How to get Tatkal Tickets Confirmed !!!

Getting confirmed tatkal ticket from IRCTC site is like winning a gold medal. I have tried to get tatkal ticket hundreds of times but most of the time I was unable to get the tatkal ticket. And yes, I was always unfortunate at times when it was real emergency.

Reasons you don’t get a confirmed tatkal ticket-

1. You can use the tatkal booking only when its 8.00 am at the IRCTC but even if your computer time has 1 minute difference with that of IRCTC, it will be a big problem as most of the tatkal tickets are booked in the first 5 minutes only and if this is peak season all the tickets booked in minutes.
2. After 8 am you start filling the details like station name, booking date, selecting your train, then filling passenger form details etc and when you want to book it says no more confirmed ticket.
3. If you try to fill all the details before 8 am and wait and after 8 am you try to go to the next window then it says “session expired” and you need to login again.
4. And one of the main reason is many fields in IRCTC does not work (like filling typing station name and it does not popup the code) and it loads very slowly or page does not open etc.

Its really frustrating because there is no other option left if you miss this tatkal ticket. Flights tickets are really not affordable now a days.

Tips to get a confirmed tatkal ticket

Get Multiple IRCTC account

For this, you need to have at least 3 IRCTC accounts. Either you can create this or get the account of your friend and relative. You need to have different internet browser in your PC to open different account in different browser. You can install Internet Explorer (IE), Mozilla Firefox & Google Chrome.

You have to login to all different IRCTC account from different browsers. You can not login to different account in the same browser. So open one account in IE, one in Firefox & other in Chrome.

This is because if there is problem in one browser, you can immediately use another logged in account. This is confirmed that if you have problem in the booking process in one browser, it will work in other browser as per my experience.

Get Autofill On

Most of your time in the booking process goes in filling the passenger details form and saving here even 5 seconds can make a difference and where this Magic Autofill play the role. This is one of the best auto filling form developed by Amit Agarwal.

It’s a simple online tool that will fill the passenger details form on the IRCTC website with the click of a button thus giving you an upper hand.

So, Change your Browser setting and keep Autofill option enabled.

Get your details ready

This is very important as sometime you just forget the train details or sometime you get confuse which payment methods to choose when there is no time to think all these things. So just open a notepad, write all the details in advance like source train & destination train, credit card details or bank details with password. You have already filled the passenger details in the magic autofill and bookmarked the button.

Write every details in that notepad that you are going to fill in the booking process so that you just copy and paste that detail. It can save your at least 1 minute and here every second counts in tatkal ticket booking.

This way you can really increase your chances of booking a tatkal ticket. I have many times used this tip and more than 95% time I was successful in booking a tatkal ticket.

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North Goa or South Goa???
1. North Goa is the happening one as compared to south Goa. North Goa's beaches like Baga, Calangute, Vagator, Anjuna all are youthful and happening.
2. You want to get the feel of the trance and hippie scene, you got to Bagah, Anjuna, Chapora, Mandrim beaches at North, & if you want to get shanti and relaxation  you should go to Arambol, Benaulim or Palolem at South Goa...
3. Beaches are much more crowded at North
4. North Goa has Discos, Restaurants and bars like Titos, Fiesta, Shalom and Club Cavana etc which are full of fun & masti, very happening.
5. Food in North Goa is awesome, specially Brittos in Bagah and Luke's in Mandrim.
6. South Goa has a number of 5 star hotels and beaautiful hotels, like Club Mahindra's, Taj Exotica, Cidede-de-Goa, Majorda, Hathi Mahal, Leela(7 star), Holiday Inn...
7. Beaches in South Goa is quiet and peaceful, not much happening, but more clean and tidy.
8. South Goa is better for those who are married or for senior citizens and want to relax in a good hotel by the beach...Its more of relaxing than enjoying.
9. South Goa is not so crowded compared north Goa. The beaches are good. Varca beach is really clean and beautiful. Palolem is the most beautiful beach there and very less crowded. The least commercialized, it is surrounded by hills on both sides, resulting in a calm, idyllic sea in which you can walk into upto 100 metres. Its quite small, so easy to explore on foot.

When to visit Goa???
Goa attracts tourists not only from India, but around the world as well.
Besides the Christmas and New Year season, when holiday packages to Goa are especially popular, the 3-day Goa Carnival held in February every year is an equally popular draw. The street carnival is marked by parades, colourful floats, street dancers and of course, lots of fun and frolic! No matter what the season, Goa never goes out of style.
Happening time: Christmas and New Year, Feb Carnival
Peace time: January - March
Low time: May - August

Baga Beach:
The main attraction of Baga beach is its Night life, crowd, restaurants, hotels, shacks, water sports , food and alcohol. You can easily get an accommodation in Baga beach, where you can spend as less as 500 per day. You must visit Café Brittos, Brittos is very well priced and the view of Baga it offers is unparalleled, with its amazing alcohol and cocktail offering and sea food to die for. You can also visit Titos, which is a good but costly disc.

Mandrim Beach:
This beach is commercialized specially for the foreign crowd. Cleanest beach with all international cuisine and desserts available. Full to Russian & European crowd.

How to Reach Goa???
Train: Drops you at Vasco-Di-Gama or Madgaon (South Goa)
Flight: Airport is at Panjim, which is between North & South Goa
Buses: Luxury Buses from Pune & Mumbai will drop you at North Goa Stops like Mapusa,

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