First day at TCS Day One | Joining Formalities | Attire Guidelines
Joining Formalities on your first Day. Joining The first day would start with a welcome address by o ne of the TCS Senior Management representative. All of you are expected to bring the documents mentioned in the joining letter, failing which you will not be allowed to join. The following documents have to be brought on the first day: y y
Offer
Letter and Joining Letter Download Annexure to Joining Letter Following Documents are covered under the Annexure. Please take a print out of the documents and submit the duly filled forms at the time of joining. Service Agreement: Download Preview of Service Agreement o Please print or type the first page of the Service Agreement on a 100 Rs. stamp paper and attach the same to the remaining pages of the service agreement as given, on plain paper. If 100 Rs. stamp paper is not available, please use two 50 Rs. stamp papers. The stamp paper should be purchased in your name. o The Service Agreement needs to be duly completed, bearing your Surety's signature on all pages (that is. At the bottom of the pages) and at the designated places on the last page. A surety can be a person who is an Income Tax payee or who possesses landed property. Clause No. 3 in the second page needs to be filled only if you are submitting a Fixed Deposit Receipt of Rs. 50,000/- to TCS. o At the beginning of your agreement, the agreement made date should be mentioned as your ILP start date If you have queries on Service Agreement, please Click here o
Surety Verification form: Please submit Surety Verification form completed by your Surety, attested by a competent authority along with: o
Pan card along with IT Returns/Saral /Form 2D/ Form 16/ Form 12B OR
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Land deed (Photostat attested copy) + valuation certificate (in English)
Acceptance
of Joining: We would like you to confirm your acceptance of joining this batch by submitting the letter of acceptance at the time of joining ILP. In the event of us not receiving your confirmation on the same, please be informed that TCS reserves the right to withdraw the offer. Affidavit/Notarized Undertaking:
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There is no criminal offense registered / pending against you. There There Th ere is no disciplinary case pending against you in th t he university. If you were employed, a formal release letter from your previous employer.
The detailed undertaking (enclosed in the annexure) is required to be printed on a Rs 100 stamp paper and needs to be attested by a competent authority. You may get the completed form attested by any one of the following officials Manager of a nationalized bank where the Surety holds an account District collector of the district in which the Surety resides Gazetted officer Tehsildar of the village in which the Surety resides The Service Agreement is required to be printed on Rs 100 stamp paper
CID
Forms: In addition to the documents mentioned in the Joining Annexure, if your Present Address / Address of Longest Stay in the last 7 years / Permanent Address is in Mumbai / Thane City / Thane Rural / Pune submit CID form as applicable for the location mentioned below. Please click on the respective location to download CID From. Mumbai | Navi Mumbai | Thane City | Thane Rural | Pune Click
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Birth Certificate
/ Birth Affidavit (in English) Permanent Account Number (PAN) Card Copy Passport 12 Passport size photographs Medical Certifcate Mark Sheet of all the semesters, SSC and HSC Degree Certificate / provisional certificate
First day at TCS Day One | Joining Formalities | Attire Guidelines
Day One Continuous learning is a way of life in TCS and forms a critical part of your employment with TCS. On joining, you will undergo the International award winning Initial Learning Program (ILP). This formal learning will add value to you as a professional and help you excel in all your endeavors. The ILP currently happens at six centers namely, Thiruvanathpuram, Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Guwahati and Bhubhneshwar. You would be provided with a double occupancy room during ILP. It is mandatory for you to stay at the ILP provided accommodation and you would be given the accommodation details through email one week in advance of ILP. Please note that TCS arranged accommodation will not be available to the persons (if any) who
accompany you to the place of ILP .
Travel arrangements to the TCS office where you are posted after ILP, have to be done by yourself. A maximum amount of second AC train fare will be reimbursed by TCS. TCS has arranged buses for your daily travel from the accommodation provided to ILP centre and return. You will have to pay for this travel arrangement.
