UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the Month of April 2007

Commission File Number 001-15190

SATYAM COMPUTER SERVICES LIMITED

Not Applicable
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

Republic of India
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

Satyam Technology Center
Bahadurpally Village
Qutbullapur Mandal
R.R. District — 500855
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh India
(91) 40-3063-3535
(Address of principal executive offices)

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This Report on Form 6-K shall be incorporated by reference in the:

1. Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333—13772) of Satyam Computer Services Limited (the “Company”), filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 31, 2001; and

2. Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333—139949) of the Company, filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 12, 2007.

Other Events

Appointment of New Directors

On April 20, 2007, the Company announced the appointments of Mr. T.R. Prasad and Prof. V.S. Raju as independent directors of the Company with effect from April 20, 2007. With these appointments, the Company’s Board of Directors has 10 members as of April 20, 2007. These appointments were made to expand the size of the Board of Directors of the Company.

Mr. T.R. Prasad was a member of the Indian Administrative Services. He was the Cabinet Secretary, Government of India and was also a member of the Finance Commission of India. Prior to this, he held the following positions: Defence Secretary, Government of India; Secretary, Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Industry; Chairman, Foreign Investment Promotion Board; Secretary, Heavy Industry and Chairman, Maruti Udyog Ltd. Mr. Prasad holds a Master’s degree in Physics (Electronics) from Banaras University and is a lifetime fellow of the Institute of Engineers (FIE). He is also a member of the board of directors of TVS Motors Company Ltd., Suven Life Sciences Ltd., Taj GVK Hotels and Resorts Ltd., Nelcast Ltd., GMR Infrastructure Company Ltd. and Indofil Organic Industries Ltd.

Prof. V. S. Raju is the Chairman of the Naval Research Board, Defense Research and Development Organization, Government of India. Prior to this, he was the Director of the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and was a professor and Dean at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. During his over 40 year’s academic career, he interacted extensively with the IT industry as a consultant, and at a policy level promoted Industry-Academia collaboration. Mr. Raju holds a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in engineering from Andhra University and Indian Institute of Science, respectively and a Doctorate in engineering from the University of Karlsruhe, Germany. He is also a member of the board of directors of Bharti Airtel Ltd., Kaytee Switchgar Ltd and Nagarjuna Construction Company Ltd.

The Company’s Board of Directors has determined that Mr. T.R. Prasad and Prof. V.S. Raju are independent within the meaning of the NYSE’s corporate governance standards, on the basis that the Company has no material relationship with each of them.

Following these appointments, the Board has also appointed each of Mr. T.R. Prasad and Prof. V.S. Raju as a member of the Audit Committee and the Investors’ Grievance Committee of the Company. The Board has also appointed Prof. V.S. Raju as a member of the Compensation Committee of the Company.

Mr. V.P. Rama Rao has stepped down as a member of each of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and the Investors’ Grievance Committee. Mr. Rao will continue to serve as an independent director on the Company’s Board of Directors until the end of his current term.

The Company’s directors as of April 20, 2007 are set forth below:

Name		Position
B. Ramalinga Raju		Chairman
B. Rama Raju		Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
Rammohan Rao Mynampati		President and Whole Time Director
V.P. Rama Rao		Director
Dr. Mangalam Srinivasan		Director
Krishna G. Palepu		Director
Vinod K. Dham		Director
M. Rammohan Rao		Director
T.R. Prasad		Director
V.S. Raju		Director

In addition, the members of the committees of the Board of Directors of the Company as of April 20, 2007 are set forth below:

			Audit Committee
			Dr. Mangalam Srinivasan M. Rammohan Rao T.R. Prasad V.S. Raju
			Compensation Committee
			Dr. Mangalam Srinivasan Vinod K. Dham M. Rammohan Rao V.S. Raju
			Investors’ Grievance Committee
			T.R. Prasad V.S. Raju B. Rama Raju

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, there under duly authorized.

Date: April 25, 2007