Post acceptance

• Single contact person in the administration to provide assistance with the relocation. The should have all relevant information regarding shipping, schooling, housing, etc with contact people and email addresses. Phone numbers don't work very well for out-station candidates.
• The faculty should not be expected to run from office to office filling out forms and writing letters. Human resources should schedule one day when all the relevant forms and people are brought together. Provide details about everything including contact information, not just forms that say you agree to the rules.
  1. A map of the institute - it makes the campus feel familiar.
  2. Pre-filled forms - you have already requested the details many times over. Reduce duplication.
  3. Joining letter all typed out waiting for a signature.
  4. Bond already on stamp paper - Newcomers are not familiar with Velachery, may not have transportation and IIT can afford the Rs. 15.
  5. Library card - rules and regulations to go with it.
  6. Finance - pay cheque, allowances, deductions, book grant.
  7. Estate Office - what are you eligible for, how does the system work, what will it cost?
  8. Computer Center - email address, web page.
  9. Services - Phones, Email, Civil, Electrical, Public Health, Horticulture.
  10. Gate pass - you cannot expect an employee to work without giving him entry. The cost of at least one pass must be borne by the institute.
  11. Rules and regulations of the institute - leave, medical facilities, provident fund, promotions, institute calendar.