First find out the requirement of alcohol for your lab in consultation with the teacher or from records of previous years. Then fill-up F-22 form or simply write an application for obtaining a permit to the Department of Excise of your State. In every district, there is an Excise Department. The office address will vary from place to place. Points to be remembered in filling up the form or writing an application are as follows:

i) Mention that alcohol will be used for an educational purpose.

ii) Wait for one week/month for an inspector from the Excise Department to visit your lab. If she/he does not visit your lab in a given period then you will have to remind the Excise Department by writing a letter. *'

iii) At the time of the visit of the inspectors you should able to give proper justification for the use of the amount of alcohol mentioned in the application.

iv) After verification, a sanction letter comes from the Excise Department. After one week of the visit of the Inspector a reminder must be sent to the Excise Department, if a sanction letter does not reach your department.

V) After you have deposited the fees in the Excise department you will get a permit or license for one year. Now you can collect the alcohol from the address given in the permit.

vi) You must apply for the renewal of permit every year which expires on 31^st March.

vii) You must keep records of alcohol utilized and stocks kept. If there is a discrepancy in the stock, the inspector may take action and cancel the permit.