FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: December 31, 2014 Estimated average burden hours per response 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Mackay Leo S. Jr. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP., 500 FRANK W. BURR BLVD. (Street) TEANECK NJ 07666 (City) (State) (Zip)	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)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/16/2012
	4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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

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 (Right to Buy) (1)

$ 71

09/16/2012

A

10,000

09/16/2013

09/16/2019

Class A Common Stock

10,000

$ 0

10,000

D

Deferred Restricted Stock Units

(2)

09/16/2012

A

2,253

(3)

(3)

Class A common Stock

2,253

$ 0

2,253

D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Such options were granted on September 16, 2012 pursuant to the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan. Such options vest as follows: 50% on September 16, 2013; 50% on September 16, 2014. The options will be fully vested on September 16, 2014.

2. Each deferred restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's Class A Common Stock.

3. The deferred restricted stock units were granted on September 16, 2012 under the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan and vest ratably on an annual basis over three years. The vested shares issuable under the stock unit award shall be issued to the reporting person upon his termination of service from the Board of Directors of the Company.

	/s/ Steven E. Schwartz, on behalf of Leo S. Mackay, Jr., by Power of Attorney	09/18/2012
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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