Items you will desperately need in your first week: 1. Good extension board with surge protection 2. Electric kettle with auto-cut 3. An umbrella that can survive monsoon winds (cheap folding ones will snap) 4. Mattress topper (hostel coir mattresses feel like solid concrete for the first month) 5. At least 6 passport-size photos and 10 photocopies of Aadhaar/12th marksheet 6. First-aid pouch with paracetamol, antacids, and band-aids. Save this post!