UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                             CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                          TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 25, 2006

                                  Syntel, Inc.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                    Michigan
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


                                            
         0-22903                                           38-2312018
(Commission File Number)                       (IRS Employer Identification No.)



                                                                   
525 E. Big Beaver Road, Suite 300, Troy, Michigan                        48083
     (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                         (Zip Code)


                                 (248) 619-2800
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

     _____________________________________________________________________
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

On April 25, 2006, Syntel, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release
announcing results of operations and related financial information for the first
quarter ended March 31, 2006. A copy of the press release is attached to this
Report as Exhibit 99.1. The information contained in this Current Report,
including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be "filed"
for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the
"Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor
shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities
Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except if the Company expressly states that
such information is to be considered "filed" under the Exchange Act or
incorporates it by specific reference in such filing.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d)  Exhibits.



Exhibit
 Number
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  99.1    Press Release dated April 25, 2006.


                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                        Syntel, Inc.
                                        (Registrant)


Date April 25, 2006                     By /s/ Daniel M. Moore
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Daniel M. Moore,
                                           Chief Administrative Officer


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EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit No.   Description
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99.1          Press Release dated April 25, 2006.



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