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Pharmacovigilance Drug Safety Associate

2 - 5 years exp. Ā· Kolkata (5 salaries)
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ā‚¹3.5 L/yr - ā‚¹5.5 L/yr

Salesforce Architect

15 - 17 years exp. Ā· Kolkata (5 salaries)
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ā‚¹24.2 L/yr - ā‚¹47.3 L/yr

Senior System Engineer Analyst

4 - 5 years exp. Ā· Kolkata (5 salaries)
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ā‚¹4.6 L/yr - ā‚¹6.2 L/yr

Technical Hybris Lead

10 - 19 years exp. Ā· Kolkata (5 salaries)
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ā‚¹19.8 L/yr - ā‚¹22 L/yr

Technical Product Consultant

13 - 16 years exp. Ā· Kolkata (5 salaries)
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ā‚¹17 L/yr - ā‚¹20.8 L/yr

Associate Data Analyst

2 - 4 years exp. Ā· Kolkata (5 salaries)
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ā‚¹6.7 L/yr - ā‚¹7.4 L/yr

Associate Information Technology Engineer

6 - 9 years exp. Ā· Kolkata (5 salaries)
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ā‚¹6.5 L/yr - ā‚¹13.3 L/yr

Oracle Technical Consultant

2 - 5 years exp. Ā· Kolkata (5 salaries)
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ā‚¹5.4 L/yr - ā‚¹10 L/yr

Senior Automation Test Engineer

4 - 10 years exp. Ā· Kolkata (5 salaries)
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ā‚¹6.9 L/yr - ā‚¹16 L/yr

Functional Test Analyst

2 - 9 years exp. Ā· Kolkata (5 salaries)
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ā‚¹4.5 L/yr - ā‚¹7.8 L/yr

Teach Lead

3 - 6 years exp. Ā· Kolkata (4 salaries)
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ā‚¹6.7 L/yr - ā‚¹9.9 L/yr

React Developer

1 - 2 years exp. Ā· Kolkata (4 salaries)
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ā‚¹4 L/yr - ā‚¹9.4 L/yr

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Data Entry Executive

0 - 2 years exp. Ā· Kolkata (4 salaries)
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ā‚¹1.8 L/yr - ā‚¹2.8 L/yr

Senior Service Desk Analyst

4 - 7 years exp. Ā· Kolkata (4 salaries)
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ā‚¹4.1 L/yr - ā‚¹5.6 L/yr

Ssis Developer

3 - 4 years exp. Ā· Kolkata (4 salaries)
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ā‚¹5.6 L/yr - ā‚¹7.2 L/yr

Senior UX Designer

2 - 6 years exp. Ā· Kolkata (4 salaries)
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ā‚¹6.7 L/yr - ā‚¹10.8 L/yr

Senior HR Coordinator

3 - 5 years exp. Ā· Kolkata (4 salaries)
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ā‚¹3.6 L/yr - ā‚¹4.5 L/yr

Site Reliability Engineer

4 - 7 years exp. Ā· Kolkata (4 salaries)
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ā‚¹7 L/yr - ā‚¹16 L/yr

Agile Project Manager

15 - 16 years exp. Ā· Kolkata (4 salaries)
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ā‚¹20.5 L/yr - ā‚¹32 L/yr

Java Technical Lead

8 - 11 years exp. Ā· Kolkata (4 salaries)
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ā‚¹9.4 L/yr - ā‚¹17.1 L/yr

Last Updated: 22 Jan, 2025

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Company culture was very good. Senior management was also good.

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...security, suddenly one day you will know that now your not part of your project. Salary and other benefits are very less as compared to other it company.

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Ā Ā ā€¢Ā Ā 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.

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Senior Associate in Kolkata

Full Time

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0
Ā Ā ā€¢Ā Ā posted on 28 Nov 2024
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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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  • Salary - Poor
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Senior Associate in Kolkata

Full Time

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0
Ā Ā ā€¢Ā Ā posted on 10 Nov 2024
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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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Every time you have search for the projects once your current project ramp down

  • Job security - Poor
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Cognizant Salary FAQs

How much does Cognizant pay per year?
The average Cognizant salary ranges from approximately ā‚¹0.2 Lakh to ā‚¹0.2 Lakh per year for a Safety Engineer and ā‚¹94 Lakhs to ā‚¹96 Lakhs per year for a Senior Director Finance. Salary estimates are based on 39.8k Cognizant salaries received from various employees of Cognizant. Cognizant employees rate the overall salary and benefits package 3.3/5 stars.
What is the highest salary in Cognizant?
The highest-paying job at Cognizant is a Senior Director Finance with a salary of ā‚¹94 Lakhs to ā‚¹96 Lakhs per year. The top 10% of employees earn more than ā‚¹18.29 lakhs per year. The top 1% earn more than a whopping ā‚¹32.16 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 ā‚¹1 Lakh to ā‚¹5.1 Lakhs per year, and for Programmer Analyst Trainee the minimum salary is ā‚¹1 Lakh to ā‚¹4.5 Lakhs per year and so on.
What is the salary package for freshers in Cognizant?
The average salary at Cognizant for freshers varies from ā‚¹0.7 Lakh to ā‚¹4 Lakhs per year for Information Technology Support Engineer and ā‚¹11 Lakhs to ā‚¹15 Lakhs per year for Senior Business Development Analyst.
What is the notice period at Cognizant in Kolkata?
According to AmbitionBox, 42% of the Cognizant employees in Kolkata reported a notice period of 2 Months, 37% reported a notice period of 3 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 16.5k responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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Cognizant Kolkata Salaries by Department

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