66% of Dakshana Scholars Crack the IIT-JEE || Message from Mohnish Sir

Dear Dakshana Alum,

 Hope all is well. I thought you'd appreciate the great news. We prepared and supported 110 scholars for the IIT-JEE 2012 and 73 have been accepted by the IITs. 66% of our Dakshana Scholars cracked the IIT-JEE! Since 2009, 344 of our scholars have been accepted by the IITs - a 40% success rate.

For the first time with this selection of scholars, Dakshana gave preference to disabled scholars. All the toppers have either no lower limbs or severely compromised ones. Rahul Patidar and Hemant Patidar had IIT-JEE All India OBC PD ranks of 2 and 4, respectively. Shiv Kumar came in 3^rd with an IIT-JEE All-India SC PD rank of 4.

Both of Rahul's parents dropped out in the 8^th grade and eke out under $50/month in income from farming. Shiv is a victim of Polio and has no lower limbs.

You can get more details via our recent Press Release. And the detailed 2012 results are posted on our website as well.

I hope that you can grace our recognition ceremony on July 1 at 4:00 PM at USI, New Delhi (same location as last year). Details will be posted on our website in a few days. My family and I will be there, as will Colonel Sharma, our CEO, and our full India-based team.

Links:

2012 IIT-JEE Results Press Release

2012 Detailed IIT-JEE Results

Warm regards,

Mohnish Pabrai

Founder & Catalyst

The Dakshana Foundation

Tel. +1949.453.0609

mpabrai@dakshana.org

www.dakshana.org

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DAAN KHABAR-2012 Released.

Hello Friends

Keep yourselves updated with DAAN and Dakshana Activities in last four months !!

Its my pleasure to inform you that DAAN KHABAR April -- 2012, has been released. 

It has been designed wonderfully by Subramanaya TH (IIT Madras/2nd yr)

You are going to surely appreciate it.

Enjoy reading it.

Regards 
 Abhishek Rai
Vice President
DAAN (DakshanA Alumni Network)

For DAAN KHABAR
( www.dakshana.org/DAAN-Khabar-2012-April-Edition.pdf )

Message/IIT Bombay/AerospaceEngg./1stYear

Dear Dakshana scholars,

Congratulations  for cracking JEE. First of all I would suggest you to be satisfied with whatever you have achieved. I have few questions here which I feel may be of some use to you. Read them, think about other issues you must consider, speak to seniors and plan your counseling.

Should I select discipline or IIT?
If you love a discipline, you should surely give it higher preference. It is not easy to see others doing courses which you like. You will feel very comfortable with your dream branch even if you get a new IIT. At the same time the culture and trends in a IIT can give you a lot more than just a degree. So choose your IIT carefully, So that you enjoy whole of that 4 years .
Opening  and closing ranks.
Please go through the following link to see opening and closing rank in different IITs. For the year 2011. That will give you ideas what branch you can get.
http://www.myengg.com/engg/info/13615/iit-bombay-2011-cutoff-ranks-opening-ranks-and-closing-rank/
Dual Degree (OR) B.Tech  ?
It is good to choose a B.Tech programme  rather than Dual degree. But if your rank can’t fetch you a programme in B.Tech and you  get that with a dual degree , you should opt for it with understanding the fact that you  have to study 5 years and not many people like dual degree.
I am interested in pure science programs. Should I prefer IITs, or IISc, or IISERs?
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore,followed by those IISERs who have already shifted to their permanent campus. Both IISc and IISERs have extremely flexible programs, where you don't have to decide your major discipline right now. Their curriculum exposes you to all branches of science, not just the discipline you will get a degree in.
Which are good among new IITs?
At present IIT Gandhinagar and Hyderabad are doing very well. It is very clear that they will arise to become good institutions.
Which IIT has the most liberal branch change rules?
As you might be knowing, even after going to IIT there is a possibility of branch change, at the same time it is very difficult to do. So you shouldn’t depend on it. Still, you can see the rules in JEE brochure.
Should I consider geographical location of IIT for choice filling?
Yes, of course; you must feel comfortable with the place. Look even how easily you can get there from your home. But it should not be considered at the cost of branch or IIT.
New IITs or good NITs?
Trere are some NITs(NIT Warangal,Suratkal,Tiruchirapalli,Allahbad,Rourkela) which are  better than few existing new IITs . But you should join them only if you feel you won’t  get some good branch in IIT.
What are the colleges that admit students based on JEE rank, but are not part of JEE Counseling.
five Indian Institutes of Science, Education and Research (IISERs) at Mohali, Pune, Kolkata, Bhopal, and Thiruvananthapuram, respectively. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (RGIPT) at Rai Bareli (UP), and Indian Institute of Maritime Studies (Merchant Navy). LNM Institute of Information Technology (LNMIIT), Jaipur also admits some students based on JEE performance.
Should I try one more year ?
If you have this question , please reconsider it Think about your ability, mental strength, time and parental support.
You may also go to the following link for a better study.
http://dsanghi.blogspot.in/2011/05/guide-to-jee-counseling-2011.html

