Can I pay in cash while taking admission in IIEST Shibpur for UG 1st year, or will I have to go for drafts and all that?

Currently, most of the work is done online only but yes eventually you will have to use cash (if you want) for all the payments. For example, when you pay for the JoSSA counseling (which includes INR 44,000 towards the institute and INR 1,000 towards the counseling fee) you will have to make DD with the cash.

• After admission, you will have to pay the semester fee of INR 62,500 (INR 18,500 extra on top of the already paid INR 44,000 earlier).
• For this too you need to make a DD which will eventually need cash.
• For the mess fee of 1st and 2nd semesters, you will have to pay through cash only.
• After joining the institute, you will have to open an account in UCO Bank of the college where you will have to maintain the balance.

The college will automatically withdraw the semester fee from the 2nd semester onwards. The mess fee from 3rd semester onwards you can pay through credit cards or debit cards.