First Day Timeline

So you're a kiddo (yes, we didn't like being called kids either, sorry not sorry) who has just arrived in KGP, and doesn't know what all to do? 

Yea no, this won't help you much, but atleast you'll feel somewhat more confident.

First day here is assumed to be the 21st (Monday). If you arrive early, you just have to finish all this by 21st.

Arriving late by a couple days is usually fine, but the bureaucracy is not worth it. I'd recommend you try your absolute best to arrive by 21st.

TL;DR

Finish Hall Allotment, Academic Registration, and buying stuff for your room.

In-Depth Requirements

• Read the What to do before coming here?  guide if you haven't reached, it tells some essential things, especially for parent's accommodation. 

• Tell your Driver to go to your fresher's hall (LBS if boy, SNVH-IGH if girl).

• Finish the Room Allocation process (given in-depth as "Room Allocation"  in the respective links)

• Drop off your luggage & stuff in your allotted room.

• Buy stuff needed for your room & also drop them (See Items Guide. Preferably buy at TechM, and not hostel general store)

• Go to Vikramshila building in Ramunjan's Complex (See link for location) for Academic Registration (See Acads Reg subtopic below), IF IT HAS STARTED. This is mentioned as Admission to IITKGP within the calender. [THIS IS NOT CONFIRMED, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR]

• Finish academic registration in one of the Vikramshila Halls.

• Drop off your parents to their rooms if needed

In-Depth Optionals

• Get to know your roomies, preferably by exploring the campus.

• Buy a cycle asap, or have it ordered from online. Check cycle quality before buying always.

• Deep Clean your room if possible.

• Get to know neighbours.

• Explore LBS/SNVH-IGH (mess, shops, etc.)

• Explore campus, especially 2.2, and till Main building if you can.

Academic Registration

You will need to have the following docs for academic registration (unverified). Please double check with official sources (IITKGP/JOSAA) once. Ensure you have the following (BOTH) original docs & their photocopies before Academic Registration:

• • Class X & XII marksheet

  • Pwd and/or caste certificate if needed

  • Admit Letter

  • Aadhar card and/or ID Card

  • Health certificate

  • Passport size Photo (Unsure)

  • JEE results (Unsure)

  • Bank Copy (unsure)

The academic registration will happen on 20/21st July. Reporting will happen from 19-21, and reporting is basically room allocation. Do note, you need to be academically registered with document verification to be considered admitted.

[You might have to do subject registration on 16th July or later, and in case you do, your subjects should be preselected. Ensure 21-23 credits are there, and confirm. That's it.]

Academic Registration will happen at Vikramshila, a collection of halls in the Ramunjam Complex. Please check important locations page for the location. You can ask for directions or travel by Toto (40 Rs if one person,  else 20 per person).

Once you go there, you'll have to do it alone, but feel free to ask other freshers or the guards there for any help you need.

Ensure you have all the above docs when entering the hall. In case you need to take a printout, you might have that facility available there.

Go and check with the staff there, you'll be told to wait in a line, and once it's done, you can submit the docs to them which they'll verify and after which, Welcome to IITKGP.