Campus Life
Hostel survival, study strategy, and everything nobody tells you before you arrive.
Campus Life IIT Kharagpur Campus: 2,100 Acres, 26 Halls, Hijli History
The sourced guide to IIT Kharagpur's 2,100-acre campus: the Hijli Detention Camp where it began, all 26 halls of residence, Illumination at Diwali, and how to get there.
Campus LifeIIT Mandi Campus: 503 Acres, Hostels, Kamand Valley Photos
The sourced guide to IIT Mandi's 503-acre campus in the Kamand valley: North vs South campus, 14 lake-named hostels, how to get there, and what students say about life by the Uhl.
Campus LifeIIT Guwahati Campus: 704 Acres, Hostels, Lakes and Photos
The sourced guide to IIT Guwahati's 285-hectare campus on the Brahmaputra: 13 river-named hostels with single rooms, the lakes and hills, and why the river shapes student life.
Campus LifeIIT Kanpur Campus: 1,055 Acres, Halls, Airstrip and Photos
The sourced guide to IIT Kanpur's 1,055-acre campus: 15 halls of residence, the airstrip and flight lab, the US universities that mentored it, and peacocks and nilgai.
Campus LifeIIT Madras Campus: 617 Acres, Hostels, Deer and Photos
The sourced guide to IIT Madras' 617-acre campus inside a former national park: all 22 river-named hostels, how to get there, the 77 blackbuck, and what students say.
Campus LifeIIT Roorkee Campus: 356 Acres, Bhawans, History and Photos
The sourced guide to IIT Roorkee's campus: 356 acres (not 365), the full list of Bhawans, its Saharanpur and Greater Noida campuses, and history going back to 1847.
Campus LifeIIT Delhi Campus: 325 Acres, Hostels, Hauz Khas and Photos
The sourced guide to IIT Delhi's 325-acre Hauz Khas campus: all 17 hostels, why hostel space covers only half the students, how to get there, and what students say.
Campus LifeIIT Bombay Campus Area: 494 Acres, Hostels, How to Visit
The sourced guide to IIT Bombay's Powai campus: the real area (200 hectares, not 550 acres), 21 residence halls, how to get there, whether you can visit, and the leopards and crocodiles.
Campus LifeIIT Academics 2026: CGPA, Branch Change & How to Survive
The IIT-specific academic reality JEE doesn't prepare you for — how the 10-point CGPA and relative grading really work, branch-change cutoffs (and why several IITs scrapped it), the 75% attendance gate, and how students actually cope.
Campus LifeIIT Hostel 2026-27: Is It Compulsory? AC Rooms, Mess Fees
What IIT hostel life actually costs and looks like in 2026 — per-IIT room types and fees, income-based fee waivers, the anti-ragging reality and helpline, and a fresher checklist built from real student advice.