Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Nambiar Rajesh	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP [ CTSH ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                    _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below) President, Digital Business
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) C/O COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP., 300 FRANK W. BURR BLVD., STE. 36, 6 FL.	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 9/15/2021
(Street) TEANECK, NJ 07666 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	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. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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
Class A Common Stock	9/15/2021		M		914 (1)	A	(2)	6835	D
Class A Common Stock	9/15/2021		F		390 (3)	D	$76.10	6445	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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
Restricted Stock Units	(2)	9/15/2021		M			914	(4)	(4)	Class A Common Stock	914.0	$0	5489	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Shares of Class A Common Stock of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (the "Company") received from the vesting of 1/7th of the restricted stock unit ("RSU") award granted on June 18, 2021
(2)	Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's Class A Common Stock.
(3)	Shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock withheld to pay applicable taxes.
(4)	The RSUs were granted on June 18, 2021 under the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2017 Incentive Award Plan and will vest in 11 successive quarterly installments, with (i) 1/7th of the RSUs vesting on September 15, 2020 (the "First RSU Vesting Date"), (ii) 1/7th of the RSUs vesting on each of the first and second three-month anniversaries of the First RSU Vesting Date, (iii) 2/3rds of 1/7th of the RSUs vesting on each of the third, fourth, fifth and sixth three-month anniversaries of the First RSU Vesting Date, (iv) 1/3rd of 1/7th of the RSUs vesting on each of the seventh, eight and ninth three-month anniversaries of the First RSU Vesting Date, and (v) the remainder of the RSUs vesting on the tenth three-month anniversary of the First RSU Vesting Date. The RSUs will be fully vested on March 15, 2024.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Nambiar Rajesh C/O COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP. 300 FRANK W. BURR BLVD., STE. 36, 6 FL. TEANECK, NJ 07666			President, Digital Business

Signatures
/s/ Harry Demas, on behalf of Rajesh Nambiar, by Power of Attorney		9/17/2021
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date