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Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs): What are the facilities at an IIT hostel?
Some of my friends are IIT Madras alumni. Here is their insight into the hostel facilities of the institute.
- The hostels have 24 hours internet connection. Internet speed goes up to 100 Mbps. There’s a 1GB per day data usage cap.
- There is an airconditioned tech room that stays open 24 hours a day. The tech rooms have power tools. You can use the tools to get simple carpentry stuff done.
- You will have access to the Center of Innovation, a tech-conductive facility. Among other things, it has a 3D printing machine, a workstation for carrying out powerful stimulations. Most tech junkies on campus usually crowd over there.
- Every hostel usually has a hostel room, a TV room, a computer room, and an indoor games room. All basic amenities are available in the hostels along with washing machines and portable water supply.
- The hostel rooms can feel a bit constricted at times. But every hostel has a huge central ground.
- Power cuts are quite rare. There are also utility support staffs to help you out even during night.
- The HUL snack station stays open from evening to late at night every day. There are also many eateries near the campus.
A unique trait of the IIT Madras campus is its forested area. Although it is outside the boundaries of the hostel zone, you can wander off to this area when you need a Psychological high.
How are the hostel rooms at IIT Bombay?
IIT Bombay has 3 kinds of hostel facilities for undergrads
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- Fresher year hostel - Hostel 15-16: In the rooms of these hostels, the kitchens are too small and you just have your own bare space. Some rooms have an additional free space in your room while others have more than enough space for you and your roommate.
- Senior Hostel (for the rest male undergraduates): The rooms are a bit better than Fresher hostels with an additional store room. However, this store room is very small in most cases. There is an additional space apart from your own room and your roommates.
- Senior Hostel (for the rest female undergrads): Girls' hostel rooms have the maximum space and the best facilities.
At the end of the day, the size of your hostel room hardly matters in your college life. You get habitual after a few months and it becomes the smallest issue.
What do IIT Delhi hostels look like?
My sister was allotted 3rd floor as a fresher at Kailash hostel, at IIT Delhi. She was a bit disappointed at the time that there was no lift facility, and she had to carry her entire luggage all by herself.
She shared a two-seater room with two other girls because of lack of accommodation facilities. She and her roommates somehow made space for three beds and three table-chairs in that small room. The room was barely left with any space to move around. Thankfully, they got a balcony in which my sister managed to keep her cupboard. The room did not have any space for a cooler, and the hostel had a common washroom. A lack of cooler was very upsetting for her because of the harsh Delhi summers.
During her final year, got a single occupancy room on the ground floor, in the same hostel. But the room was still quite small, and she could barely fit in her clothes and shoes in the given space. The washrooms were still common.
Even though she fondly remembers her days at IIT Delhi, she is always vocal about her disappointment with the accommodation facilities of one of the premiere institutions of our country.
BITS Pilani: How are hostels of Pilani campus? Any recent photos of hostel?
BITS Pilani hostels are decent with basic amenities. I am attaching a few photos of the boys' hostel for reference. I assume the facilities and rooms of the girls' hostel are similar if not better.
This is the newly renovated hostel below
The rooms are spacious enough for 2 and all basic needs are taken care of at BITS Pilani hostels.
Can I get some pics of AIIMS, Delhi hostel rooms?
Sure, here are a few pics personally clicked by my cousin who was a student at AIIMS Delhi.
As a resident of AIIMS Delhi hostels, you are completely free to customize your room as per your needs. Many of my friends there got their rooms painted and even brought their own AC, microwave, and refrigerator.
what things i needed to take in iit in as a fresher,and things i need to take in hostel [campus] there
There are a number of things one needs to carry to their hostels as a fresher irrespective of whichever IIT they belong to. Some of the most important things are
- All official documents along with the admission letter. Bring extra photographs.
- Every type of clothing like pants, shirts, undergarments, socks, towels, shorts, handkerchiefs, and a cap
- Other basic necessities like mirror, comb, oil, cream, deo, etc.
