EXHIBIT 32.1

                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

      In  connection  with  the  Form  10-Q of  Cognizant  Technology  Solutions
Corporation  (the  "Company")  for the period ended  September 30, 2003 as filed
with the Securities and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the  "Report"),
the undersigned,  Wijeyaraj Mahadeva,  Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company,  hereby certifies,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  Section 1350,
that:

      (1) The Report fully  complies with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      (2) The  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and results of operations of the
Company.



Dated:  November 12, 2003        /s/ Wijeyaraj Mahadeva*
                                 -----------------------
                                 Wijeyaraj Mahadeva,
                                 Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
                                 Officer (Principal Executive Officer)


      * A signed original of this written statement  required by Section 906 has
been provided to Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation and will be retained
by Cognizant  Technology  Solutions  Corporation and furnished to the Securities
and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.