Is it compulsory to stay in a hostel in IIT Bhubaneswar?

IT Bhubaneswar has a residential campus and every student is required to stay in the hostel. Be it a B.Tech, M.Tech, Ph.D., or MSc student. Although a student is allowed to stay with his/her parents only in special circumstances if the Dean or Director allows. But it is necessary that your parents should reside inside the institute campus or within a reasonable distance from campus. In case a student is married he or she can apply to stay outside the campus.

IIT Bhubaneswar has two hostels one for girls and one for boys. SHR (Subarnrekha Hall of Residence) is the girl’s hostel and MHR (Mahanadi Hall of Residence) is the boy’s hostel. Two more hostels are being made. Both the hostels are very well built and have modern facilities as it is a newly built campus. Every student is given a single-seater room with a bed, a table chair, and a cupboard. Both the hostels also have gym and TV rooms. The LAN provides high-speed internet.