DRESS CODE @ ILP

TCS expects its employees to dress in accordance with acceptable standards of good taste, including being 'neat', 'clean' and 'well groomed' at all times.

Employees are encouraged to take pride in their appearence. Clothes should be neat and well pressed. Body hugging clothes should be avoided.

Employees are not allowed to wear any kind of visible body piercing other than pierced ear or nose rings.

There are different Dress Code Guidelines depending upon the day of the week.

ALLOWED (MEN):

Dress
Business Suits

Full Sleeved Shirts, Formal Trousers, Sweaters

Footwear

Formal Leather shoes and socks

Optional

Tie(simple pattern that matches the colour of the shirt).Blazer, Cuff Links

NOT ALLOWED (MEN):
Dress:

Kurta Pyjama, T-Shirt, Half sleeved shirts,

Cargo Pants, Shorts

Shirts with Floral Prints

Footwear:

Sport shoes, sneakers, Sandals, floaters, Slippers

ALLOWED (FEMALE):
Dress:

Business Suits, Formal Skirts

Full Sleeved or half sleeved shirts

Formal Trousers

Cardigan/Sweater

Salwar Kameez, Sari or local Attire which is common practice at that location

(provided it is simple and not dressy)

Footwear

Formal Leather shoes, boots, dress sandals and socks

Optional

Scarves/Blazers

NOT ALLOWED (FEMALE):
Dress:

Mini Skirts, Shorts (including dress shorts for women)

Halter Tops, Backless Tops,

bare Midriffs / low cut, Spaghetti-Straps tops/dresses,

Sweatpants, Fleece outfits,

Slacks that expose midriff,

Shorts, Bib Overalls, Leggings,

Stirrup pants / other form-fitting pants

Footwear:

Sport shoes, Sneakers, Floaters, Slippers

Study materials

Following are the links to enrich urself in UNIX


To learn the basic visit http://www.ida.liu.se/~TDDI05/labs/LXB%20-%20Linux%20Basics.pdf

To learn more about ls output check out, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ls#Sample_usage

To learn more about pipeline go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipeline_(Unix)

For a Unix Command Sheet ,Check out http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/linuxcommands.html

Also Check http://www.pixelbeat.org/cmdline.html


Also refer this http://ebfa7577.linkbucks.com


TRY OUT THESE QUIZZES:
http://networking.ringofsaturn.com/Tools/quizzes.cgi?Action=Take&Quizid=3
http://www.ch.embnet.org/CoursEMBnet/Exercises/Quiz/quix1.html

U can evaluate urself  by doing EXAM in the following section: http://www.cs.wichita.edu/~chang/lecture/cs497c/

http://courses.cs.vt.edu/~cs2204/fall2001/quizzes.html

And to cover Java Basics,  http://greenteapress.com/thinkapjava/thinkapjava.pdf

ILP @ Coimbatore

ILP experience by a trainee

 First few days in TCS was really hectic.In a day we will be having technical and BIZSKILLS (business skills).As if now its going on smoothly.  First 2 days  they taught us basics of User Interface(UI) and the various other topics are covered to design UI. then the HTML,we explored more in it. I should tell you guys,mentors here are very professional and experts. After we learnt HTML and few of its attributes we were given a small assignments. A team of 2 will have to give a presentation.

In the bizskills they are teaching us all the business skills, way of dressing(grooming ),gesture,posture,how to carry ourselves. it will be very much fun. everyday a new activity . ya the mentor is so energetic and a key observer. and advising, suggestions given to each individual when needed.
ILP experience by a TCSer in Coimbatore

ILP structure has changed from our batch. i dont know about other centers. but in Coimbatore ILP,it is a continuous evaluation process were ,you will be evaluated on a daily basis. you need to perform daily ,and the mentors will be observing you all the time. you cannot fool around them. and the good part is,by this you will have  a good chance to perform and work hard. solve the problem and you be will be confident enough to finish off the work which is given to you. because you dont have other choice. if u  want good rating you have to perform. I have learnt a lot in 1st week.

and its strict in terms of dress code and the other details which they have mentioned . and you need to follow. if you get caught you have to pay the price!

to brief a little from the first day:

you will be having 2 days of induction,
1.document verification
2.opening account in bank
3.they show some videos about tcs.
4.temp id will be given.

