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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Shaheen Allen   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) EVP Corporate Development (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP., 500 FRANK W. BURR BLVD. 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/01/2017 (Street) TEANECK, NJ 07666 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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 Class A Common Stock 12/01/2017   M   3,884 (1) A $ 0 3,884 D   Class A Common Stock 12/01/2017   F   1,840 (2) D $ 71.36 2,044 D   Class A Common Stock 12/01/2017   M   1,306 (3) A $ 0 3,350 D   Class A Common Stock 12/01/2017   F   619 (2) D $ 71.36 2,731 D   Class A Common Stock 12/01/2017   M   1,571 (4) A $ 0 4,302 D   Class A Common Stock 12/01/2017   F   745 (2) D $ 71.36 3,557 D   Class A Common Stock 12/01/2017   M   636 (5) A $ 0 4,193 D   Class A Common Stock 12/01/2017   F   302 (2) D $ 71.36 3,891 D

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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

Restricted Stock Units

$ 0 (6)

12/01/2017

M

3,884

12/01/2017(7)

12/01/2017(7)

Class A Common Stock

3,884

$ 0 (6)

0

D

Restricted Stock Units

$ 0 (6)

12/01/2017

M

1,306

12/01/2017(8)

12/01/2017(8)

Class A Common Stock

1,306

$ 0 (6)

0

D

Restricted Stock Units

$ 0 (6)

12/01/2017

M

1,571

12/01/2017(9)

12/01/2017(9)

Class A Common Stock

1,571

$ 0 (6)

7,858

D

Restricted Stock Units

$ 0 (6)

12/01/2017

M

636

12/01/2017(10)

12/01/2017(10)

Class A Common Stock

636

$ 0 (6)

5,089

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Shaheen Allen C/O COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP. 500 FRANK W. BURR BLVD. TEANECK, NJ 07666			EVP Corporate Development

Signatures

/s/ Harry Demas, on behalf of Allen Shaheen, by Power of Attorney		12/05/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents the number of shares of Class A Common Stock received from the vesting of 1/2 of the vested performance-based restricted stock units previously granted to the reporting person under the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan on December 1, 2014.
(2)	Represents the portion of shares of Class A Common Stock that the Company determined to settle in cash to pay applicable tax withholding.
(3)	Shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock received from the vesting of 1/12 of the restricted stock unit award granted on December 1, 2014.
(4)	Shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock received from the vesting of 1/12 of the restricted stock unit award granted on February 16, 2016.
(5)	Shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock received from the vesting of 1/12 of the restricted stock unit award granted on December 1, 2016.
(6)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's Class A Common Stock.
(7)	The performance-based restricted stock units were granted on December 1, 2014 under the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan. In accordance with the performance-based restricted stock unit award, 1/2 of the vested performance-based restricted stock units were issuable on June 1, 2016, provided the reporting person remained in the Company's service through such anniversary date. The remaining 1/2 of the vested performance-based restricted stock units were issuable on December 1, 2017, provided that the reporting person remained in the Company's service through such anniversary date.
(8)	The restricted stock units were granted on December 1, 2014 under the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan and vest in quarterly installments over three years, commencing on March 1, 2015, with 1/12th of the stock units vesting on each quarterly vesting date so that the stock units would be fully vested on the twelfth quarterly vesting date. The stock units were fully vested on December 1, 2017.
(9)	The restricted stock units were granted on February 16, 2016 under the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan and vest in quarterly installments over three years, commencing on June 1, 2016, with 1/12th of the stock units vesting on each quarterly vesting date so that the stock units will be fully vested on the twelfth quarterly vesting date. The stock units will be fully vested on March 1, 2019.
(10)	The restricted stock units were granted on December 1, 2016 under the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan and vest in quarterly installments over three years, commending on March 1, 2017, with 1/12th of the stock units vesting on each quarterly vesting date so that the stock units will be fully vested on the twelfth quarterly vesting date. The stock units will be fully vested on December 1, 2019.
Remarks: Exhibit List:  Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

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