Important Instructions to the Candidates

Note: You can request an accommodation only for Post Graduate Admission December 2025-26.

1. Since normal students' rooms at the hostel are allotted to candidates, they have to manage with the facilities available in the hostels..
2. Candidates who want the accommodation can apply online after the payment of the requisite accommodation charges.
3. The accommodation charges shall be paid through SBI Collect ((ACCOMMODATION CHARGES FOR ADMISSION TEST)). :- Click Here
4. Kindly mention the receipt no- DU12****** in the online form for the allotment of rooms.
5. The rooms shall be provided on first come first serve basis. The payment shall be refunded in your bank account if rooms are not available.
6. No refund is allowed if room is allotted and the candidate does not avail the accommodation.
7. Accommodation to each student shall be provided on the availability of sufficient rooms.
8. The candidates may submit their accommodation request two days prior to date of your arrival. The names of the candidates and hostels allotted to them shall be displayed on the PG Admission Accommodation Portal two days prior to your Arrival date. The Candidates are requested to check the aforesaid portal regularly.
9. Candidates shall be provided beds with beddings (mattress, bed sheet, pillow with cover and Blanket) and they must return it at the time of check out.
10. The call letter from the Institute is your identity proof. Please keep it with you along with a photo id card (PAN, Aadhaar, any other i-card where your photo is available).
11. Tobacco, alcohol and other intoxicants are strictly prohibited inside the IIT Kanpur campus.
12. Food services will be provided in the mess of the respective halls, which student can avail by showing the booking receipt (accommodation payment receipt) to the mess counter.
13. Candidates shall ensure the safety of their luggage. The hostel officials are not responsible for any loss.
14. Candidates are requested to bring their own lock and key. Water filters are available in each block or near the canteen/ mess but they should arrange for their own water bottles.