CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 26, 1999 relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation as of December 31, 1998 and 1997, and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 1998, which appears in the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP New York, New York September 10, 1999