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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 * WENDEL THOMAS M   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP [CTSH] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP., 500 FRANK W. BURR BLVD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/18/2009 (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 08/18/2009   M   30,000 A $ 3.79 30,000 D   Class A Common Stock 08/18/2009   M   40,000 A $ 4.61 70,000 D   Class A Common Stock 08/18/2009   M   40,000 A $ 11.7 110,000 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

Class A Common Stock Option (Right to Buy) (1)

$ 3.79

08/18/2009

A

30,000

06/05/2003

06/05/2012

Class A Common Stock

30,000

$ 0

0 (2)

D

Class A Common Stock Option (Right to Buy) (3)

$ 4.61

08/18/2009

A

40,000

05/09/2004

05/09/2013

Class A Common Stock

40,000

$ 0

0 (2)

D

Class A Common Stock Option (Right to Buy) (4)

$ 11.7

08/18/2009

A

40,000

04/08/2005

04/08/2014

Class A Common Stock

40,000

$ 0

0 (2)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
WENDEL THOMAS M C/O COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP. 500 FRANK W. BURR BLVD TEANECK, NJ 07666	X

Signatures

/s/ Steven Schwartz, on behalf of Thomas M. Wendel, by power of attorney		08/20/2009
**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)	Such options were granted on June 5, 2002 pursuant to the Company's 1999 Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended. Such options were 100% vested on June 5, 2004. The Date Exercisable above reflects the first anniversary date of such option.
(2)	Excludes previously granted options for an aggregate of 80,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, which have different exercise prices and vesting dates.
(3)	Such options were granted on May 9, 2003 pursuant to the Company's 1999 Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended. Such options were 100% vested on May 9, 2005. The Date Exercisable above reflects the first anniversary date of such option.
(4)	Such options were granted on April 8, 2004 pursuant to the Amended and Restated Cognizant Technology Solutions Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan. Such options were 100% vested on April 8, 2006. The Date Exercisable above reflects the first anniversary date of such option.

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