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Cognizant, Capgemini, HCL, Tech Mahindra, LTIMindtree & IBM campus hiring interviews

Mock interviews for the fresher programmes of six large IT services employers: Cognizant GenC and GenC Next / Pro, Capgemini Analyst and Senior Analyst, HCLTech TechBee and Graduate Engineer Trainee, Tech Mahindra fresher roles, LTIMindtree Ignite and IBM Associate System Engineer. Built for final-year engineering, BCA, MCA and B.Sc students and for Class 12 pass-outs applying to TechBee.

Campus recruitment teams of Cognizant, Capgemini, HCLTech, Tech Mahindra, LTIMindtree and IBM India, usually through on-campus drives, pooled drives and off-campus registration portals such as Superset 4 roles 2 languages 6 AI interviewers

From our research

What this interview looks like

All six companies screen on an online assessment first: aptitude and reasoning, English or written communication, a pseudo-code or technical MCQ section and, for the higher-paying tracks such as GenC Next, Capgemini Senior Analyst and IBM ASE, one or two coding problems. Shortlisted students then face an interview that is often a single combined technical-plus-HR conversation of twenty to forty minutes, sometimes split into a technical round with a project lead and a separate HR round. The technical interviewer checks programming fundamentals in the language you claim, OOP, DBMS and SQL, basic data structures, your final-year project and a small problem talked through aloud; for TechBee it is Class 12 mathematics, logic and communication instead. HR probes your introduction, why this company, relocation to any location, willingness to sign the service agreement where one exists, shift flexibility and the fit between your resume and what you actually did. Cut-offs, packages and the exact round structure change every season and differ by campus, so treat the specifics here as the typical pattern, not a promise. ExamPilot compresses the loop into one seventeen-minute panel: HR screen, hiring-manager round on your projects and internships, technical round in your chosen programme track, a STAR behavioural round and a closing on expectations. You get a scored report on role knowledge, problem solving, communication and attitude.

CampusFreshersIT servicesTechnical roundHR roundClass 12 (TechBee)

Choose your role

4 roles available

Each role has its own panel, rounds and domain list.

What to expect

5 rounds, one after another

A private-sector hiring loop compressed into one sitting, the way most Indian companies run it: HR screen → hiring-manager round on your actual work → role/technical round led by a lead → communication & behavioural (STAR) round → closing on expectations and your questions. Works for software, product, sales, finance, HR, support and campus hiring by swapping the role bank.

  1. Round 1

    HR screen

    · 3:00

    Understand background, motivation for this role and company, and basic logistics; check that the resume story holds together.

    Mr. Karthik Subramanian
    2–3 questionsup to 1 follow-up each
  2. Round 2

    Hiring-manager round

    · 4:00

    Assess ownership, judgement and how the candidate actually works: what they shipped, closed or ran, their specific part, and how they would approach this job.

    Mr. Vikram Malhotra
    2–3 questionsup to 2 follow-ups each
  3. Round 3

    Role / technical round

    · 5:00

    Test role knowledge and problem-solving in the chosen specialisation: fundamentals, one scenario to think through aloud, and trade-offs.

    Ms. Ananya Sen
    3–4 questionsup to 2 follow-ups each
  4. Round 4

    Communication & behavioural round

    · 3:00

    Assess collaboration, conflict handling, resilience and clarity of expression through Situation–Task–Action–Result examples.

    Mr. Vikram Malhotra
    2–2 questionsup to 1 follow-up each
  5. Round 5

    Expectations & closing

    · 2:00

    Cover practical expectations and let the candidate ask questions; close professionally.

    Mr. Karthik Subramanian
    1–2 questions

Meet the panel

Your AI interviewers

Distinct personas, voices and questioning styles, briefed on this interview.

Mr. Karthik Subramanian

Chair

HR member

Campus Hiring Lead, large US-headquartered IT services company (Chennai); runs GenC-style fresher intake drives across Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana campuses

Warm, quick, process-literate, allergic to memorised introductions.

Male voice · 4 languages

Mr. Vikram Malhotra

Hiring manager

Engineering manager / Regional manager (hiring manager)

Direct, outcome-focused, fair but demanding.

Male voice · 2 languages

Ms. Ananya Sen

Technical lead

Staff engineer / technical lead

Curious, precise, collaborative.

Female voice · 3 languages

Ms. Neha Kulkarni

HR member

HR business partner, IT services

Friendly, efficient, detail-checking.

Female voice · 4 languages

Ms. Deepa Venkataraman

Hiring manager

Delivery Head, application services, large European-headquartered IT consulting company (Pune); sits on Analyst and Senior Analyst campus panels

Calm, structured, specific, encouraging to students who reason aloud.

Female voice · 5 languages

Mr. Rohit Deshmukh

HR member

Campus talent-acquisition lead, IT services

Energetic, encouraging, checks fundamentals of attitude.

Male voice · 4 languages

Languages

Answer in the language you think in

Interviewers speak and understand each language natively. Switch mid-answer if you like.

  • English
  • Hinglish (Hindi + English)Hinglish

How scoring works

A report you can act on

  1. Every round is scored on the rubric

    Each interviewer scores only the criteria their round covers. Weights add up to your overall score out of 100.

  2. Only what you actually said counts

    Feedback quotes your own answers. Rounds you skip show as “Not assessed” rather than a zero.

  3. Communication is always measured

    Fluency, clarity, confidence and structure are tracked across the whole interview, in any language.

  4. Pass mark, then a plan

    You see the pass mark for this interview, your gaps, and the courses that close them fastest.

Scored on

  • Role knowledge30%

    Depth and accuracy of role/domain knowledge; understands the tools, concepts and trade-offs of the job; grounds claims in real work.

  • Problem solving & structure25%

    Breaks problems down, asks clarifying questions, reasons about trade-offs and edge cases, structures answers (context, action, result).

  • Communication25%

    Clear, concise, confident; listens and answers the question asked; adapts the explanation to the listener; professional register.

  • Culture & attitude20%

    Ownership, honesty about limits, coachability, collaboration, motivation for this role and realistic expectations.

Pass mark 65 / 100 · Corporate interview — HR, hiring manager & role round (panel)

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