Item

Qty

Comments

A

Cooking Hardware (Be sure that all vessels are Flat-Bottomed, b'coz u have electric stoves here)

1

Pressure Cooker 3 Litres

1

Bigger the better

2

Spare Dead Weight Valves

1

3

Spare Safety Valves

2 or 3

4

Spare Gaskets

2 or 3

5

Frying Pan (Non-Stick)

1

Very good Qlty such as Nirlep recommended

6

Spoons Small Size

3 or 4

7

Big Spoons / Spatula

2

8

Steel Plates / Dishes

2

9

Steel Glasses

2

10

Pakkad / Tongs

1

11

Kadhai

1

Big size

12

Utensils / Patelis

3

Medium Size

13

Tea Filter / Galane

2 or 3

14

Tea Making Utensil

1

15

Knife (If u get one, don't keep it in Cabin Baggage!!!)

-

Good Quality

16

Cutting Board

1

17

Cooking Book

1

Your mother's recipies highly recommened!

B

Cooking Groceries (Remember, All the items except the Masalas are recommended only if u have luggage space.)

1

Tea Powder

2 Kg

2

Instant Coffee / Nescafe

-

Cheaply available. (Folgers)

3

Turmeric Powder / Haldi

250 gm

4

Mustard Seeds / Mouri / Mohari / Ri

250 gm

5

Red Chilly Powder

250 gm

6

Garam Masala

250 gm

Even more if u come from North-India

7

Dhane Powder

250 gm

8

Jeera Powder

250 gm

9

Jeera

-

10

Asofotida / Hing

1

11

Sambar Masala

2

Bring as much as u can, as this will turn out to be your Staple Food!!!

12

Cholle Masala

1

Recommended

13

Pav Bhaji Masala

1

Recommended 

14

Dals

½ Kg

Each

15

Elaichi / Veldoda

100 gm

Optional

16

Clove / Lavang

100 gm

Optional

17

Papad

-

Optional

18

Aachar / Pickles

-

Bring many properly packed.

19

Tamarind Powder / Cocum / Tamarind Paste

1

Required

20

Sugar / Rice / Salt 

-

Please Dont bring these.

21

Rava / Suji

1 Kg

This is very helpful in beginning

C

Stationary

1

School Bag

1

A Little Expensive here

2

Ball Point Pen 

2

For initial use

3

Refils

1

4

Bonded/Clutch Pencils

1

5

Sharpner

1

6

Eraser Pencil

1

7

Clutch Pencil (0.5 mm)

1

8

Lead Box (0.5 mm)

2

9

Steel Scale 6"

1

Optional

10

Stapler

1

Dont Forget these

11

Stapler Pins

2 Box

12

Punch

-

Plz Don’t Bring. 3 holes punch Reqd here.

13

Scientific Calculator

1

Replace the batteries without fail!!

14

Cello Tape

1

Optional

15

Glue Stick / Glue

1

Optional

16

Sketch Pen

-

Optional

17

Note books / Papers / Files / Folders

-

Do not bring.

D

Books (apart from course-work)

1

Oxford Concise Dictionary

1

 2

Books about India

Optional

3

Religious Books 

-

Optional.

E

Medicies (must bring)

1

Vicks (Vaporub & Inhaler)

1

2

Balm (Amrutanjan, etc)

1

3

Iodex

1

4

Dettol

1

5

Some Band-Aides (wash proof)

10

6

Iodine

1

Optional

7

Burnol 

1

Important! Mr. Sanjeev Kapoors & Ms. Tarla Dalals !!!

8

Painkiller tabs like Combiflam, Brufen. 

20-30

They dont go waste

9

Drugs and Antibiotics (for common fever & cold etc)

Crocin , Amoxyciillin, Disprin .

10

B-Complex tablets

11

Vaseline

1

Especially for ppl coming in winter

And all the specialized medicines that you take. And, the things we missed.

F

Clothes #

1

Full Sleeve Shirts

4

2

Half Sleeve Shirts

4

3

Formal Trousers

2

4

Blazer (Informal) / Suit (Formal) Suit Recommended.

1

Optional

5

Tie

2

6

T-shirts

5

7

Jeans

3

8

Shorts / Cargos / Bermudas

4

9

Belts

2

10

Traditional

1

Highly Recommended

11

Sweater 

2

12

Pyjamas / Night Suit

3

13

Under Garments

14

As u go to the laundry once in a week or 2

14

Towels

3

No Turkey, Difficult to dry in Winter

15

Handkerchiefs

8

16

Blanket (Light Weight)

1

Optional, depends on your baggage

17

Single Bed Sheet

2

18

Bed Cover

2

19

Pillow Cover

3

20

Woolen Gloves

2

Leather & wool

21

Jacket

1

Optional

22

Thermal Underwear 

-

Not required at all.

23

Caps

-

Optional

G

Footwear

1

Chappals / Sandals 

1

Traditional Footwear

2

Slippers

1

3

Formal Black Leather Shoes 

1

4

Casual Sport Shoes .

1

5

Shoe Polish 

1

For Formal Shoes

6

Shoe Polishing Brush

1

7

Socks black for formal shoes

2

8

Socks White 

12

Cheaply Available here.

H

Miscellaneous Items

1

Glasses / Contact Lenses

3

Must. Optics very expensive here.

2

Contact Lenses Solution 

-

Check for yourself

3

Stitching Kit

1

4

Alarm Clock

-

Buy electronic here, as batteries r costly

5

Camera

-

Optional

6

Walkman

-

Optional

7

Recorded Music Cassettes 

-

Highly Recommended

8

Wallet (to hold Credit Cards also)

1

Recommended

9

Hangers 

-

Don’t bring. Cheaply available

I

Toiletries

1

Shaving Blades / Cartridges

12

Available here.

2

Razor

1

3

Shaving Cream

-

Cheap here

4

Shaving Brush

1

5

After Shave Lotion

1

6

Trimming Scissors

1

7

Tooth Brush

2

8

Tooth Paste

1

10

Comb 

2

13

Hair Oil

2

14

Nail Cutter

1

Don't forget this

16

Talcum Powder

-

Optional 

18

Shampoo

-

Cheaply available

19

Bathing Soap

1

Cheaply available

20

Washing Soap

-

Don’t get it. Cheaply available 

J

Miscelleneous

1

Recent Photographs

/ Negatives

Remember!!! Memories are the best company.....

2

General Photographs 

3

Indian Calendar

1

4

Handicraft Items

5

Gifts

-

K

Documents (Not limited to these)

1

Passport / Photocopies 

Leave a copy in each bag.

2

Admission Letter

Leave a copy in each bag.

3

I-20 & VISA photocopies

Leave a copy in each bag.

4

Credentials

Leave a copy in each bag.

5

Transcripts

Leave a copy in each bag.

6

Recommendation Letters

Leave a copy in each bag.

7

GRE / TOEFL Score Sheets

Leave a copy in each bag.

8

Medical Fitness Certificate

Leave a copy in each bag.

9

Health History Form

Leave a copy in each bag.  (Provided by UMR)

10

Vaccination Certificate

MMR, TB test.

11

Medical Prescription of all medicines

Leave a copy in each bag.

12

College Leaving Certificate

Leave a copy in each bag. (Optional)

13

Foreign Clearance from Income Tax Dept.

Leave a copy in each bag.

14

International Driving License (I.D.P.)

Optional

15

Receipts of traveller cheques

One copy in each baggage

16

Enough Money

Cash with some change.