Offer: Computer Consultancy

Ref: TCSL/DT20234574271/Hyderabad
Date: 17/12/2024

Mr. Trilok Mailangam

23-1-360Fathekhanpet,
Ravi Chettu Center,
Nellore-524003,
Andhrapradesh.
Tel# 91-9849100837

Dear Trilok Mailangam,

Sub: Letter of Offer

Thank you for exploring career opportunities with TATA Consultancy Services Limited (TCSL).
You have successfully completed our initial selection process and we are pleased to make you
an offer of employment.

This offer is based on your profile and performance in the selection process. You have been
selected for the position of Graduate Trainee in Grade YG. Your gross salary including all
benefits will be `2,80,010/- per annum, as per the terms and conditions set out herein.

Kindly confirm your acceptance of this offer online through the option 'Accept Offer letter'. If not
accepted within 7 days, it will be construed that you are not interested in this employment and
this offer will be automatically withdrawn.

After you accept this offer, you will be given a joining letter indicating the details of your joining
date and initial place of posting. The Joining letter will be issued to you only upon successful
completion of your academic course and you meeting the TCS eligibility criteria.

You will also be issued a letter of appointment at the time of your joining after completing joining
formalities as per company policy. Your offer is subject to a positive background check.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

BASIC SALARY
You will be eligible for a basic salary of `11,765/- per month.

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BOUQUET OF BENEFITS (BoB)
Bouquet of Benefits offers you the flexibility to design this part of your compensation within the
defined framework, twice in a financial year. All the components will be disbursed on a monthly
basis.

The components under Bouquet of Benefits are listed below. The amounts given here for each of
the components below are as per pre-defined structure. However you may want to re-distribute
the BoB amount between the components as per your tax plan, once you join TCSL. To design
your Bouquet of Benefits, you may access the link to BoB in the "Employee Self Service" link on
"Ultimatix", the internal portal of TCSL. Taxation will be governed by the Income Tax rules. TCSL
will be deducting tax at source as per income tax guidelines.

1. House Rent Allowance (HRA)

Your HRA will be `4,706/- per month. While restructuring your BoB amount to
various components, it is mandatory that at least 5% of monthly basic pay be allocated
towards HRA.

2. Leave Travel Allowance

You will be eligible for annual Leave Travel Allowance which is equivalent to one month's
basic salary or a pro-rata amount in case you join during the financial year. This will be
disbursed on a monthly basis along with the monthly salary. To avail income tax benefits,
you need to apply for a minimum of three days of leave and submit supporting travel
documents.

3. Personal Allowance
You will be eligible for a monthly personal allowance of of `0/- per month. This
component is subject to review and may change as per TCSL's compensation policy.

4. Food Card
You will be eligible for a Food Card. It can be used to purchase food items at all domestic
VISA enabled restaurants and fast food restaurants including TCS cafeterias.As per the
Pre-Defined structure you will be eligible for a Food Card with an amount of `500/-
being credited to this card per month. However you may want to re-distribute the BoB
amount between the components as per your tax plan, once you join TCSL.

PERFORMANCE PAY

Monthly Performance Pay

You will receive a monthly performance pay of `2,000/-. This payout is subject to review
basis your own ongoing individual performance.

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OTHER BENEFITS

1. Health Insurance Scheme

TCSL brings the benefit of health insurance cover to you and your dependents under the
Company's Health Insurance Scheme (HIS).

Entitlement - Under this scheme, you and your enrolled dependents will be entitled for
`5,00,000/- as a family cover under the default HIS plan towards hospitalization
expenses.

Premium rates and contribution will be applicable as per the TCS Health Insurance Policy and
the amendment made therein from time to time. You have the flexibility to choose a plan which is
higher than the default HIS plan during the permitted window, by paying the applicable additional
premium plus taxes.

*Note: The above Health Insurance Scheme is subject to revision. The policy changes if any, in
future, will prevail.

