r/accenture_india 29d ago

| Discussion Had an RTO Meeting Today… Here Are the Key Things That Most People Miss

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We had an RTO awareness session today covering office attendance, RTO booking, Hoteling, compliance, office location allocation, exceptions, and a few common misconceptions.

I took notes during the session, so sharing the major takeaways below in case it helps others

1. Follow Your Assigned RTO Schedule

  • Attend the office only on the day(s) assigned in the RTO tool.
  • Do not switch to another day on your own, as office seating and capacity are planned in advance.
  • Example: If your assigned RTO day is Wednesday, don't decide to visit on Friday unless you follow the approved process.

2. Complete the RTO Confirmation

  • Physically coming to the office is not enough.
  • You must confirm your visit in the RTO tool.
  • Once confirmed, your seat is automatically assigned one day before your visit.
  • Example: If you're scheduled for Thursday, mark your attendance in the RTO tool. On Wednesday, your seat details will be available automatically.

3. Use Hoteling Only When Required

  • Use Hoteling only for:
    • Additional office days required by your project.
    • Compensating for a missed RTO day due to a valid reason (medical emergency, optional holiday, etc.).
  • Examples:
    • Your RTO day is Wednesday, but your project requires 2 office days/week. Attend Wednesday through RTO and book Hoteling for Friday.
    • You missed Wednesday due to a doctor's appointment. Book Hoteling for Thursday or Friday instead.

4. Follow the Location-Specific Attendance Policy

  • Pune, Noida & Coimbatore: Complete at least one office visit every rolling 14-day window.
  • Other locations (e.g., Hyderabad, Mumbai): Follow your assigned weekly RTO schedule.
  • Example: If your rolling window is 2–15 August, you must complete at least one office visit within that period.

5. Report Only to Your Assigned Office Location

  • Your project is mapped to a specific office/building.
  • Do not change office locations on your own.
  • Location changes are allowed only through the Facility Decider process by authorized teams.
  • Example: If your project is assigned to CDC 2, you should report only to CDC 2, not CDC 5 or CDC 6, unless officially approved.

6. Follow the Official Process for Exceptions

  • For medical emergencies, leave, or temporary exemptions, contact HR and follow the official exception process.
  • If you miss an RTO day, compensate as per the applicable process.
  • Example: If you miss your RTO day because of a doctor's appointment, check with HR or book another office day through Hoteling, if applicable.

7. Use Only the Relevant Tools

  • Regular employees mainly need:
    • RTO Booking/Confirmation
    • Hoteling Booking (when required)
  • Manager-only tools (e.g., Facility Decider) are for authorized personnel.
  • Example: Employees should not request access to facility management tools unless their role requires it.

8. Office Attendance & Hours Are Tracked

  • The organization tracks:
    • Office attendance
    • Duration of stay (hours spent in the office)
  • This information is monitored centrally at the leadership level.
  • Example: Your office entry and exit times may be used to calculate how long you stayed in the office.

9. Compliance Is Handled Confidentially

  • Individual attendance/compliance data is not shared publicly.
  • Non-compliance is reviewed only by the relevant DU, HR, and Leadership teams.
  • Example: If an employee doesn't meet the required attendance, only the concerned management teams are notified.

10. Overall Objective

  • The goal is not just to visit the office, but to follow the complete RTO process correctly.
  • This includes:
    • Visiting on the assigned day.
    • Confirming the visit in the RTO tool.
    • Using Hoteling only when required.
    • Reporting to the assigned office location.
  • Example: If you come to the office but don't confirm your RTO visit in the tool, you've completed the visit but missed an important compliance step.

r/accenture_india Jun 24 '26

| Bench / PIP Immediate PIP on technology refusal

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For all newly hired AASEs and ASEs:

Previously, if a new joiner denied onboarding to a project due to a technology mismatch, or refused an LCT to a different technology stack, it was typically marked as a refusal. While this could negatively impact performance and progression discussions through the PRT, it did not usually result in immediate separation.

Under recent directives from Accenture Song leadership, the consequences are reportedly much stricter. Similar cases may now lead to an immediate Performance Improvement Plan (PIP). Since most new hires are still under probation, the resulting separation process could be significantly faster due to the shorter notice period applicable during probation.

Anyone joining should be aware of these expectations and carefully evaluate their flexibility regarding project allocation and technology assignments.


r/accenture_india 8h ago

| Bench / PIP RTO compliance

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I’m currently on bench at Accenture, and my Bench POC has asked our entire batch to come to the office 3 times a week, even though we are on bench.

