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