3rd day ,your actual ILP would start.
you will be given aspire test which is just formality no need to worry. its basically easy test for IT, we had the quest from database,s/w testing,java,c++.
after that you will get to know about the stream /domain.
I got JAVA/J2EE.
we have 4 batches ,2 batches have got Java/J2EE, and other two got C++ and .NET.

Hope u ll have great time in TCS ...

ILP @ kolkatta

ILP Experience by a trainee @ kolkatta.

At first day , we were asked to report at the TCS main campus in Kolkata at around 8 am. The campus was quite big and there were three buildings, Lords, Wanderers and Eden (yes, they named the buildings after the famous cricket grounds!) and we were seated at Wanderers at the conference hall. The proceedings started at around 8:30 am.

At first each of us were given the TCS visitor’s card for the day but in a short while, Smart cards were handed out to most of us and the rest were given a temporary card and were told to receive the Smart card in a few days. Next was the document verification process, we were asked to make two sets of documents, set-1 would consist the service agreement, surety verification form/surety’s passport photocopy, surety’s IT return, PAN card photocopy of surety, Medical certificate and the non-criminal affidavit, all in the said order.

Now, one thing is very important. Your surety’s signature on the documents and the signature on surety’s PAN card should match otherwise you may face problems during the document check as they would carefully match the signatures. Other than that, there were no issues mostly.

The second set of documents would consist the original copies of your 10th, 12th and all your degree mark sheets and course completion certificate along with PAN card, passports and NSR e card print outs. If you haven’t completed the NSR process by the time of your joining, you would be asked to complete at least the first phase in three or four days. They would just check the originals and update in their database after which your original documents will be returned to you.

We were also asked to open a salary bank accounts in one of the three banks SBI, Axis bank and Kotak Mahindra. The representatives from the respective banks were there, they introduced us first to what they are willing to offer and later on, they provided forms and we had to fill it up there and submit it with the required documents.

The first two days that is today and tomorrow we will be required to report at the Wanderers building and after that our training would be shifted to the Vishnu towers which is within one kilometer from the campus. We had two tea breaks each of 10 minutes and one lunch break of 45 minutes. The canteen was just below our floor and both the quality and the price of the food was reasonable. Once the smart cards or temporary cards were provided, we were allowed to visit the outside of the premises. The day ended at 7:05 pm after Ramanjit asked us to be present at the same place by 8:50 sharp tomorrow and that we would have plenty of sessions on different subjects tomorrow.

So that was my first 11 hours and 5 minutes spent at TCS. It was a little boring at some point of time as we had to sit idle at most of the times but we met plenty of new people and also friends from our respective colleges, so it was a good first day.

ILP @ Chennai

ILP experience by a trainee @ chennai

1ST DAY OF TRAINING:The day started at 7.45 am, where we were seated in a lecture hall allocated to our batch... The first good news i heard from them in the early morning was that ‘dotnet’ stream was allocated to our batch. With that, we had an intro among ourselves infront of others. We were also asked to tell the unique character of us(The response from many guys were interesting). The session went on and they gave few instructions reg. the rules and regulations to be followed in TCS, Ambattur, and also the instructions about the PAT test.Break time at 10 am. Cafeteria is quite like a canteen with a token system (not a food court type but there are small shops too where u can pay directly as well). Again, don’t worry about the rates, where it merely takes around 60-70 Rs for finishing Breakfast, Lunch and eve tea together..Next session started at 10.30am, “THE PAT TEST”.... We were allotted each cabins for the doing the test...It is a 45 mins, 36 questions objective type(4 or 5 options) of exam...

