IIT Bombay - Indian Institute of Technology - [IITB], Mumbai - Hostel Details

IIT Bombay has 3 kinds of hostel facilities for undergrads

1. 1. Fresher year hostel - Hostel 15-16: In the rooms of these hostels, the kitchens are too small and you just have your own bare space. Some rooms have an additional free space in your room while others have more than enough space for you and your roommate.
   2. Senior Hostel (for the rest male undergraduates): The rooms are a bit better than Fresher hostels with an additional store room. However, this store room is very small in most cases. There is an additional space apart from your own room and your roommates.

• Senior Hostel (for the rest female undergrads): Girls' hostel rooms have the maximum space and the best facilities. 

At the end of the day, the size of your hostel room hardly matters in your college life. You get habitual after a few months and it becomes the smallest issue.

My brother had the pleasure of staying at hostels 9, 16, and now 13 in chronological order. However, he claimed not one hostel had the complete facilities one expects in a hostel. I have described each hostel in a few pointers 

Hostel 9

• Extremely small room difficult for even 2 people to share
• The best food in the entire institute is served in this hostel
• It has many facilities like a pool, a small footer field, basketball court, table tennis and makes your leisure time great 

Hostel 16

• This hostel has some of the best rooms in the entire institute. The rooms are double occupancy but can easily be shared by more people.
• If you are lucky enough to be allotted the 6th floor or above, you can get a spectacular view of Hiranandani.
• The food is not very good

Hostel 13

• The room is usually for PG or DD students
• The rooms are single occupancy and are decked with decent facilities 
• The food in the Mess is neither too good nor too bad.
• The hostel has a wide range of extracurricular facilities. There is a TV room that can accommodate around 70–80 people. 
• This hostel is most coveted because of the spectacular view of the Powai lake and the Hiranandani it offers.

As a hosteller of IIT Bombay, you can avail the following facilities

• Rooms: The newly built H16/H15 has amazing facilities and big rooms. But the older hostels are just average
• Network: You will have 24*7 access to Wi-Fi in your hostel and throughout the campus.
• Sports: There are a number of sports facilities for sports freaks at IIT Bombay like dancing, swimming, football, basketball, running, gym, and much more. 
• Mood Indigo: The most glittering aspect of IIT Bombay is probably the amazing 4-day festival; Mood Indigo, Asia's 4th largest fest. In addition, there is a 3-day tech fest as well
• Library: You will have access to the IITB library, where you can borrow books and access e-resources.
• Food: You will have access to a mess (canteen) in your hostel, where you can get food at a subsidized rate. IIT Bombay also has some night canteens to satisfy your midnight cravings.
• Campus: The campus is lush green and the overall ambiance is refreshing and surreal.

There are additional facilities like stationery shops or photostats etc.