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1. How to get to GIM, Ribandar?
2. What is the climate in Goa like?
3. What about accommodation in Goa?
4. What will be the configuration of the laptops?
5. How much will food cost? What will be the monthly expenses?
6. What do we bring along with us? What can be bought on campus?
7. What do we know about the history of Goa?
1. How to get to GIM, Ribandar?
By BUS: Goa is connected by bus from states like Karnataka, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. All buses to Goa stop at Panaji. So if one comes by Bus he or she can get down at Panaji and travel to GIM by road from there.
By AIR: Goa has only one airport, 'Dabolim Airport', about 25 kms from GIM. Reaching GIM by taxi from the airport should not take more than 40-60 minutes under normal conditions and provided the Zuari Bridge is not closed following which one will have to take a little longer route via Ponda which is another major city in Goa, still the road travel should not be more than 60-70 minutes at the most.
By TRAIN: Traveling by The South Central Railway from which one has only two options:
1. Margao
2. Vasco
They are also two Major Cities of Goa and either of the stations are about an hours travel away from The Goa Institute Of Management
Or Traveling by the Konkan Railway route whereby one option grows, One can disembark also at Karmali Apart from Margao and Vasco. Karmali station is about 7 Kms from GIM and so is the closest Railway Station to GIM. Mind you the train halt at Karmali is only about a minute or so And also not all trains stop at the station so it would be advisable to find out whether your train stops at Karmali before hand.Well friends once you have reached Goa, either by Rail, Road or Air, your next destination will be Goa Institute Of Management. The closest major city is Panaji which is the Capital of Goa. GIM is about 15 minutes from Panaji
Note: Not many people in Goa know about GIM though now they are seeing their folly and waking up to the fact that there is something in their midst that is making its PRESENCE felt. So if for some reason either the taxi driver, bus conductor or for that matter any one does not know where GIM is tell them you want to go to the old hospital (where there is also the post office for Ribandar area and a branch of the corporation bank at Ribandar) and you will see them smile and say "Oh there you should have said so"CAUTION:
Travel times maybe a wee bit exaggerated to keep you all guessing.
2. What is the climate in Goa like?
The day we all step into the portals of GIM will also be the time when the weather gods will be at their angriest; If all goes well with the monsoons this year, we all should be expecting heavy rains this year in dear old Goa. At the time of writing information Goa has already been hit with the first showers. There are certain preparations that must be met before we land up in Goa during the monsoons.
Clothes: There is hardly anything as uncomfortable as wet jeans sticking to you, except for perhaps cyanide in your throat (from what the movies tell us). And, do 'Rainwear and Umbrellas' ring a bell?
Bikes: If you're getting your bikes here, get them monsoon-ready before they reach the Railway Station. You will need to practice a lot to ride safely on the Monsoon enchanted potholes of Panaji. Bring those Helmets along.
Usually the climatic conditions of Goa are temperate, except during the monsoon, which lasts from June to September. Thanks to the coastal Konkan region and the backdrop of Western Ghats, weather of Goa is pleasant and sunny. There are no extremes in temperature and no clear demarcations from one season to the other except for the monsoon.
The average temperature varies between 25°C - 30°C: So all of you who are coming from the north can forget about your warm woolen clothes and be ready to move around in cool cottons and Jeans
All in all the climate and people in Goa are great and place is very very romantic
Monsoons in Goa is a very beautiful experience especially with slight drizzle hitting you while you are watching the Sunset sitting on the beach under one of the beautiful Coconut trees that dot the coastline of Goa
3. What about accommodation in Goa?
Click here for a list of available hotels in Goa (be sure to ask for off season discount + a GIM student discount)
4. What will be the configuration of the laptops?
The Institute is offering IBM ThinkPad R51 to the the first year PGDBM students. The specifications are:
Mobile Intel Centrino Processor 1.5 GHz, Windows XP Professional
1 MB L2 Cache, 855 GME Core Chipset, Wireless Integrated Intel 802.11b
400 MHz FSB, 256 MB DDR SDRAM, 10/100 Ethernet, 56 kbps modem
VRAM 64 MB UMA, 30 GB HDD with Active Protection, 14.1" XGA TFT Display,
Infrared Port, PCMCIA Slot, Embedded Security Subsystem Think Light
Ultra NAV Dual Pointing, 1 Parallel, 2 USB, Audio In/Out, Built-In Mic
Stereo Speakers, S-Video Out, Rj45, RJ11, A/C Adapter Li-Ion 6 Cell Battery
2.8 kg Travel Weight, 64 MB Pen/Thumb Drive.The prices would be:
with 24x CDROM: Rs 61,596.00
with DVD drive: Rs 63,684.00
with Combo drive: Rs 65,772.00All models come with a three years global CCI warranty.
The payment is to be made by Demand Draft in favour of Goa Institute of Management payable at Panaji and should reach the Institute by the 12th of June 2004. The Institute may be approached for the possibility of making the payment in installments.
5. How much will food cost? What would be the monthly expenses?
A single meal costs approximately Rs. 15 at GIM. The seniors say that about Rs. 3000 should suffice for a month. But that again varies from person to person.
6. What do we bring along with us?
Officially: Apart from personal belongings girls are required to bring along a self coloured saree and a pair of formal shoes and guys should bring with them a navy blue blazer, a white shirt, a red necktie, light grey trousers and a pair of formal shoes. Three stamp size photographs must be brought along.
Otherwise: Carrying woolens aren't really recommended. Temperatures do not dip so low. But a sweater or a wind cheater may be required while travelling. Rain gear is a must. Loose fitting cottons would be comfortable in the summer months.
It is advisable to keep 10-12 copies of photographs ready. They will be needed for ID Cards, Bank Accounts etc.
Tape recorders are allowed in the hostel rooms. Immersion rods aren't necessary, the bathrooms have geysers. Irons are there in the gym of the ladies' hostel and in the corridors of the boys hostels.
Mattresses, pillows, buckets and mugs are available from wholesalers who visit the campus or downtown for sure.
7. What do we know about the history of Goa?
A brief timeline of the prominent events in the history of Goa is put up on http://www.gim2k6.freeservers.com/timeline.html/
You can bring your own cell phones handsets with you and get a local connections for Goa. If you are interested in getting a new connection then you can get in touch with Sachin Agarwal (PGP-II) at sachin_ag03@gim.ac.in by the 30th of June for favourable offers from Airtel and/or Idea.
Yahoo! 2k6 Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GIM2K6/
Yahoo! Seniors' Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GIMmaculates/
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