CONFORMED COPY


                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


        Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) December 2, 2003
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                   Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


         Delaware                   0-24429                  13-3728359
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      (State or Other       (Commission File Number)        (IRS Employer
       Jurisdiction                                      Identification No.)
     of Incorporation)


500 Glenpointe Centre West
Teaneck, New Jersey                                                      07666
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                              (Zip Code)


                                 (201) 801-0233
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                         (Registrant's telephone number,
                              including area code)



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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)





ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

      On December  2, 2003,  Cognizant  Technology  Solutions  Corporation  (the
"Registrant") issued a press release announcing the acquisition of Infopulse,  a
Netherlands-based  IT services  firm  specializing  in the banking and financial
services industry.  For purposes of the reporting requirements of Form 8-K only,
the  Registrant  has  determined  that the  acquisition  does not  constitute  a
significant  amount of assets or a business which is significant.  A copy of the
press release is filed  herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is  incorporated  herein by
reference.


ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL   STATEMENTS,   PRO  FORMA  FINANCIAL   INFORMATION  AND
         EXHIBITS.

         (c)  Exhibits.

         Exhibit No.                        Description of Exhibit
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           99.1                      Press  release  dated   December  2, 2003.


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                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.


                                    COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY
                                    SOLUTIONS CORPORATION



                                    By: /s/ Gordon Coburn
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                                        Name:  Gordon Coburn
                                        Title: Senior Vice President, Chief
                                               Financial Officer, Treasurer and
                                               Secretary

Date: December 2, 2003


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