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Reaching IISER Mohali

Mohali, officially known as SAS Nagar is a modern city situated next to Chandigarh. There are three main ways to reach IISER Mohali.

  • Air: Chandigarh Airport is just 9 km from the IISER Mohali and is well connected from New Delhi. From Airport, one can take pre-paid taxi, take ola or uber.

    We suggest participants take flight to Chandigarh Airport from New Delhi, as it will be safer and less confusing option, if you are traveling for the first time. Then from Airport, take prepaid taxi (on the premises of the Airport itself).


  • Road: Chandigarh is well connected to New Delhi. There is A/C bus from New Delhi bus stand (Kashmiri Gate) to Chandigarh (Sector 17 Bus Stand or Sector 43 Bus Stand depending upon the bus). One can also prefer Haryana Volvo service (one can do online booking and can get it from Airport PTC for which one need to take airport shuttle free of cost [10 minutes drive] and frequency of <30 minutes). If you are taking bus from Kashmiri Gate, New Delhi InterStateBus Terminal (ISBT), then take New Delhi Airport (you need to first take Airport Line and then change at New Delhi Station for Delhi Metro) or take taxi (bus is also available but may be crowded). Let us know if you need more information, we can add more information (per cases).


  • Rail: Chandigarh is well connected to New Delhi (Shatabadi, Jan-Shatabadi, Vande Bharat are the preferred trains one should take due to their more reliability). Train booking (irctc)


Cases :

  • By Flight directly to Chandigarh : Take pre-paid taxi, Ola, Uber


  • Flight or Train till New Delhi:

  •             Case A(Train to Chandigarh): Take Airport Line till New Delhi Station , Walking distance to New Delhi Train Station

  •             Case Aa(Train to Chandigarh): You are late and Airport Line is not running. Take pre-paid taxi till New Delhi Railway Station.

  •             From Chandigarh Railway Station to IISER Mohali: See Case C


  • Case B: Bus to Chandigarh: Take Haryana Volvo or take other buses as mentioned here. Take Ola or Uber or pre-paid taxi or Auto from Sector 17 ISBT or Sector 43 ISBT (if you are coming from Punjab, Himachal Pradesh).


  • Case C: Train till Chandigarh Railway Station: Take Auto, prepaid auto/taxi, Ola Uber till IISER Mohali.



Bus from New Delhi to Chandigarh

Public Sector (A/C buses online booking)




Private Sector (A/C buses online booking)



Taxi from New Delhi to Chandigarh (Rs 4000-6000 one way)

Ola Outstation

Make My Trip cab

Uber Intercity

 

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Currency and Cards

Official currency of India is Indian Rupee (INR) ₹ (symbol), simply known as rupee. One can fins rupees in coins and banknotes.

Currency is issued by Reserve Bank of India

Currently available denominations are: ₹1, ₹2, ₹5, ₹10, and ₹20 in coins. Notes are found in denominations of ₹5, ₹10, ₹20, ₹50, ₹100, ₹500.

Please be aware that Indian Government has phased out ₹2000 note and by the time conference will start, it will have no value. So, please avoid getting or giving ₹2000 note at any cost. After Septmeber 2023, ₹2000 will be not valid and of no value.

Visa, MasterCard, Rupay, American Express and Discover are accepted in most of shops, restaurant but having cash is always better. However, we still request you to please check with your credit card/bank agency to confirm if it will work or not in India. Also, some business in India avoid accepting foreign cards.

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Safety

India is generally safe, but it is always better to be avoid taking risk.

Avoid traveling alone and trusting strangers.

Don't trust any travel and tour guide. Go for trusted and more reviewed Agents. Don't fall for cheap travel and tour. Some might be scammers.

Avoid places which are less crowded. Also, be careful about your stuff when you go to crowded places.

More information can be Lonely planet and Solo Traveler World

A nice blog by solo traveller Rose can be found and one can be prepared. Link to the blog

Some Indian websites for booking Make My Trip , Yatra.com, Go Ibibibo

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Campus Accessibility


Day care Facility at IISER Mohali

Day care Facility is available on the campus. The charges are approx. Rs. 450 for a full day (meaning >4 hrs) or Rs. 350 (for 4hrs or less).

If you are interested in availing the facility, please fill the following google form.

Health care facility

Shopping and Food

  • Inside IISER Mohali small shops are available where people can buy daily need stuff.

  • We have cafeteria and eating place where one can get decent food or tea.

  • If one need fancy restaurant, coffee and shopping mall then one can go to BESTECH SQUARE MALL which is within walking distance from IISER Mohali.

More information is coming ...



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