Take as many suggestions as possible, but the final decision should be yours.
You must take suggestion from your parents even if they don’t know anything about JEE counseling. At least explain them whatever you are doing. They will surely give you something which you might have missed.

All the best
Ashish Charan Tandi
Aerospace Engineering (IIT BOMBAY)

Message/IITKanpur/ComputerScience/1stYear

 Hello Friends,
           I hope you are all doing well. After declaration of IIT-JEE 2012 result you may have many questions about counseling.  You may also have questions about choosing streams and college. So we are here to help you.  You must know, your counseling will be online. First of all collect your all required documents. When I was doing my
counseling my documents were not complete so I faced many problems. For choosing stream and college you need to give preferences. Give enough number of preferences. Last year some JEE qualified students didn't got any college because they have given less number of preferences. So you must be very careful and  don't be lazy about
giving preferences.  Regarding, choosing streams and college or any other questions you can contact me. You can mail me or even directly call me, I will be always there to help you.
Message By : Prashant Kumar
                      CSE, B.Tech
                       IIT KANPUR

Message/IIT Bombay/ComputerScience/1stYear

COUNSELING FOR IIT JEE

            Hi friends , congratulations to all the scholars  for cracking IIT-JEE. Counseling is as important and difficult task as cracking IIT-JEE.A single mistake or delay from your side can change your whole life. Every candidate have the same question which branch should I take?or what if I don't get what I'm hoping for?

             It is always better suggestion  to  consult seniors(at least 1 from each IIT,specially the one from where you are like/likely to go).But it is always better to have your decision more priority. Read counseling brochure carefully.

           About filling options in counseling. First thing you should do check  previous year's opening and closing ranks which you will get in this link  http://www.askiitians.com/iit-jee-2011-opening-closing-ranks.aspx  . while filling give the highest priority to the the branch you

are interested most (even if  you feel  you won't get it) because of first,second allotment there will be always chance for getting a better branch.So be wise while filling it.     Number of options you have to fill

depends on your rank.it us always advisable to fill at least  10 options .       Now while filling  the options be careful  read the instructions because many of them will be consulting seniors seniors  i.e.,us  can say about what we did previous year. But we will be  always be there to help you. This link  http://www.foriit.com/iitjee/vcounselling.html  will help you for  having an idea of which iit you can get according to your rank . 

 But always best idea is to contact  your seniors as they are the one who experienced the difficulties and doubts that you have now.

  MESSAGE BY:    ARUN PRABHAKARAN

                       DAKSHANA 2011

                       COMPUTER SCIENCE ENGG.

                       IIT BOMBAY

Message/IITRoorke/Electrical Engg./1stYear

Hi Friends

 Congratulating to  you for your success in IIT-JEE.

As we all know that this is result of two years of hard work of ownself so it should not go waste just because of silly carelessness

and negligence.

As to my thinking i would like to share some experiences....

1.first problem came to us is about preferences- do we want go to a good IIT  ( whatever subject i get )or going to iit`s according to the  good subject which we choose.

whatever be your response regardig to this aspect just be cleared that you would not get a second chance , and if you are not clear then interact withsomeone who knows better about those, or if you want we as a DAKSHANA Scholar will help you .

