Today in this blog, we are going to discuss the Cognizant INTERIM OFFER Mean—what it is, why it is sent by Cognizant, and what the next process is. I am Pratik Srivastava, founder of OnlineStudyForYou and PlacementWala, and I am the right person to guide you on this matter. I have over six lakh followers on YouTube, where we provide tech placement-related content only.
Before Sending INTERIM OFFER Cognizant basically hires for multiple roles from various educational backgrounds. The first one is Gen-C, Programmer Analyst Trainee, and Analyst Trainee for BCA and BSc students, with a package of up to 2.6 LPA.
For BE, BTech, and MCA candidates, they hire for roles like Gen-C, Gen-C Pro, Gen-C Next, and Gen-C Elevate, offering packages up to 7 to 8 LPA.
| Stage : INTERIM OFFER Mean | Description |
|---|---|
| 1. Educational Background Check | Verification of 10th, 12th, and degree marksheets. Minimum 60% criteria. Checks for original certificates, stream, and subjects studied. |
| 2. Authenticity Check | Checks if the exams were cleared ethically. Includes plagiarism checks, camera monitoring, eye movement, tab switch, etc. May not be strictly enforced always. |
| 3. Medical Check | Ensures the candidate is medically fit to work. A necessary step before final onboarding. |
| 4. Document Verification | Must be cleared before proceeding to other checks. Includes all academic documents and certificates. |
| 5. Business Requirement Check | If your skills (e.g., Python) don’t match current openings, joining may be delayed or even cancelled. Dependent on Cognizant’s real-time project needs. |
| Final Note | Multiple factors influence final joining. Stay ethical and patient. Best of luck! |
Cognizant basically conducts multiple rounds. The first one is a communication round, where your English accent is automatically tested through an AI platform. After this, they conduct an aptitude round with around 30 to 40 questions in 60 minutes. Then, they have technical rounds divided into three clusters: Cluster 1, Cluster 2, and Cluster 3. After that, candidates are invited for interviews, and based on your performance, Cognizant sends the Interim Offer.
So now we are going to start discussing what the Cognizant Interim Offer means. It is a subjective offer letter—you can also call it a provisional offer letter, or in other words, a letter of intent. Another term for it is the Cognizant pre-offer letter.
It means Cognizant is going to verify a lot of things before giving you the final offer letter and the joining date. We are going to discuss what those things are.
Educational Checks : INTERIM OFFER Mean
So the first initial check they do is educational background verification. It means they check whether your 10th marksheet is valid and if you have more than 60% marks. Then, they verify the originality of your marksheets.
After that, they check your study certificates, your provisional degree certificate, your educational background, the stream you belong to, and the subjects you had during your degree. This is all part of the process.
Authenticity Checks : INTERIM OFFER Mean
So, after the educational background check, they verify your authenticity. What does that mean? It means they check whether you cleared the exam ethically or not. They look for signs of cheating during the interview or test, run plagiarism checks on your written code, and review camera screenshots, eye movement, tab switching, and more.
But don’t worry—this is not strictly enforced in every case. However, if you are clearly exposing yourself on camera, like behaving carelessly, then yes, you might get rejected even after receiving the interim offer. But if you managed everything by yourself or took the exam in an ethical way, then you definitely have a good chance to clear Cognizant’s initial background checks.
Medical Check : INTERIM OFFER Mean
So, the third and most important check is the medical check—to ensure that you are medically fit to work at Cognizant. This factor is also verified.
Remember, you must first clear your document verification. After that, they check your authenticity, and then they also review the business requirements, which we will discuss in the next point.
So, just assume that they offered you a role based on the requirement for a Python developer, or you are a Python expert who cleared the exam under Cluster 1, which is related to Python.
But if Cognizant doesn’t have any Python-related openings at that time, what happens? Your joining will be delayed—again and again. Sometimes, I don’t want to say this, but honestly, in some cases, they never provide a joining if there are no business requirements in that particular domain. So, multiple factors matter here. Just stay hopeful, and best of luck!