IRCTC Tatkal Booking Tips,
First Go to the link http://www.irctcpnr.in/irctc-
Press Ctrl+B. Create a folder named irctc in the Bookmarks
Now Click on Login tab. Enter your irctc Login Credentials and click on Create Autofill
You will see a button name Login(Drag me to Toolbar)
Now right click on Login(Drag me to Toolbar) click Bookmark this link, or drag it to the irctc folder you created in Bookmarks.
Repeat the procedure for Plan my travel and Passenger details as well after filling the data.
Credit Card Details.
Please do not use this technique for entering credit card details. As it is highly dangerous,
The data could be saved in the website and could be used illegally.
I don't recommend using this technique for entering credit card details.
If you use it, it's purely under your own risk.
Please remember whatever data you enter here will be filled in the irctc website,
So enter the data carefully. If you enter any wrong or dummy data that will be reflected in your irctc main website while booking tatkal ticket.
You need to do the above steps before 9:50AM. You should finish the above steps atleast before 9:55AM and keep the links ready by then.
Synchronizing your system time with the irctc server time accurately is highly important. To synchronize the time. Login to irctc website, After logging in you will see the server time on top right inside the yellow ribbon enter this time in your system even the seconds immediately ASAP. This is an essential step.
Last but important step, Register for irctc eWallet. This has several advantages First let us see how it works. When you select payment option, the IRCTC server transfers you to the bank server. The bank server after confirming your payment transfers you back to IRCTC server confirming payment. If something happens in between like loss of internet connection or slow connectivity then you are lost. You miss the chance of booking the ticket. So if you have IRCTC eWallet, the money will already be transferred to your eWallet and need not wait for bank servers and you save lot of time by bypassing transfer from IRCTC server to Bank server and again from Bank sever to IRCTC server for payment confirmation.
Details about IRCTC eWallet can be seen here.
https://www.irctc.co.in/
https://www.irctc.co.in/
Now goto irctc.co.in at 9:55AM.
Now click on the login link in the bookmark that you created. Login data will be entered and you will be logged in to the website.
After logging in, Click on plan my travel link in bookmark. It will enter journey details.
And you will see the train details. Select the train you wish to travel.
Now if you have selected the train before 9:57AM. Click on the same train again at 9:58:30AM. So that you will not expire you session when you click on "Book".
If you finished above steps before 10AM. Wait for the system clock to cross 10AM. After few seconds over 10AM. Click on "Book" depending on the availability.
After clicking the "Book", You will be taken to the passenger details page. Here click on the Passenger details link you created. It will automatically enter
the details of the passenger including the mobile number for sending sms.
Immediately enter the verification text correctly and click on Go. You will be taken to payment page, select the payment method and clear the payment page as soon as possible. Now wait with the fingers crossed hoping for a confirmed ticket.
Remember timing is highly crucial for every single minute you are losing 1000s of tatkal tickets. And also delay causes you session to expire.
You need to finish all these steps within 10:05AM(I know it is highly impossible, but do the steps from you side ASAP). Success rate goes on decreasing drastically after 10:10AM.
Steps for increasing you probability:
1) Login with alteast two different userid in atleast three simultaneous tabs initially instead of waiting in single tab. But after logging in any one tab close the remaining tabs quickly. You should now have two tabs with two different users logged in (not same user). Proceed with two tabs simultaneously so that if you get error in one tab you can use the other one.
(But remember two logins should not be of same user and also while proceeding for payments proceed with any one of the login. If you give payment in both
user id amount will be deducted and also there are chances that ticket can be booked in both ids, If so you will not get refund on cancellation)
(But remember two logins should not be of same user and also while proceeding for payments proceed with any one of the login. If you give payment in both
user id amount will be deducted and also there are chances that ticket can be booked in both ids, If so you will not get refund on cancellation)
2) Higher the internet speed you have, better are the chances of booking confirmed ticket. As per my observations please avoid BSNL and MTNL connections for booking as they are loaded with heavy traffic that it makes practically impossible to book a ticket successfully.
3) Do not use any software or any hacking tools that are available in the internet for booking tatkal ticket, as hacking government website is an offense according to "Information Technology Act 2000" and you could be caught and punished with upto 7-10 years of imprisonment.