2.After this problem came ragarding how to us the IIT PORTAL.

This can be cleared by reding the councelling brochure and this brochure is being revived each year so we should be carefull of that and dont think that councelling will be like the last one.

3.while filling any requirement we should be very much attentive that any error don't occur.And prior to filling any thing eiher it is of about the information of you or about the course electives we want to choose,we should first read the informatin or help braces and when we are clear then we should perform according the information given there in bochure ir help brace.

4. if you have some serious problem regarding the councelling you can contact to defferent IIT'S or the IIT who is conducting JEE.

5.after you have fill the elective cources don't forget to lock those and fill enough subjects that u would be able to get the IIT.



Message from : Abhishek Kumar Antony
                       Electrical Department
                       IIT ROORKEE

Message/SikkimGovtcollege/B.Sc/1stYear

Message to DAKSHANA SCHOLARS

During the aieee counciling , we were asked to choose colleges as per the stream we like to prefer.actually,i had not so good marks and because of that rather than choosing many colleges i only choosed few colleges as i wish......unfortunately,the seats of the colleges i had choosed were already reserved and so, my name was not listed out.....     after that i joined sikkim government college, gangtok for doing b.sc..   it is a 3 years course n during this 3 years i have subject combination of maths,     physics ,     zoology ,      chemistry and  english.....  i would liked to thank dakshana foundation and the faculty associated with it,though i had not been selected in IIT  but because of 2 years in bangalore, i find myself doing good in this course........and further i wil give my best........ 

MESSAGE BY:   YANZI SHERPA

                        B.sc (1stYear)

                        SIKKIM GOVT. COLLEGE 

                                                                                                                                      

Message/IITMadras/EngineeringPhysics/1stYear

Here is my small suggestion box for you (future IITians)  :

You are now at the right place and at the right time to act smart towards your future. If neglected , have to pay for it.To avoid this, try as much as possible to have sufficient information regarding the selection of course/branch. Choose yourself what you want to be.

• Try to collect information on branches first from your faculty members as you will be with them for most of the time and I hope they can help you in this better than others.
• Ask any of the elders that you think are experienced in this field.
• Better contact with the seniors from IITs as they will be knowing the new trend in IITs.  Most of the time the stream you think better from your point of view will not be the best in IITs. Once you come to IIT you may wonder the order you see there!
• Keep your mind out of tension, as this may help you make better decisions.
• Do not run at the last moment to fill the choices (like me, since I filled just                  1 and half hour just before the deadline!), and with full of confusion.
• Fill as many choices as possible as there is enough space provided.  No need to save the space, save your Life!
• Prepare a list of your choices before-hand , don't try  to look for the  first time on the screen and start selecting
• I feel ,giving preference to the branches will be better than to IITs.But sometimes it really matters.So think on it.
• Even if you listen to thousands of your well wishers the final decision is yours! Keep that in mind.Go for the branches which provoke your interest and can bring an expert out of you rather than which are at the top in the market. Because many are tempted to do that, but remember  you are the one who is going to enjoy learning and not just bare it as you took.
• Many of my friends shared their suggestions  and some mistakes too, which I feel  are worth obeying.

One thing, as a senior, I can tell you that IIT is the place where you can have the real-life experiences packed            with full of opportunities "If you are ready to take them".   Everything is possible and present here.Do not miss any single chance of being here as an IITian.

WISH YOU THE BEST,

Yashodha.H.D.

Engineering Physics

IIT Madras,Chennai.

Message/IITGuhwati/ComputerScienceEngg./1stYear

HI FRIENDS ,

CONGRATULATION TO ALL OF U FOR UR GREAT WORK TO CLEAR THE JEE.. BUT THIS IS THE TIME TO CONCENTRATE MORE BECAUSE IT WILL DECIDE HOW U R GOING TO LIVE THE REST OF UR LIFE. DON'T BE TENSE ALREADY ALL THE GUYS HAVE TOLD ALL THE POINTS THAT ARE IMPORTANT. BUT I THINK MOST IMPORTANT THING IS YOU SHOULD KNOW WHAT U REALLY WANNA DO? IN WHICH AREA YOU ARE HAVING INTEREST. BECAUSE AFTER ALL YOU  ARE GOING TO DO THE STUDY FOR 4 YEARS AND ALL THE REST OF UR LIFE.

