Information technology (IT) major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) will kick off the December quarter earnings season for large-cap firms on Friday, January 8, when it will announce its quarterly numbers. The Tata Group company is likely to post a robust performance for the third quarter of the financial year 2021 (Q3FY21) on the back of strong demand in cloud adoption, tailwinds of large digital deals, project ramp-up and lower furloughs, believe analysts. The board will also consider the declaration of a third interim dividend to the equity shareholders. The IT firm s revenue in constant currency (CC) terms is expected to rise in the range of 2.4-4 per cent on quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) basis while it may grow between 3-4.5 per cent in dollar revenue. As for revenue growth in rupee terms, it is expected to be up between 3.4-5 per cent year-on-year (YoY) and 2.7-4.2 per cent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ). Besides, analysts expect TCS to post a 3-8 per cent year-on-year (YoY) growth in