Exhibit 32

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Syntel, Inc. (the "Company") on Form
10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2004 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), we, Bharat Desai,
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Keshav
Murugesh, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

     /s/ Bharat Desai
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Bharat Desai
Syntel, Inc.
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer
May 07, 2004



     /s/ Keshav Murugesh
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Keshav Murugesh
Syntel, Inc.
Chief Financial Officer
May 07, 2004


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