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Cognizant to hire 20,000 freshers in 2025 amid AI push
Cognizant shared that 14,000 former employees have rejoined the firm, with 10,000 more in pipeline.
Published on May 01, 2025 06:38 PM IST
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Cognizant to hike salaries in August, marks second year of such a delay: Report
After its new CEO Ravi Kumar took office, bonuses are given in March while hikes are given in August, when hikes used to be given in March as well earlier.
Published on Mar 03, 2025 03:42 PM IST
Cognizant says Infosys got caught ‘red handed’ stealing trade secrets: Report
Infosys countersued Cognizant, stating its CEO Ravi Kumar S delayed the rollout of Infosys’s own healthcare software product when he was a president at Infosys.
Published on Feb 18, 2025 09:12 AM IST
Indian tech companies take fifth of US H-1B visas: Infosys, TCS, Cognizant lead
24,766 out of the total 1.3 lakh H-1B visas were issued to Indian-origin companies in the April-September 2024 period
Published on Jan 06, 2025 11:14 AM IST
Details of how Cognizant discriminated non-Indian employees surface: Report
Cognizant's Indian managers are alleged to have spoken in Hindi to exclude non-Indians, not inviting them to group lunches, and even turning backs against them
Updated on Oct 09, 2024 06:14 PM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Abhyjith K. Ashokan
Cognizant discriminated against non-Indian workers, US jury says
A US jury found Cognizant engaged in discriminatory conduct against non-Indian workers, ordering punitive damages.
Published on Oct 08, 2024 10:20 AM IST
Cognizant puts India HQ at Chennai for sale, expected price is ₹750-800 crore
Cognizant puts for sale its India HQ at Chennai, once serving as the operating base for its founders, in a move to consolidate operations in three other places
Published on Aug 30, 2024 01:11 PM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Abhyjith K. Ashokan
Cognizant sues Infosys alleging stolen trade secrets, Infosys denies allegations
Cognizant in a Texas federal court lawsuit, accused Infosys of illegally accessing data from TriZetto's softwares and using it to develop a competing product.
Published on Aug 24, 2024 03:08 PM IST
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Cognizant responds to backlash on ₹2.5 lakh salary for freshers
IT giant Cognizant says reports suggesting that techies earn a starting salary of ₹2.5 lakh per annum were “grossly misrepresented.”
Published on Aug 19, 2024 02:13 PM IST
Edited by Sanya Jain
‘Quality of freshers is so bad’: Entrepreneur defends Cognizant's ₹2.5 LPA offer
An entrepreneur defending Cognizant's ₹2.5 LPA offer said most freshers don't know how to communicate professionally or code properly.
Published on Aug 15, 2024 01:13 PM IST
Cognizant's annual salary hikes only 1%, increments deferred by 4 months: Report
Cognizant offered hikes are as low as 1% and the highest is said to be 5%, it was reported.
Updated on Aug 15, 2024 08:48 AM IST
Cognizant, offering ₹2.5 LPA to freshers, is led by India’s highest-paid CEO
IT giant Cognizant, currently under fire for a job listing offering ₹2.52 lakh per annum to freshers, is led by India’s highest-paid CEO - Ravi Singisetti
Updated on Aug 14, 2024 01:29 PM IST
Sanya Jain
Cognizant's 2.5 lakh annual pay for freshers mocked: ‘Salary enough for chai…'
As IT companies attempt to grow their margins, they are offering lower salaries to entry-level employees.
Updated on Aug 14, 2024 09:39 AM IST
Cognizant trolled after offering freshers ₹2.52 LPA for IT job
The job hiring for the 2024 graduating batch was based on an information technology job and offered ₹252,000 per annum. Many people have trolled the company.
Updated on Aug 13, 2024 06:41 PM IST
Vrinda Jain
Cognizant pays 4 crore to settle CFO Jatin Dalal's lawsuit with Wipro
Cognizant said that former Wipro senior vice president (SVP) Mohammad Haque's lawsuit with Wipro has also been settled.
Updated on Jul 09, 2024 08:19 PM IST
Cognizant's warning to employees defying return-to-office rule: You'll be fired
Cognizant warned employees who have not returned to office despite warnings in a letter, the report claimed.
Published on May 14, 2024 11:47 AM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Mallika Soni
‘Just doing my business…': CEO on Cognizant ‘poaching’ from rival firms
Two recent arrivals at Cognizant from Wipro, including CFO Jatin Dalal, have been sued by their previous employer.
Updated on Jan 20, 2024 04:38 AM IST
HT News Desk, New Delhi
Wipro vs Cognizant continues, tech giant claims ₹25 cr in damages from ex-CFO
Wipro has filed a lawsuit against its former CFO Jatin Dalal, now seeking ₹25 crores in damages from him for breach of contract.
Published on Dec 30, 2023 03:39 PM IST
Vaishnawi Sinha
Cognizant gets HC relief in ₹9400 crore tax case
Cognizant, despite getting relief from the tax demand case, still has to face a legal battle against Wipro regarding the hiring of its former CFO.
Published on Dec 29, 2023 01:54 PM IST
Vaishnawi Sinha
After Wipro, Infosys joins poaching war against Cognizant, loses 4 executives
After Wipro sued two of its executives who joined Cognizant last month, Infosys sent a notice to the firm.
Published on Dec 28, 2023 07:34 AM IST
Vaishnawi Sinha
Cognizant Q1 net profit up 37.6% to $505 mn
The firm, which has about 200,000 employees based in India, saw its March 2021 quarter revenue growing 4.2% to $4.4 billion over the year-ago period.
Published on May 07, 2021 05:39 AM IST
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