2. Compensation Benefits under ESI Act/Employees' Compensation Act*:

If you are covered under Employees State Insurance Act (ESI Act), you are entitled to claim the
benefits in the event of accidental injury resulting into death or disablement arising out of and in
the course of employment, from Employees' State Insurance Corporation.

If you are out of the purview of ESI Act, you will be eligible for compensation benefit in the event
of disablement arising out of and in the course of employment as per applicable Company policy.
In the event of death arising out of and in the course of employment, your beneficiary will be
eligible for compensation as per the Company's policy. For more details on this, refer TCS India
policy - Afterlife Benefits and TCS India policy - Health Insurance after joining the organization.

* inclusion or exclusion of an employee under 'Employee State Insurance Corporation' is as

defined as per the ESI Act

Maternity Leave
Women employees are eligible to avail maternity leave of twenty six weeks. Adopting or
commissioning mother,may avail maternity leave for twelve weeks. For more details on the
benefits and eligibility, once you join, please refer TCS India Policy - Maternity Leave.

Loans
You will be eligible for loans, as per TCSL's loan policy.

Tata Sons and Consultancy Services Employees' Welfare Trust (TWT)

You will become a member of the TWT, on completion of continuous association of one year

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from the date of joining TCSL. A nominal annual membership fee of `250/- will be recovered
from you for the same. The Trust provides financial assistance by way of grants/ loans in
accordance with the rules framed by the Trust from time to time for medical and educational
purposes and in case of death of members while in service.

Professional Memberships
You will be eligible for reimbursement of expenses towards professional membership as per
TCSL's policy.

RETIRALS

Provident Fund
You will be a member of the Provident Fund as per the provisions of "The Employees Provident
Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952", and TCSL will contribute 12% of your basic
salary every month towards the Provident Fund as per the provisions of the said Act.

You are required to provide your Universal Account Number (UAN), if any, issued by your
previous employer on the TCS' Declaration Form (From 9) so as to link your UAN with TCS PF /
Pension account or generate new UAN if not allotted to you earlier.

Gratuity
You will be entitled to gratuity as per the provisions of the TCSL Gratuity Scheme or the Payment
of Gratuity Act, 1972 as applicable.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1. Aggregate Percentage Requirements

Your appointment will be subject to your scoring minimum aggregate (aggregate of all
subjects in all semesters) marks of 50% or above (or equivalent CGPA as per the
conversion formula prescribed by the Board / University) in the first attempt in each of
your Standard Xth, Standard XIIth, Diploma (if applicable) and highest qualification
(Graduation/ Post Graduation as applicable) which includes successful completion of your
final semester/year without any pending arrears/backlogs. As per the TCSL eligibility
criteria, marks/CGPA obtained during the normal duration of the course only will be
considered to decide on the eligibility.

As communicated to you through various forums during the recruitment process, your
appointment is subject to completion of your course within the stipulated time as specified
by your University/Institute and as per TCSL selection guidelines.

It is mandatory to declare the gaps/arrears/backlogs, if any, during your academics and

work experience. The management reserves the right to withdraw/revoke the

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 offer/appointment at any time at its sole discretion in case any discrepancy or false
information is found in the details submitted by you.

2. Training Period
You will be required to undergo class room and on the job training in the first twelve
months (including the TCS Initial Learning Program (ILP) as set out herein below), during
which period you will be appraised for satisfactory performance during/after which TCSL
would normally confirm you.

This confirmation will be communicated to you in writing. If your performance is found

unsatisfactory during the training period, the company may afford you opportunities to
assist you and enable you to improve your performance. If your performance is still found
unsatisfactory, TCSL may terminate your traineeship forthwith.

However, TCSL may even otherwise at its sole discretion terminate the traineeship any
time if your performance is not found satisfactory. The terms and conditions of the training
will be governed by TCSL's training policy. TCSL reserves the right to modify or amend
the training policy.

If you remain unauthorizedly absent for a consecutive period of 3 days during the training
program, you shall be deemed to have abandoned your traineeship and your name will
automatically stand discontinued from the list of TCS ILP trainees without any further
intimation/separate communication to you.

