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Engineering Life,

Enabling Impact

At Tata Consulting Engineers (TCE), Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is more than a statutory
requirement; it is a reflection of our values, our commitment to society, and our responsibility as a
Tata company. Guided by the Tata ethos of “Leadership with Trust,” we strive to create a measurable
and lasting impact in the communities we serve. Our CSR philosophy is built around the idea of
‘Engineering Life,’ fostering inclusive development, empowering underserved communities, and
contributing meaningfully to national development priorities while aligning with global goals,
such as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs).

Our CSR strategy is driven by three core principles: Our Focus Areas
leveraging our engineering expertise, ensuring inclusive • Education remains one of the most powerful tools
participation, and focusing on long-term, sustainable for social transformation. TCE’s efforts under this
outcomes. We actively focus on strengthening four pillar include improving STEM (Science, Technology,
thematic areas: education, sustainable livelihoods, Engineering, and Mathematics) education through
healthcare, and infrastructure development, while
also contributing to disaster response, environment activity-based learning, equipping teachers with
preservation, and cutting-edge research through inclusive pedagogical tools, and supporting
partnerships with academia. Through these efforts, we education for children with special needs. In FY25,
aim to touch lives, build resilience, and help engineer a over 34,000 lives were touched through initiatives
better tomorrow. like Project Vigyaan, which brought hands-on science
learning to students in Navi Mumbai Municipal
TCEndeavour: Driving Holistic Impact Corporation schools, including 100 children with
Our flagship initiative, TCEndeavour, encapsulates our special needs. Teachers were trained in inclusive
commitment to making a difference. It represents teaching methods, and STEM corners were set up in
a structured, long-term approach to CSR, aimed at schools to foster curiosity and creativity.
addressing some of society’s most pressing challenges
through targeted interventions. By harnessing our • Sustainable Livelihoods: Through Project Utkarsh, our
technical strengths and nurturing collaborative flagship employability initiative, TCE addresses the gap
partnerships. between academic training and industry requirements
for diploma engineering students, especially from
TCEndeavour delivers impact across grassroots education,
skilling, healthcare, and disaster resilience, especially for marginalised communities. In FY25, over 24,000 lives
the underprivileged and marginalised communities, were positively impacted through training, faculty
including Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and development, career fairs, and inclusive internships
Persons with Disabilities (PwDs). All programmes under for PwDs. The initiative helped develop job-ready
TCEndeavour are aligned to national priorities and design engineering skills and directly led to full-time
mapped to eight relevant UN SDGs. employment for all nine PwD interns.

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