Annexure – B

You shall be governed by the following Terms and Objective of this evaluation is to ascertain your
Conditions of Service (“Terms and Conditions”) during competency, and continuation of your employment is
your employment with Cognizant Technology Solutions conditional upon the successful completion of these
India Private Limited (hereafter referred to as the evaluations.
“Company”), and those that may be amended from time
to time. Please refer to the “India terms and conditions b. You shall become eligible for confirmation at the end
of service” in the cognizant intranet for the latest of 12 months from the date of joining subject to the
version. conditions below;

I. Satisfactory performance of your duties and obligations

in a diligent and professional manner in accordance with
Cognizant’s requirements from time to time;
a. The company has made the offer of employment on
the basis of the information, statements and facts II. Successful clearance of the Cognizant required
(‘Information’) as provided by you in your employment Assessments.
application form. The Company reserves the right to
terminate your services forthwith at the time of joining The Learning program is aimed to develop structured
or at any point of time in future during your employment technical competency for the trainees. Failure in
with the Company if any of the Information provided by clearing the training and assessments will result in the
you is found to be false or misleading or concealed immediate termination of your employment with
(whether in part or whole) and / or in case of any Cognizant.
criminal background on your part. You hereby agree and
III. The Supervisor reserves the complete right to confirm
expressly authorize the Company to conduct background
/ defer / refuse the confirmation.
verification to authenticate the Information submitted
by you and your criminal background if any. The associates who are found to require improvement
would be intimated of the same and attention would be
b. National Skills Registry (“NSR”) is set-up and managed
given to them to improve their performance.
by NSDL Database Management Limited (“NDML”) on
behalf of NASSCOM. NSR is a website where the IT Note: Cognizant will share the Training policy that
Professionals (“ITPs”) can register themselves to get a comprehensively covers the training curriculum,
background check verification conducted on personal, evaluation process and benchmarks applicable for the
academic and employment details. NSR system issues the trainee (or trainee batch) with the associate during the
ITPIN, which is a unique, lifetime valid and permanent time of training induction. Cognizant reserves the right
identity to all registering ITPs. This can be used by the IT to change the Training policy or related criteria to suit
industry and its clients as a credible source of the needs of the organization or individual business units;
information about the ITPs who are being employed or and such changes shall be communicated within a
put on client assignments. You are required to get reasonable timeframe.
yourself registered with the National Skills Registry (NSR)
and provide ITPIN while joining the organization. For
further details, log on to
https://nationalskillsregistry.com/
a. During working hours you shall satisfactorily perform
Please note that, this is for an individual cause and all tasks assigned by the supervisor, to the expected
Company would not be responsible to bear any cost performance standards. You shall comply with the rules,
towards your NSR membership regulations and procedures as notified from time to time
by the Company in letter and spirit.

b. During working hours, you shall entirely devote your

a. As one of the key conditions of the employment offer, time, attention and abilities to the business of the
you will undergo an initial training for duration as Company.
required to prepare you for your future job responsibility.
c. You shall not, without the Company’s prior written
There will be continuous assessment of your performance
consent, be in any way directly or indirectly engaged in
during the training period; Evaluation may include a
or concerned with any other business or employment
combination of, but not limited to, assessments,
during or outside your hours of work in the company.
assignments, attendance and review by technical panel.
You shall however, undertake honorary work of social or Jayanthi every year. The festival holidays may vary every
charitable nature, literary, artistic or scientific character year.
only with the express permission from the competent
authority of the Company. b. You will be governed by the existing Company leave
policy from the date of your joining the Company.
d. During your employment, you shall not directly or
indirectly engage in any conduct averse to the best c. Application for leave needs to be submitted online in
interests of the Company. Also, you shall not divulge any the Enterprise Absence Management system (“EAM”) at
confidential information or violate any agreement(s) https://peoplesoft and all leave application should be
with your prior employers or their clients. subject to due approval from your respective Supervisor.

