The interview process included:
Mostly about data structures, such as queues, stacks, and linked lists. (Asked to implement problems on them in real-time in a text editor.)
Lots and lots of short questions from operating systems.
Computer networks (lots of them covered whole).
Algorithms.
The following metrics were computed from 378 interview experiences for the Cisco Software Engineer role in India.
Cisco's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in India is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Cisco's Software Engineer interview process in India.