General FAQs
Joining Instructions
Service Agreement
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about joining formalities at TCS
No,this time TCS is not providing any accomadation . you will be given HRA allowances as mentioned in offer letter.
Food is available at subsidized rates and expenses towards the same have to be borne by you (the trainees).
Travel expenses need to be borne by the trainee. TCS ensures that you are intimated of the ILP Joining date at least 20 days in advance so there is sufficient time to book your ticket to the ILP and also complete the documentation required for joining TCS.
No. The ILP center mentioned in your Joining Letter is non-negotiable.
No. The ILP dates cannot be rescheduled.
Your posting can be at any of the TCS centers purely on project requirement basis and not on personal requests. This posting will be decided by TCS on successful completion of your ILP training.
The joining letter annexure will contain a bird's eyeview of the course, and the details shall be conveyed during the ILP induction on joining.
The duration of the ILP is 46 days.
Trainees are given 10 days off after the first phase of ILP training (at some centers).
The trainees have to take care of their own travel arrangements. The Second A/C train fare from the ILP Training centre to the respective base branch shall be reimbursed by TCS
The trainees may apply for a passport and submit the details as and when they obtain a valid passport.
The joining letter is sent via mail to your mail address or given to ur college TPO.
As a policy, TCS does not provide any relocation expenses.
After joining TCS, Trainees may fill in the details in the system as per their requirement. Any minor mistakes in the offer/joining letter can be corrected at that time.
The ILP is 5 days a week with Saturday - Sunday offs. No other leaves are permitted during the ILP.
No documentary proofs are required for nominees of Provident Fund and Gratuity. Only details of their name and address are required.
The acceptance letter has to be submitted to Gateway Park - Mumbai office. The address is mentioned below: Tata Consultancy Services Limited HR Executive Corporate HR Sourcing cell Gateway Park, Road No.13, MIDC, Andheri (E), Mumbai - 400 093, Maharashtra India . or this time they asked you to bring the letter of acceptance to the 1st day of joining when they submit the other Document at ILP centers
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The time limit of seven days starts after the trainee receives the joining letter and hence can send the acceptance on receipt of the joining letter.
(Please see the Joining letter annexure) or my Pre post. i have already listed the needed Documents
All the above documents should be submitted at the ILP centre on the day of joining. Only the acceptance of joining should be sent to the TCS Gateway Park - Mumbai office.
Yes. Original as well as the attested documents should be carried to the ILP Centre. The Originals will be returned back after verification on the same day. TCS will only retain attested copies of the documents as a part of your Personal File. This attestation is mandatory and can only be done by a competent authority
The documents can be attested by anyone of the following authorities: ==> Manager of a nationalized bank where the candidate holds an account ==> District Collector of the district in which the candidate resides ==> Gazetted Officers ==> Tehsildar of the village
Yes. Trainees can attend the ILP by submitting the Course Completion Certificate issued by the Head or Director in case you do not have the Provisional Certificate. However, this is a temporary arrangement and the Provisional Certificate should be submitted before the completion of the ILP.
Yes, you will need to use a Rs. 100 stamp paper. The first page of the service agreement, provided to you with the joining letter, should be typed on the Rs. 100 stamp paper. You can attach the remaining pages as it is to the stamp paper. Incase of non availability of Rs.100 stamp papers, trainees can opt for 2 stamp papers of Rs. 50 or 5 stamp papers of Rs.20. Alternatively in case of non availability of any stamp paper candidates can opt for Franking - Impression of Stamps.
The stamp paper has to be purchased in the name of the trainee.
The duration of the Service Agreement is of two years.
The agreement has to be signed by only one surety.
A Surety can either be an individual who is an Income Tax payee/ possesses landed property. A surety can be any individual including parents & relatives who is known to the trainee. A retired employee filing an Income Tax Return & has a pan card can also stand as a surety.
==> ==> In case the surety is an Income tax payee, then the Original or attested photocopy of LATEST Form 16 (for salaried individuals) else Form 2 D (for self-employed individuals) / IT Returns (acknowledged copy of IT Assessment order copy) OR ==> ==> In case the surety is not an Income Tax Payee, then submit Original/ attested photocopy of the Surety's Land Deed / Land Passbook along with a recent Valuation certificate of the property (in English only) duly signed and sealed by the competent authority (civil authorities, architect , tehsildar)
The trainee will have to translate the certificate in English and make an affidavit of the English document. However both the documents i.e. the original valuation certificate (non-English) and the affidavit have to be submitted
In case you are not able to arrange for a surety, ==> ==> Submit a Fixed Deposit in the trainee's name, for an amount of Rs. 50,000/- deposited in any of the nationalized banks. The FD should be 'Assigned to Tata Consultancy Services Ltd'. The FD certificate has to be submitted on the day of joining ILP. The FD along with the interest will be returned to the candidate after completion of two years of service with TCS.
No. The service agreement need not be notarized and can be submitted as it is.
No. Only the attested copies of the surety's verification
No as long as the surety conforms to the requirements of being a surety (refer FAQ no. 23), any person can be a surety.
