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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Middleton Sean   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP [CTSH] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Pres - Cognizant Accelerator (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP., 500 FRANK W. BURR BLVD. 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/01/2019 (Street) TEANECK, NJ 07666 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock 04/01/2019   M   47 (1) A (2) 5,924 (3) D   Class A Common Stock 04/01/2019   F   15 (4) D $ 73.85 5,909 D   Class A Common Stock 04/01/2019   M   524 (5) A (2) 6,433 D   Class A Common Stock 04/01/2019   F   164 (4) D $ 73.85 6,269 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Units

(2)

04/01/2019

M

47

(6)

(6)

Class A Common Stock

47

$ 0

467

D

Restricted Stock Units

(2)

04/01/2019

M

524

(7)

(7)

Class A Common Stock

524

$ 0

5,769

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Middleton Sean C/O COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP. 500 FRANK W. BURR BLVD. TEANECK, NJ 07666			Pres - Cognizant Accelerator

Signatures

/s/ Harry Demas, on behalf of Sean Middleton, by Power of Attorney		04/03/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares of Class A Common Stock of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (the "Company") received from the vesting of 1/12th of the time-based restricted stock unit ("RSU") award granted on September 13, 2018.
(2)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's Class A Common Stock.
(3)	Includes 396 shares acquired under the Company's 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended, on March 29, 2019.
(4)	Represents the portion of shares of Class A Common Stock that the Company determined to settle in cash to pay applicable tax withholding.
(5)	Shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company received from the vesting of 1/12th of the RSU award granted on December 6, 2018.
(6)	The RSUs were granted on September 13, 2018 under the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2017 Incentive Award Plan and vest in quarterly installments over three years, commencing on January 1, 2019, with 1/12th of the RSUs vesting on each quarterly vesting date so that the RSUs will be fully vested on the twelfth quarterly vesting date. The RSUs will be fully vested on October 1, 2021.
(7)	The RSUs were granted on December 6, 2018 under the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2017 Incentive Award Plan and vest in quarterly installments over three years, commencing on April 1, 2019, with 1/12th of the RSUs vesting on each quarterly vesting date so that the RSUs will be fully vested on the twelfth quarterly vesting date. The RSUs will be fully vested on January 1, 2022.

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