IIT Bhubaneswar - Indian Institute of Technology - [IITBBS], Bhubaneswar - Hostel Details

IT Bhubaneswar has a residential campus and every student is required to stay in the hostel. Be it a B.Tech, M.Tech, Ph.D., or MSc student. Although a student is allowed to stay with his/her parents only in special circumstances if the Dean or Director allows. But it is necessary that your parents should reside inside the institute campus or within a reasonable distance from campus. In case a student is married he or she can apply to stay outside the campus.

IIT Bhubaneswar has two hostels one for girls and one for boys. SHR (Subarnrekha Hall of Residence) is the girl’s hostel and MHR (Mahanadi Hall of Residence) is the boy’s hostel. Two more hostels are being made. Both the hostels are very well built and have modern facilities as it is a newly built campus. Every student is given a single-seater room with a bed, a table chair, and a cupboard. Both the hostels also have gym and TV rooms. The LAN provides high-speed internet.

In IIT Bhubaneswar, presently the Mess is being run by Gauri Catering Services which is based in Kanpur.

If we talk about all the IIT Students, the price range starts from Rs.100.40/- per day which totals to Rs. 3012/- per month. Although, a one-time payment of Rs. 14000/- is to be paid initially when the semester begins and the remaining balance is further calculated at the end of the semester on the basis of the number of leaves taken by the students. This way, if there is any remaining balance left of the student, it will get adjusted in the next Mess Bill.

The mess price for outsiders, faculty, and staff are as follows:

• Breakfast: Rs. 30/-
• Lunch: Rs. 40/- for vegetarian food and Rs. 50/- for non-vegetarian food.
• Snacks: Rs. 10/-
• Dinner: Rs. 40/- for vegetarian food and Rs. 50/- for non-vegetarian food.

Yes, the main new campus hostel will accommodate M.Tech students. Due to severe cyclonic storm 'Fani', the main campus of IIT Bhubaneswar which is at Argul took huge damage. But the authorities acted quickly on renovation and from May 2019, M.Tech students were accommodated at the permanent campus in Argul along with other students.

There are accommodations for both boys and girls in Brahmaputra Hall of Residence and Ganga Hall of Residence respectively. Hostel rooms are on a single-occupant basis. Hostels are equipped with basic facilities like Wi-Fi, Basketball Court, Volleyball Court, Badminton Court, Table Tennis, and Carrom, etc. Inside the campus, there are ATM facilities available 24 hours. There is also a small shopping complex from where students can buy their daily necessities.

IIT Bhubaneswar ranks 17th in the Engineering category by NIRF 2019. It was established in 2008 by the government of India. The campus is located in the city itself. It has hostel facilities, Mess facilities, gym, sports grounds and courts, Clubs, canteens, cafeteria, multi-purpose store, dispensaries, etc.

IIT Bhubaneswar has hostel facilities for MTech students for boys and girls both in the campus. Students will be able to purchase Mattress, Bed Sheet, Pillow and Pillow Cover, Mosquito Repellent, Bucket, Mug, Notebooks, Bags, etc. The Hostel has a capacity of 800 male students and 200 female students. The hostel rooms are for a single occupant. It has ATMs with 24x7 security for the campus and has wifi connection in each room. Like other IITs the campus have their own Gymkhana club which organizes regular events like sports, music, tech, etc. they also have cultural events, fests, workshops, etc. The campus has its own Healthcare team of professionals and also has separate dispensaries for boys and girls.

The hostel facilities in IIIT Bhubaneswar are decent. There are single(?24,000), double(?16,000), triple(?12,000) accommodation available. However, in your first year, you have to share a room with two other students but you can opt for single or double rooms from the second year. There is a special washroom for physically challenged students on the ground floor. The bathrooms are present at all the floors and are cleaned daily.

There is the availability of all basic amenities like aqua guards, washing machines, etc. Wifi facility is available with decent internet speed. A common room is also there in all hostels which contains Table tennis, carrom, tv, etc. There are also libraries provided in hostels for the academic works.

The Mess food is good and hygienic. There is a canteen inside the campus and stores from where you can buy your basic necessities.

Hostels in IIT Bhubaneswar are pretty much well maintained, as is the case with most of the new IITs. Hostel facilities are available for both girls and boys. There is a single room allotted for every individual. Each room has all essential amenities, such as a bed, study table, chair, and a cupboard. Washing machines and water purifiers are also available on each floor. There is also a Lift facility for 8 storey hostels. For safety measures, CCTV cameras are installed in the outer premises of the hostels. Canteen facilities are available inside hostels and other places within the campus premises. 

Hostels are equipped with 24*7 Internet facilities through LAN and Wi-Fi for academics and research purposes. There are also common rooms inside the hostels which have small libraries (other than academics) and labs for using high-speed Internet. All hostels have proper gym facilities. There are also courts for basketball, volleyball, badminton and table tennis, Lawn tennis, etc. ATM facility is available inside the hostel and as well as on campus. A small shopping complex is also there inside the campus for basic and academic necessities like books/stationery to tech gadgets. 

The campus contains a well-built guest house, where parents/relatives of the students can stay during their visits. There is also a pharmacy inside the campus for medical emergencies. 
 

The education environment in IIT Bhubaneswar is excellent. In 2019, it recorded 90% placement where 89 companies visited the campus. Most professors in this IIT are from IIT Kharagpur. IIT Bhubaneswar also has student exchange programs with foreign universities like the University of New York, the University of Massachusetts, etc.

The hostel life in IIT Bhubaneswar is fully well secured and monitored by the warden, assistant warden, and professor in charge. The hostel and institute are ragging free and consumption of alcohol, drugs, and smoking is strictly prohibited. There are four hostels, Mahanadi Hall of Residence and Brahmaputra hall of residence are for the boys whereas Subarnarekha Hall of Residence and Ganga hall of residence for the girls. The hostels are equipped with all the basic amenities. The average fees for both the boys and girls’ hostels are the same and in the range of 19300 to 51600.

Yes, hostels are provided to M.TECH students at IIT Bhubaneswar, Earlier, both these hostels were outside the main campus of IIT Bhubaneswar because the campus was still being constructed. From 2019 July onwards IIT Bhubaneswar gives accommodations to MTech students in the permanent campus in Argul. Two new hostels came up last year with the names Brahmaputra Hall of Residence and Ganga Hall of Residence. The Brahmaputra Hall of residence accommodates all the boys from MTech, MSc, and Ph.D. branches to go along with the BTech first-year boys and the Ganga Hall of Residence accommodates all the girls. Each MTech student has his/her separate rooms inside the hostel and the hostel is equipped with all the facilities ranging from washing machines for laundry to the gymnasium.

All students who have registered for full-time courses in the institute have to live in the

hostel. The rules and regulations of the institute govern the hostels.

• In the beginning, for at least six to eight months, as a fresher, you will live in double-occupancy rooms. This is to make sure that you and other fellow newcomers are not affected by homesickness and isolation.

• IITs attract students from a broad variety of backgrounds from across the nation. It promotes cross-cultural relationships. This will help you to socialize and create a sense of security with others.

• All the allotted rooms have a set of furniture and fittings in each room. They consist of a bed for each inmate as well as a table, chair, ceiling fan with a regulator, and light fitting.

• From the second year onward, you will be able to live in separate rooms with single occupancy in the hostel. The basis for such an allotment is to encourage students to focus more on their studies.

• Throughout your stay in the hostel, you are not allowed to exchange rooms or furniture and fittings with other students. To do so you should get an allowance from hall management.

• The hall management consists of the warden, assistant warden/wardens, the council of wardens or hall councils, and hall managers.