Query on Tatkal Booking

Its not compulsory.

You can book the whole compartment...with the same name if IRCTC allows it (Only 12 ticket per USER ID in month)

I find the irctc app much faster, as in a session if you load the masterlist once, it keeps it loaded, no server calls. Also unless something has changed, during tatkal time the masterlist doesn't show up on desktop site.

• Basically have masterlist ready just with the passengers you want to have in journey. 
• Have a second device with UPI ready for the payment (I prefer Phonepe).
• Keep the UPI copied on the device which will be used to book the tickets.
• Login 2 mins early. 
• Search for the train and go to the booking page for previous day to just load the master list once. 
• Go back to search and go through the booking once the timing happens.

Do some trial runs early, so that you know which option to select while paying. I use the Bhim UPI powered by PayTM, I don't login to paytm, just paste the UPI and approve from the second device which already has phonepe open and unlocked.

I have been able to buy tickets within 1-2 minutes of the opening time. I use iOS irctc app and believe that android one will be suitably fast as well. I rely on UPI as there's no OTP involved and if phonepe app is logged in and open, it alerts as soon as the request is received.

Sadly I was so fast, irctc had banned me once, had to raise the issue on twitter to get my account unbanned. I had written my steps which I had done and they accepted . Previously they had a very simple UPI address input option, they changed it right now.

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