Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has asked employees at its central Delhi campus to work from home or shift temporarily to its Noida or Gurugram offices, following disruptions caused by student protests in the area.
An internal advisory issued for July 23 and 24 instructed employees based at the company’s PTI Building campus to report to the Noida or Gurugram offices instead, or work from home where feasible. Those unable to travel to either office have been asked to apply for a work-from-office exception under the “Calamity Exigency” category.
The disruption stems from broader student agitation in the capital over alleged exam paper leaks, with demonstrations concentrated around Central Delhi, including Jantar Mantar near the Central Secretariat metro station, affecting movement and access in the surrounding area through the week.
TCS operates delivery centres across the National Capital Region, including in Noida and Gurugram, which allow the company to shift employees temporarily when operations at a particular location are disrupted. The advisory appears to be a short-term contingency measure rather than a change in the company’s broader work-from-office policy.
The move comes as TCS continues to reinforce its return-to-office stance. The company requires employees to work from the office five days a week and has linked variable pay to adherence to its WFO policy, while continuing to allow exceptions under specific circumstances. The PTI Building campus in Central Delhi houses TCS’s government and public sector client engagements, including consulting and PSU accounts, making continuity of access there significant for its Delhi operations.
Delhi Metro authorities also temporarily closed and reopened access at several central Delhi stations, including Central Secretariat, as the protests unfolded through the week, adding to commute disruptions for office-goers in the area.
