Lok Sabha Question No. 243 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-05
Subject: Hostels in NITs
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SUNIL KUMAR SINGH, DEVJI MANSINGRAM PATEL, CHANDU LAL SAHU, A.T. (NANA) PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.243

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2018

## Hostels in NITs

## 243. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

SHRI CHANDU LAL SAHU:

SHRI A.T. NANA PATIL:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  boys  vis-a-vis  girls  hostels  in  the  National  Institutes  of Technology  (NITs)  and  Indian  Institutes  of  Management  (IIMs)  in  the country  especially  NIT  Jaipur  (Rajasthan)  and  Kurukshetra  (Haryana) alongwith  their  actual  as  well  as  occupied  strength  at  present  and  the facilities being provided to the students residing in these hostels;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  providing  free  internet  facilities  to  the  said hostlers, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government is aware that the boys hostels especially H-10 hostel in NIT, Kurukshetra is lacking in providing good quality free internet facilities  to  the  students  in  the  absence  of  which  the  students  have  to manage such facilities from outside on payment basis to meet the goal of education,  career,  internet  banking,  Digital  India  etc.,  if  so,  the  details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (d) whether the Government is aware that 'Digital India' initiative is to remain on the papers and far away from reality in the absence of such facilities for the said hostlers, if so, the action taken/being taken by the Government to provide  these  facilities  to  them  without  any  delay  in  the  said  hostels  of these institutes especially H-10 boys hostel?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a) & (b): The details of boys' vis-à-vis girls' hostels in the National Institutes of  Technology (NITs) including MNIT, Jaipur (Rajasthan) and NIT, Kurukshetra (Haryana)  and  also  the  details  of  same  in  respect  of  the  Indian  Institutes  of Management (IIMs) functioning in the country along with their actual as well as occupied strength at present are attached at Annexure .

All hostels in the above mentioned Institutions provide basic amenities like decent  boarding,  mess,  medical  and  recreational  facilities  etc.  Most  of  the Institutes  also  provide  internet  facilities  to  students  on  free  as  well  as  on chargeable basis.

(c) & (d): NIT,  Kurukshetra  has  informed  that  in  H-10  hostel  free  internet facilities  are  available for 640 students. The installation work is under progress for providing the same to remaining 422 students.

Most of the NITs have completed the work of extension of internet facilities to the students.

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## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE AS REFERRED IN THE REPLY OF PART (A) & (B) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.243 FOR 5 TH  FEBRUARY, 2018 ASKED BY SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH, SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL, SHRI CHANDU LAL SAHU AND SHRI A.T. NANA PATIL REGARDING HOSTELS IN NITs.

