TCS ACCOMODATION PROVIDED????

Found Many People getting confused abt the Accommodation provided by TCS. Here's something that can help you out. Refer the 2nd page of ur JL [4th para I guess] which has one of these 3 lines.

1)Accommodation would be arranged by TCSL at the ILP Centres and the rent towards the same would be deducted from your HRA. If the second phase of ILP happens at the base branch to which you are allocated, accommodation would not be arranged by TCSL. Travel expenses to the location of ILP will not be reimbursed

-> U are surely going to get accommodation for the entire 3 months of ILP. But Ur Post ILP location is in suspense :PILP is for 3 months but ASE-Trainee designation stays for 1 year.. so the remaining 9 months are termed as second phase.. Accommodation would be provided only for 3 months.. but not for the remaining 9 months of the year irrespective of ur post ILP location whether it is the same as ur ILP or not :)

2)Your ILP location would be the same as your base branch and hence ILP would be conducted as a non-residential program at this location. You are advised to make own arrangements for accommodation and transport at the training location. Travel expenses to the location of ILP will not be reimbursed

->Ur ILP location would be ur Post ILP and hence no accommodation would be provided at the location. If u are not a localite or have no relatives at that place.. Try pooling friends with similar JL and rent a room for a long duration :)

3) Your ILP location would be the same as your base branch as far as possible and hence ILP would be conducted as a non-residential program at this location. You are advised to make own arrangements for accommodation and transport at the training location. Travel expenses to the location of ILP will not be reimbursed.

 ->99% chances to get the ILP location as Base Branch. 1% is reserved by TCS to surprise you ;) :PSo for the time being.. Get into a PG/Hostel for a span of 3 months and By the time u get to know ur Post ILP.. U can decide base on that.. U'll have some good friends made at that place and also have a good idea abt the city by then and u can arrange for ur accommodation if the Post ILP is at the same place :)

Few more points worth mentioning

* If you have Line1 in ur JL.. TCS would deduct ur HRA irrespective of u using the accommodation they provided. It is mandatory to stay in the accommodation provided by TCS for people with JLs with line 1.

*If u dont want to stay at the accommodation provided by TCS, U have to take permission from Corresponding ILP co-ordinator and It is Really very very tough as they generally dont agree without a solid and genuine reason. But even if the permission is granted the deduction of HRA would be the same as It is mistake of 'you' for not utilising a facility provided by TCS.

*TCS does not provide accommodation to the parents/any1 accompanying you who come along with u.. And Yes.. They wont do that even for 2 days.

*U can come to the ILP 2 days before the start of ILP and they'll provide u with the accommodation [only for the recruit but not the family of recruit]

*Even if the accommodation is provided by TCS.. The travel expenses to travel from Accommodation to ILP center are to be beared by the recruit.