Hostel Facilities at IIT Kharagpur

7 mins readUpdated on Mar 1, 2023 14:21 IST

All the resident halls at IIT Kharagpur have 24X7 internet connectivity, and most of them have a common room, music room, library, sports, and cultural facilities.

IIT Kharagpur is an institution with residential hostels administered by wardens and assistant wardens with the help of hall managers and supervisors. The accommodation is also known as The Hall Management Center of IIT Kharagpur. There are on-campus residence halls for the students of IIT- Kharagpur and two-family accommodations for students with families. 

Catering service is provided by the regular hall staff members in some of the halls, and for the remaining halls, it has been outsourced to private agencies. Cleaning service is outsourced for all the halls of residence. All the halls have 24X7 internet connectivity, and most of them have a common room, music room, library, sports, and cultural facilities. There are various inter-hall events like Illumination, Rangoli, and Garden competitions arranged by Technology Gymkhana. Separate guest house facilities are also available at IIT Kharagpur.

Below is the list of residential halls: 

S.No

Name of the Residential Hall

No. of Rooms

Gender

Other Facilities

1

Azad Hall of Residence

Single occupancy room – 260

Double occupancy room- 21

Triple occupancy room-143

Guest Room- 2 

Boys

Guest room – Attached bathroom, AC, Double bed, Geyser, TV

The hostel has a canteen, Xerox shop, juice corner and a stationery shop. 

2

BC Roy Hall of Residence

Single occupancy room- 162

Guest room- 4

Boys

Guest room – fully furnished

Xerox shop and a café

3

BR Ambedkar Hall of Residence

Single occupancy room - 1392

Boys

Canteen, Xerox shop, Café

4

Gokhale Hall of Residence

Single occupancy room -10

Triple occupancy room-44

Guest room-1

Boys

Guest room – triple bedded and fully furnished

5

Homi J Bhabha Hall of Residence

Single occupancy room- 163

Boys

Canteen, Xerox shop, Stationery shop and a café

6

Jagadish Chandra Bose Hall of Residence

Single occupancy room- 262

Guest room - 4

Boys

Guest rooms are double-bedded and fully furnished

Canteen, stationery shop, Juice corner and a tailor and salon

7

Nehru Hall of Residence

Single occupancy room – 263

Double occupancy room- 21

Triple occupancy room-45

Four occupancy rooms - 2

Boys

Canteen, Xerox shop, Stationery shop, Juice shop & Confectionary shop

8

LalBahadur Shastri Hall of Residence

Triple occupancy room - 650

Boys

Xerox shop

9

Lala Lajpat Rai Hall of Residence

Single occupancy room- 334

Boys

Canteen, Stationery shop, Juice shop, Cafe

10

Madan Mohan Malviya Hall of Residence

Double occupancy room- 789

Guest room- 33

Boys

Guest rooms are triple-bedded and furnished

11

Megnad Saha Hall of Residence

Single occupancy room - 397

Boys

 

12

Mother Teresa Hall of Residence

Triple occupancy room – 164

Girls

Xerox & stationery & Café

13

Nivedita Hall of Residence

Single occupancy room – 35

Double occupancy room- 43

Triple occupancy room- 1

Four occupancy rooms-2

Guest rooms - 5

Girls

2 guest rooms are triple bedded and 3 are double bedded and fully furnished

14

Patel Hall of Residence

Single room – 262

Double room- 19

Triple room- 45

Four rooms- 2

Girls

Canteen, Xerox shop, Stationery & juice shops

15

Radha Krishnan Hall of Residence

Single occupancy room – 302

Double occupancy room- 23 

Triple occupancy room-96

Boys

Canteen, Xerox shop, Stationery shop & juice shop and cafe

16

Rani Laxmibai Hall of Residence

Single occupancy room – 250

Guest room - 8

Girls

Guest room is double-bedded and furnished,

Canteen

17

Rajendra Prasad Hall of Residence

Single occupancy room – 307

Double occupancy room- 22

Triple occupancy room- 160

Guest room - 2

Boys

Guest rooms are single-bedded and furnished. 