3. Working Hours
Your working hours are governed by applicable law. You may be required to work in shifts
and/or in extended working hours depending upon the business exigencies as permitted
by law.

4. Mobility
TCSL reserves the right to transfer / utilize your services at any of its offices, work sites,
or associated or affiliated companies in India or outside India, currently in existence or
which may come into existence in future on the terms and conditions as applicable to you
at the time of transfer. The company at its discretion may require you to work remotely
depending upon its business requirement and exigencies.

5. Compensation Structure / Salary components

The compensation structure/salary components are subject to change as per TCSL's
compensation policy from time to time at its sole discretion.

6. Increments and Promotions

Your performance and contribution to TCSL will be an important consideration for salary

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 increments and promotions. Salary increments and promotions will be based on TCSL's
Compensation and Promotion policy.

7. Alternative Occupation / Employment

Either during the period of your traineeship or during the period of your employment as a
confirmed employee of TCSL, you are not permitted to undertake any other employment,
business, assume any public or private office, honorary or remunerative, without the prior
written permission of TCSL.

8. Confidentiality Agreement
As part of your acceptance of this appointment as an employee with TCS you are
required to maintain strict confidentiality of the intellectual property rights protected
information and other business information of TCS and its clients which may be revealed
to you by TCS or which may in the course of your engagement with TCS come your
possession or knowledge unless specifically authorized to do so in writing by TCS. This
Confidentiality Clause shall survive the termination or earlier determination of this
Appointment. The detailed Confidentiality related terms and conditions are set out in
Annexure 3.

9. Service Agreement
As TCSL will be incurring considerable expenditure on your training, you will be required
to execute an agreement, to serve TCSL for a minimum period of 1 year after joining,
failing which, you (and your surety) will be liable to pay TCSL `50,000/-towards the
training expenditure. Service agreement duration of one year refers to continuous service
of 12 months from date of joining TCSL and excludes the duration of Leave without pay
(LWP) and/or unauthorized absence, if any.

10. Overseas International Assignment Agreement

If you are on international assignment, you will be covered by the TCS India
Policy-International Assignments (from India to other Countries) from the date of
placement for an international assignment. Accordingly, you will be required to sign the
Overseas International Assignment Agreement/s and any other applicable related
documents pertaining to the international assignment for which you are being placed In
case of every international assignment that exceeds 30 days, you will be required to
serve TCSL as per the Notice Period mentioned in this offer letter.

This is to ensure that the knowledge and information gained by you during your
assignment is shared and available to TCSL and its associates. This transfer of
knowledge and information is essential for TCSL to continue to serve its clients and
customers better. If you are deputed internationally for training, you will be required to
sign an agreement to serve TCSL for a minimum period of 6 months on completion of

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 training.

11. Terms and Conditions

The above terms and conditions of employment are specific to your employment in India
and there can be changes to the said terms and conditions in case of deputation on
international assignments during the course of your employment.

12. TATA Code of Conduct

You are required to sign the TATA Code of Conduct and follow the same in your
day-to-day conduct as an associate of TCSL.

13. Notice Period

This contract of traineeship in TCS and subsequent employment post successful
completion of your traineeship is terminable by you by giving 90 days notice in writing. It
is clearly understood, agreed and made abundantly clear that you shall have to
necessarily serve the period of notice of 90 days given by you under this clause.
However, upon your serving the notice under this clause, TCSL may relieve you any time
during the period of notice at its sole discretion in the interest of business.

i. This contract of traineeship and subsequent employment post successful completion of

your traineeship may be terminated by TCSL by giving you 90 days notice or payment in
lieu thereof.

ii.Your failure to comply with this clause will entail monetary payment of damages to TCS
as may be determined by TCS at its sole discretion having regard to the responsibilities
shouldered by you while being in the employment of TCS and business continuity.

14. Retirement
You will retire from the services of TCSL on the last day of the month in which you
complete 60 years of age, as per the proof of age submitted by you at the time of joining.

