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When you book a First Class AC ticket you will get the only Status of Reservation, not the seat number.If the passenger gives verbal or written request (on the same reservation form) for allotment of Coupe then the booking clerk selects 'CP' option in PRS system (offline booking of railway ticket) to consider this request as first preference.In the case of any VIP/HO High official movement, their PNR gets priority over any CP request made by any GN quota passenger.At the time of charting, such VIP PNR are manually entered into PRS system for priority allotment of a coupe.Mostly I found that it is first come first serve basis. Means reach early in the train and make a request to TTE for your choice. If you are couple then he will definitely give you coupe. Otherwise, he will wait for other people and make arrangements such that everyone should be in Win-Win situation.Image: First AC Coupe ArrangementHere getting cabin is not the problem as the demand is more for Coupe. Only 8 no of people can be accommodated in 4 Coupe out of 24 people travelling in First AC Coach.Image: First AC Cabin ArrangementUpvote if you found this info helpful, and For more info follow me on Quora,Thank YouMy Favorites answers on Quora:-Sanil Patil's answer to What is TQWL in IRCTC wait list?Sanil Patil's answer to What is the difference between Tatkal and Premium Tatkal tickets on Indian Railways?Sanil Patil's answer to Can we cancel a 'Tatkal waiting list' ticket?Sanil Patil's answer to How many hours before the departure of a train is its chart prepared?Sanil Patil's answer to What is the difference between CC and 2S classes of travel in Jan Shatabdi express?Sanil Patil's answer to When will tqwl get confirmed?Sanil Patil's answer to What is the meaning of PQWL, RLWL, GNWL, RLGN, RSWL, CKWL, in a railway waiting list?Sanil Patil's answer to How can I book premium tatkal ticket?Sanil Patil's answer to What is the categorisation of quota in IRCTC on the basis of which seats get confirmed from wait list?

According to an article published in Live Mint on 17.08.2018, while the government has stepped up its efforts to improve the quality of higher education institutions in India, more and more Indian students seem to be preferring to study abroad. According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), spending on tuition and hostel fees by Indian students studying abroad has shot up 44% from $1.9 billion in 2013-14 to $2.8 billion in 2017-18.SBI Global Ed-vantage loan has been designed to cater to the needs of those students who wish to study abroad. Under this scheme, loans are granted to students for pursuing full time regular courses in foreign colleges/ universities. The winning features are:-• Faster - Online application process• Lighter- Attractive interest rate• Higher - Loan amount upto₹1.5 Cr• Easier Repay in 15 years after course completion• Early Approval - loan sanction prior to i20/Visa• Tax Benefit - under section 80(E)Courses CoveredRegular Graduate/Post-Graduate/Doctorate/Degree/Diploma/Certificate Courses in any discipline offered by foreign Institutes/Universities in USA, UK, Canada, Australia, Europe, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong and New Zealand are covered under the scheme.Loan Amount• Minimum Loan Amount:₹ 20 Lacs• Maximum Loan Amount:₹ 1.5 CrEligible Expenses• Fee payable to college/school/hostel.• Examination/Library/Laboratory fee.• Purchase of books/equipment’s/instruments/uniforms/ computer /travel expenses• Premium of Life Insurance [‘RiNnRakhsha’ ], if opted by student. Concession in interest of 0.50%Margin· 10% Margin· Margin has to be brought in at the time of each disbursementSecurity· Tangible collateral security.· Collateral security offered by Third Party (other than parents) can also be accepted.Processing Fee· ₹10,000/-per applicationRate of InterestSimple Interest will be charged during course period + further moratorium eriod of 6 months. The present rates are :-Concession• 0.50% concession on interest for students availing of SBI Rinn Raksha (Insurance for the loan amount) - Value of policy should be equivalent to the loan amount. In case the student is already having a Life Insurance policy for an amount equivalent to the loan amount, this concession will be extended only if the policy is assigned in favour of the Bank.• 0.50% concession on interest for girl students.Moratorium Period• Up to 6 months after completion of the courseRepayment Period• Up to maximum of 15 years after scheduled commencement of repayment.• Repayment starts 6 months after the completion of the course.