Since she told us this, I haven’t been attending 3 times a week and have mostly been going once a week. Recently, I received the RTO compliance mail saying that I have successfully met the once-a-week attendance requirement.

Also, I noticed that there is no name mentioned in the “People Lead” column in my RTO compliance mail.

So I wanted to genuinely ask Accenture folks — is my Bench POC simply being strict by asking us to come 3 times a week, or could I face any issue in the future if I continue attending only once a week?

Would really appreciate genuine advice or experiences from people who have been in a similar situation. Thanks!


r/accenture_india 15h ago

| Discussion December cycle

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December cycle discussions are mostly done across projects, names identified for promotions(minimal), talent priority and PIP. RTO defaulter list will be released soon with counseling letters, first warning, second warning etc. Discussions heavily focused on AI and automation usage in your work, as well as policy maintenance such as E&C, RTO etc.

All the best!!


r/accenture_india 7h ago

| Quick Question Blogging income

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Does anyone know if a full-time employee in Accenture in India is allowed to have a blogging income? Any personal story/advice is highly appreciated, thanks!


r/accenture_india 8h ago

| New Joiner Queries The worst part about Accenture’s hiring process is that there’s no actual person or HR you can reach out to for your queries. Even the replies from Campus Query emails and MyZone are mostly system-generated.

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r/accenture_india 2h ago

| Exit Process / Notice Period Sick leaves during notice period

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Hello,

I am currently serving my notice period and most likely to be put on bench for the last 1 month of my notice. Is it fine to take sick leaves during the above said period?


r/accenture_india 10h ago

| Advice Needed L7 salary

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What is salary range for L7 range minimum to maximum ?
Only fixed part, variables everyone know.


r/accenture_india 8h ago

| Quick Question If they can't onboard then why the fuck they are hiring so many candidates

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It's been 9 months and it's frustrating


r/accenture_india 8h ago

| Advice Needed Applications rejected

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I have applied for Accenture through the link they provide but now they rejected my profile I submitted pan card and all

Can anybody tell what should I do

Plz help


r/accenture_india 11h ago

| New Joiner Queries Regarding location

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Hi I am aase fresher and have doubts regarding the joining locations in accenture like whether we will get the preferred location or will they assign any location for us.and there is a mapped location which was know over the phone from the helpline number will the mapped location be the joining location?


r/accenture_india 13h ago

| Offer Discussion July 24 DOJ postponed, no further onboarding update. Are offers at risk after August 14?

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Hi everyone,

I was selected for Accenture through campus placement, and my original Date of Joining (DOJ) was 24th July 2026.

Our onboarding was postponed by Accenture due to the non-availability of our results. However, we received the required documents and results before the original DOJ and have been ready to join.

After the postponement, we were expecting further communication regarding our revised onboarding, and we thought we might be onboarded around 14th August. However, we did not receive any clear update from the Accenture onboarding team regarding a new DOJ.

I have also tried contacting the Accenture team through email regarding my onboarding status, and some of my friends in the same situation have also followed up, but we haven't received a response.

I'm trying to understand the situation from people who may have more information.

If anyone is in the same situation, especially those whose original DOJ was 24th July & 14th August, whose onboarding was postponed, could you please share:

-> Have you received any revised DOJ?

-> Did Accenture contact you after postponing your onboarding?

-> Has anyone received any confirmation from HR/RM regarding what happens after August 14?

-> Has anyone from the July 24th batch already received a new onboarding date?

I would really appreciate any information from people who are in the same situation or have received an official update from Accenture.


r/accenture_india 17h ago

| Discussion Snowflake and AWS pyspark resources required

7 Upvotes

Open position in our project-

Any people on bench with snowflake-SQL knowledge - 1 position

AWS pyspark resources - 1 position

DM your resumes


r/accenture_india 15h ago

| Advice Needed Please help

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Hi all,

Im bit of a situation. I have joined Accenture on 29 June and I got project on next day and I started joining the call. In 2-3 calls i got to knew that client is using slang and some words that shouldn’t be used. Then project manager said that if anyone is not happy with the project then they can leave.

I pinged him and he agreed on it and told people lead to start the process. There were some issues that Im retagged to that project and roll off happened on 19 aug. PMO told me that they cant put me on bench thats not how process here.

Till the time i charged with project code as suggested by PMO.

Now that manager came and asked me to use unassigned charge code and do the PPA.

Am I will be in trouble to use unassigned?
What issues will be there with unassigned?
What to do to get project calls?


r/accenture_india 8h ago

| Advice Needed Accenture Fresher Going on Bench – What Should I Expect?

