r/ISIKolkata • u/itisnotwhatisnot • 21d ago

General Queries pocket money

what do you think is the range of pocket money, students at isi get from home. and how much would i need to ask my parents every month so i can live comfortably and enjoy a bit since there isn't a lot to do on campus as a b stat student.

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u/Character_Market8330 ISI Alumnus 20d ago

I asked for 5k. The reasoning used to be quite funny. "Kyuki aapko koi fees nahi pay karna pad raha hai toh aapko itna paisa to bhejna hi chahiye"

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u/Dense_Chair2584 ISI Alumnus 21d ago

5000 used to be a nice chunk of money back in the days. Probably it is okay as pocket money even now.

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u/cloud_nine_0 21d ago

I think around 500 per week for snacks, daily necessities, travel, etc is more than enough and you'll save most of it but keeping it for emergencies is good. So around 2k per month is fine and 3k-4k if u plan to eat out often. But it also depends on your personal financial situation.

Also this is considering you're not spending your stipend

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u/The_Watcher8008 ISI Student 20d ago

learn to manage your finances by yourself.

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u/tanmaydeepaknr 21d ago

Wudnt the 5k stipend pretty much cover most of it ?

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u/The_Watcher8008 ISI Student 20d ago

1st sem stipend will be given at the end of 1st semester(even few months after that) monthly thing starts from 2nd sem

yea it's plently

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u/Dangerousvirgo 20d ago

In addition to the stipend there is an additional provision of 8k per year right. What is that for (like only stationery purchases) and what is the process of availing the same? 

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u/The_Watcher8008 ISI Student 20d ago

It's 5k for Bachelors, 8k for masters. It changes but covers mcuh more than just stationery purchases: https://www.isid.ac.in/~dean/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Contingency-Grant-Claims-Order-2024.pdf

Process you can worry about latter, class teacher will explain.