I must be the first person to finish the exam, coz i dint know anything in that (though it was about the programming basics (told by CS-IT students))... It dint take too much time for me to complete it as i did it in an ‘inky pinky ponky’ manner.. But i later realized that most of my friends and batchmates also were blank about the test ... The test coverd the basics in Unix, java, c++, webtech, DBMS, and all other topics mentioned in aspire(cant remember the exact questions)Next session at 12.00pm, ‘Business skills’... You will enjoy a lot in this session, where they make us to practice to become a perfect communicator.. First activity, the mentor gave a card for each of us, with a topic written on it, and we had to speak about it for a minute.. There was also a ppt regarding an intro about Biz skills. Session was over by 1.45.Lunch time is 1.45 -2.30... Meals Rs 33/-, veg rice Rs 25/- , veg burger Rs 20/- and Chick burger Rs 25/-, which are the major items.Nxt session at 2.30.. I felt, this session should have been kept for the whole day... It was again the business skills session, where 2 activities were given for us as a team... First one was to perform a skit with a topic given , and the next one was also a fun activity... The session was full of fun...Break time at 4 -4.30.. Had tea, came back and the final session was from 4.30 to 5.45pm.. We did nothing in this session other than sitting in the hall. Few guys performed their talents infront of others(danced, sung, and had few fun games too but wasn’t that much of fun :P)..Finally, at 5.45, all of rushed out as like how the children rushes when the school bell rings... As i said earlier, we were told that this would be the last day to enjoy!!! :(..Note: All the faculties so far i met in Ambattur office are very friendly, interactive and are jus 3-5 years old in their software career...That was the whole day about. First Week @ TCS, Ambattur, Chennai.

 My views about ILP:All I can say is I am enjoying ILP and everyone will enjoy ILP. It depends on how we take the given tasks. We are given with a descent level of freedom to make our views in a laughable way. I will stress the fact that the entire faculty I met so far in ILP centre are v.friendly, caring, skilled and most importantly, they all treat us with a smile. Since, they are jus 3-7 years older than me, i feel less hesitation to call them by their name (though I am not fully used to it. Still the mam mam, sir sir words come often).Each and every task done by a trainee will be assessed and instant feedback is given. Feedback in the sense, a friendly advice... Even though, we are not learning about the core programming concepts from the first day, we are slowly approaching to it. I like this gradual approach because the Non CS-IT students won’t feel a depression from the initial day. It jus makes them feel that they are one among and all they have to do is to put a bit more effort than others.As told by a HR in the induction program," a training may not make a trainee, a perfectly skilled one in the core skills (programming). But it is also to make the trainee to learn the behaviour, mannerisms, corporate culture and work ethics along with the core skills (programming)". TCS ILP-Centre is providing all these in exact proportions to make a trainee to adopt himself to the corporate culture.Since we are put into groups, we don’t feel that we are loaded with works personally, but at the same time it gives the individual responsibility to execute the split up tasks within the group. The smile and respect given by the securities and canteen suppliers makes ourselves feel that we are employees and not studentsAll the views I stated above may vary from person to person. But I mentioned already that, its all how we take that. Even I have felt like “oh god, plz finish the weekdays soon”. But those were timely feelings, and when I look it back at the end of the day, it will be just a kind of learning what we need acquire as a software engineer.UPTO NOW 3 WEEKS ARE PASSED .........................From these 3 weeks, I can say that the ILP is a 3 months extension of a college life, just like another semester (Though the aim of the ILP is to transform to corporate life, we can feel a mixed environment, i.e. college fun with frnz, corporate in infrastructures)...Here also we have classes, presentations, tests, assignments, and most importantly fun factors in all of them... But I have also heard that the seriousness of ILP will only be known at the end of the ILP, which means we and our activities will be watched each and every second throughout the ILP and based on our way of behaviour, they will asses us....Technical presentations, Biz skills and Zone (lab)... These are major 3 sessions we have throughout the ILP and thats all what we had in the last week too... Each day, we will be having a combination of these 3 sessions....As an advice from our senior faculty, she told us not to neglect any project offerings after the ILP...Even though, the project is not from our domain, we should accept the offering and get into it... Then only, we will get the further projects easily...