• Accrued interest during the moratorium will be added to the principal and EMI will be fixed.Documents Required• Mark sheet of 10th, 12th , Graduation (if applicable), Entrance Exam Result• Proof of admission to course [Offer Letter/ Admission Letter/ ID card if available].• Schedule of expenses for course.• Copies of letter conferring scholarship, free-ship, etc.• Gap certificate, if applicable• Passport size photographs of student / parent / co-borrower/ guarantor (2 copies each)• Asset-Liability Statement of Co-applicant / Guarantor• Latest Salary Slip & Form 16 (For salaried persons)• ITAO / IT Returns for last 2 years ( if IT Payee) duly accepted by ITO• Bank account statement for the last six months of parent/guardian/guarantor• Copy of Sale Deed and other documents of title to property in respect of immovable property offered as collateral security / photocopy of Liquid Security offered as collateral• Permanent Account Number (PAN) of student / parent / co-borrower / guarantor• Submission of OVD (refer to table below)At least one self-attested copy of the Officially Valid Documents (OVD) mentioned below to be submitted, as proof of identity and address:i. Passport,ii. Driving license,iii. Proof of possession of Aadhaar Number (Voluntary)iv. Voter's Identity Card issued by Election Commission of India,v. Job card issued by NREGA duly signed by an officer of the State Government,vi. Letter issued by the National Population Register containing details of name and addressIf the OVD furnished by the customer does not contain updated address, the following documents shall be deemed to be OVDs for the limited purpose of proof of address:I. Utility bill which is not more than two months old of any service provider (electricity, telephone, post-paid mobile phone, piped gas, water bill);II. Property or Municipal tax receipt;III. Pension or family pension payment orders (PPOs) issued to retired employees by Government Departments or Public-Sector Undertakings, if they contain the address;IV. Letter of allotment of accommodation from employer issued by State Government or Central Government Departments, statutory or regulatory bodies, public sector undertakings, scheduled commercial banks, financial Institutions, listed companies and lease and licence agreements with such employers allotting official accommodation.[Provided that the customer shall submit OVD updated with current address within a period of three months of submitting the above documents]

Let me explain the difference between bribe and gift from an experience. I know of an IPS officer (now retired) who had a very innovative style of accepting gifts while at the same time remaining within rules. At the time of his wedding anniversary, his birthday, his kids’ birthdays, etc., he would show small gifts of Rs. 200 to Rs. 500 each from many individuals and then submit a report to the Government about receipt of such gifts in the form of a list. If I remember correctly at that time the maximum amount of gift that could be accepted by an IPS officer was Rs. 500.So, here is how he would do it. Let us say – today is his birthday. He would show that 200 guests / family friends / relatives gave him gifts ranging from Rs. 200 to Rs. 500 each. He would prepare a list of all these names and would submit this information to the Government as required under the rules. Suppose the average gift is Rs. 300, this means a total gift of Rs. 60,000 on one birthday. There were 4-5 such occasions in a year. On each such occasion, he would show receipt of gifts similarly. So, in a year, he could get total gifts amounting to Rs. 300,000 or so. Remember, in those days, the monthly salary for an IPS officer at his level was only about Rs. 4000 or so. So, a total gift of Rs. 300,000 a year would amount to salary equivalent of 75 months! And, he was still within rules!!Let me tell you frankly. I often used to wonder as to why did he not show the expenditure on the birthday party. Moreover, there is usually a custom of return gift on such occasions. What happened to that? Further, if you gift me something on my birthday, then generally speaking I would also gift you something equivalent on your birthday. But, as far as my information goes, that particular officer used to show mostly income side of the gifts only and did not show the reverse or expenditure side, otherwise the sum total would have been almost zero or might even have been negative. People used to say that he was adjusting his corruption income as a lawful income taking advantage of loopholes in the rules. Will come to the rules a little later.A somewhat similar method was later used by the BSP leader and former UP Chief Minister Mayawati. As per this media report:“According to a disproportionate assets case against Mayawati, she and her relatives were found to be in possession of 72 immovable properties, besides Rs 13 crore. But