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Cognizant Walk in Drive 2026 is scheduled for 5 September 2026 at Kolkata and Indore for the Customer Support Voice role in the IOA – PR business unit. Reporting is 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. The experience band is 0–11 months only, so it is genuinely a freshers drive. One important catch: this is running as an employee referral campaign, which means your profile needs to be submitted through a Cognizant employee referral rather than a plain walk-in.
The official Cognizant campaign document states: “All candidate profiles submitted via Employee Referral India will be considered. Profiles received through other channels will not be considered valid referrals.” In practice that means you need a Cognizant employee to refer you through their internal referral portal before the interview date. Turning up at the venue without a submitted referral may not get you a slot.
If you do not know anyone at Cognizant, apply through the official job links below instead. The same requisitions are open on the public Cognizant careers portal and do not require a referrer.
Job Summary
Cognizant Walk in Drive 2026 – venues and job IDs
Unitech Candor, C1, 5th floor cafeteria, Newtown Action Area 1, Kolkata – 700135
Portal job ID for this city: 000701016510
3rd Floor, Brilliant Titanium, Plot No. 9, Scheme Number 78 Part II, Vijay Nagar, Indore, Madhya Pradesh – 452010
Portal job ID for this city: 00069297821
The Cognizant Walk in Drive 2026 referral flyer lists job ID 00069297821 against Kolkata and 000701016510 against Indore. Cognizant’s own careers portal shows the opposite: 00069297821 is an Indore requisition and 000701016510 is a Kolkata one. We have used the portal mapping above because that is what you can verify yourself. Note down both numbers before you travel and confirm the correct one at the registration desk.
Who can attend the Cognizant Walk in Drive 2026
- Experience: 0–11 months only. The Cognizant Walk in Drive 2026 campaign states this band for both cities, so candidates with a year or more of experience are outside scope for this particular drive.
- The Cognizant Walk in Drive 2026 role is Customer Support Voice in the IOA – PR business unit.
- Comfort with rotational shifts, since the underlying requisitions list rotational working.
- Strong spoken and written English — it is a voice process.
One thing worth knowing: the public job descriptions on the Cognizant portal describe a broader profile, including a line about customer service experience of roughly one to two years. That is the generic requisition text. The 0–11 months band on the referral campaign is the screening bar for this 5 September drive, and it is the number to go by if you are a fresher.
What the Customer Support Voice role involves
- Handling inbound and outbound customer interactions over phone, chat and email in this Cognizant Walk in Drive 2026 role, and resolving each query within agreed service levels.
- Responding to product, order and account queries clearly and accurately.
- Logging cases properly in customer service and ticketing tools, with research and follow-up.
- Escalating issues promptly when they cannot be resolved at first contact.
- Working to metrics such as first contact resolution, handling time and customer satisfaction.
- Following privacy, security and compliance standards when handling customer data.
For the Cognizant Walk in Drive 2026, the Kolkata requisition is listed on the portal as a work from home role and the Indore one as hybrid, so the location mainly determines your reporting office and the interview venue rather than a daily commute in the Kolkata case. Confirm this at the interview, since staffing models change.
Documents to carry to the Cognizant Walk in Drive 2026
- Updated resume — carry two or three printed copies.
- A government photo ID such as Aadhaar, PAN or passport, plus a photocopy, for Cognizant Walk in Drive 2026 registration.
- Recent passport-size photographs.
- Educational certificates and marksheets, originals plus copies.
- If you have any prior experience within the 0–11 month band, your offer letter, relieving letter or payslips.
Reach the Cognizant Walk in Drive 2026 venue well before the 12:00 PM cut-off. If you are weighing up other walk-ins the same week, our Wipro walk-in drive page tracks the current Hyderabad sessions, and the TCS NQT preparation guide covers the aptitude and communication rounds most Indian BPO drives reuse. If you are weighing up other walk-ins the same week, our Wipro walk-in drive page tracks the current Hyderabad sessions, and the TCS NQT preparation guide covers the aptitude and communication rounds most Indian BPO drives reuse. Registration for the Cognizant Walk in Drive 2026 closes at noon and candidates arriving later are usually not accommodated.
A word on safety before you send anything
Referral drives like the Cognizant Walk in Drive 2026 circulate widely on WhatsApp and LinkedIn, and messages often ask candidates to send a CV along with personal details. Share your resume by all means, but do not send your date of birth, Aadhaar number, PAN, bank details or scanned ID documents to an individual over social media. A genuine referral only needs your CV and contact details; the rest is collected by Cognizant itself during formal onboarding. Cognizant does not charge any fee for interviews or offers, and neither does Freshershunt.
How to apply
There are two routes into the Cognizant Walk in Drive 2026 for Customer Support Voice. If you know someone at Cognizant, ask them to submit your profile through the internal Employee Referral India portal before 5 September — that is the route the campaign document specifies. If you do not have a referrer, use the official job links above and apply directly on the Cognizant careers site, then attend the walk-in with your application reference.
About Cognizant
Cognizant, the company behind the Cognizant Walk in Drive 2026, is one of the largest IT and business process services companies operating in India, employing several hundred thousand people across Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, Indore and other cities. Its IOA and process operations units run customer support programmes for global clients, and drives like the Cognizant Walk in Drive 2026 are how those teams hire at volume. For a fresher, a voice support role here is a common entry point with internal movement into quality, training or operations later.
Cognizant Walk in Drive 2026 — FAQs
When and where is the Cognizant Walk in Drive 2026?
5 September 2026, reporting between 10:00 AM and 12:00 PM. Kolkata: Unitech Candor, C1, 5th floor cafeteria, Newtown Action Area 1, PIN 700135. Indore: 3rd Floor, Brilliant Titanium, Plot No. 9, Scheme Number 78 Part II, Vijay Nagar, PIN 452010.
Can freshers attend?
Yes. The experience band stated for both cities is 0–11 months, which makes this a freshers-focused drive. Candidates with more than 11 months of experience are outside the stated range.
Do I need an employee referral to attend?
The campaign document says profiles submitted via Employee Referral India will be considered and that profiles through other channels will not count as valid referrals. If you have a referrer, use that route. If not, apply directly on the Cognizant careers portal using the job links on this page.
Which job ID applies to Kolkata?
There is a conflict. The circulating flyer puts 00069297821 against Kolkata, but Cognizant’s careers portal shows 00069297821 as Indore and 000701016510 as Kolkata. Carry both numbers and confirm at the registration desk.
What is the salary for this role?
Not disclosed. Cognizant has not published a figure for these requisitions and any amount circulating on social media is unverified. Ask during the interview.
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