Canteen, confectionary, Stationery shop & juice shop and cafe

18

SAM Hall of Residence

Double occupancy room- 92

Guest room- 50

Girls

-

19

Sarojini Naidu - Indira Gandhi Hall of Residence

Single occupancy room – 213

Double occupancy room- 16 

Triple occupancy room-20

Girls

Stationery shop, Juice shop and Cafe

20

Vishveriya Guest House

No information

Girls

 

21

VRSC Girls Tower

Double occupancy room -120

Girls

 

22

Vidyasagar Hall of Residence

Single occupancy room – 335

Guest occupancy room- 5

Boys

3 guest rooms are double-bedded and 2 are single-bedded and fully furnished

Canteen, Xerox & stationery shops

23

Zakir Hussain Hall of Residence

Flats - 90

For the Faculty and married students

 

24

Radar Flats

Flats - 12

   

Guest Accommodation at IIT Kharagpur

Hall Management Centre runs the SAM guest house which is located in front of the HMC Office, and on top of the SAM Hall of Residence. It has got 47 nos AC rooms with attached bath. The rent and the facility provided are mentioned below:

Q:   What is the scope after M.Tech from IIT Kharagpur?

A:

Completing an M.Tech from IIT Kharagpur opens up diverse career avenues, with graduates finding opportunities in research and development roles within both industry and academia. Paths in Engineering, Technology, Management, and Entrepreneurship are commonly pursued. Some individuals opt for advanced studies such as a PhD. The specific career scope varies based on the chosen field of study, individual interests, and the current demands of the job market. IIT Kharagpur's M.Tech programme equips graduates with a strong foundation for success in various professional domains.

 

Q:   How are the campus facilities at IIT Kharagpur?

A:
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur is built over an area of 8.7-square-kilometre (2,100-acre) campus and has a number of facilities for the students. The facilities include one of the largest and the finest technical libraries in Asia, eateries (Subway, Cafe Coffee Day (CCD), Baskin Robbins Ice Cream Parlour), Gym, Techno Film Society, Bank/ ATM, Medical facility, etc. Also, the college has 22 halls of residences where 15 are for boys, 5 for girls, and 2 for general. The facilities of these halls of residence include kitchen and mess.

Q:   Is BArch available at IIT Kharagpur?

A:

Yes, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur offers a BArch programme of five-year duration to students who have qualified JEE Main (paper-II) followed by JEE Advanced. Aspirants qualifying the JEE Advanced exam need to qualify Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT) conducted by IIT Kharagpur for admission to the BArch programme followed by JoSAA counselling. In order to apply for BArch at IIT Kharagpur, students are required to apply via JEE Main. The process of applying for JEE Mains 2023 consists of three steps, i.e., registration, form filling & document upload followed by payment of application fees. Check out more on IIT Kharagpur BArch course here.

SNo 

Facilities

Charges

1

Guest Room Charges

INR 500/- per day (Single)

INR 700/- per day (Double)

2

Extra mattress (with pillow and cover)

INR 100/- per day

3

Mineral water bottle, Soap, Shampoo

1 per day per room

The booking can be done online at the Guest house application portal. It is mandatory to book and pay online. 

Facilities Provided by the Hall of Residence at IIT Kharagpur

Each bachelor accommodation hall hasa  mess facility. Other facilities available are 

  • Common room
  • Auditorium
  • Indoor sports room
  • Tech room
  • Server room
  • Music room
  • Hall Library
  • Night canteen
  • Coffee shop
  • Fruit and juice stall
  • Stationery shop
  • Photocopying/ DTP shop
  • Gym room

 Various outdoor sports facilities are also available.

Student Engagement Activities at IIT Kharagpur

There are many clubs on campus where the students can mingle with one another sharing common interests. There is no concept of an in-time in hostels, allowing students to pursue moonshots in different technical clubs or just goof around on campus (The food court stays open until 4 am in the morning). Boys are allowed in girls' hostels and vice-versa until 12 AM.

 Frequently Asked Questions

Q. How will you be allotted a room if you are a new student at IIT- Kharagpur?

A. Report to the hall allotted to you and contact the hall manager or supervisor, who will allot a room to you. You will have basic furniture provided by HMC. For bachelor accommodation, the furniture includes a bed, a computer-cum-study table and a chair. In family accommodation, two single-bed or double beds, a computer table, and two chairs are provided. Note that mattresses, bedding, blankets, and pillows are not provided. Your hall managers will help you out with the details.

