Day of reckoning

• Meet the Assistant Registrar, he will direct you to someone in the recruitment section.
• Bring all original certificates : Ph.D, M.S, B.Tech, High School Certificates, Experience certificates and ATTESTED copies of the same. You can get them attested by any Professor in the Department you are joining.
• Fill all the forms they send you beforehand, so that you can just hand them in and get going.
• Copy the bond on a Rs. 10 bond paper. Use a blank sheet for the second page.
• It is a good idea to have with you 5 passport size photographs and 5 stamp size photographs - these are needed for the myriad number of cards you will get - ID card, Library card etc.
• Make a courtesy visit to the Dean (Administration) Office in the Ad Block. Sometime after you settle in, say, a couple of months after you join the IITM parivar, make an appointment and drop by to see Diro
• The Dean (Admn) will direct you to somebody in the Engineering Section Office regarding on-campus housing.
• Get a list of vacant apartments from the folks in the engineering office, so that you can see them, before you choose which apartment to take. If you are really particular, you can go to the engineering unit maintenance office at the shopping centre from where you can get keys to vacant apartments and inspect them from the inside before making your choice. Demand a D-type (900 sq. ft.)$\ldots$you are eligible for at least C1 type so there is no reason to settle for a D1-type (650 sq. ft). However, you may be given only a D1-type across the counter since all higher types have rules/procedures for allotment (more on this in a later section)
• Write a letter called Joining Report - you will be required to submit this to the HOD of the department you are joining.
• Bank Account : Go to State Bank of India, (near Gajendra Circle) and get a form to open a Savings Bank Account. Have somebody in the Department or Assistant Registrar's office help you fill the form. You will also need two passport size photographs for this excercise.It takes a few days to get an account, passbook, chequebook etc. So it is best you get this done rightaway. You need atleast 1000 rupees cash deposit to open a savings bank account. Apply for an ATM card. SBI takes at least a month to get you one.