15. Pre-employment Medical Certificate

You are required to submit a Medical Certificate of Fitness (in the format prescribed by
TCSL) which needs to be verified by a registered medical practitioner having a minimum
qualification of MBBS to the Induction Coordinator.

16. Employment of Non Indian Citizens

In case, you are not a citizen of India, this offer is subject to your obtaining a work permit
and / or any other permissions and / or documentation as prescribed by the Government
of India.

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17. Background Check
You are required to initiate your background check (BGC) through documentation process
after the acceptance of Offer Letter in https://nextstep.tcs.com Your background check
initiation is complete only when you initiate your BGC online at https://nextstep.tcs.com
and submit all the relevant documents for background check online.

An agency appointed by TCS will check the credentials specified by you in the
employment application Form. BGC verification that remain pending beyond 120 calendar
days from your date of initiating the BGC online as stated above or from the date of your
joining TCS, as the case may be, for failure on your part or on the part of your academic
institution/s or your previous employer/s to furnish and/or validate the requisite
information that conclusively helps to corroborate the information provided by you in the
employment application Form, will lead to concluding the BGC verification process as
'Negative'. Further any kind of suppression of information and facts pertaining to any of
your previous employment/s irrespective of the period of such previous employment, will
also lead to concluding the BGC verification process as 'Negative'.

Verification of your last employment (if applicable) prior to joining TCS is initiated only
post your release from your previous employment. You may be onboarded to TCS during
the period your BGC is in process, however continuity of your employment in TCS will be
subject to a positive clearance of your background check with your immediate previous
employer. For more details on BGC documents submission, please refer to Offer Letter
point number 18. Submission of documents.

18. Submission of Documents

Please note that you should initiate and complete the upload of mandatory documents on
the nextstep portal as soon as the offer letter is accepted (subject to availability of the
documents)

Please carry the below listed Original Documents for verification on your joining day.

- Permanent Account Number (PAN) Card - You are required to submit a copy of your PAN
card along with other joining forms, immediately on joining. As per Indian Income Tax
rules, the PAN number is a mandatory requirement for processing salary
- Aadhaar Card
- Standard X and XII/Diploma mark sheets & Certificate
- Degree certificate/Provisional Degree Certificate and mark sheets for all semesters of
Graduation
- Degree certificate and mark sheets for all semesters of your Post Graduation(if you are a
Postgraduate)
- Overseas Citizenship of India (applicable if you are not an Indian Nationality). For
Srilankan Refugee, a Refugee Identity card along with Work Permit is required

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 - Birth Affidavit on Rs100 stamp paper, if Birth Certificate not in English
- Any other affidavits on Rs100 stamp paper if applicable (name affidavit for multiple
names, signature affidavits,
address affidavits etc.)
- Passport / Acknowledgement letter of passport application
- Gap/Break in career affidavit on Rs100 stamp paper, if gap is more than 6 months
- 4 passport sized photographs
- Medical Certificate (Should be made on the format provided by TCS along with the
Joining letter)
- An affidavit/notarized undertaking (Non-Criminal Affidavit, should be made on the format
provided by TCSL) stating :
*There is no criminal offence registered/pending against you
*There is no disciplinary case pending against you in the university

- If you were employed, a formal Relieving letter & Experience letter from your previous
employer

The original documents will be returned to you after verification.

In addition to the above original documents, Please carry Xerox copies of the below
documents

*PAN Card (Permanent Account Number)

*Aadhaar Card (Not applicable for Nepal & Bhutan Citizenship)
*Passport
*NSR E-Card

19. TCS ILP Program

On joining TCSL, you will be given the benefit of formal training (TCS ILP Program) at our
offices, as identified, for such period as TCSL may decide.

The said training forms a critical part of your employment with TCSL and is an ongoing
process. TCSL continues to make investment on training and continuing education of its
professionals. This will be of immense value to you as a professional and a large part of
the ownership and commitment has to come from you.

