After arrival

Complete medical check-up prior to date of joining. Go to health centre with appointment letter. Drink plenty of water before going because a urine test will be done. It's a full physical, so be prepared to bare all.

Remember to get an official "rubber stamp" saying "Fit" on your appointment letter. CMO at the health center will send official certificate directly to the Council Section (unit-IA).

Have plenty of passport size photographs (at least 15) and a few stamp-sized ones (10). You will need them for health center (2), banks (3/bank), institute ID (2), cell phone sim card purchase (1/phone). You can get your photos at shop next to Tata Book House in the campus, very close to Prakruthi cafeteria (other place outside is G.K.Vale - Malleshwaram, on Margosa Rd, just south of 15th Cross St.)

Have photocopies of 10th standard pass certificate with your date birth, and copies of all original degrees and translations in case your university writes degrees in Greek or Latin or any language other than English. (Princeton issues degrees in Latin, it's fun to read and translate).

Have all originals (of the aforementioned documents) on the day you report to the department and Registrar's (Unit IA) office, for perusal and return by the council section staff.