Life at Ignite, Chennai

Congratulation !! Everybody who has selected for Ignite. I seriously don't have time to reply for question asked on my last post 'Journey to TCS Ignite'. But somehow I am writing it, so many people ask to share it. so here I am...

First day! It will be remarkable for whom, who has a dream of Job at such a MNC. The Chennai One building itself and entrance makes you fell proud, that you are going to be a part of India's leading IT company.First and second day usually, you will have the joining formalities that includes: Document verification contain all mark sheet and certificate also some agreement documents and Bank account opening for salary account, bio metric registration for attendance.

Now the life of 8:30 to 5:30 begins !! The first week is full of test, that is basically for diagnosis your all capability and level of knowledge. After the test week the actual training is started, you will get a locker to keep your cellphone and other stuff. You will divided in a group of 24 people and assign a senior member to guide and mentor you during the training and called it a batch.

The Golden Time, you will get now, where you have 24 team mates , and they belongs to different region of country. You will have friends across all parts of country and seriously, This is the best part of Ignite. You can learn lot of thing along with technology , you will learn different culture, language, slang , and You will really enjoy when someone from south try to speak Hindi or someone from north side try to speak Tamil,telgu, etc. and Don't know when you really started linking some language and started separate tuition for this from your friend or batch mates.

You will have learning on different new technology , you will have sessions for theory and practicals,that you have to complete in certain deadline and your mentor help you out if you get stuck any where.
Ignite is a great learning space I have ever found.As time goes on, You will get scores for your assignment and assessment. and You started comparing your self with topper, please do not do this Ignite is not really mean for that. It means to learn and help others to learn by sharing the knowledge and collaboration in team.
Once your basic learning phase is over. You will got some projects to complete and It help you out to learn and explore skills inside you and you will go under Software Engineering Process, help you to learn how software is build now a days.

By then I am sure you all will have lots of friend from same batch or other you will meet them up in lunch time. and yeah Lunch time is a bit busy. You can only allow to use your cellphone in lunch time or after office hour and surely you will have to makes lot of calls family and friends and dear one.

In 2,3 months , you surely enjoying everything about Ignite and learn lot more. Yeah ! few people got some crush as well that obeys and who know you started linking some one from your heart. You will started outing on weekend some of the good places in Chennai or near by with your friends and team mates. It will be super learning , and social experience for you all. Some of them falls in love too with some one, you will surely get to know, training time is a super starting pledge for you all. Here you can learn lots and feel college life even after graduates for sometime.

The last month, everybody waiting to finish it and want to go home, but lots of people don't wait for it, they need more to live their life like a free word. where you have new friends and people form across the country. and the fear to apart form them after training , because you all will deploy in different cities of TCS offices and over there . I am sure you will miss these days.

The last week where you have exit Test, in that you have to perform well , so that you will judge how you were in the beginning and how you are now,how is your learning pace and curve etc. On very last week you will curious to know where you will get the location. Everybody started talking about it and praying to get the favorite location or home town.
But the moment you all got to know about that. It will really a moment that I can not express in words. Its a only time where few people enjoy after getting the favorite location and few are crying to not getting it. you will surely not in state to celebrate with your friend your happiness or takes part in someone who is sad.The journey you all  started together that is going to over now and you feel bad, not to leave friend and space that you have here in Ignite. But you have to actually.

Hope you all enjoy your Training !! Wish you all the best Good Luck !!