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                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) February 13, 2006

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

                                    Michigan
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

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

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

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

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

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ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

On February 13, 2006, Syntel, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release
announcing results of operations and related financial information for the
fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2005. 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.

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Exhibit
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99.1      Press Release dated February 13, 2006.
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                                   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.
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                                              (Registrant)

Date  February 13, 2006        By        /s/ Daniel M. Moore
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                                  Daniel M. Moore, Chief Administrative Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

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Exhibit No.   Description
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99.1          Press Release dated February 13, 2006.
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