Internship Offer Letter

Ref: TCSL/AIP 2024-25/Accelerator/CT20203284248

Date: 01-DEC-24

MOHAMMAD YASIN AHMAD

LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY (L.P.U) PUNJAB
[email protected]

Dear Yasin,

Sub: Internship Offer

We are pleased to offer you internship in Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) with the following
terms and conditions:

1. The tentative start date is 15-Jan-25 and end date is 28-Feb-25 These dates can be changed
in discussion with the Project Guide
2. You will be assigned a Project Guide under whose supervision you will work on the project
assigned to you.
3. You shall complete your project in accordance with the requirements and guidance of the
TCS Project Guide, and maintain qualitative standards as required. You will maintain the
discipline, dignity, honor and goodwill of TCS.
4. The arrangement is not that of an employer and an employee and as such you shall not be
eligible for any benefits as may be available to the employees of TCS. So you will only get
a Stipend of ₹18,000.
5. You will observe the rules & regulations and discipline of TCS, and also maintain complete
confidentiality and secrecy of the matters pertaining to TCS and/or any data that has been
provided to you in the course of your project work. The detailed terms of Confidentiality,
Data and Intellectual Property Protection are enclosed as Annexure A. You will get the
college leave for approximately 50 days unless the TCS group won't increase your internship
time frame.
6. On completion of your internship you will be required to submit a copy of your project
report, which will be the sole property of TCS.
7. You shall not undertake any internship in parallel with this internship
8. In the event of any misconduct or breach of terms of this internship on the part of the Intern
during the internship period, TCS reserves the right to terminate internship without any
notice.
9. This offer of Internship will be governed as per the Laws of India.

Tata Consultancy Services Limited

Yantra Park, Opp. Voltas HRD Trg. Center, Subhash Nagar, Pokhran Road No. 2, Thane (West) 400 601 India
Tel +91 22 6778 2000/2222 Fax +91 40 6778 2190 website: www.tcs.com
Registered Office Nirmal Building, 9th Floor, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400 021
You are required to sign and return a copy of this Internship Offer letter and the Annexure
towards your acceptance of the terms and conditions stated therein.

For Tata Consultancy Services

Chandra Koduru
Head, Academic Interface Programme

Accepted, _____________________________

Name of the Intern: MOHAMMAD YASIN AHMAD

Date:

Tata Consultancy Services Limited

Yantra Park, Opp. Voltas HRD Trg. Center, Subhash Nagar, Pokhran Road No. 2, Thane (West) 400 601 India
Tel +91 22 6778 2000/2222 Fax +91 40 6778 2190 website: www.tcs.com
Registered Office Nirmal Building, 9th Floor, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400 021
 Annexure A
Confidentiality, Data and Intellectual Property Protection

1. Confidential Information

“Confidential Information” shall mean any and 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 Intern 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
Intern in the course of or in connection with or arising out of the Intern’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 Intern 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 Intern.

2. Intern’s Obligations

Intern agrees to treat the Confidential Information as strictly confidential and a trade
secret of TCS. Intern agrees not to use, or cause to be used, or disclose or divulge or
part with either directly or indirectly any 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

Tata Consultancy Services Limited

Yantra Park, Opp. Voltas HRD Trg. Center, Subhash Nagar, Pokhran Road No. 2, Thane (West) 400 601 India
Tel +91 22 6778 2000/2222 Fax +91 40 6778 2190 website: www.tcs.com
Registered Office Nirmal Building, 9th Floor, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400 021
 having a valid contract with TCS. Upon termination of employment, the Intern 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

Intern 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 Intern shall
have no right title or claim of any nature whatsoever in the Confidential Information.
Intern 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 Intern 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 Intern 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, Intern 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 Intern
shall co-ordinate in filing and / or prosecuting any such applications. Intern hereby
expressly waives any “artist’s rights” or “moral rights”, which Intern might otherwise have
in such intellectual property rights.

4. Prior knowledge

Intern 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. Intern 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.

Tata Consultancy Services Limited

Yantra Park, Opp. Voltas HRD Trg. Center, Subhash Nagar, Pokhran Road No. 2, Thane (West) 400 601 India
Tel +91 22 6778 2000/2222 Fax +91 40 6778 2190 website: www.tcs.com
Registered Office Nirmal Building, 9th Floor, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400 021
5. Use of Third-Party material

Intern expressly agrees that he or she 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;
a) 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. Participate in any activity for creation (including
b) conception, design, development, testing, implementation, support or marketing) of
any Intellectual Property for or on behalf of TCS or its affiliates if he or she has been
exposed, directly or indirectly, to any Third Party IP which is in the same subject
area (such as research area, technology or application area) as, or which is same or
similar to, the Intellectual Property or any portion thereof, to be so created, unless;

i. Intern has expressly declared to TCS in a prescribed form whether such

exposure was owing to publicly available information or under and subject
to any agreement; AND
ii. TCS has expressly confirmed to the Intern that TCS has proper authorization
or license or approval of the respective owner of such Third-Party IP to use
the same in Intellectual Property or portion thereof to be created and
authorized in writing Intern’s participation in such activity.
c) Knowingly access, make reference to or use any Third Party IP (except as permitted
under Section 5(a), directly or indirectly, during the period of association with the
creation (conception, design, development, testing, implementation, support or
marketing) of TCS Intellectual Property or portion thereof, which is in the same
subject area of TCS Intellectual Property or which is same or similar to such TCS
Intellectual Property or portion thereof being created. In case, Intern access or is
exposed to any such Third-Party IP during such association, Intern shall promptly
bring it to the notice of TCS IP asset owner or TCS project manager in writing and
immediately cease to participate in any such activity.

