NITK-Hostels

The National Institute of Technology-Surathkal is a residential institute and provides accomodation to students wishing to reside in the hostels. Each hostel in the institute is an independent unit in respect to its internal administration under the overall supervision of the Council of Wardens and the Hostel Management. The hostel is administered by a Warden appointed by the Director and he/she is assisted by an Asst. Warden in all matters relating to the hostel.

The Hostel Office is located within the hostel premises(7th block). Attached to each office are an Office Manager and an Attender who assist the Warden in matters related to the various activities of the hostel. The Office maintains all the files, registers, records, ledgers, account books, suppliers' bills, payment registers etc., pertaining to the hostel residents, mess and the employees. The Hostel Office is open on all weekdays. 
 
Every student who has been admitted to the institute is required to pay the prescribed hostel seat rent and establishment charges along with a refundable hostel mess caution deposit. These charges are subject to revision from time to time. Allotment of rooms to the residents takes place at the end of each academic year when the final year UG and PG students vacate their rooms after completion of their programmes of study. The rooms vacated by the outgoing students are made available by the Warden for other senior residents in the hostel to change their rooms, on request. The change in rooms is effected in accordance with the policy followed by individual hostels and with the Warden's approval.

After completion of this process, the number of vacant rooms available in each hostel for allotment to freshers is intimated to the Chairman, Council of Wardens and the Dean of Students. Each room is provided with a cot, a table, a chair, a bookshelf, and a ceiling fan (with regulator). Residents cannot move the furniture or fittings from one room to another. Private cooking in the rooms is prohibited. Smoking and Consumption of alcoholic drinks and use of narcotic drugs is strictly prohibited. 

Guests of the residents may be permitted to stay in the hostel by the Chairman, Council of Wardens on payment of the necessary charges at his office. The charges are subject to variation from time to time. Overnight guests are permitted in a students' room with the Warden's prior permission, but no person of the opposite sex, guest or otherwise is permitted to stay overnight. However, parents or other close relatives of the student can avail themselves of the boarding/lodging facilities at the  Guest House on payment of the necessary charges.

An external security agency is contracted for providing security at the hostels. The services of the security personnel are monitored by the Warden and the Assistant Warden. 
 
The general Secretary acts as the secretary of the Hostel council, ensures proper maintenance of the hostel premises and coordinates the activities of the other secretaries. The Mess Secretary works in conjunction with the mess staff towards procurement of food items, planning of the menu and maintenance of hygiene in the kitchen and the mess hall. 

The General Body of the hostel formulates the necessary guidelines relating to the running of the mess, conduct of intra-hostel cultural, sports, literary and social competitions and other hostel activities, in conformity with the decisions of the Hostel management and the Council of Wardens. 
 
 
General body Meetings (GBMs) are convened by the General Secretary on a regular basis, in concurrence with the Warden who acts as a moderator during these meetings. Issues of interest to the hostel are discussed during the GBM.

HOSTEL MESSES

Each hostel has a mess which functions for its residents during the working semester. During the winter and summer vacations, special messes are run for students who are required to stay in the hostels for pursuing academic, sports or cultural activities.
 
At present, some of the messes are outsourced while the remaining messes are being operated by the staff of hostel management. The service timings of hostel messes areas follows:
 
             Breakfast        7:00 a.m.    -   8:30 a.m.
 
             Lunch           11:45 a.m.    -    1:00 p.m.
 
             Evening Tea    4:00 p.m.    -    5:00 a.m.
 
             Dinner             6:45 p.m.   -     8:00 p.m.
 
The menu includes both vegetarian and non vegetarian fare. Food served is predominantly South Indian with a good mix of items from other regions to cater to different tastes. Idly, dosa, pongal etc. are served for breakfast with bread as an alternative. Apart from milk, coffee and tea which are available for consumption, residents can bring their own beverages. A typical menu for lunch would include rice, sambhar, rasam, appalams, vegetable curries, pickles and curd. Chapatis and dal are served on almost all days of the week. 
 
Light snacks, biscuits and beverages are served for tea. Items served for dinner include dosa, chapati, pulao, plain rice, buttermilk, pickles and other side dishes as per the daily schedule. Ice creams are available as extra items on a few days of the week. Cool drinks are available throughout the day.