EXHIBIIT 23.2


                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


         We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan and 1992
Employee Stock Purchase Plan of Keane, Inc. of our report dated February 12,
2001, except Note O as to which the date is February 21, 2001, with respect to
the consolidated financial statements of Keane, Inc. included in its Annual
Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2000, filed with the
Securities Exchange Commission.


                              /S/ Ernst & Young LLP

                              ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
June 7, 2001