6. Security policies and Guidelines

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

Tata Consultancy Services Limited

Yantra Park, Opp. Voltas HRD Trg. Center, Subhash Nagar, Pokhran Road No. 2, Thane (West) 400 601 India
Tel +91 22 6778 2000/2222 Fax +91 40 6778 2190 website: www.tcs.com
Registered Office Nirmal Building, 9th Floor, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400 021
6.2 Intern acknowledge and agree that in the course of, and as a result of his/her
engagement with TCS, Intern will have access to, obtain or come across personal
data or information of other TCS Associates or Clients, including without limitation,
sensitive personal data or information (collectively “Personal Data and Information”)
within the meaning of the applicable Indian Law and Rules or any other applicable
Law, directive or regulation anywhere in the world. In respect of any such Personal
Data and Information accessed, obtained, acquired or processed by Intern for and
on behalf of TCS, its affiliates or Clients, Intern undertake that he/she will:

a) Process the Personal Data and Information only on behalf of TCS, its Affiliates
or Clients, as the case may be, and only on and in accordance with instructions
received from the data controller from time to time; Abide by such technical
b) and organizational measures necessary to prevent the
accidental or unlawful destruction or accidental loss, alteration, un-authorized
disclosure or access to the Personal Data and Information;
c) Promptly (and in any event within 24 hours of awareness) bring to notice of
TCS or its Affiliates, as the case may be, of any actual or suspected incident
of unauthorized or accidental disclosure of, or access to, the Personal Data
and Information or other breach of this section (a “Security Breach”);
d) Promptly provide TCS with all information in Intern’s notice, possession or
control concerning any Security Breach and not make any public
announcement regarding a Security Breach without TCS’ prior written
consent;
Not do, or omit to do, anything, which would cause TCS or any of its
e)
employees, officers or agents to be in breach of its obligations under any
privacy or data protection policy, regulation or legislation;
Upon expiry or termination of Intern’s engagement with TCS, return all
f)
copies of the Personal Data and Information to TCS in Intern’s possession or
control; and
Promptly bring to TCS’ notice of any request received from a data subject to
g)
have access to his/her Personal Data and Information or of any other
communication relating to the access, use or processing of any Personal Data
and Information (including any notice from the regulatory body) and fully co-
operate and assist TCS in relation to any such request or communication.

6.3 Intern expressly consent that TCS and/or its affiliates may collect, use, transfer,
retain or otherwise process Intern’s Personal Data and Information in connection
with his/her engagement with TCS, in accordance with the then / current TCS
policies and procedures and applicable privacy and data protection legislation. TCS
may use Third-Party services or sub-contractors to collect or otherwise process

Tata Consultancy Services Limited

Yantra Park, Opp. Voltas HRD Trg. Center, Subhash Nagar, Pokhran Road No. 2, Thane (West) 400 601 India
Tel +91 22 6778 2000/2222 Fax +91 40 6778 2190 website: www.tcs.com
Registered Office Nirmal Building, 9th Floor, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400 021
 Intern’s Personal Data and Information for which TCS shall remain responsible for
such Third-Party services provider or sub-contractor’s compliance with TCS’
obligations hereunder.

7. Restriction on Intern’s Rights

Intern 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 Intern 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 Intern of the Confidential Information.

9. Equitable Rights

Intern acknowledges that any Confidential Information that comes into the possession
and / or knowledge of Intern is of a unique, highly confidential and proprietary nature.
It is further acknowledged by Intern that the disclosure, distribution, dissemination and
/ or release by Intern of the Confidential Information without the prior written consent
of TCS or any breach of the Confidentiality Clause by Intern 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. In the event of any dispute or disagreement over the
b) interpretation of any of the terms herein contained or may claim or liability of any
party, the same shall be referred to a person to be nominated by TCS, whose
decision shall be final and

Tata Consultancy Services Limited

Yantra Park, Opp. Voltas HRD Trg. Center, Subhash Nagar, Pokhran Road No. 2, Thane (West) 400 601 India
Tel +91 22 6778 2000/2222 Fax +91 40 6778 2190 website: www.tcs.com
Registered Office Nirmal Building, 9th Floor, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400 021
 binding upon the parties hereto. Subject to the above, the arbitration shall be
governed by the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 or any modifications or re-
enactment thereof. Intern 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. If any provision hereof shall be found by a
c) 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. This Confidentiality clause along with other documents executed by Intern or
d) 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. This
Confidentiality clause may not be amended except in writing signed by
e) authorized representatives of both parties.
The obligations of Intern in terms of this Confidentiality clause shall continue
f) during the term of or in the course of the internship of the Intern with TCS and shall
continue thereafter in perpetuity.

SIGNATURE ____________________________
____________________________

Tata Consultancy Services Limited

Yantra Park, Opp. Voltas HRD Trg. Center, Subhash Nagar, Pokhran Road No. 2, Thane (West) 400 601 India
Tel +91 22 6778 2000/2222 Fax +91 40 6778 2190 website: www.tcs.com
Registered Office Nirmal Building, 9th Floor, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400 021