YEAH THERE IS PROVISION THAT  YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR DEPARTMENT. AFTER  1 ST YEAR BUT I  DON'T THINK YOU  WILL GET IT. YEAH IF YOU  ARE SURE YOU WILL DO HARD WORK THEN U CAN THINK OF SUCH THINGS.
PUT AS MANY AS OPTIONS YOU WANT LIKE 80-100.
GO THROUGH THE LAST YEAR OPENING AND CLOSING OF RANKS OF EACH BRANCH OF EACH IIT.
ALL THE BEST FOR COUNSELLING AND HOPE TO SEE U ALL IN IITS.


MESSAGE BY: MADHURI TIKHE
                         COMPUTER SCIENCE
                         IIT GUHWATI (1ST YEAR)

Message/NITSuratkal/MiningEngg./1stYear

LIFE  STYLE AT NIT-K

 Life is fantastic at NITK.We have a very good faculty for the book warms.We have a large library thar closes at mid night. Together with studies we have technical fest and cultural fest . Very often we enjoy at beach which is  not more than half a kilometer from our hostel unlike JNV  Bangalore Urban, here we get nothen food in the mess.We have about 32 Dakshana members who always guided us personally.On a whole enjoy NITK together with the study.

 MY DEPARTMENT ( MINNING ENGG.)-:

Very few  (2 or 3) IITs have Mining department that give a very good chance for mining graduates  of NITK for the placement. Mining is considered to be the most chill branch at NITK. With only 19 hour class per week. If u get a pointer above 6  in this department then it is almost sure that you will get a goverment job through COAL INDIA  and the salary  too is on an average is 5 to 6 lacs per year.

 About counselling : when my IIT JEE 2011 went bad i had then itself decided to go for a coaching and JEE the following year. IIT & AIEEE results were out and i was in the search of a coaching institute prepare again . i had got many option such as super 30 , super60, science contoe agra etc. i was so sure of doing preparation that i didn't even register for the counselling of AIEEE . later due to some financial & family problem i was told to join the class this year itself. i checked for counselling but was not allowed for counselling because i had not registered  for the first round of counselling , i got a chance to be considered for counselling at the spot round that was after five rounds of counselling got over. almost all the seats were filled except mining and mettalurgy of NIT-K. luckily i got mining at NIT-K and joined it .

Don't do  the mistake what i had done , i could have easily got computer science or any other standard branch, if only i had registered for the first round of counselling.

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY( NIT-K)

NIT-K  ranks 8th in the list of engineering colleges , 6 of the IIT'S and BITS PILANI are ahead of NIT-K obviously it is the topmost in NIT'S  . it is unique in the sense , that it is the only institute with a private beach . the campus is of about 300acres . placements at NIT-K are good because it has limited branches and that too with learned faculty.

MESSGE BY- PARMANAND

                         NITK SURATKAL

                         1st  YEAR  STUDENT

                         DEPARTMENT -: MINING ENGG.

Message/NITSuratkal/EE Engg/1stYear.

MESSAGE FOR DAKSHANA SCHOLAR

National Institute of Technology Karnataka is one amoung the ten best engineering colleges in India.It is situated near coastal area of dakshina karnataka.

The college has the 9 branch for the undergratuate course.bbranch being Electrical and Electronics,Electronics,Computer Science,Information Technology,Mechanical,Chemical,

Mining,Civil and Metallurgy having good faculty.The college conduct special coaching classes in the evening hours for those who are not able to understant in the regular classes.The college has been provided with an excellent library having wide range of books and journal.it also have digital library for easy access. Of late NITK has been in news for having the best placement in the country.With huse companies like Microsoft,Facebook,NTPC etc... with nice pay packages. The has decent hostel facilities with good security.The hostel mess provided good hygienic food

for all the hostellers.On the lighter side a hosteller can orderfrom the night canteen until midnight if they set board of mess food.The college has the beautiful huge and evergreen campus with prirate beach.It has lots of facilities like central computing centre,swimming pool,sports complex also it has four major technical clubs in college namily IEEE,CSI,ISTE etc... which conduct technical events and warkshops for bettement of technical knowledge amoung students time to time.They help students undertaking small projects and interships in various companies.Apart from this there are number of hobby clubs such as music club,Artist of forum,Photogrphy club etc... For improvment of students in cocurricular activities. From time to time several intertainment programes are also conducted in ehich students can showcase their talents. In the field of sports lot of encouragement is given for various like vollyball,basketball,swiming,tenis,cricket and athelitics events.