- (a) Details of boys and girls hostels in NITs

| Sl. No.   | Name of NITs            | No. of Hostel   | No. of Hostel   | Actual Strength   | Actual Strength   | Occupied Strength   | Occupied Strength   |
|-----------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of NITs            | Boys            | Girls           | Boys              | Girls             | Boys                | Girls               |
| 1         | NIT - Agartala          | 04              | 01              | 1266              | 410               | 1865                | 370                 |
| 2         | MNNIT - Allahabad       | 08              | 03              | 3027              | 715               | 3697                | 651                 |
| 3         | MANIT - Bhopal          | 11              | 01              | 2750              | 604               | 3022                | 861                 |
| 4         | NIT - Calicut           | 11              | 02              | 4185              | 1480              | 3666                | 1414                |
| 5         | NIT - Durgapur          | 09              | 04              | 3174              | 1010              | 2900                | 788                 |
| 6         | NIT - Hamirpur          | 08              | 03              | 2792              | 570               | 2683                | 541                 |
| 7         | MNIT - Jaipur           | 10              | 03              | 2456              | 720               | 2390                | 702                 |
| 8         | NIT - Jalandhar         | 10              | 03              | 2228              | 388               | 2455                | 608                 |
| 9         | NIT - Jamshedpur        | 09              | 04              | 2635              | 540               | 2656                | 470                 |
| 10        | NIT - Kurukshetra       | 10              | 04              | 3536              | 1220              | 3536                | 814                 |
| 11        | VNIT - Nagpur           | 07              | 04              | 2582              | 952               | 2078                | 884                 |
| 12        | NIT - Patna             | 02              | 01              | 756               | 402               | 756                 | 348                 |
| 13        | NIT - Raipur            | 05              | 02              | 1259              | 390               | 1184                | 379                 |
| 14        | NIT - Rourkela          | 07              | 02              | 4037              | 971               | 4146                | 1157                |
| 15        | NIT - Silchar           | 09              | 04              | 2669              | 609               | 2601                | 472                 |
| 16        | NIT - Srinagar          | 08              | 02              | 1594              | 150               | 1727                | 199                 |
| 17        | SVNIT - Surat           | 07              | 01              | 3165              | 800               | 3054                | 656                 |
| 18        | NITK - Surathkal        | 11              | 06              | 3688              | 1105              | 3605                | 1054                |
| 19        | NIT - Tiruchirappalli   | 21              | 06              | 4208              | 1241              | 4208                | 1241                |
| 20        | NIT - Warangal          | 11              | 04              | 4500              | 1250              | 4000                | 1250                |
| 21        | NIT - Arunachal Pradesh | 07              | 02              | 617               | 150               | 555                 | 140                 |
| 22        | NIT - Delhi             | 02              | 02              | 364               | 83                | 292                 | 83                  |
| 23        | NIT - Goa               | 03              | 02              | 160               | 70                | 146                 | 61                  |
| 24        | NIT - Manipur           | 04              | 01              | 658               | 80                | 550                 | 78                  |
| 25        | NIT - Meghalaya         | 08              | 02              | 626               | 117               | 487                 | 101                 |
| 26        | NIT - Mizoram           | 03              | 01              | 314               | 30                | 234                 | 15                  |
| 27        | NIT - Nagaland          | 09              | 01              | 297               | 69                | 297                 | 69                  |
| 28        | NIT - Puducherry        | 01              | 01              | 430               | 258               | 400                 | 130                 |
| 29        | NIT - Sikkim            | 08              | 04              | 500               | 96                | 400                 | 95                  |
| 30        | NIT - Uttarakhand       | 07              | 02              | 741               | 200               | 540                 | 139                 |
| 31        | NIT - Andhra Pradesh    | 06              | 02              | 797               | 427               | 710                 | 417                 |

...contd./-

## (b) Details of boys and girls hostels in IIMs

| Sl. No.   | Name of NITs        | No. of Hostel   | No. of Hostel   | Actual Strength   | Actual Strength   | Occupied Strength   | Occupied Strength   |
|-----------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of NITs        | Boys            | Girls           | Boys              | Girls             | Boys                | Girls               |
| 1         | IIM - Sirmaur       | 01              | 01              | 90                | 20                | 85                  | 16                  |
| 2         | IIM - Visakhapatnam | 01              | 01              | 120               | 120               | 83                  | 24                  |
| 3         | RGIIM - Shillong    | 03              | 02              | 296               | 59                | 296                 | 59                  |
| 4         | IIM - Kashipur      | 16              | 02              | 377               | 28                | 377                 | 28                  |
| 5         | IIM - Jammu         | 02              | 01              | 85                | 28                | 85                  | 28                  |
| 6         | IIM - Rohtak        | 02              | 01              | 387               | 43                | 387                 | 43                  |
| 7         | IIM - Raipur        | 04              | 01              | 320               | 124               | 307                 | 122                 |
| 8         | IIM - Kozhikode     | 11              | 04              | 546               | 211               | 545                 | 210                 |
| 9         | IIM - Trichy        | 05              | 01              | 350               | 70                | 313                 | 60                  |
| 10        | IIM - Nagpur        | 03              | 01              | 101               | 09                | 101                 | 09                  |
| 11        | IIM - Udaipur       | 05              | 02              | 332               | 125               | 332                 | 125                 |
| 12        | IIM - Amritsar      | 05              | 02              | 176               | 40                | 165                 | 34                  |
| 13        | IIM - Ranchi        | 06              | 02              | 305               | 188               | 292                 | 160                 |
| 14        | IIM - Lucknow       | 10              | 06              | 658               | 300               | 644                 | 260                 |
| 15        | IIM - Bangalore     | 01 (combined)   | 01 (combined)   | 607               | 253               | 607                 | 253                 |
| 16        | IIM - Indore        | 12              | 06              | 1016              | 635               | 923                 | 581                 |
| 17        | IIM - Ahmedabad     | 749 (Units)     | 243 (Units)     | 746               | 238               | 746                 | 238                 |
| 18        | IIM - Sambalpur     | 01              | 01              | 87                | 18                | 87                  | 18                  |
| 19        | IIM - Calcutta      | 08              | 08              | 861               | 211               | 838                 | 201                 |
| 20        | IIM - Bodhgaya      | 01              | 01              | 84                | 03                | 84                  | 03                  |

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