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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0206</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2019-07-16</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>1</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001058290</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CTSH</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001194455</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>WIJNBERG SANDRA S</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>500 FRANK W. BURR BLVD.</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>TEANECK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NJ</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>07666</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <footnotes></footnotes>

    <remarks>Ms. Wijnberg was elected as a member of the Board of Directors of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (the &quot;Company&quot;) on July 16, 2019.  At such time, no securities or derivative securities of the Company were beneficially owned by Ms. Wijnberg.

Exhibit List:

Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Heather Lawson, on behalf of Sandra S. Wijnberg, by Power of Attorney</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2019-07-18</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
