IIT Patna - Indian Institute of Technology - [IITP]

The students of IIT Patna are provided with accomodation facilities in the campus of the college itself. For this purpose, IIT Patna currently has two boys' hostel and one girls' hostel in the campus.

Staying in the campus is particularly attractive because resident students have access to several facilities. IITP has presently three boy’s hostel and one girl’s hostel that provides comfortable accommodation and are located close to the academic area. There are two married scholar’s apartments (located nearby campus) for PhD and Master’s students. The hostels are located in peaceful, clean, aesthetic environment in campus. Each Hostel in the Institute is self-contained with amenities such as a reading room, an indoor games room, a gymnasium and a dining hall with mess, along with various food joints and canteen in the Food court. The campus community forms a close knit group and you make friends for life here. Presently over 1500 students are residing in the hostels. Students have access to Wi-Fi connectivity throughout the buildings. In addition to the adequate health care facilities, all the students are covered under Vidyarthi Mediclaim Insurance Policy. Campus has a basketball court, a volleyball court, a tennis court, a badminton court, a cricket ground and a football ground. The Associate Dean of Students, in his capacity as the President of the Board for Hostel Management, is the head of the hostel organization. He is assisted in his administrative responsibilities by the Wardens, Hostel Staffs and the Assistant Registrar (Student Affairs). The students elect a student body once every year in the month of April which becomes a part of the College Gymkhana body.

The boys' hostel building is a 8-storey structure divided into 4 blocks viz. A,B,C,D. It's spread onto an area of 28849 Sqm. It has 912 rooms, all with a balcony, window, cupboard, and enough niches. The hostel has two common rooms used for recreational and co-curricular activities and a gymnasium. There are total of 6 lifts in the building. Watercoolers are installed on each floor. Fire extinguishers and other safety measures are taken care of. The building can resist high magnitude earthquakes. The girls hostel is a 5-storey building with 2 blocks, A and B. There are total 108 rooms in the girls' hostel with each room being spacious and having 2 cupboards and a window. Both the blocks in the girls' hostel have 2 lifts and there are water coolers and washing machines on alternate floors. There are also geysers and fire extinguishers installed on every floor. There is 1 common room, 1 mess and a part of the common room is made into a gym. The girls' hostel also has a badminton court. Seven more such boys hostels and 2 girls hostels are proposed in the plan.

Boys' hostel has a gymnasium on the first floor along side the common room. It has all the basic exercise equipments like dumbbells, barbells, bench press, etc. It also has other major equipments like tredmills, exercise bike, squat station,hammer strength machine, cables and pulleys, lat pull down machine, leg extension machine and few more.

Boys' Hostel has two mess halls on the ground floor and girls' hostel has one. They provide breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner. Messes follow a specific menu for the month. Every month, the mess menu gets changed. Coffee/tea is provided in the breakfast and snacks time. Students elects a mess secretary from all the years to look after the mess related issues. Messes are kept clean and the food is cooked and served in hygienic conditions.

The rules and guidelines for management of hall residence have been framed for the smooth functioning of the Institute. All the hall residents are requested to cooperate with the wardens for their efficient enforcement. They must also abide by the norms of conduct & discipline applicable for studentship at IIT Patna and follow in letter and spirit any regulation laid down regarding conduct in the hall. For infraction of discipline, Warden is the immediate concerned authority. Some of the rudimentary rules & regulations are as follows: 1.No student shall change or give up the assigned residence in any hall of residence without prior permission of concerned warden. 2.Students given accommodation in a hall of residence must fill in the student accommodation record and take possession of their room and furnishings under their own signature. They must also submit a copy of their recent passport size photograph to the warden's office for this purpose. This record must be updated for any subsequent changes. 3.The resident shall be responsible for the furnishings for the entire period of his/her stay at IIT Patna. Willful damage of furnishings due to improper handling and misuse shall be treated as an act of gross indiscipline and suitable action shall be taken. 4.Students shall be required to make their rooms available whenever required for repairs, maintenance, disinfection & inspection. 5.Students will be responsible for the safe keeping of their own property. In the event of oss of the personal property of a student due to theft, fire or any other cause, the Institute shall accept no responsibility and shall not be liable for payment of any compensation. 6.Use of electrical appliances like refrigerators & TV are strictly prohibited. 7.Engaging personal attendants and keeping pets by a student in any Hall of residence is strictly prohibited. 8.Acquaintances/Relatives/Friends etc of the opposite sex will not be permitted to visit individual rooms or stay in a student hostel. However a short duration visit to the common room/office room may be permitted by the warden on request. A record of all such visits shall be maintained. 9.Smoking is strictly prohibited. 10.Possession, distribution and consumption of alcohol, drugs and all other intoxicants are strictly banned. 11.Improper behavior with fellow students, staff, wardens, harassment of Juniors/Seniors, causing of disturbance to others etc will be treated as acts of indiscipline. 12.Indiscriminate fixing of pictures or writing of graffiti on the hall's wall is considered an act of indiscipline and individual(s) responsible for such act will be held responsible for the damage caused. 13.All residents shall strictly keep to the timings set down for meals and maintain decorum and decency regarding dress and behavior in the dining hall. 14.Any resident of Hall going out of hall premises between 10pm and 6am must sign a register, indicating his/her destination and time of out/return. It may be noted that permission to stay away from Hall beyond 10pm and 6am can only be granted when the resident is required to work in library, laboratory, computer room etc. For overnight or longer stay off campus, a resident must indicate his/her destination and expected duration of absence in writing to the warden. Failure to comply with the requirements and procedures applicable to residents may lead to disciplinary action (s) which may include withholding of grades, withdrawal of permission to appear in examinations etc. STUDENTS DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE: The hostel disciplinary committee will have the warden/Asst.Warden as the chairman, General Secretary of the hall and one student representative as members. Within 24 hrs of receiving any complaint (verbal, written) this committee will look into the allegations, evaluate them, conduct inquiry and after establishing with reasonable conviction, will award penalties/punishment to the student (s) as per the conduct and discipline rules.

Dear Students,It is a great pleasure and privilege for us to welcome you all at IIT Patna. IIT Patna has a 500 acres sprawling lush green campus. With green patches, newly constructed buildings and playgrounds, the ambience of this IIT campus is worth appreciating. The pollution free environment, habited by numerous beautiful birds and animals will ensure that you have bundles of sweet memories to cherish after you graduate from IIT Patna. We have a t