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Cognizant Graduate Trainee Salaries in India (Updated 2025)

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Designation Avg Annual Salary Open Jobs

Graduate Trainee

0 - 2 years exp. (304 salaries)
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₹2 L/yr - ₹3.4 L/yr

IT Project Manager

10 - 18 years exp. (146 salaries)
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₹10.5 L/yr - ₹31.4 L/yr

QA Automation Engineer

2 - 6 years exp. (146 salaries)
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₹3.9 L/yr - ₹11.9 L/yr

Associate Data Scientist

1 - 6 years exp. (146 salaries)
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₹4.5 L/yr - ₹14.5 L/yr

QA Manager

12 - 17 years exp. (145 salaries)
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₹12 L/yr - ₹26 L/yr

ETL Test Engineer

2 - 7 years exp. (144 salaries)
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₹3.6 L/yr - ₹13.1 L/yr

Senior Administrator

5 - 9 years exp. (144 salaries)
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₹6 L/yr - ₹17.9 L/yr

Sccm Administrator

2 - 7 years exp. (144 salaries)
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₹3.2 L/yr - ₹11.9 L/yr

SAP Security Consultant

1 - 5 years exp. (144 salaries)
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₹2.6 L/yr - ₹10 L/yr

Storage Administrator

2 - 7 years exp. (142 salaries)
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₹3.8 L/yr - ₹14 L/yr

Lead Security Engineer

2 - 9 years exp. (142 salaries)
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₹6 L/yr - ₹17.1 L/yr

Associate Test Analyst

2 - 7 years exp. (139 salaries)
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₹4.9 L/yr - ₹9 L/yr

Cloud Devops Engineer

1 - 9 years exp. (138 salaries)
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₹4.1 L/yr - ₹21.1 L/yr

Informatica Administrator

2 - 6 years exp. (138 salaries)
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₹3.5 L/yr - ₹14.5 L/yr

AEM Developer

1 - 4 years exp. (137 salaries)
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₹4 L/yr - ₹12.5 L/yr

Associate Project Analyst

4 - 7 years exp. (137 salaries)
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₹7 L/yr - ₹22 L/yr

Full Stack Engineer

1 - 7 years exp. (137 salaries)
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₹4 L/yr - ₹13 L/yr

BI Developer

1 - 7 years exp. (136 salaries)
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₹4 L/yr - ₹12 L/yr

Senior Security Specialist

5 - 13 years exp. (136 salaries)
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₹9 L/yr - ₹25 L/yr

Lead Developer

9 - 15 years exp. (134 salaries)
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₹11.1 L/yr - ₹39 L/yr

Backup Administrator

3 - 7 years exp. (134 salaries)
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₹3.2 L/yr - ₹12 L/yr

Last Updated: 2 Jan, 2025

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Hi everyone, I have 3.6 years of IT experience and currently work at a service-based company in Pune. My current CTC is 14 LPA (13.5 LPA fixed). I recently received an offer from Novartis Hyderabad as Data Analyst level 3 with a CTC of 19.9 LPA (18.3 LPA fixed). Is this a good offer, or is it on the lower side for my experience? Would appreciate your suggestions! Any answers from people working at Novartis pls ?
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3.2

Rated by 51 employees for salary & benefits

Graduate Trainee in Kolkata

Full Time

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Production, Manufacturing & Engineering Department

3.0
  •  posted on 22 Jan 2023
3.0
 for  Salary and Benefits

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After coming from a general background it gives you a lot of exposure. If someone can grab the opportunity, he/she can get befitted.

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Dislikes

The pay is low & in this low pay they ask employees to come to Bangalore. Some project managements are not that good. When asked for sick leave they ask to work after taking 2 hours of rest.