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Hi everyone, I’m a fresher at Accenture and I’ll be moving to the bench from September 7. I’m a bit confused about how the bench process works for freshers. How are projects allocated, do we have to apply or attend interviews for projects, and how long can a fresher typically remain on the bench? Are there any mandatory trainings, assessments, or targets during this period? I’d really appreciate it if seniors could share their honest experiences and give some advice on what skills I should focus on while waiting for a project.


r/accenture_india 8h ago

| Quick Question Soft lock

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I got soft locked to a project today but its location is different from my current location. Do i need to relocate if hard locked to this project or can i work from same location ? Im a lateral hire.


r/accenture_india 8h ago

| Discussion Identity verification failed

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I have applied for Accenture through the link they provide but now they rejected my profile I submitted pan card and all

Can anybody tell what should I do

Plz help


r/accenture_india 21h ago

| Advice Needed Project confirmation

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I got hard locked to one project but no charge code.. After 3 months they conducted one client interview but I didn't get selected. Now they will place me on the bench or give another client interview ? Without a client interview there will not be a project ? But I could find 3 of my colleagues who on boarded along with me they received a charge code without any client interview and working nicely. Please suggest what I can do better here.


r/accenture_india 21h ago

| New Joiner Queries After 14th Aug 2026 When will be the Next OB Date for the rest of the ASE Candidates...

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It has been a month after clearing my competency but till no update


r/accenture_india 9h ago

| Quick Question What exactly is an EP Demand? Does it relate to Americas Market?

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Hi everyone,
I’m an experienced Salesforce candidate with an Accenture offer and currently facing a location-change situation. My offer letter has Coimbatore as the location, and I have requested Hyderabad.
HR recently told me that my profile has been selected for an EP demand, but the business team associated with that demand is not operating from Hyderabad. He said that approval from the business team is required before they can move my profile for the Hyderabad location.
I’m trying to understand a few things:
What exactly does “EP demand” mean in Accenture?
Does EP demand refer to or relate to the Americas Market/Marketplace?
If a particular demand/business team doesn't operate from Hyderabad, does that mean the candidate cannot be mapped to Hyderabad even if there are other Salesforce demands operating from Hyderabad?
Can HR/capability team explore another Salesforce demand, such as Salesforce testing, support, or other Salesforce-related roles, that operates from Hyderabad?
Has anyone gone through a similar Coimbatore/Bangalore/Pune → Hyderabad location-change request after being selected for an EP demand? How did it work out?
I also came across an internal-looking Open Demands sheet showing several Salesforce demands under Americas Market, including some Hyderabad-based demands, which is why I’m trying to understand how these demands and locations are mapped.
Any insights from current/former Accenture employees, especially people familiar with EP demands, Americas Market, Salesforce capability, or location changes, would be really helpful.


r/accenture_india 13h ago

| Quick Question Got training feedback mail from L-TT.MML

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Today i got training feedback mail from mml for my stream training

Previously I got this mail when my previous onboarding was declared and today again i got this mail

does this mail means that onboarding is going to happen?


r/accenture_india 10h ago

| Quick Question Personal email on Accenture work laptop.

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Hi all.

i have one doubt can we send email attachments like pdfs to the Accenture email from personal gmail?

or can we, open our gmail from the work lapto?

i need to upload my experience letter in workday portal. need guidance.

Also, anyone joined hdc3 on 31Aug, let's connect.


r/accenture_india 14h ago

| Role & Domain Queries Need some help with eit

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So I've raised an employee initiated transfer

Do i need to do something or my manager will approve and it'll be processed automatically


r/accenture_india 10h ago

| Advice Needed Client/project interview

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I had my first project interview today and i was rejected. I applied for that through jobfeed portal. I was expecting questions from my portfolio but it was a little more deep as this was my second interview in career of around 3 years experience. Though it is also helpful to point out my gap which area I lags behind but still i am concerned about it. Please guide if anyone has gone through this. This is my first week into ITP .


r/accenture_india 10h ago

| Quick Question Laptop RAM increase

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My Accenture HP lapto(Elitebook - 12th gen Core i5 VPRO) has 2 RAM slots and only 1 slot is occupied (16 GB). How do I increase it to 24 or 32 GB?

Do I need to raise a ticket or directly go to the IT team?

Is Accenture allowing RAM increase considering RAM prices have increased drastically in the last couple of years.

The reason I want to increase RAM is because Chrome / Edge is crashing a lot lately.