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                       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):        March 3, 2006

                              COVANSYS CORPORATION
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

                                    MICHIGAN
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


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          0-22141                                              38-2606945
(Commission File Number)                       (I.R.S. Employee Identification Number)
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       32605 WEST TWELVE MILE ROAD, SUITE 250, FARMINGTON HILLS, MI 48334
               (Address of Principal Executive Office)  (Zip Code)

                                 (248) 488-2088
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                                      None

         (Former Name and Former Address, if Change Since Last Report)


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Item 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT

On March 3, 2006, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors approved
the following action with regard to the compensation of the executive officers
who are expected to be named in the Summary of Compensation Table of Covansys
Corporation's 2006 Proxy Statement.

The Compensation Committee approved annual cash bonuses earned during 2005 and
paid in 2006. The bonus awards were earned based upon the achievement of
performance goals established early in 2005, which were reviewed and approved by
the Compensation Committee. The amounts of the bonus awards are as follows: Mr.
Vattikuti ($147,200); Mr. Trouba ($100,000); Mr. Velu ($114,600); Mr. Nicholas
($60,000); and Mr. Bhaskaran ($165,000).


Item 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On March 8, 2006, Covansys Corporation issued a press release announcing its
financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2005. A copy
of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report.

This information shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such a filing.

                                   SIGNATURE

          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 duly authorized.

                                                  Covansys Corporation

Dated: March 9, 2006

                                                  By: /s/ Thomas E. Lindsey
                                                  Vice President, Controller
                                                  and Chief Accounting Officer
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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

     EXHIBIT NO.                   DESCRIPTION
     99.1                Press Release Dated March 8, 2006