New Delhi, Nov. 10 -- Strolling away from workstations could prove costly for some employees at Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., as the information technology services company explores tracking productivity through mouse and keyboard movement.

About a month ago, the Nasdaq-listed firm, which is weighing listing on Indian bourses as well, rolled out a course for executives to familiarize them with workforce-management tools such as ProHance, as part of select projects, becoming arguably the latest to double down on micro-tracking employee activities.

The course outlines the maximum interval within which employees must log mouse or keyboard activity, as well as the permissible duration they can remain inactive or away from their syst...