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IIT Kharagpur Hostel (Halls of Residence) - Fees, Facilities, Residences, & Infrastructure

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Akansha Akshara

Updated on 15th July, 2024 , 2 min read

IIT Kharagpur Hostel Residences

IIT Kharagpur campus comprises 21 hostels in total, of which 16 are for boys and 5 are for girls. Below is the list of residences at IIT Kharagpur.

IIT Kharagpur Hostel Residences

Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee Hall

Azad Hall

B C Roy Hall

B R Ambedkar Hall

Gokhale Hall

Homi Bhabha Hall

J C Bose Hall

Lala Lajpat Rai Hall

Lalbahadur Sastry Hall

Madan Mohan Malviya Hall

Megnad Saha Hall

Mother Teresa Hall

Nehru Hall

Patel Hall

Radha Krishnan Hall

Rajendra Prasad Hall

Rani Laxmibai Hall

Sister Nivedita Hall

Sarojini Naidu / Indira Gandhi Hall

Vidyasagar Hall

Zakir Hussain Hall

IIT Kharagpur Hostel Facilities

The IIT Kharagpur campus is among the largest, even when compared to other IIT colleges. It has separate hostels for boys and girls students admitted to IIT Kharagpur. The hostels offer several facilities available to the students such as uninterrupted and high-speed Wi-FI, canteens, stationery shop, juice centers, night canteens, tea shops, common room TV, a swimming pool, a bank, a market, gym facilities, etc. Each room has a bed, table, chair, high-speed LAN ports, fans, lights, and electricity ports. The number of these things depends on whether it is a single room, double sharing room, or triple sharing room. Also, some hostels have washing machine facilities. 

Some of the other hostel facilities are mentioned in the table below.

IIT Kharagpur: Hostel Facilities

Mess food

Common playgrounds

Swimming pool

Gym

Canteen

Night canteens

Bank

Water purifiers

Cafeteria

Tea shops

Market

Common library

IIT Kharagpur Hostel Fees

Here is a detailed breakdown of the IIT Kharagpur Hostel Fees for all the courses and specialisations:

BTech Hons (for all specialisations):

Course Name

Hostel Fee

BTech Hons

INR 1.32 lakh

BTech + MTech (for all specialisations):

Course Name

Hostel Fee

BTech + MTech

INR 1.64 lakh

MTech (For all specialisations):

Course Name

Hostel Fee

MTech

INR 1.18 lakh

BSc (for all specialisations):

Course Name

Hostel Fee

BSc

INR 1.32 lakh

IIT Kharagpur Hostel Life

The hostel life at IIT Kharagpur Hostel is exciting and gives students memorable experiences. High-speed Wi-Fi is available throughout the campus. The central library has a large collection of books and the students get the chance to participate in various extra-curricular and co-curricular activities.

Latest Updates on IIT Kharagpur Hostel: The following are the latest updates about IIT Kharagpur Hostel.
  • Three new hostels have been added to the residence list of IIT Kharagpur Hostel. The inauguration of these three hostels was done by PM Narendra Modi.
  • Two of these three hostels are for girls and are named - Savitri Bai Phule Halls of Residence. The other hostel is for boys, named Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hall of Residence.
  • These hostels will be specifically residing PhD research scholars along with undergraduate and postgraduate students.
  • These hostels will allow the suspended PhD admissions to begin again for the autumn semester starting from July 2024.

IIT Kharagpur Hostel Comparison

Here is a tabular comparison of IIT Kharagpur Hostel with other IITs in India. 

College Name

Hostel Fee (BTech) 

Number of Hostel Buildings available

IIT Kharagpur

INR 30,000

21

IIT Bombay

INR 40,750

17

IIT Delhi

INR 8,000 - INR 10,500

18

IIT Kharagpur is among the top IIT colleges in India. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) was established by the Government of India in the year 1951 at Kharagpur in West Bengal. The National Institution Ranking Framework (NIRF) has ranked it in the list of top ten engineering colleges in India for the last three years. The National Institutional Ranking Framework has ranked IIT Kharagpur in the 7th position for the overall category, the 6th position for the engineering category, the 3rd position for the architecture category, and the 14th position for the management institutes category in the year 2023. It secured the 59th position under QS Asia University Rankings 2023 and the 5th position under QS South Asia University Rankings 2023. 

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average fee at IIT Kharagpur Hostel?

The average hostel fee at IIT Kharagpur Hostel is INR 30,000 including the mess charges per year.

Is it possible to get a single room at IIT Kharagpur Hostel?

The postgraduate students get single occupancy rooms at IIT Kharagpur Hostel.

Which is the largest hall of residence at IIT Kharagpur Hostel?

Lal Bahadur Shastri Hall of Residence which is also known as LBS Hall is the largest hall of residence at IIT Kharagpur Hostel.

What are the facilities available at IIT Kharagpur Hostel?

IIT Kharagpur Hostel offers several facilities available to the students such as uninterrupted and high-speed Wi-Fi, canteens, stationery shop, juice centers, night canteens, tea shops, common room TV, a swimming pool, a bank, a market, gym facilities, etc. Each room has a bed, table, chair, high-speed LAN ports, fans, lights, and electricity ports. The number of these things depends on whether it is a single room, double sharing room, or triple sharing room. Also, some hostels have washing machine facilities.

Are there separate halls of residences for girls and boys at IIT Kharagpur Hostel?

IIT Kharagpur has separate halls of residences for girls and boys.

Are rooms at IIT Kharagpur Hostel alloted branch-wise?

No, rooms at IIT Kharagpur Hostel are not alloted branch-wise. The availability of room at IIT Kharagpur Hostel does not depend on the branch that a student has opted for.

How is the IIT Kharagpur Hostel life?

The hostel life at IIT Kharagpur Hostel is exciting and gives students memorable experiences. High-speed Wi-Fi is available throughout the campus. The central library has a large collection of books and the students get the chance to participate in various extra-curricular and co-curricular activities.

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