Cognizant Product Test Specialist salaries in Bangalore / Bengaluru (Updated 2025)

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Yearly salary hikes are good.

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When any of the corporate companies top executives resign disproportionately, then it beacons a gloomy future. Never get carried away by company's top-line growth, there is a lot more to it than what meets the eye.

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Salary increase is 5% to 20% depending on how you butter your manager. Incentive was generally good for associate with good rating.

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The Job Security was nil. If you are in bench for more than 2 months, they force you to submit resignation and give you 2 more months for searching project after giving resignation. If you are able to search project, it's good otherwise, you have to leave organization. The have Learning programs like CCA, RDP, QA2QE where you have to give atleast 10 exams of 1 to 4 hour duration every year. Promotion above Associate is only done if you butter your manager otherwise irrespective of experience, it will never be done even if you are in AI or other niche skill and is having more than 10 years experience.

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As working here is quite good when your manager is cooperative. Though In previous two years work and manager both was good no complaints for them and i worked from home till now and everyone was cool.

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Now during current project my so called manager is psycho. Here in cognizant manager also do coding but he is like only I have to do everything and he just wants credit for it. Even to other squads he is like only he is doing work. He oftenly insulted me and two other team mates. I talked with my home manager but no benefit. Only you have to suffer in that scenario.

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1. salary do not have varaibale component. 2. Co-workers are good.

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1. Low job security 2. Forcing people to work from office(ODC) 3. Mostly support projects 4. Very low transparency with poor management 5. Work satisfaction is very average

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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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As a fresher you will be getting support projects , so be aware before choosing any project.