For interview presentation

3. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We wish to express our sincere gratitude Dr. Nira Konar madam for helping
and guiding us to perform a great presentation on the company
‘COGNIZANT’. We also thank Mr.Ayushman Banerjee and …….. For
continuous encouragement and support in carrying out this presentation
successfully. We would also like to thank our friend for helping us during the
making of this presentation.

4. 1)SAMIK DAS (EIE/15/31)
2)RAHUL MANNA(EIE/15/32)
3)SUBHADIP METIA(EIE/15/33)
4)DEVASHSISH MONDAL(EIE/15/34)
5)SAHAJAHAN HOSSEIN(EIE/15/35)

7. OUR FOUNDERS & MAJOR LEADERS
Francisco D'Souza, Chief Executive Officer
The son of an Indian diplomat, Mr. D’Souza is a global citizen
who has lived in nine different countries and traveled to many
others. He obtained his Bachelor's degree in Business
Administration from the University of Macau and his MBA
from Carnegie-Mellon University.
Kumar Mahadeva, CO Founder
Kumar Mahadeva was a Sri Lankan American founder,
chairman and chief executive officer of Cognizant Technology
Solutions. He resigned from Cognizant Technology Solutions
in 2003.

8. • Cognizant is driven by passion: To help our customers build stronger,
more agile and more innovative businesses.
•The 3R Business model:
1. Rethink their business models to change the ways they interact with their customers,
employees and partners.
2. Reinvent their workforces to reflect the millennial mindset and its flexible, open and
inclusive approach to work.
3. Rewire their operations that are being transformed by social networks, mobile devices,
"big data" analytics and cloud computing.
• TWO-IN-A-BOX:
Two-In-a-Box represents our commitment to providing superior service to help you
reduce IT operational costs, embrace best practice and undergo sustainable business
transformation.
1) We believe that companies that are open and welcoming to a multicultural work force will thrive
with fresh perspectives and collaborative knowledge.
2) Our People: Our associates are ambassadors of diversity, representing Cognizant's commitment to a
rich and dynamic work environment.
3) Our Culture: We purposefully design our culture to empower our employees and leaders to become
catalysts for diversity.
4) Our Clients: Our diversity provides a broad foundation for supporting our global clients, helping us
span cultural, political and social differences.
5) Our Community: We are committed to creating educational opportunities that strengthen and
develop a diverse global work force.

9. OUR HISTORY

10. 1994:cognizant is set up in 94 with headquarters in Chennai as the technology division of Dun and Bradstreet under the name DBSS and has 75000
employees by the end of the year and post annual revenue is 1.7 million. The team includes Kumar Mangalam, Francisco d’Souja and N. Lakshmi
Narayana.
1997: DBSS is renamed COGNIZANT TECHNOLGY SOLUTION(CTS) and its head quarters moves to Teaneck, new jersey.
1998:Cognizant became the first Indian software services firm to list on NASDAQ. and annual revenue crosses the 50 million.
2003:Founder Kumar Mahadeva RETIRESFROM THE POST,AND Narayan takes his post.
2006: cognizant posts 1 billion in annual revenue for the first time and included on S&P 500,joining the likes of Microsoft and Google.
2007: Acquires MarketRx Inc, a US analytics and life science software firm for 135 million, revenue nearly doubles from
to touch 2 billion
2008: Breaks into fortune 1,000 list
2010: total number of employees hits 100,000 for the first time
2011: cognizant included on fortune 500 list, joining General Motors, Hwellet –Packard and Bank of America. over takes Wipro in terms of
quarterly revenue for the first time
2012: overtakes former Indian sector bellwether Infosys for the first time in quarterly revenue, repeats the performance in the next two quarters.
Acquires CI groups.
Annual revenue stands at billion ,nearly triple the amount generated in 2007. Annual revenue stands at
2016: annual revenue stands at 13.49 billion

11. OUR CHENNAI HEADQUARTER

12. OUR GLOBAL FOOTSTEP

16. • Data & Analytics
• Business Process Services
•Organizational change
management
• Digital Transformation
•Suply chain Optimization
•Mergers and Acquisition
•Enterprise architecture
services
•Quality Engineering
And Assurance

20. Revenues
**figures are in million

22. -Francisco D’Souja,Chief executive officer

23. OUR MAJOR PARTNERS

24. SUSTAINABILITY:
WE ARE FOCUSED IN OUR SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS:
• Improving education in our communities.
• Reducing the environmental impact of our operations.
• Providing a safe workplace while promoting professional development.
• Maintaining high standards of business conduct.
• Delivering superior service and tangible business advantages to our clients.

27. There are countable reasons why students prefer cognizant as their
first choice for job employer:
•Cognizant is renowned multinational company which gives international work
exposure and weight to resume.
• CTS is bulk hirer which means that your chances of getting selected is higher.
• Cognizant gives average package of 3 lac per annum that is more than or equal
to industry standard package.
• Selection process is easy as CTS conducts only three rounds for candidates on-
off campus selection process.

28. Cognizant On Campus Criteria 2017-18:
• CTS hires only entry level fresher candidates in on campus drive.
• 60% in 10th, 12th & Engineering throughout.
• Sometime CTS keeps the 70% throughout totally varies college to college.
• Should have basic technical and stream knowledge.
• Should have good communication skills.
• Good aptitude and reasoning skills is required.
CTS Off campus Eligibility Criteria 2017:
• 2016 Batch pass out candidates are eligible.
• BE / BTech / ME / MTech / MCA degree is allowed.
• All Branches except Civil , Chemical and Bio Related branches.
• 60% and above aggregate throughout academics ( X , XII / Dip , UG , PG ).

29. CTS Selection Process 2017-18:
Cognizant selection process consist of total three rounds:
1)Aptitude Written test (Online Test)
2)Technical Interview
3)HR Interview

32. Sources of information:
1)www.google.com
2)www.wikipedia.com
3)www.cognizant.com
4)The economic times