FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   CITIGROUP INC 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 09/01/2009 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NESS TECHNOLOGIES INC [NSTC] (Last) (First) (Middle) 399 PARK AVENUE, 3RD FLOOR 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10043 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share 3,658,332 (1) (2) I by subsidiary

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
CITIGROUP INC 399 PARK AVENUE 3RD FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10043	  X	Â	Â	Â
Bhushan Ajit CITI VENTURE CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL 8TH FLOOR, 33 CAVENDISH SQUARE LONDON, X0 W1G OPW	  X	Â	Â	Â

Signatures

Citigroup Inc., By: /s/ Julie A. Bell Lindsay, Assistant Secretary		09/11/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Ajit Bhushan		09/11/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	665 shares are owned directly by Citibank, N.A. ("CNA"). CNA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Citicorp. Citicorp is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc. ("Citigroup").
(2)	3,657,667 shares are owned directly by CVCIGP II Jersey Investment L.P. ("CVCIGP II Jersey"). Citigroup Venture Capital International Investment G.P. Limited ("CVCIIGL") is the general partner of CVCIGP II Jersey. Citigroup Venture Capital International Delaware Corporation ("CVCIDC") is the parent company of CVCIIGL. Citicorp International Finance Corporation ("CIFC") is the parent company of CVCIDC. Citicorp Banking Corporation ("CBC") is the parent company of CIFC. CBC is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary Citigroup.
  Remarks: Mr. Bhushan is an employee of the London Branch of CNA.  Citigroup owns shares indirectly in the registrant, as disclosed in the Schedule 13-D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") by Citigroup on March 18, 2008, and the Schedule 13-D/A filed with the SEC on September 11, 2009 and as described herein.  Mr. Bhushan disclaims beneficial ownership in the securities owned by Citigroup and its subsidiaries for reporting purposes under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) under the Exchange Act, this filing shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Bhushan is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any such securities.

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