All in India NITK is a great college where yoiu can enjoy your engineering and give your best for the country.

MESSAGE BY:   HARSHALA JAMBHULKAR

                            NITK SURTHKAL

                            ELECTRICAL AND ELECTONIC ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

                            FIRST YEAR STUDENT

Message/NITSuratkal/CivilEngg./1stYear

LIFE AT NITK

My college name is NITK.everything is so cool overhere. I am very proud to be an NITian.Days in NITK is really busy.Days usually break at 7:30.After what you have to do is pack up,clean up and wash up and begin a race with your professor.Do have to enter the class before your prof. can arrived.After that everything is cool and time passes so smoothly and when you that time is passing it's already lunch time and we have to keep in mind that to aboid queing up in mess you have to make good effort. after lunch again we have to do the same packing and dress with your prof. for afternoon classes. once you feel doozy the class time is over,come back to your respective hostels and have the tea and snack.after this all the time is your if you don't have assignment to submmit or test  the very next day you have many option left with the first option could be playing games like football,cricket etc. else st/sc special coaching class to repair your learning in the class room else some club activity else visit nearby city mangalore and enjoy KFC,pizzahat etc. or just window marketing in malls else slot in the swimming poll of NITK or in if you really want you can make a pair and enjoy with him\her at so called NITK beach enjoying sunset and the landbreeze the dinner is served at 7:30 pm though our college does not provide us good food but we navodayan can adjust everywhere.

After dinner you  can fixed your books or enjoy movies in 
your or yours friends leptop else you may get call from your senior if you join party at NITK. from 12 to 1:00 AM it'Ss your time   to lie on your bed and think and think about yourself . what gonn be my future but don't worry if you work  you will ending the four years b.Tech course with a placement of average 7-9 lakhs package per annum. or you will  simply think if you had done a little better you would had been something better performing really good in AIR will provide you very good scholarship . it was very important . but we should mind that we should we satisfied with what you have in hand and try to do something better  the next time when you strike . do it fast as you have to get up next morning, revising the same NIT-K routine.

MESSAGE BY,   AMER YAYING

                          NIT-K SURTHKAL

                         CIVIL DEPARTMENT

                         FIRST YEAR STUDENT

Message/NITSuratkal/IT/1stYear

 LIFE IN A COLLEGE

Life in a college is a most enjoyable .It is a greate exprience after the navodaya .Our college os a very good with hostels,adjustable food,good studies,mega hostel , swimming pool,ccc with  Wi-Fi,Beach and very good environment. NITK student emerge overall champion in enter NIT tournament.NIT has a very good placement with good average.Our life is enjoyable in this college. We are free , don't have any type of burden,can take food out side , if we tensed then we can go to beach and their so many fuction which are technical and culture we can enjoy.Mt department IT is very good with good placement and here we are  with whole India and culture so  by any  way our college life is very enjoyable.

