Jan 2025
2.0
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Opportunities to learn, security of job

  • Job security - Good
    • +1 more

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Management will not care about your problems. Salary is low compared to competitors. They'll change your project at September and for year end rating they'll simply say we haven't got chance to fully understand your capabilities as you've recently joined in the project. Every year this loop continues. No matter how hard you work or how many appreciations you get from client. "The more number of days you're in the same LOB, the more rating you'll get." (This is the excuse I've got when I questioned about the rating, despite having multiple client appreciations). This demotivates for sure!

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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 22.2k Cognizant salaries received from various employees of Cognizant. Cognizant employees rate the overall salary and benefits package 4.2/5 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 ₹18.50 lakhs per year. The top 1% earn more than a whopping ₹32.55 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 ₹4.5 Lakhs per year, and for Programmer Analyst Trainee the minimum salary is ₹0.9 Lakh to ₹4.6 Lakhs per year and so on.
What is the salary package for freshers in Cognizant?
The average salary at Cognizant for freshers varies from ₹1.8 Lakh to ₹4 Lakhs per year for Information Technology Support Engineer and ₹11 Lakhs to ₹15 Lakhs per year for Senior Business Development Analyst.
What is the notice period at Cognizant?
According to AmbitionBox, 44% of the Cognizant employees reported a notice period of 15 days or less, 27% reported a notice period of 3 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 2.4k responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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