EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
    We consent to the inclusion in this registration statement on Form S-1 of
our reports dated March 24, 1998 (except as to Note 7 which is as of       ,
1998) on our audits of the consolidated financial statements and financial
statement schedule of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation. We also
consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts."
 
New York, New York
               , 1998
 
   
    THE RECAPITALIZATION AS DESCRIBED IN NOTE 7 TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS HAS NOT BEEN CONSUMMATED. WHEN IT HAS BEEN CONSUMMATED, WE WILL BE IN
A POSITION TO FURNISH THE ABOVE CONSENT.
    
 
                                          Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
 
   
New York, New York
May 22, 1998