SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


       Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) February 10, 2004
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                   Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


         Delaware                   0-24429                  13-3728359
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      (State or Other       (Commission File Number)        (IRS Employer
       Jurisdiction                                      Identification No.)
     of Incorporation)


500 Glenpointe Centre West
Teaneck, New Jersey                                                      07666
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                              (Zip Code)


                                 (201) 801-0233
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                         (Registrant's telephone number,
                              including area code)



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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)





ITEM 12.   RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

     On February 10, 2004, Cognizant  Technology Solutions  Corporation issued a
press release to report the company's financial results for the quarter and year
ended  December 31, 2003. The full text of the press release is attached to this
current  report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

     The  information  in this Form 8-K shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes
of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 (the  "Exchange  Act") or
otherwise  subject to the  liabilities  of that section,  nor shall it be deemed
incorporated  by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the
Exchange  Act,  except as  expressly  set forth by specific  reference in such a
filing.



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                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.


                                    COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY
                                    SOLUTIONS CORPORATION



                                    By: /s/  Gordon Coburn
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                                        Name: Gordon Coburn
                                        Title:Executive Vice President, Chief
                                        Financial Officer, Treasurer and
                                        Secretary

Date: February 10, 2004






                                EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.                     Description
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99.1                            Press release of Cognizant  Technology Solutions
                                Corporation, dated February 10, 2004