 MESSAGE BY -  KAMLESH DEYPALNITK SURATKAL

                          1st  YEAR STUDENT

                          DEPARTMENT  -IT

Message/IITMadras/ChemicalEngg./1stYear

Congratulation frens!! . . .here are some tips which i feel will be
helpful for your counseling, the crucial part after 2 years of hard
work result . . .
 Point to remember:
 1. Pay a Visit to IIT/JEE web-site frequently as all important guidance are regularly    upload/publish
  2. Take a print-out of all the details of instruction published in IIT/JEE website. This will help you!!
  3.Read the instruction carefully again and again. each word are important and helpful in filling-up of choices. Focus on BOLD LETTER given in the instruction.
  4. Any doubts arises while reading the instruction should be clear by DISCUSSION  with SENIORS, FRIENDS or SOMEONE WHO HAVE DONE ALL THESE BEFORE. . . .
   5. Last year 'opening and closing rank ' attached with the instruction is helpful in finding out of probability of getting admission in which IITs based on your ranking and course...This sheet is valuable in choosing of college and courses while filling up of your choices.
  6. Once you are aware of all the instructions, now decide your priority of course/subject and institute@IIT.
   7. In Choosing for college for particular subject, One-many Mapping could be applied:
       a) List all the courses in decreasing order of your choice.
       Eg: CS>Mech>Chemical
       b) List all high ranking IITs in decreasing order of your choice (Don’t include IITs  of low ranking)
       Eg: IIT-M>IIT-K>IIT-D


       Then, follow this combination:
     IIT-M(CS)>IIT-K(CS)>IIT-D(CS)>IIT-M(Mech)>IIT-K(Mech)………IIT-D(Chemical)

   8. In case your ranking is too low for all the good ranking IITs, then follow the same procedure (one-many Mapping) for Low ranking IITs. Note: Location, Infrastructure & Placement may account in time of final decision.
     Now, everything is ready for filling up of your choices.

DURING FILLING OF CHOICES:
       1. Keep yourselves relax and don’t be hurry in filling-up of choices. Read all the words written on the web-pages.
       2. Fill-up the choices.
       3. Choose maximum number of combination as you can. Based on your ranking, filling of combination should be done. “Last year opening and closing rank for each branch” will be helpful in formulating of combination.
       4. After completion of choosing/filling save it and take a print out of your choices.
       5. See your choices in the print-out paper and re-check it again.
       6. Once you are decided and convince by your choices, then only take final look-out and SUBMIT it.
       (Do not hurry in final submitting of your choices. Because you cannot edit or change your choices once you press SUBMIT button)    Make sure you have a good knowledge of every branches before you fill up the choices. Choose a branch of your interest as you will be in that department for your next 4 years, b-tech course. Every branch in IIT are equally good in their own field.
      All the best and hoping to meet you soon in any one of IIT.    IITian life is awesome , you will really enjoy it.

 
Message From : HATCHINGHOI HAOKIP
                             B-tech, Chemical engineering
                             IIT-Madras, Chennai
                             2011 dakshana batch

Message/IIT Kharagpur/ComputerScienceEngg./1stYear

Congratulations to scholars for cracking JEE

Counselling would be the most important decision of your life. Your choice will determine your future. People get confuse when it come to choose a right subject and right college for their studies. So in my view you have mainly three ways to choose your branch, first you can choose it by your special interest in a particular subject. Secondly you may concern a senior and can clear your all doubts about the counselling. And at the last you may look into counselling brochure to find opening and closing ranks of all institutes. 
In most of the IITs the top branches are Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics, Electrical and Mechanical choosing any of these subjects is a good option. In my case I chose CSE and it is top branch in iit kharagpur. The other subjects like Chemical, Civil engineering are also good options but people often prefer the top branches. 

Regarding the degrees there is not much difference in B tech and M tech dual degree. But I advise you to prefer Btech. cause if you choose to complete m tech. also you can switch to m tech dual degree in your 3rd year. there is also a provision in IITs that if you have scored 85% and above marks in 1st year you can change your department with some regulation. So you need to put your choices which you see closer to your rank and also satisfies your interests and future intentions.

Message From: Rahul Kumar Bambeshwar

                           Computer Science Engineering.

                            IIT Khargpur

Message/IIT Kharagpur/MechanicalEngg./1stYear

Hi,my dear friends...

Don't be afraid of counselling. it is easy enough to do it. don't take it more seriously and don't take it lightly too.don't be too much worried about this and do follow the instructions as given in your information brochure.

so if you really fill depressed as i did during my counseling than read my message and learn something from it.don't repeat my mistake again and again because it may cost your valuable future. so i am now mentioning some difficulties i faced and the way not to repeat it once again.....

