

                                                                    Exhibit 23
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                     CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS





     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration  Statement
of Cognizant Technology Solutions  Corporation on Form S-8 (File No. 333-59439),
of our  report  dated  February  26,  1999,  on our  audits of the  consolidated
financial  statements and financial  statement schedule of Cognizant  Technology
Solutions Corporation as of December 31, 1998 and 1997 and for each of the three
years in the period  ended  December  31, 1998 which  report is included in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K.



PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
March 19, 1999
