Keeping a track of your application

1. Almost all the IIT’s have an online system where they update the latest information about the form, kindly keep on looking at them regularly.

2. If status of your application has not been updated before the last date of form contact them and ask them if form has reached. Also same can be tracked on the speed post site, keep tracking your courier because you do not want your application to get lost.

3. If your speed post is not getting delivered you can call their centers and ask for update about your application.

4. Keep a separate calendar for where all you have to go for interview or written exams cause that is very important because you may miss out on something that is important.

5. Also keep a separate sheet of where all you have got admission and where you are bound to get admissions.

6. Always read all the rules about upgrading once you have applied, i.e. do you need to send the fees for getting a higher preference or do you have to pay fees only after final offer has been made.

7. Also send the Demand Drafts well in advance because postal delay might play a role.

8. If they do not update your status on site about receipt of Draft you may call before the end date so that it does not create any problem.

9. Always keep the receipts of Speed Post by which you send Application and Fees they are very important in case of delays and any misplacement from the postal side.

Preparation of Forms

The given guideline is just the basic guideline for filling up any form.

1. Be sure to fill in all your personal details like address as latest as possible if they are bound to change fill in something that would be more permanent.

2.Before filling up the preferences be sure to go through the detail course structure given on each of the IIT’s site and also enquire with the seniors if you have any contacts that would give you some perspective.

3.Be sure what you are applying for. Fill in the exact preferences you would like to have refrain from filling options you are not interested into, if at all number of options available are still remaining fill the not so useful options at the end.

4. Your preference should always be in the order you want admission into, never keep the branch in which you are bound to get admission first, keep the difficult one first and then subsequently fill in the manner where you have surety of getting admission. That is first fill up the preference where you have little chance of getting admission and the last one where you are bound to get admission whatever may be the case.

5.Be sure to give the exact details about your academics, i.e. if your percentages are 59.5 then do not get tempted to write 60 because it may create problem at a later date.

6. If you have any experience and you are able to furnish certificate for the same then you may fill in the details about the same if they are asked.

7. Check exactly on whose name the Demand Draft needs to be drawn on.

8. Double check all the details that you have written and especially you GATE score Academic Details and your “Preferences” because they will matter the most for admission.

(These are the basic guidelines also kindly go through form thoroughly if their are any other minor details. Kindly send the form well in advance and if possible attach a sticker of your name in printed instead of writing cause that would be more legible and would avoid and delay)