Attire Guidelines TCS believes that its employees are representat ives of the Organization, and their dress, grooming and personal hygiene is a reflection of TCS to the outside world. All employees are expected to adhere to the Dress Code guideline when at the workplace (both during and beyond official working hours). Workplace for the purpose of this guideline includes TCS Offices, Client Offices and any other location where the employee represents TCS. Guidelines for Dressing a. TCS expects its employees to dress in accordance with acceptable standards of good taste, including being µneat¶, µclean¶ and µwell groomed¶ at all times. b. Employees are encouraged to take pride in their appearance. Clothes should be neat and well pressed. Body hugging clothes should be avoided. c. Employees are not allowed to wear any kind of visible body piercing other than pierced ear or nose rings. d. There are different Dress Code Guidelines depending upon the day of the weekMondays to Thursdays employees should wear "Bus iness Formals" o On Fridays or last working day o f the week, employees may wear "Business o Casuals" Monday to Thursday - Business Formals Gender
Allowed
Not Allowed
Business Suits
Kurta Pyjama, T-Shirt, Half sleeved shirts
Full Sleeved Shirts, Formal Trousers
Cargo Pants, Shorts
Sweaters
Shirts with Floral Prints
Footwear
Footwear
Formal leather shoes and socks
Sport shoes, sneakers
Optional
Sandals, floaters
Male
Tie(simple pattern that matches the colour of Slippers the shirt) Blazers, Cuff Links
Female
Business Suits, Formal Skirts
Mini Skirts, Shorts(including dress shorts for women)
Full Sleeved or half sleeved shirts
Halter Tops, Backless Tops, bare Midriffs /low cut
Formal Trousers
Spaghetti-Strap tops/dresses
Cardigan/Sweater
Sweatpants, Fleece outfits
Salwar Kameez, Sari or local Attire which is common practice at that location(provided it is simple and not dressy)
Slacks that expose midriff, Shorts, Bib Overalls, Leggings, Stirrup pants/ other formfitting pants
Footwear
Footwear
Formal leather shoes, boots, dress sandals and socks
Sports shoes, Sneakers
Optional
Floaters
Scarves/Blazers
Slippers
Friday or last working day of the Week - Business casuals Gender
Allowed
Not Allowed
Casual half Sleeved shirts
Shorts
Collared T-shirts,Golf/Polo Shirts
Half pants
Turtlenecks
Flannel Shirts
Khakis, Chinos, Jeans
Kurtas either long or short
Footwear
Footwear
Sneakers, Moccasins, Suede Shoes
Slippers, Sandals, Floaters
Kurtas, printed blouses
Mini skirts, shorts
T-shirts, Sweatshirts
Halter Tops, tops with backless, bare midriffs/low cut
Sleeveless Shirts
Spaghetti-Strap Tops/dresses
Turtlenecks
Loud makeup
Male
Female
Long Skirts
Sheer/See through Clothing, low necklines, clinging or oversized attire
Trousers
Women employees are requested to use their discretion and wear only appropriate sleeveless tops as befitting the corporate image
Footwear
Footwear
Moccasins, boots, flats, heels, dress sandals
Floaters, Slippers
What is ILP? Pre-Engagement Program | Initial Learning Progarm | Post ILP Pre-Engagement Program Pre-ILP is conducted during the per iod prior to the associates joining Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS). It aims at equipping the part icipants with the basic knowledge in certain specified areas prior to attending the TCS ILP training, through self learning. A study plan, consisting of timelines and topics of study, is provided to the participants. The participants are expected to make the best use of the Pre-ILP phase and gain a thorough understanding of the assigned topics. During the Pre-ILP phase, the participants are evaluated on their understanding through a series of tests and exercises. This evaluation will help in assessing the readiness of the participants for the ILP phase. Completion of the Pre-ILP phase will enable the participants to progress on a faster track.. Pre-ILP Schedule and curriculum: The Pre-ILP phase enables the part icipants to learn about the basics of Computers, Programming, Software Engineering, Web Technologies and Relational Database Management Systems. Along with this we offer you a preparatory course on English Communication skills for the workplace! We are delighted to offer this online self-learning course that will hone your English communication skills before you embark on the Initial Learning Program (ILP) of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).
Click on the tabs to view details about each phase. Phase I Phase II Phase III Learning Communication Evaluations
The objective of this course is to introduce the basics of computers and operat ing systems to all the participants. This includes details on hardware, t ypes of computers,
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Basics of Computers Operating Systems
Click here for more details about Phase I Learning Schedule.
What is ILP? Pre-Engagement Program | Initial Learning Progarm | Post ILP Initial Learning Progarm.
ILP is conducted after the associates join TCS. It aims at equipping the participants with the necessary in-depth knowledge that is required of them for the various projects. The ILP phase enables participants to understand programming concepts, pro gramming languages, databases and new technologies. Towards the end of the ILP phase, the participants are evaluated on their understanding through a series of tests, exercises, case studies and objective type t ests. Subsequent to the successful completion of these, the participants are nominated for the Post-ILP training.
First day at TCS Day One | Joining Formalities | Attire Guidelines Day One Continuous learning is a way of life in TCS and forms a critical part of your employment with TCS. On joining, you will undergo the International award winning Initial Learning Program (ILP). This formal learning will add value to you as a professional and help you excel in all your endeavors. The ILP currently happens at six centers namely, Thiruvanathpuram, Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Guwahati and Bhubhneshwar. You would be provided with a double occupancy room during ILP. It is mandatory for you to stay at the ILP provided accommodation and you would be given the accommodation details through email one week in advance of ILP. Please note that TCS arranged accommodation will not be available to t he persons (if any) who accompany you to the place of ILP. Travel arrangements to the TCS office where you are posted after ILP, have to be done by yourself. A maximum amount of second AC train fare will be reimbursed by TCS. TCS has arranged buses for your daily travel from the accommodation provided to ILP centre and return.
You will have to pay for this travel arrangement.
