EXHIBIT 23.01

               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

         We consent to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this Annual  Report
(Form 10-K) of The Indus  Group,  Inc.  of our report  dated  January 24,  1997,
included in the 1996 Annual Report to the Shareholders of The Indus Group, Inc.

         Our audits also included the financial  statement schedule of The Indus
Group,  Inc. listed in Item 14(a).  This schedule is the  responsibility  of the
Company's  management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on our
audits. In our opinion, the financial statement schedule referred to above, when
considered  in  relation  to the basic  financial  statements  taken as a whole,
present fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

         We also consent to the  incorporation  by reference in the Registration
Statement  (Form S-8 No.  333-04654)  pertaining  to the 1995 Stock  Plan,  1995
Director  Option Plan and Employee  Stock Plan of The Indus  Group,  Inc. of our
report  dated  January 24,  1997,  with  respect to the  consolidated  financial
statements  of The Indus Group,  Inc.  incorporated  by reference in this Annual
Report (Form 10K) for the year ended December 31, 1996.

                                                           /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Palo Alto, California
March 24, 1997




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