IIIT Hyderabad hostel rooms are like that of any typical hostel. They can easily house two students but sometimes are too cramped. The hostel rooms also have a cupboard which will hold most of your belongings. The beds are also of average size. 

Usually, BTech students are allotted single occupancy rooms in the first 2 years after which they are shifted to their single rooms. These rooms are quite spacious than many other engineering college hostels. A friend currently in her first year at IIIT Hyderabad shared the following photo of her room

She claimed the hostels to be decent with wifi and laundry facilities.

There are a number of reasons why IIIT Hyderabad is underrated, especially among the Indian masses. I will be stating three main reasons

• IIIT Hyderabad is more famous for its coding culture than its research culture. Due to its massive participation in GSOC and MNC placements, the masses fail to realize that it's a research university.  It has done excellent research in some areas of computer science. 
• IIIT Hyderabad has only two branches so it’s with CS is the main focus so it fails to attract a diverse crowd. 
• IIIT Hyderabad has failed to produce PhDs who are continuing largely in academia today

These are some of the common reasons for IIIT Hyderabad being an underrated institute today.

My uncle is a faculty member at IIIT Hyderabad. He resides at the IIIT Hyderabad campus itself and his office is a 7 minute walk from his residence. This is a breakdown of his activities-

1. He reaches the office at around 10 am if he has no class for the day. On days that he does have a class, he prefers to prepare for it at home, in a distraction free setup. Faculty members usually handle 1 to 2 courses per semester, and rarely more than 3 courses per year.
2. He prepares for around 5 hours for a 1.5 hour lecture, unless he has taught the topic twice before. He has to teach for 2 days a week.
3. Apart from this, he holds meetings with his students. He holds typically 1-2 meetings that are 1.5 hours long, mostly on non-teaching days.
4. On an average, half an hour of his day goes into faculty meetings, committee meetings, etc.
5. Another half an hour (on an average) a day is spent in preparing quizzes and problem sets for his classes.
6. Occasionally, proposal writing and paper evaluation demand his attention.
7. He devotes an average of 2 hours a day to work on his research problems and on his students’ problems. On days that he is free from other commitments, he devotes more time to problem solving work.
8. Other than these 6-7 hours of work a day, he spends the rest of his time in leisure and fun activities and exercising.
9. It's a general breakdown of his activities rather than a strict daily schedule. Faculty members have a weekly rather than a daily schedule.

Thus, as a faculty member at IIIT Hyderabad, my uncle’s days are quite busy and productive.

I am listing below separately, the pros and cons of joining the dual degree program at IIIT Hyderabad-

Pros-

1. If you are interested in research, a dual degree is a great option, be it for industry or academics.
2. You will be exposed to quality research as early as your 3rd year. You will suddenly relate to what is being taught and start enjoying the experience. 
3. You will get a chance to publish your work in reputed conferences and journals and attend national and international conferences. DD students at IIIT Hyderabad publish as early as the third year in collaboration with international researchers.
4. You may get to collaborate with leading universities and can even intern with the same researchers. This way your internship will be related to and relevant to your research work.
5. Getting a Ph.D. from foreign universities is easier because you will have extensive experience in research and publications. IIIT Hyderabad DD students go to prominent universities in the US and UK for their PhDs.
6. Getting into R&D teams also gets easier, especially today, when most R&D teams prefer Masters students rather than B.Tech students.

Cons:

1. Do not choose DD if you wish to go for S/W jobs and not research in the future.
2. The course duration for DD (B.Tech+MS) may extend beyond 5 years because MS is research and outcome-based, and not time-based like M.Tech. Earlier the average time for completing DD was 6 years which has come down to 5.5 years in recent years.
3. It is difficult for a 12th pass out to assess whether or not they will like research. 

Thus, it is up to you to choose DD at IIIT Hyderabad. However, if you do plan to go into research, DD program is the ideal choice for you and IIIT Hyderabad is the ideal institution.

I will share some facts about IIT Hyderabad with you and leave it up to you to decide whether or not this is a good institution-

1. IIT Hyderabad is known for its academics, research, publications and its proximity to IT companies and industries.
2. IIT Hyderabad was established in 2008, alongside 7 other new IITs. It is ranked 8th in the NIRF India Rankings 2023, in the Engineering category, and 14th in the overall category. It is therefore among the top 10 Engineering colleges in India for 2023, according to the Ministry of Education, Government of India.
3. It has a sprawling 576 acre campus situated adjacent to the Hyderabad-Pune/Mumbai highway. It has dining and sports facilities.
4. The library is well managed and contains more than 20,000 books and 10,000 periodicals. These books include reference books as well as curriculum books.
5. There is an internal repository of scholarly publications at IIT H, made by the faculty and students.
6. It has more than 100 labs containing the latest equipment, that are centers of advanced interdisciplinary research work.
7. Placements at IIT Hyderabad are top-notch with the list of major recruiters including- BPCL, Eaton, Goldman sachs, Honeywell, HPCL, ISRO, L&T, Maruti Suzuki, Mediatek, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Rakuten, Renault Nissan, Schlumberger, SMS Datatech, Tata Motors, Vedanta, Xilinx, among others. During the 2022 placements for B.Tech CSE and ECE, the average salary offered was INR 32 LPA and INR 29 LPA respectively.

Thus, IIT Hyderabad is a place with plenty of opportunities and you can consider this institution for your higher studies.

If you want to seriously pursue a career in CS, look no more for IIIT Hyderabad is the best option for you. Despite being young, it is easily comparable to the old IITs and its improving brand value and academic quality has managed to attract the best crowd. Here are a few other aspects that should be considered

• Coding Culture: The institute has an exceptionally good coding culture that is maintained through frequent internal programming contests. The institute also participates in the ACM-ICPC World Finals every year and has made several achievements.
• Contributions: IIIT Hyderabad students make a lot of open-source contributions. The increasing number of students who get selected for coding events such as Google Summer of Code, is a testament to the same. 
• Research: IIIT Hyderabad curriculum is designed in such a way that it encourages students to pursue research. Students even at the UG level here can be seen involved in Artificial Intelligence or Advanced Algorithms-based projects and even have publications in the same.
• Faculty: The most important aspect is the faculty which is again very good in the case of IIIT Hyderabad. Most professors are PhDs from well-reputed colleges in India and abroad. These professors encourage the students to pursue MS and Ph.D. as well as summer internships or projects in overseas universities. 
• Entrepreneurship: IIIT Hyderabad has always promoted the Entrepreneurship culture among its students. Students also excel in diverse fields like finance, consulting, etc. by doing well in exams like CFA, CAT, or GMAT. However, I will say that IITs would provide you with better opportunities in this aspect as of now.

Ultimately, an institute can only guide you but cannot be completely responsible for shaping your career. So choose wisely!