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October 31, 2011

Ms. Maryse Mills-Apenteng

Special Counsel

Division of Corporation Finance

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

Re: Syntel, Inc.

Form 10-K For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2010

Filed on March 3, 2011

Form 8-K filed on October 17, 2011

File No. 000-22903

Dear Ms. Mills-Apenteng:

On behalf of Syntel, Inc., a Michigan corporation (the “Company”), I am responding to the Staff’s comment letter dated October 17, 2011 with respect to the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, filed on March 3, 2011, and the Company’s Form 8-K filed on October 17, 2011. This letter will confirm our telephone conversation of October 31, 2011 in which we discussed that Syntel would respond to the Staff’s comment letter no later than November 14, 2011. Thank you for your assistance.

Very truly yours,

DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC

/s/ D. Richard McDonald

D. Richard McDonald

cc: Daniel M. Moore

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