a. You shall at all times, maintain exemplary conduct and

a. As part of your employment with Company, you will be
decorum. You shall uphold honesty and integrity in all
based at any one of Company’s offices or its affiliate(s) or
your actions.
Company’s customer location(s) – existing or may come
up in near future, as per the business requirements. b. You shall honor and comply with all rules and
b. The Company reserves the right to transfer you at any regulations of the Company and statutory requirements,
point of time during your employment with Company to in letter and spirit.
any of its other location(s), its affiliate(s) or Company’s
customer location(s) - existing or may come up in near
future, within or outside India as per the business
requirements, and you shall comply with the Company’s As an associate of an organization that focuses on quality
rules relating to relocation to or from a customer and professionalism, it is imperative to maintain the
location. highest level of personal effectiveness and that can in no
way be compromised. Therefore, you must adhere to
c. The Company reserves the right to transfer you on a
Cognizant’s dress code while at work. The smart dress
temporary or permanent basis to the other job functions
code will continue to help you display a professional
or departments within the Company and assign such
image to customers, potential employees and the
other duties as may be deemed fit in the interest of the
community of visitors.
Company.
Smart dressing for gentlemen:

Half/full-sleeved collared shirts, collared t-shirts, formal

The working day shall comprise eight (8) working hours trousers, single-colored full length jeans, corduroys and
and a lunch break for an hour. Depending upon chinos. These can be paired with appropriate footwear
Company’s requirement/exigency, the Company may like formal black or brown leather shoes, loafers or
increase or decrease the per day working hours without sports shoes.
your consent. Though the normal workings hours are
Smart dressing for ladies:
between 9 am and 6 pm from Monday to Friday, you may
also be required to work on a shift basis that comprises Saree, salwar/churidhar/leggings with kameez, kurtis,
eight (8) working hours and a break for an hour. You are tops, collared shirts/t-shirts, formal trousers,
expected to work in shifts assigned by the supervisor. The single-colored full length jeans, corduroys, chinos and
shifts may be scheduled across 24 hours a day, 7 days a full-length skirts. These can be paired with appropriate
week and 365 days a year. The shift timings may change footwear.
from time to Leave
6. Holidays, time onandwhich you will be notified in
Vacation
advance. You should always consider your activities for the day
when determining what to wear. If you have to host or
attend meetings with clients, or attend a formal
gathering you can be dressed in formal attire.
a. Cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.
(‘Company’) observes 4 (four) National Holidays –
Republic Day, May Day, Independence Day and Gandhi
 ii. The Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

iii. Prohibition on Disclosure or Use of Inside Information

a. You shall maintain utmost secrecy with regard to
confidential and proprietary information relating to the iv. Default User Rights On Cognizant Network
Company. This information includes and is not limited to
trade secrets, technical processes, finances and dealings
with information relating to suppliers, employees,
agents, distributors and customers. a. The normal retirement age of employees in the
Company is 58 years.
b. You shall not, during your employment and at all times
thereafter, directly or indirectly use or disclose b. In case you intend to resign from the services of the
confidential information except for the sole benefit of company at any point of time, you are required to serve
the Company. This restriction shall cease to apply when it 60 days’ notice period (‘Notice Period’) starting from the
may come into the public domain otherwise than through date of resignation. The Company may, at its sole
unauthorized disclosure by you or such information which discretion, permit you an early release by;
you shall be obliged to disclose by law.
i. Adjusting the vacation leave accumulated towards a
c. You shall not take copies of confidential documents or part of the notice period (whether in part or whole) and
information for your own purposes and forthwith upon / or
termination, you shall return to the Company all
documents, records and accounts in any form (including ii. Allowing you to pay up for the notice period in lieu
electronic, mechanical, photographic & optic recording) thereof on your annual gross compensation
relating to matters concerning the business or dealing or
affairs of the Company. c. If your service is being terminated by the Company on
the ground of Misconduct or misdemeanor or
d. You shall not during your employment and at all times unsatisfactory performance or as consequence of any
thereafter do or say anything that injure directly or other disciplinary matter(s), the Company may release
indirectly damage the business and / or reputation of the you on immediate basis by paying you the salary for the
Company. notice period starting from the date on which Company
informs you of such matter. Please note that the
e. You shall maintain utmost confidentiality with regard Company will not pay the Notice Pay in case your service
to your compensation and benefits. You shall not discuss is being terminated on the ground as mentioned in 1 (a)
your compensation and benefits with anyone, but with above.
the Supervisor you report to.

f. You shall sign and be bound by the following –

i. The Proprietary Rights and Non Disclosure Agreement

(NDA)

Human Resources – Talent Acquisition Group

I accept the above mentioned terms and conditions of employment with the Company.

Signature:

Name: Date: