What is the IIT Bhubaneswar campus like?
The campus at IIT Bhubaneswar is aesthetically pleasing with its plants and trees. All the labs have an adequate amount of the latest experimental setups. The infrastructure is impressive.
There are 4 hostels, two for boys and two for girls.
- Boys’ hostels at IIT Bhubaneswar are - Mahanadi Hall Of Residence and Brahmaputra Hall of Residence
- Girls’ hostels at IIT Bhubaneswar are - Subarnarekha Hall Of Residence and Ganga Hall of Residence
Other than its hostels, the campus boasts a 400-meter racing track, a basketball court, a gym, and other sports facilities. All sports facilities with a proper instructor are provided to the students.
IIT Bhubaneswar has started functioning from its new campus at Arugul since the academic year 2015-2016. The infrastructure is new and impressive and there are plenty of facilities available to the students.
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The campus at IIT Bhubaneswar is spread over 936 acres of land in Arugul which is about 30 km from the main city of Bhubaneswar, The permanent campus was functional from 2015. The campus has a world of its own and is situated under the foothills of Barunei Hills. The environment inside the campus is ideal for studies and socio-cultural activities as it is away from the hustle bustle of city life. There is segregation between the academic area and the residential area inside the campus.
The one aspect that makes the education in IIT Bhubaneswar stand out is the concept of schools instead of departments; each school has a building devoted to itself in the academic area, for eg. There is the school of electrical sciences, the school of basic sciences, the school of infrastructure and the school mechanical sciences. Apart from all the schools, a lab complex exists which houses all the basic lab facilities and classes for all the common courses.
Moreover, the school of infrastructure and mechanical sciences have two workshops dedicated to them. On the residential front there are two hostels inside the campus namely MHR 'Mahanadi Hall of Residence' (for male students) and SHR(Subarnarekha Hall of Residence) (for female students), there are a couple of more hostels which are being constructed and are about to be completed. The sports facilties provided by the campus include a gym, a basketball court, and a racing track (400m), a playground and basic facilties for all the sports. Then there is the community centre which is constantly being used by the socio cultural and the technical societies.
Along with the faculty quarters for the faculty to live in, there are the guest houses for the guest faculties and delegates to live in along with the visiting parents and there is a 24*7 dispensary which is available too in case of a medical emergency.
All in all the campus provides a great environment for the students to learn, moreover, the winds from the Barunei hills help them relax.
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