Surety verification can be done by the Bank Manager of the bank where the surety holds an account. Alternatively a copy of the surety's passport may also be attached. What if I do not have a birth certificate? A birth certificate is a mandatory document. Incase of non availability of the same, trainees are requested to apply for it. As a temporary arrangement trainees may produce an affidavit in English of the passport or xth passing certificate on a Rs. 10/- Stamp paper containing their name, place and date of birth. Note : An affidavit is a written declaration made by a notary public or other authorized officer.
If the Birth Certificate does not contain the name, trainee will have to get the birth certificate revised from the concerned authority.
Trainees will have to get their other documents aligned with the birth date mentioned in the birth certificate since TCS considers birth certificate as a legitimate document.
The trainee will have to translate the certificate in English and make an affidavit of the English document. However both the documents i.e. the original birth certificate (non-English) and the affidavit have to be submitted
Incase of absence of ration card, you may produce a copy of the leave and license agreement / ownership agreement of the house you are staying in / a society letter on the letter head of the building stating that you are a resident of the place / a government telephone or electricity bill.
You may provide a copy of the leave and license/ ownership agreement of the house you are staying in / a society letter on the letter head of the building stating that you are a resident of the place and the address proof of your permanent residence.
Your relative needs to obtain a society letter stating that they are a resident of the society and you are staying with them.
Incase of unavailability of ID proof, you may not submit any proofs.
The mark sheet may be submitted as and when you obtain it..
You may submit a course completion certificate issued by the head/ principal of your college.
You may not provide it as a part of the BGC documents. However you need to apply for a passport and provide the details as and when you obtain it.
The above mentioned columns have to be left blank. Recruitment branch will be the TCS branch office name which visited your campus or through which you were recruited. Guys !!! in case I forgot something to mention or anything is wrong please post as a comment i will add that. |
I got failed in one of my seventh semester exams and because of that i am 2 credit short of my degree . My ILP joining date is 17th september 2012 . Is there any procedure to request to postpone the joining date ???
ReplyDeletesir i registered on the www.nextstep.tcs from atmiya college rajkot in campus selection ,in my application form my birth date is incorrect my birthday is on 30/11/1992.
ReplyDeleteso sir plz helpme
and reply me on my mail id
jigneshkoradiya1@gmail.com
how can i change that..??
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ReplyDeletei am selected in tcs on campus.
in my offer letter my education qualification is bachelors of engineering and master of science instead of just b-tech, because of my mistake while filling form in next step tcs.
iam interviewed as under graduate only as all others in my college.
how can i change it.
help me out of this
Sir,
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I have made an error in reference section of the BGC...will they reschedule me for this???
ReplyDeleteHello sir, my self Ronit Sandhu has been recruited as an Assistant Software Engineer-Trainee and i just wanted to clarify that my father has become my surety but he is now retired from his job. What documents of income tax department are now reuired of me to be produced at the time of my joining. My joining is on 11th of August, 2106. Please inform me about the documents and clarify my doubts as i am very specific and cautious because failure to produce the mandatory documents may cause my joining to be rescheduled. My email id is ronit.sandhu05@gmail.com. I would be very grateful to recieve any kind of information from your side. Thank You
ReplyDeleteHello sir, my self Ronit Sandhu has been recruited as an Assistant Software Engineer-Trainee and i just wanted to clarify that my father has become my surety but he is now retired from his job. What documents of income tax department are now reuired of me to be produced at the time of my joining. My joining is on 11th of August, 2106. Please inform me about the documents and clarify my doubts as i am very specific and cautious because failure to produce the mandatory documents may cause my joining to be rescheduled. My email id is ronit.sandhu05@gmail.com. I would be very grateful to recieve any kind of information from your side. Thank You
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ReplyDeleteCan the SVF and IT returns form be attested by different persons as the surety will be same
I mean SVF is attested by Bank manager and IT returns is done by Gazette officer,
will that be a problem?
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ReplyDeleteactually in the first day ,i had given all d documents except the passport.but on the second day ,hr rescheduled my joining due to the passport issue.so do i have to produce all the documents in my rescheduled location.and what if the rescheduled location is same as the previous
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my birth certificate bears different name from rest of my documents.And registrar authorities says that name cannot be changed in my birth certificate. What document is needed in such cases?
ReplyDeleteHow much time does it take to get tcs joining letter after offer letter
ReplyDeleteHow much time does it take to get tcs joining letter after offer letter
ReplyDeletemy surity dont stay my city so i went to them city and make service agreement it is possible or not??
ReplyDeleteSir, My joining was on 25th June 2018 but there was semester exams in my college at the same time so my joining was rescheduled but I have not received any new dates of joining. Please tell me how time they take to give new dates for rescheduled joining?
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ReplyDeleteMy tcs joining date is 5th December. I am currently on my notice period in my office. Is there a way i can postpone my joining date to January.
Thanks
If I don't submit birth certificate,what I will submit at time of joining to scrutiny
ReplyDeleteHow to get reschedule my interview of TCS .
ReplyDeleteI rescheduled my joining date due to personal reason .now I got a mail to write an IRA exam now I need to write it or not
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