- Footwear like shoes and slippers
- Electrical extension board
- Laptop
- Sports equipment
- Water boiler if allowed and basic utensils like plates and spoons
- Blanket
- Medicines and snacks like dry fruits.
Make sure to pack all the necessary things as you will be at a new place all alone so the least you can do is come prepared.
How is the hostel life of BITS Pilani?
My friend shared her daily routine at BITS Pilani. She woke up at 7:30- 8 in the morning. She takes a bath and gets ready for breakfast. After a fulfilling meal, she looks up at her timetable and then proceeds to the classes. Inside the classes here you will find students. type.
Lab sessions are interesting but here again, many students just come to pass their time. After classes, students take a short nap and wake up for snacks in the evening.
In the evening students can be seen playing sports or hitting the gym. Soon it’s dinner time and students rush for mess registration. After dinner, students go to their rooms and play games or watch movies. Midnight cravings are catered to by the all-night canteen. In case there is a quiz the following day, all the students gather in a single room and prepare for the same.
Overall, the hostel life here is very relaxed and students get time to pursue their hobbies and interests.
What is the hostel fee at BHU including mess charge and everything?
Firstly, the hostel fees at BHU vary from course to course. So all I can do is give you a rough estimate through the information I got from my sister who pursued B.Sc from BHU.
Hostel Fees
- 1st semester stood: INR 2666
- 2nd, 4th, 6th, and 8th semester: INR 1290 (regular fee and hostel fee both)
- 3rd, 5th, and 7th: INR 3190 (regular fee and hostel fee)
Mess Charges:
- INR 40 for a simple diet
- INR 60 for special
- INR 80 for chicken
Usually, there are 2 diets a day and on Sundays, there is only one diet. But the Sunday meal is special so it is counted as a double diet. So the approximate price stands at INR 80-100 per day.
If you skip the meal or go home then you can tell Mess Maharaj and you won’t be charged.
Which has better hostel conditions, NIT Trichy, or NIT Warangal?
Both NIT Trichy and NIT Warangal have good hostel facilities. Let me point out the facilities that you will get at NIT Trichy hostel.
- The first thing that the students enjoy at NIT Trichy is the unlimited wifi during the 4 years of stay at the hostel.
- We also have a hospital from where you can get medical facilities free of cost.
- There are 22 boys hostels. On every floor, we have a TT room and an air-conditioned TV room.
- You can complain about any electrical equipment which has been damaged or out of order and it will be taken care of within 2-3 days.
- We also have Naturals Hair Salon and CCD. The canteen facilities are amazing and they are open till 2 AM.
- The hostel rooms are spacious and you will share the room with another roommate.
- You are allowed to buy your washing machine. However, there are laundry facilities as well.
How are the hostels at BITS, goa?
The rooms are very spacious, with enough room for 8-10 people to hang out comfortably. You will find everything in the room to be cool and comfortable. Moreover, the weather in Goa is quite pleasant, so you won't have any trouble staying indoors in your room all day. From 2018 onwards, most students are allotted double-sharing rooms for the first year of their stay.
The hostels are relatively new as they were completed only in 2018-2019, which means they are immaculate, tidy, and well-maintained. The bathrooms are of western style, with 10 toilets per floor, almost like the ones you would find in a decent mall. You will have access to hot water throughout the day, and even at night if you plan on playing football at 12:30 AM.
If you are staying in D-hostels 1-4, you will be allotted a double sharing room that comes equipped with a cot, a big almirah with a fitted mirror, table, chair (not wooden), whiteboard, and a few storage racks. The rooms are spacious enough for 10-12 people to hang out comfortably. The electricity and internet facilities are excellent, although there have been a few power cuts lately, which may be a legitimate problem or just cost-cutting measures.
The common room in the hostel is huge when compared to the older senior hostels. It comes with a table tennis table, carrom board, chess board, and of course, a TV with cable.
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