Q:   How is the library of IIT Kharagpur?

A:

IIT Kharagpur library collection consists of back-volumes of periodicals, books, theses, conference proceedings, reports, standards,   microforms, CD-ROM/DVD-ROM Databases, and various audiovisual materials. The Library has a collection of more than 3.5 Lacs documents, several abstracting databases, and others. Besides, there are more than 2 Lacs e-books. The library has two buildings, the main building, and the other building. Theses, books, and standards are kept in the main building.

Q:   How satisfied are students with the facilities provided by IIT Kharagpur?

A:

According to Shiksha verified reviews, IIT Kharagpur has been rated 4.5 for 'Infrastructure' and 4.6 for 'Value for Money'. The institute has a number of facilities for students. The facilities include a Techno Film Society, one of the largest and the finest technical libraries in Asia, a medical facility, a gym, a bank/ ATM, and others. Also, the college has various halls of residence. The halls of residence are equipped with a kitchen and a mess. Overall the institute provides all the necessary facilities to students.

Q:   How many acres is the IIT KGP campus?

A:

IIT Kharagpur has one of the largest college campuses. It is even bigger than the IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi and IIT Kanpur campuses combined. The IIT Kharagpur campus is spread across 8.5 km (2100 acres). IIT Kharagpur is located at a distance of 120 km from Kolkata. There are 21 halls or residences (hostels) at IIT Kharagpur out of which 16 are for boys and 5 are allocated for girls and approximately 10,000 students live on the campus.

Q:   Does IIT Kharagpur offer hostel facilities?

A:

Hostels at IIT Kharagpur are furnished with beds, tables, chairs, high-speed LAN ports, fans, lights and adequate electricity ports. The quantity of the aforementioned things may vary depending upon the occupancy of the room whether it’s single room, double sharing or triple occupancy sharing.

Also, some halls (hostel is referred to as hall of residence at IIT Kharagpur and hostellers as boarders) have washing machine facilities and some don’t. Laundry service is available at a reasonable price.

Q:   What is the name of girls hostel at IIT Kharagpur?

A:

There are five halls of residence (hostels) allocated for girls at IIT Kharagpur campus. Here is the list of girls hostel at IIT Kharagpur:

  1. Mother Teresa Hall of Residence
  2. Sister Nivedita Hall of Residence
  3. Rani Laxmibai Hall of Residence
  4. SAM Hall of Residence
  5. Sarojini Naidu – Indira Gandhi Hall of Residence

Girl's hostels are located near the academic centre, playground, police station and auditorium.

Q. Are there any transport facilities at IIT Kharagpur?

A. On weekdays, there is an internal bus service to move students to and fro between halls of residence and classrooms. 

Q. Is there a provision to stay outside of the residential halls at IIT Kharagpur?

A. There is a proper channel to apply for such requests. Once you receive the approval you will need to pay the approval, hall overhead (HOH) charges and any hall budget contribution without any exemption.

Q. What are the safety measures at the halls of IIT Kharagpur?

A. All new halls (LBS, BRH, NVH new blocks) are equipped with fire safety facilities like fire detection control panels, fire sensors, indicators, firefighting hoses, water valves and pumps, etc. There are elevators in some halls. There are emergency exits in case of fire.

Q. Are the mess facilities taxed at IIT Kharagpur?

A. HMC-run messes do not generate profit and charge students by calculating the actual cost of raw items, gas and other expenses. Thus, food items prepared in HMC run messes are not taxed. However, when the raw materials are purchased by the hall, the vendor/supplier gives bills including any applicable taxes.

Q. What items are provided by the Hall of Residence?

A. HMC supplies all mess/kitchen equipment and utensil to new halls. Some new halls have geysers fitted in the bathrooms. HOH is meant to be used to purchase new equipment like geysers, water purifiers, water coolers, etc., and maintain existing mess equipment.

Q. What are the mess charges?

A. The mess charges are INR 12000 per year.

Q. What is the average hostel fee at IIT Kharagpur?

A. On an average INR 30,000 per year including mess charges. 

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