How are the hostels in IIT BHU?
Posted On - Nov 11, 2021Freshers are allotted these three hostels(the first two are for boys and the last one is for girls): Vishweshvarayya Hostel, S N Bose Hostel, and Gandhi Smriti Mahila Chhatravas.
My brother lived in IIT-BHU Hostel and got to experience all the good and bad of hostel life at IIT-BHU. According to him:
ROOMS
- The rooms are very small and are shared by 2 to 3 people
- On first entering, you will not like the rooms at all. The rooms are covered in spider webs everywhere and some of the old used belongings from the previous occupants
- You will need to clean your room and get all the required items
- A bed, table, and chair are provided by the hostel administration
- Cupboards are in-built and you have to share them with your roommate
- The rooms have hardly any space, but the lawns are big and the hostel corridors are long
- There’s a sufficient number of washrooms on each floor. Each floor has water coolers.
OTHER FACILITIES: Common rooms, Canteens, Mess, TV Room, Badminton court, TT tables, and lawns. There’s also high-speed internet which can be connected through both, Wi-Fi and LAN
FOOD AND HOSTEL CANTEENS- The food is above average, better than other colleges and most of the other IITs.
Hostel canteens close between 2:30 A.M to 4:00 A.M. Students can still obtain food from within the campus at any time
HOSTEL TIMINGS- Apart from the first few months, there are no in-and-out hostel timings for boys. However, for girls, there is a strict time restriction, 10 PM.
HOSTEL STAFF AND ADMINISTRATION- The hostel staff and administration are friendly and supportive. You can also ask your Maharaja to make a dish that you wish to eat.
You will certainly face some challenges as you try to adjust to your new life. Living in and sharing small rooms with strangers will be difficult at first. You will have to learn to manage with very basic facilities, but as you make more and more friends at your hostel, you will come to enjoy every day that you spend there.
Also, some of these experiences are subjective, while others can also be different for a different academic batch. My brother completed his graduation in 2018.
One of my friends studied at IIT BHU, he used to avail hostel facilities. According to him, the hostels were overall good but had one complaint with the allotment of students. Most of the students there preferred 2 students sharing one room rather than 3.
Here’s mentioning some points about the hostels.
- The Aryabhatta hostel is for freshers.
- Every room has good ventilation.
- The windows opening outside makes the room spacious.
- Water coolers are present at every floor.
- All rooms are equipped with 2 almirahs, 2 beds, 2 tables and 2 chairs.
- Students can play badminton, tennis, etc. during their off time in the hostel premises.
- The big hall at Aryabhatta hostel has 3 messes.
- The mess staff are well organized as well.
- Every furniture in the room is labelled with its respective room number to avoid misplacement.
- Each floor has a common bathroom and toilet.
- Wifi is also provided to the students.
Overall, the hostels here are very well maintained, the new hostels are better than the older ones but are comparatively smaller. To promote clean energy, solar panels are installed on the roof of each hostel.
