Joining Terms and Conditions
Joining Terms and Conditions
These Joining Terms and Conditions apply to every candidate who submits an application through the Company’s website for any Internship, Trainee, Employee, Consultant, Contractor or any other position. By submitting your application, you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agreed to these terms. If selected, these terms shall form part of your onboarding process and shall be read together with the applicable Work Order, Offer Letter, Appointment Letter, Consultancy Agreement or any other issued agreement.
1. Applicability and Relationship with Engagement Agreement
These Joining Terms and Conditions constitute the minimum conditions applicable to all candidates applying through the Company’s website. Candidates who are selected shall be required to execute the applicable Agreement or any other onboarding documents issued by the Company. Such executed documents shall supplement these Joining Terms and Conditions. In the event of any inconsistency between these Terms and the executed agreement, the provisions of the executed agreement applicable to the candidate’s engagement shall prevail.
2. Nature of Engagement
The Company may engage selected candidates either as:
- Interns
- Trainees
- Employees
- Consultants
- Contractor
Depending upon the role, project requirements and business model. The applicable agreement shall specify the nature of engagement and the detailed terms governing the relationship.
3. Minimum Service Commitment
Where applicable under the offered engagement, candidates are required to complete a minimum service commitment of 18 months from the effective date of joining on a full-time basis.
For candidates joining through an internship or trainee program, the internship/training period shall not be counted towards the minimum service commitment unless specifically stated otherwise in the applicable agreement.
4. Educational Documents Verification & Submission of Original Documents
Selected candidates may be required to submit educational, identity, address and other supporting documents for verification and onboarding purposes. As a condition of joining, selected candidates shall be required to produce their original educational certificates for verification and submit copies thereof. Where specified in the issuing letter or agreement, candidates shall also deposit their 2 (two) original educational certificates with the Company as part of the agreed joining commitment and service obligations.
The candidate acknowledges and voluntarily agrees to this requirement while applying for the required position before accepting any offer issued by the Company
5. Return of Original Educational Certificates
The Company shall return all deposited original educational certificates whenever the candidate separates from the Company after the candidate has:
- Successfully completed the applicable minimum service commitment;
- Served the required notice period
- Returned all Company assets, documents and credentials;
- Completed project handover and all departmental exit formalities; and
- Cleared any outstanding financial or contractual obligations, if applicable.
The deposited educational certificates shall remain the sole property of the candidate, and the Company shall return them upon successful completion of the above requirements.
6. Early Separation
6.1 Voluntary Early Separation
If a candidate voluntarily discontinues the engagement before completion of the applicable minimum commitment period and/or fails to serve the required notice period, the Company may recover applicable costs, compensation, training and onboarding expenses, and other amounts arising from such breach.
Where the applicable agreement document or issued document specifies a recovery amount, such amount shall apply. The applicable recovery amount may range from ₹50,000 (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) to ₹2,00,000 (Rupees Two Lakhs only), depending upon the nature of the engagement, role, training, resources invested and other relevant circumstances.
Where the signed agreement or issued document does not specify a recovery amount, the parties acknowledge and agree that ₹50,000 (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) shall be the minimum contractual amount stipulated towards the Company’s training, onboarding, operational and other costs associated with the engagement, subject to the Company’s entitlement to recover such amount and any additional reasonable compensation or damages as applicable.
6.2 Separation Due to Breach, Misconduct or Non-Performance
If the Company terminates or discontinues the engagement before completion of the applicable minimum commitment period due to the candidate’s material breach of the applicable terms, serious misconduct, disciplinary violation, unprofessional conduct, breach of confidentiality, misuse of Company or client resources, violation of Company policies, unlawful activity connected with the engagement, material or persistent non-performance of assigned responsibilities, or any other material failure to comply with the obligations of the engagement, such termination may be treated as an Early Separation for the purposes of the applicable contractual recovery provisions.
In cases of non-performance, the Company may consider the candidate’s failure to perform assigned duties, consistently failing to meet reasonable performance expectations, failure to demonstrate required progress or improvement, or failure to comply with reasonable work-related directions and responsibilities applicable to the role.
Where such separation results from a material breach or failure attributable to the candidate, the Company may seek recovery of applicable costs, training and onboarding expenses, or other reasonable amounts as provided under the applicable engagement terms and subject to applicable law.
7.Notice Period
Upon confirmation or completion of the applicable commitment period, resignation or termination initiated by you must comply the notice period specified in the applicable engagement agreement.
Failure to comply with the notice requirements may result in settlement adjustments or recovery of applicable dues as per the early separation clause of these terms & conditions or as mentioned under the governing agreement and applicable law.
8. Confidentiality and Company Property
All candidates engaged by the Company shall maintain strict confidentiality regarding Company information, client information, source code, intellectual property, business processes, company infrastructure, company operational aspects and other confidential materials during and after their engagement.
All Company assets, documents, credentials and equipment must be returned upon completion or termination of the engagement.
9. Code of Conduct
Employees and Consultants are expected to maintain professional conduct, comply with Company policies, safeguard Company and client interests, and perform assigned responsibilities honestly and ethically.
Material misconduct, fraud, breach of confidentiality, conflict of interest or violation of Company policies may result in disciplinary action, termination of engagement and legal remedies where applicable.
10. Acceptance of Terms
Submission of an application through this website constitutes your acknowledgement that:
- The information provided by you is true and accurate;
- You have read and accepted these General Engagement Terms;
- You understand that selection does not guarantee work order;
- If selected, you agree to execute the applicable agreement and other onboarding documents before or during the joining and onboarding process.
Where any provision of these Terms differs from the executed issued letter applicable to your engagement, the executed document shall prevail to the extent of such inconsistency.
11. Governing Law & Jurisdiction
These Terms shall be governed by the laws of India.
Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or any contract engagement with the Company shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent civil courts at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.