As TCSL progresses with these initiatives, monitoring performance will be an ongoing

process and a formal evaluation will be carried out during the training. The evaluation
criteria which will be very transparent will be used as a basis for allocating people to
projects/roles. We would request that the training be taken very seriously to enable you to
add maximum value to your professional and personal growth.

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20. Letter of Appointment
You will be issued a letter of appointment at the time of your joining and after completing
joining formalities as per TCSL policy.

21. Rules and Regulations of the Company

Your appointment will be governed by the policies, rules, regulations, practices,
processes and procedures of TCSL as applicable to you and the changes therein from
time to time.The changes in the Policies will automatically be binding on you and no
separate individual communication or notice will be served to this effect. However, the
same shall be communicated on internal portal/Ultimatix.

22. Compliance to all clauses

You should fulfill all the terms and conditions mentioned in this letter of offer. Failure to
fulfill one or more of the terms and conditions and/or failure to clear one or more tests
successfully would entitle TCSL to withdraw this offer letter anytime at its sole discretion.

23. Data Privacy Clause:

(a) Your personal data collected and developed during recruitment process will be
processed in accordance with the TCS Data Privacy Policy. The personal data referred
therein are details related to contact, family, education, personal identifiers issued by
government, social profile, background references, previous employment and experience,
medical history, skillset, proficiency and certifications, job profile and your career
aspirations.

(b) It will be processed for various organizational purposes such as recruitment,

onboarding, background check, project assignment, performance management, job
rotation, career development including at leadership level, diversity and inclusion
initiatives, global mobility, wellness program, statutory and legal requirements and
specific organizational initiatives in force during your tenure in TCS.

(c) After you join TCS, there would be more sets of Personal Information (PI) attributes
processed for various legitimate purposes. All of it will be processed with compliance to
applicable laws and the TCS Data Privacy Policy. In some scenarios of your PI
processing, you will be provided with appropriate notice and/or explicit consent might be
obtained from time to time.

(d) For the purposes mentioned above, your required PI may be shared with specific
vendor organizations who provide services to TCS, e.g. background check, health
insurance, counselling, travel, transport and visa, payroll services, associate engagement
activities, and financial and taxation services.

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 (e) As TCS is a global company, your PI may be shared with entities outside India, limited
for the purposes mentioned above and/or in this offer letter.

(f) In case of oversees deputation, available privacy rights would be governed as per
regulatory provisions and / or TCS policies/notice provided applicable at your overseas
location.

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Withdrawal of Offer
If you fail to accept the offer from TCSL within 7 Days, it will be construed that you are not
interested in this employment and this offer will be automatically withdrawn.

Post acceptance of TCSL Offer letter if you fail to join on the date provided in the TCSL Joining
letter, the offer will stand automatically terminated at the discretion of TCSL.

We look forward to having you in our global team

Yours Sincerely,

For TATA Consultancy Services Limited

Click here or use a QR code scanner from your mobile

Girish V. Nandimath
to validate the offer letter
Global Head, Talent Acquisition & Academic Interface

Encl: Annexure 1: Benefits and Gross Salary

Annexure 2: List of TCS Xplore Centres
Annexure 3: Confidentiality and IP Terms

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 GROSS SALARY SHEET Annexure 1

Name Trilok Mailangam

Designation Graduate Trainee

Institute Name Vikrama Simhapuri University, Nellore

Table 1: Compensation Details (All Components in INR)

Component Category Monthly Annual

1) Fixed Compensation
Basic Salary 11,765 1,41,180
Bouquet Of Benefits # 6,596 79,157
2) Performance Pay
Monthly Performance Pay 2,000 24,000
3) Annual Components/Retirals
Health Insurance*** NA 4,000
Provident Fund 1,412 16,942
Gratuity 565 6,791
ESI Contribution## 7,941
Total of Annual Components & Retirals 1,978 27,733
TOTAL GROSS 22,339 2,80,010
# Refer to Table 2 for TCSL defined Structure. In case, you wish not to restructure your BoB, TCSL
defined Structure as given in Table 2 will be applicable.
##Contribution towards Employees' State Insurance borne by TCS.
*** For HIS - Note that Rs.4,000 if the employee is Single. If the employee is married or married with Children
then Rs. 3,900/- per beneficiary needs to be added to the above mentioned amount.

Component Category Monthly Annual

House Rent Allowance 4,706 56,472
Leave Travel Assistance 980 11,765
Food Card 500 6,000
Communication Allowance 410 4,920
Personal Allowance 0 0
GROSS BOUQUET OF BENEFITS 6,596 79,157

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 Annexure 2

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 Annexure 3

Confidentiality and IP Terms and Conditions

1. Confidential Information
"Confidential Information" shall mean all Inventions and Know-how, information and
material of TCS (including for avoidance of doubt any Confidential Information of its
Clients) that comes into the possession or know of the Associate and shall include the
following:

(a) Any and all information processing programs, software, properties, items, information,
data, material or any nature whatsoever or any parts thereof, additions thereto and
materials related thereto, produced or created at any time by TCS or the Associate in the
course of or in connection with or arising out of the Associate's association with TCS.
Program/Software shall mean source code and/or machine instructions wherever resident
and on whatever media and all related documentation and software,

(b) All other information and material of TCS relating to design, method of construction,
manufacture, operation, specifications, use and services of the TCS equipment and
components, including, but not limited to, engineering and laboratory notebooks, reports,
process data, test data, performance data, inventions, trade secrets, systems, software,
object codes, source codes, copyrighted matters, methods, drawings, computations,
calculations, computer programs, narrations, flow charts and all documentation therefore
and all copies thereof (including for avoidance of doubt any such material belonging to the
Clients of TCS).

(c) Corporate strategies and other confidential and proprietary material and information,
which could cause competitive harm to TCS if disclosed,

(d) Customer and prospective customer lists, and

(e) All other information and material, which may be created, developed, conceived,
gathered or collected or obtained by the Associate in the course of or arising out of the
association with TCS or while in or in connection with or for the purposes of his/her
association with TCS or any of the operations and entrusted by TCS to the Associate.

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2. Associate's Obligations
Associate agrees to treat the Confidential Information as strictly confidential and a trade
secret of TCS. Associate agrees not to use, or cause to be used, or disclose or divulge or
part with either directly or indirectly the Confidential Information for the benefit of or to any
third parties except for or on behalf of or as directed or authorized by TCS or to a person
having a valid contract with or need under TCS, any Confidential Information. Upon
termination of employment, the Associate agrees to surrender to TCS all Confidential
Information that he or she may then possess or have under his or her control.

3. Intellectual Property Rights

Associate agrees and confirms that all intellectual property rights in the Confidential
Information shall at all times vest in and remain with or belong to TCS and Associate shall
have no right title or claim of any nature whatsoever in the Confidential Information.
Associate shall promptly disclose to an authorized officer of TCS all inventions, ideas,
innovations, discoveries, improvements, suggestions, or reports and enhancements
made, created, developed, conceived or devised by him or her arising out of his or her
engagement with TCS, including in the course of provision of services to the Clients of
TCS and Associate hereby agrees and confirms that all such intellectual property rights
shall at all times vest in and remain vested in TCS and agrees to transfer and assign to
TCS any interests Associate may have in such intellectual property rights including any
interest in and to any domestic or foreign patent rights, trademarks, trade names
copyrights and trade secret rights therein and any renewals thereof. On request of TCS,
Associate shall execute from time to time, during or after the termination of his or her
employment, such further instruments, including without limitations, applications for letters
of patent, trademarks, trade names and copyrights or assignments thereof, as may be
deemed necessary or desirable by TCS to perfect the title of TCS in the intellectual
property rights and to effectuate the provisions hereof. All expenses of filling or
prosecuting any application for patents, trademarks, trade names, or copyrights shall be
borne solely by TCS, but Associate shall co-ordinate in filing and / or prosecuting any
such applications. Associate hereby expressly waives any "artist's rights" or "moral
rights", which Associate might otherwise have in such intellectual property rights.

