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 March 31, 2004 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: May 7, 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.