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Graduate Trainee (working remotely)

Full Time

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IT & Information Security Department

2.0
  •  posted on 19 Sep 2022
1.0
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Likes

You'll have access for udemy and you'll get good teammates

Dislikes

There is no any Sick leave, Casual leave , if you have any urgency then your leave Will not approved, if you are getting sick like fever ,cold and other things then you have to share doctor prescription afterthat they said please do half time and also there's no any Indian holiday and no any client Holiday, if you need any planned leave then you have to inform before a month and afterthat your leave will not be approved as you want and also very less salary for graduate trainee. One very intresting thing, Graduate Trainee and Engineer Trainee doing same work but Engineer trainee is getting double salary as compare to Graduate Trainee ,About shift you need to work after your shift not any exact time your log off time will be fixed but after log off you need to work because the work will assign before a minute of log off

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  • Salary - Bad
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Graduate Trainee in Chennai

Finance & Accounting Department

1.0
  •  posted on 21 Apr 2022
3.0
 for  Salary and Benefits

Likes

Job security

Dislikes

...ng by other's, request for overtime but never approves the compensation request. Even though the company provides all the compensation benefits they wouldn't let us claim it. Even the manager tried to flirt with every women joined in that project.

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  • Skill development - Bad
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Trainee in Pune

QA Department

4.0
  •  posted on 12 Aug 2020
3.0
 for  Salary and Benefits

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I was intern in cognizant from jan to may and even after WFH they have given the salary. My friends who are not in the cognizant,they were not given salary. Team members and manager are co-operative.

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  • Company culture - Excellent
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  • Skill development - Poor

Programmer Analyst in Kolkata

Full Time

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Engineering - Software & QA Department

2.0
  •  posted on 17 Mar 2025
1.0
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Despite the fact that cognizant is not directly involved, the management team is the worst because I had a bad rating once and spoke with my HR about it. She said that it was illogical to claim to be able to speak Hindi, and they do not care about employees. While some employees are excellent, favoritism is a non-issue in the Kolkata office. I will not receive any better senior support that would help me start from scratch.

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  • Skill development - Good

Dislikes

...a result, you will be highly appreciated with a very bad rating and feedback. 5. salary is very low and there is no hike or promotion if you are not favourite candidate of your manager

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  • Salary - Bad
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Cognizant Salary FAQs

How much does Cognizant pay to its employees?
The average annual salary at Cognizant varies depending on the role, experience, and location. The salary ranges for some popular designations at Cognizant, are as follows:

Graduate Trainee ₹2 Lakhs to ₹3.4 Lakhs per year
IT Project Manager ₹10.5 Lakhs to ₹31.4 Lakhs per year
QA Automation Engineer ₹3.9 Lakhs to ₹11.9 Lakhs per year
Associate Data Scientist ₹4.5 Lakhs to ₹14.5 Lakhs per year

The highest-paying role, Team Leader TL, earns between ₹1.8 Crore to ₹3 Crores per year. The top 10% of employees earn more than ₹18.8 Lakhs per year, and the top 1% earn over ₹33 Lakhs per year. Salaries at Cognizant can be higher or lower depending on factors such as the specific team, level of experience, and additional benefits like bonuses and stock options.

These salary estimates are based on data from 296 salaries submitted by Cognizant employees. Cognizant is rated 3.2 out of 5 stars by its employees on the salary and benefits parameter.
What is the salary of a fresher at Cognizant in India?
The salary of a fresher at Cognizant in India typically ranges from ₹1.1 Lakh to ₹15 Lakhs per year.This can vary depending on the role, location, and any additional perks or bonuses offered. For example:
Fresher as a Programmer Analyst Trainee Salary ₹0.9 Lakhs to ₹4.7 Lakhs per year
Fresher as a Processing Executive Salary ₹1 Lakhs to ₹5 Lakhs per year
Fresher as a Programmer Analyst Salary ₹2.4 Lakhs to ₹8 Lakhs per year
Fresher as a Trainee Programmer Salary ₹1.9 Lakhs to ₹4.5 Lakhs per year

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