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Cognizant Engineering - Software & QA Department Salaries in Kolkata (Updated 2025)

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Programmer Analyst

0 - 8 years exp. · Kolkata (3.5k salaries)
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₹2.6 L/yr - ₹9.6 L/yr

Senior Associate

3 - 15 years exp. · Kolkata (2.8k salaries)
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₹8.8 L/yr - ₹25.8 L/yr

Project Associate

2 - 9 years exp. · Kolkata (1.1k salaries)
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₹5.8 L/yr - ₹18 L/yr

Technical Lead

2 - 15 years exp. · Kolkata (666 salaries)
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₹6 L/yr - ₹22 L/yr

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Software Engineer

0 - 7 years exp. · Kolkata (622 salaries)
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₹2 L/yr - ₹14.6 L/yr

1 job opening

Project Manager

8 - 19 years exp. · Kolkata (420 salaries)
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₹13 L/yr - ₹39.4 L/yr

2 job openings

Senior Project Associate

4 - 14 years exp. · Kolkata (357 salaries)
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₹8.2 L/yr - ₹28.5 L/yr

Junior Software Engineer

0 - 4 years exp. · Kolkata (337 salaries)
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₹2.9 L/yr - ₹8.4 L/yr

Programmer Analyst Trainee

0 - 2 years exp. · Kolkata (329 salaries)
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₹2.6 L/yr - ₹6.7 L/yr

Senior Developer

2 - 12 years exp. · Kolkata (309 salaries)
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₹5.1 L/yr - ₹21.6 L/yr

Software Developer

0 - 8 years exp. · Kolkata (217 salaries)
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₹3.9 L/yr - ₹17.3 L/yr

Test Analyst

1 - 8 years exp. · Kolkata (187 salaries)
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₹2 L/yr - ₹12 L/yr

Salesforce Developer

0 - 6 years exp. · Kolkata (165 salaries)
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₹3 L/yr - ₹14.1 L/yr

1 job opening

Product Specialist

2 - 8 years exp. · Kolkata (130 salaries)
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₹4.5 L/yr - ₹15.2 L/yr

Senior Software Engineer

2 - 13 years exp. · Kolkata (127 salaries)
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₹6.3 L/yr - ₹27.5 L/yr

Senior Systems Engineer

0 - 7 years exp. · Kolkata (127 salaries)
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₹2.8 L/yr - ₹8.8 L/yr

Automation Test Engineer

0 - 8 years exp. · Kolkata (124 salaries)
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₹2.4 L/yr - ₹13.7 L/yr

Technology Architect

10 - 20 years exp. · Kolkata (121 salaries)
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₹13.4 L/yr - ₹33 L/yr

Associate Software Engineer

0 - 8 years exp. · Kolkata (118 salaries)
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₹4 L/yr - ₹14.6 L/yr

Senior Test Analyst

3 - 13 years exp. · Kolkata (100 salaries)
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₹5 L/yr - ₹17.8 L/yr

Last Updated: 2 Mar, 2025

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  •  posted on 18 Jan 2025
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I have been learning new technologies since day one, so learning is never stopped for me after joining cognizant

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Cognizant will not pay you well , Even if you are eligible for a better pay at the correct time they will release you from the project so that they don't have to promote you

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Senior Associate in Kolkata

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3.0
  •  posted on 10 Jan 2025
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If you swith to Cognizant, they will provide good salary compared to other service based company. They also push their associate for skill development with regular certification drive.

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The appraisal system dropped drastically in couple of years. Very minimum salary hike with high ratings.

  • Promotions - Poor

Senior Associate in Kolkata

Full Time

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0
  •  posted on 28 Nov 2024
2.0
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Stability is good. Though in the ongoing global recession, many of my co-workers had to leave projects because of project ramp down and did not get any other projects. Instead of recruiting employees from bench in other projects they are hiring more from people outside.

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  • Skill development - Good
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Appraisal is bad. So joining with low salary does not help much in the long run, better to switch.

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Senior Associate in Kolkata

Full Time

 · 

Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0
  •  posted on 10 Nov 2024
3.0
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Long term projects but mainly support projects. Flexible work timings On time salary and some increment every year Scope to show case your skills

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  • Skill development - Good
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Dislikes

Every time you have search for the projects once your current project ramp down

  • Job security - Poor

Front End Developer in Kolkata

Full Time

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

1.0
  •  posted on 23 Oct 2024
4.0
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Salary & benefits

  • Salary - Good

Dislikes

...what they promises after passing a certain number of exams. You are on your own. Salary is good no doubt. This is where freshers get trapped. Skills are important at the beginning. Please understand if any fresher is seeing this.

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  • Skill development - Poor
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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 21.7k Cognizant salaries received from various employees of Cognizant. Cognizant employees rate the overall salary and benefits package 3.2/5 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 ₹32.54 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 in Engineering - Software & QA Department in Kolkata?
According to AmbitionBox, 42% of the Cognizant employees in Engineering - Software & QA Department in Kolkata reported a notice period of 2 Months, 38% reported a notice period of 3 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 7.9k responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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