Cognizant Reaches 100,000 Employee Milestone

To Plant 100,000 Trees Around the World to Commemorate Achievement

TEANECK, New Jersey, December 1, 2010 - Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH), a leading provider of consulting, technology,
and business process outsourcing services, today announced it has crossed the
100,000 employee mark. Cognizant's 100,000th employee was hired in the United
States as part of the Company's Financial Services segment. The company
continues to hire talent aggressively across North America, Europe, Asia,
South America, and Australia.

In order to commemorate this milestone, Cognizant will plant 100,000
trees around the world to individually honor each of its 100,000 employees
and to support the cause of a greener environment.

"We had 175 employees in 1994 and are proud to have grown to 100,000 in
just 16 years," said Francisco D'Souza, President and Chief Executive Officer
at Cognizant. "More importantly, we have been able to achieve this while
maintaining our cultural DNA of customer-centricity, as underscored by our
high customer satisfaction ratings. We have encouraged responsibility,
commitment, and excellence across the organization, urging our teams to focus
every day on working with our clients to build stronger businesses. On behalf
of Cognizant, I would like to thank our employees, past and present, for
their contribution to Cognizant's growth and success."

"Over the years, Cognizant has been able to not only attract the best
talent, but also provide exciting career opportunities with rapid
advancement," said Gordon Coburn, Chief Operating and Financial Officer at
Cognizant. "As we redefined the way companies benefit from global services,
we have always focused on building a global team of the very best people. We
believe that our access to top talent from leading universities and the
lateral market, coupled with our unique culture, are among Cognizant's key
differentiators."

About Cognizant

Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) is a leading provider of information technology,
consulting, and business process outsourcing services. Cognizant's
single-minded passion is to dedicate our global technology and innovation
know-how, our industry expertise and worldwide resources to working together
with clients to make their businesses stronger. With over 50 global delivery
centers and more than 100,000 employees as of December 1, 2010, we combine a
unique global delivery model infused with a distinct culture of customer
satisfaction. A member of the NASDAQ-100 Index and S&P 500 Index, Cognizant
is a Forbes Global 2000 company and a member of the Fortune 1000 and is
ranked among the top information technology companies in BusinessWeek's Hot
Growth and Top 50 Performers listings. Visit us online at
www.cognizant.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes statements which may constitute
forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the accuracy of which are
necessarily subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions as to future
events that may not prove to be accurate. Factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those expressed or implied include general
economic conditions and the factors discussed in our most recent Form 10-K
and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Cognizant
undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

U.S., Catherine Marenghi, +1-781-223-8673, catherine.marenghi at cognizant.com, or Europe, Michele Cotton, +44(0)07979504927, michele.cotton at cognizant.com, or Asia-Pac, Harsh Kabra, +91-9823273191, harsh.kabra at cognizant.com