1.   if you get some rank in jee than  at first during counseling they will ask you to make a user account through which you can fill your choices. so don't be afraid as it could  be a problem of internet connection in your locality.and don't wait for your  friends to fill first after which you can follow them...i did the same mistake..so i did it in a hurry.there could be a chance of getting wrong in it but i was lucky...so as you get your rank visit your near by internet cafe and get some information by your own.along with that you can consult your friends and seniors if you are facing some problem.
2. after it is done they will be asking for registration for giving/filling choices for yourself for your desired branch and iit. you have to pay Rs1000 for it.the fee payment will be through dd(demand draft) or by your atm card or some internet banking facility(it will be mentioned there).in case of dd you can consult your near by bank to make a dd.or you can pay through atm card(visa or master card).if you get some problem you contact me or any of my friends.i also got so many problem with dd as there was no facility for payment by atm card..but at last i did it with help of one of my relative through atm card.
3. after your registration is over, there will be your choice filling.i was so much worried about all this.i tried to contact my seniors but i didn't had any one of there contact numbers. so couldn't choose my appropriate branch according to my rank(my rank was 15 in st) and got mechanical engineering in iit kharagpur. although it is not a bad branch but i could have gone to iit mumbai or iit kanpur taking electronics and communication(ec) department which is a better one than this as i didn't wanted computer science(cs-which is the most good branch).so you should choose the most appropriate branch for you and if you have any problem,you can always contact any of us.
4. the 2nd mistake i did was i only opted for three iit giving mechanical branch as my choice.i was lucky and had good rank...so i escaped from getting screwed. you should always give atleast 15 choices if you have a very good rank,30 if a better rank and more than 40 if you have very low rank...you should not leave a sign so that you will be canceled out.my two friends didn't get into iit because of these reasons.
5. so how will you fill your branch and iit choice??it's a real question......    

6. 1. first you have to choose your appropriate branch and iits by consulting with friends,seniors and us.
   2. than you have to sort list them from increasing to decreasing 
   3. after sorting, make sure everything is perfect
   4. than upload it and make it final

   so good luck future iitans....do your best during your counselling and don't loose the opportunity from being in IIT.
             

      Message From: Bhrugupati Hansda
                                 Mechanical Engineering
                                 IIT kharagpur
                                 2011 batch

Message/IIT Kharagpur/MiningEngg./1stYear

If you are going for the counseling , I’ll suggest that you better get in touch with a
senior of you .And while filling your counseling choices you better go for as many
choices as possible .


Check according to your rank in the Counseling Brochure in the previous year rank
wise allotments and ill suggest that you better fill all the choices that are allotted
for a better rank than yours First.


And one more important thing is that you better go for what you like first , if you don’t have any particular preferences than just go according to the last year rank
wise comparisons and your seniors advices.

The most important thing, better know about what options you are filling in the choice list .don’t just go for something random or something carelessly. Or else you are gonna regret that later, I do now. About my branch, the placements are quite good. The average placement

goes around 7 lakhs per annum .This year’s highest is 40 lakhs I guess. The IIT Kharagpur Mining department is the best in the country and it gets the best placements compared to other Mining Institutes in the country. And not to forget , 100% placements. Not all department's have that.


About IIT Kharagpur, it’s great in here. You have everything you want here. You’ll get to learn a lot here. You’ll have fun and I promise that you’ll love it here.

Message From:   Rahul Yeluri

                            Mining Engineering 

                            IIT Kharagpur.

Message/IIT Kharagpur/CivilEngg./1stYear

Heartily congratulation to all successful dakshana scholars

With continuous two year hard work you make your success in JEE this is really great now the time for counselling and i know that most you in confusion and have so many questions

some of them like..........

which branch is good?

which college is best?

my JEE rank is so and so and on this rank what i can get?

to whom i should contact for my doubt?

etc.....

so for the counselling purpose i am sharing some point which may help you.

1. always choose what you like and what you want to do in life.

2. go through counselling browser and have a idea that in which college you may get the branch of your interest.

3. contact to dakshana alumni to now the departmental fact of different IITS.and do not hesitate for asking any kind of doubt.

5. do not be disappointed with your JEE rank.find out what ican get with this rank.

6. you have only one chance so very careful otherwise your JEE rank will go in waste.

Message From: Neeraj Kumar Verma 

                             Civil Engineering

                              IIT Kharagpur