the chief minister has been insisting that she had acquired them through small donations.”You can read some more details about the disproportionate assets case filed by CBI against Mayawati at this link, as per which the CBI had claimed in 2007 that her assets had increased by Rs. 50 crore.So, Mayawati’s defence to the case of disproportionate assets [which is registered under Section 13(1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988] was that she had acquired crores of rupees not through corruption but through small donations, which the High Court held that were tax-exempt.Divide your ill-acquired money into small amounts while disclosing to authorities since each such small amount would be within rules. Even if the authorities can smell something wrong, they are willing to accommodate you for obvious reasons.You would have seen from these two examples the difference between bribe and gift. Bribe is punishable under law, while gift is not.Now, let me throw some more light on difference between the two.Under the relevant Conduct Rules, every Government servant is allowed to accept gifts on traditional occasions (such as wedding, birthdays, anniversaries, etc.) up to a certain maximum limit.For example, under Rule 13 of the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964, on occasions such as weddings, anniversaries, funerals or religious functions, when the making of gift is in conformity with the prevailing religious and social practice, a Group ‘A’ Government servant may accept gifts from his near relatives or from his personal friends having no official dealings with him, but he shall make a report to the Government if the value of such gift exceeds Rs. 25,000. In any other case, such Group ‘A’ Government servant cannot accept any gift without the sanction (i.e., permission) of the Government if the value thereof exceeds Rs. 1500, which means that up to this limit of Rs. 1500, such Government servant can accept gifts from other persons also, without any permission from the Government.A Group ‘A’ Government servant was previously known as Class I Government servant. So, any person joining IRS (for example) would be Group ‘A’ servant; they are equivalent to IAS / IPS officers (who have different, but similar, rules).Thus, if you are accepting a gift within the limits mentioned above, such gift is permissible. Even if you violate these conditions and accept a gift beyond these limits, it may either be merely a case for disciplinary action, or it may also amount to a corruption case, depending on the facts.Now, what is bribe? It is basically any gratification (to simplify, you can call it any “money”) other than your legal remuneration which is accepted by a public servant as a motive or as a reward for doing some official favour or for having done some official favour, etc. The definition is very long, but I have cut it short to put it in simple words. You can read Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, for this purpose.In fact, Section 11 of the PC Act goes a little farther. Any valuable thing obtained by a public servant without consideration or with inadequate consideration from any person having official dealings may also be punishable. Here, there is no need for any specific official favour being shown for the receipt of that amount. Mere official dealings may be sufficient. Again, I have simplified this section leaving out more details. For example, if you take a house on rent for an amount of Rs. 10,000 when its market rent is Rs. 50,000 from a person with whom you have official dealings or likely to have official dealings, then Section 11 offence is made out.Thus, even a gift may also amount to a bribe if it is accepted as a motive or as a reward for doing some official favour or for having done some official favour, etc. Similarly, a gift may amount to an offence under Section 11 of the PC Act if it is from a person having official dealings with such public servant.You may notice that the borderline between gift and bribe is basically taking money from someone having official dealings, or from someone as a motive or reward for some official favour shown to him. So, there may be a thin line between gift and bribe.While giving this answer, I have tried to simplify things and have tried to explain the things without going into too many technical details. Since I am the author of a detailed 2250 pages book on Prevention of Corruption Act [Prevention of Corruption Act, Second Edition (2009), appx. 2250 pages, published by LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa, New Delhi (ISBN: 978-81-8038-592-6)], many such concepts are explained in that book in more accurate manner. What I have mentioned above is simple a answer in lay person’s language.