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-K of  Cognizant  Technology  Solutions
Corporation (the "Company") for the period ended December 31, 2003 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the  "Report"),  the
undersigned,  Lakshmi  Narayanan,  President 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:  March 12, 2004           /s/ Lakshmi Narayanan *
                                 -----------------------------------------
                                 Lakshmi Narayanan,
                                 President, Chief Executive
                                 Officer and Director (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.