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Cognizant Talent Acquisition Specialist salaries in India (Updated 2025)

Annual salary range
2 - 9 years exp.
₹3 Lakhs - ₹10.1 Lakhs
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₹6 Lakhs
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₹0.2 Lakh
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20% more than the average Talent Acquisition Specialist Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 2 - 9 years of experience

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Human Resources
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2 - 9 years exp. (98 salaries)
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₹3 L/yr - ₹10.3 L/yr

Engineering - Software & QA
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3 - 6 years exp. (3 salaries)
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₹3 L/yr - ₹5.5 L/yr

Customer Success, Service & Operations
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4 - 5 years exp. (AmbitionBox Estimate)
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₹6.6 L/yr - ₹8.7 L/yr

Last Updated: 8 Mar 2025

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₹2.7 L/yr - ₹9.3 L/yr

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2 - 9 years exp. (147 salaries)

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₹2.4 L/yr - ₹9.7 L/yr

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1 - 7 years exp. (118 salaries)

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₹3.5 L/yr - ₹9 L/yr

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0 - 6 years exp. (50 salaries)

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₹3 L/yr - ₹8.3 L/yr

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3 - 7 years exp. (12 salaries)

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₹4.1 L/yr - ₹11 L/yr

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Talent Acquisition Specialist salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹3 Lakhs to ₹10.1 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 2 years to 9 years. Salary estimates are based on 115 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

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Experience wise Cognizant Talent Acquisition Specialist salaries

Last Updated: 8 Mar 2025

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2 years  (8 salaries)

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₹3 L/yr - ₹5.8 L/yr
3 years  (14 salaries)

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₹3 L/yr - ₹7 L/yr
4 years  (17 salaries)

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₹3.9 L/yr - ₹8 L/yr
5 years  (24 salaries)

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₹3.8 L/yr - ₹8.6 L/yr
6 years  (16 salaries)

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₹4.5 L/yr - ₹8.7 L/yr
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Project & Program Management Department

4.0
  •  posted on 18 Dec 2024

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Ample of learning opportunities if you are willing to take it. Good work life balance in general. Good culture. Leadership if open to hearing employees issues and support them as possible.

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5.0
  •  posted on 01 Oct 2024

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Cognizant is the best organisation in terms of working, learning and development but poor part is Salary increment is very less and promotions almost not getting

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  • Skill development - Excellent
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Existing employee didn't get the upto mark salary and promotion.

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Data Science & Analytics Department

2.0
  •  posted on 18 Nov 2024

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Nothing to like.. only thing is atleast you will get your salary on time

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Everything… Salary, company culture , appraisal nothing is there… do not even provide relocation charges for company initiated relocations!!! One of the worst place to work

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Quality Assurance Department

2.0
  •  posted on 08 Mar 2024

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They give good package while joining

Dislikes

Their talent supply team is useless. When you are on bench, they won't contact you or try to place you in some project. It becomes completely your responsibility to search a project for yourself

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  • Skill development - Bad
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Customer Success, Service & Operations Department

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  •  posted on 18 Oct 2023

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Job security

  • Job security - Good

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Salary & Benefits are poor, Not up to the expectations. No work life balance. 10 hrs working + min 1hrs to max 2hrs travelling for one side, i.e 14hrs approx gone only for company. 10hrs personal life :(

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Cognizant Talent Acquisition Specialist Salary FAQs

What is the salary of Talent Acquisition Specialist at Cognizant?
Talent Acquisition Specialist salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹3.0 Lakhs to ₹10.1 Lakhs for experience between 2 years to 9 years. According to our estimates it is 20% more than the average Talent Acquisition Specialist Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 115 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.
How does the salary of a Talent Acquisition Specialist at Cognizant India compare with the average salary range for this job?
The average salary of a Talent Acquisition Specialist at Cognizant is 20% more than the average salary of a Talent Acquisition Specialist in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.
Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a Talent Acquisition Specialist in India?
  • Accenture Talent Acquisition Specialist Salary - ₹4.4 Lakhs to ₹18.4 Lakhs per year
  • NielsenIQ Talent Acquisition Specialist Salary - ₹8.0 Lakhs to ₹9.2 Lakhs per year
  • LTIMindtree Talent Acquisition Specialist Salary - ₹3.3 Lakhs to ₹11.3 Lakhs per year
  • NTT Data Talent Acquisition Specialist Salary - ₹4.1 Lakhs to ₹11.0 Lakhs per year
  • Wipro Talent Acquisition Specialist Salary - ₹2.4 Lakhs to ₹11.0 Lakhs per year
What is the salary of a Talent Acquisition Specialist in companies similar to Cognizant in India?
  • NTT DATA, Inc. Talent Acquisition Specialist Salary - ₹4.8 Lakhs to ₹8.2 Lakhs per year
  • Deloitte Talent Acquisition Specialist Salary - ₹3.5 Lakhs to ₹9.0 Lakhs per year
  • Societe Generale Global Solution Centre Talent Acquisition Specialist Salary - ₹4.0 Lakhs to ₹8.6 Lakhs per year
  • IBM Talent Acquisition Specialist Salary - ₹2.4 Lakhs to ₹9.7 Lakhs per year
  • Dell EMC Talent Acquisition Specialist Salary - ₹3.0 Lakhs to ₹10.0 Lakhs per year
What is the estimated take home salary of a Talent Acquisition Specialist at Cognizant in India?
The estimated take-home salary of a Talent Acquisition Specialist at Cognizant ranges between ₹47,416 per month to ₹48,538 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant Talent Acquisition Specialist salary in India which ranges between ₹3.0 Lakhs to ₹10.1 Lakhs per year for employees with experience between 2 years to 9 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?
What is the notice period for Talent Acquisition Specialist at Cognizant?
According to AmbitionBox, 37% of the Cognizant Talent Acquisition Specialists reported a notice period of 1 Month, 36% reported a notice period of 15 days or less and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 75 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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Cognizant Talent Acquisition Specialist salary in India ranges between ₹3 Lakhs to ₹10.1 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹unlock blur. Salary estimates are based on 115 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.