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4. Prior knowledge
Associate acknowledges that prior to his or her appointment by TCS, he or she had no
knowledge of the Confidential Information of TCS and that such Confidential Information
is of a confidential and secret character and is vital to the continued success of TCS's
business. Associate further acknowledges that he or she is associated with TCS in a
capacity in which he or she will become acquainted with all or part of such Confidential
Information. In order to safeguard the legitimate interests of TCS in such Confidential
Information, it is necessary for TCS to protect such Confidential Information by holding it
secret and confidential.

5. Use of third party material

Associate expressly agrees that it shall not in the course of his or her association with
TCS and while working on the premises or facilities of TCS or its Clients or in connection
with the development of any intellectual property rights or work for or on behalf of TCS,
use any third party material or intellectual property rights except those intellectual
property rights provided by TCS or expressly authorised by TCS or without having proper
authorisation or license or approval of the respective owner of such intellectual property
rights.

6. Security policies and Guidelines.

Associate agrees to abide by and be bound by any and all policies, documents,
guidelines and processes including IP, Security and Confidentiality of TCS in force from
time to time whether expressly endorsed or not.

7. Restriction on Associate's Rights

Associate agrees that he or she shall not make, have made, replicate, reproduce, use,
sell, incorporate or otherwise exploit, for his or her own use or for any other purpose, any
of the Confidential Information including intellectual properties of TCS that is or may be
revealed to him or her by TCS or which may in the course of his or her employment with
TCS come into his or her possession or knowledge unless specifically authorized to do so
in writing by TCS.

8. No License
TCS and Associate agree that no license under any patent or copyright now existing or
hereafter obtained by TCS is granted, agreed to be granted, or implied by the terms of
this Agreement, or by the disclosure to Associate of the Confidential Information.

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9. Equitable Rights
Associate acknowledges that any Confidential Information that comes into the possession
and / or knowledge of Associate is of a unique, highly confidential and proprietary nature.
It is further acknowledged by Associate that the disclosure, distribution, dissemination and
/ or release by Associate of the Confidential Information without the prior written consent
of TCS or any breach of this Agreement by Associate will cause TCS to suffer severe,
immediate and irreparable damage and that upon any such breach or any threat thereof,
TCS shall without prejudice to any other remedies available to it, be entitled to
appropriate equitable relief including the relief of specific performance and injunctive
relief, in addition to whatever remedies it might have at law.

10. General
(a) The provisions hereof shall be interpreted, determined and enforced in accordance
with the laws of India.

(b) In the event of any dispute or disagreement over the interpretation of any of the terms
herein contained or may claim or liability of any party including that of surety, the same
shall be referred to a person to be nominated by TCS, whose decision shall be final and
binding upon the parties hereto. Subject to the above, the arbitration shall be governed by
the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1999 or any modifications or re-enactment thereof.
Associate confirms that the fact that the arbitrator shall be a nominee of TCS shall not be
a ground for objecting to such arbitration or challenging the decision of the arbitrator. The
venue of arbitration shall be Mumbai. Subject to the above arbitration clause, the Parties
agreed to the binding jurisdiction of the Courts at Mumbai under the laws of India.

(c) If any provision hereof shall be found by a judicial tribunal to be contrary to governing
law, it shall be deemed null and void without annulling or rendering invalid the remainder
of the Agreement and if the invalid portion is such that the remainder cannot be sustained
without it, the Parties herein shall find a suitable replacement to the invalid portion that
shall be legally valid.

(d) This Confidentiality clause along with other documents executed by Associate or
referenced in any such documents constitutes the entire understanding between the
parties and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings pertaining to the subject
matter thereof. No delay of omission of either Party in exercising or enforcing any of their
rights or remedies hereunder shall constitute a waiver thereof.

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 (e) This Confidentiality clause may not be amended except in writing signed by authorized
representatives of both parties.

(f) The obligations of Associate in terms of this Confidentiality clause shall continue during
the term of or in the course of the employment of the Associate with TCS and shall
continue thereafter in perpetuity.

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