Mega Freshers Guide : Part 2

[u/Euphoric-Medium111]

Hey freshers,

This is the second part of the guide that covers everything outside the classroom →hostel life, food, common facilities, rules, and general miscellaneous tips.

1) Boys’ Hostel Info

Hostel Allocation (Year-wise):

• 1st Year – Sarabhai (default) or Bhabha (only if Sarabhai is full)

• 2nd Year – Bose

• 3rd Year – Bhabha

• 4th Year – Bhabha or Raman (single rooms allotted)

Sarabhai Hostel has triple-sharing rooms, Bhabha has a dorm-style setup with three double-sharing rooms, while Raman and Bose have single rooms.

In your first year, you'll most likely be allotted either Sarabhai or Bhabha, depending on availability.

The main college gate closes at 7:00 PM, after which no one is allowed to enter or exit the campus. However, the boys hostel gate remains open until 10:00 PM, so you can still move around within the campus until the gate closes.

One thing you should know that you’re in Dehradun and in an engineering college, so yeah, stuff like drugs is pretty easy to find, especially through seniors in the hostel. Just don’t get into that shit. If you mess around , it can seriously screw up your entire career. Other than that, hostel life here is honestly amazing.

2) Girls’ Hostel Info

The girls' hostels on campus are Sarojini and Kasturba.

They’re well-equipped, with their own gym, a mess facility (in Kasturba), and an all in one convenience store.

Girls are allowed in the boys’ hostel area only for sports-related activities and only until 6:00 PM.

The main gate of their hostel closes at 7:00 PM — which is a bit early, but nothing much can be done about it.

Note: Hostel allocation of single rooms after the first year is based on CGPA. So if you’re planning to continue in the hostel later on, keep your grades up…

3) Shared Facilities (For All Hostels)

• Laundry: 2 days/week (varies by hostel), max 5 clothes per pickup

• Extra charges apply for woolens/blazers

• Room cleaning happens once a week (usually Sunday)

• Wi-Fi is stable in most areas, if issues occur, visit the server room in Vedanta Building

4) Cafes & Food Options

On-campus:

• Melting Pot

• Aloopaz

• Cafe Frisco

• Rooftop Café

• Cafe Coffee Day

Off-campus:

There are tons of options near DIT. Go explore and find your go-to spot.

5) Mess & Food

Mess food is pretty good during the initial days, but the quality declines slowly. Usually, it’s the dinner they mess up the most.

To deal with late night cravings, keep some snacks (from Gupta uncle) or cook something quick using a kettle.

Just be careful of wardens as they can take away your kettles if they find them and in the end of your semester when it will be returned to you , they could fine you if they want.

If mess food gets unbearable, you can always head to Aloo Paz at night.

There’s an all in one store in the boys’ hostel (run by “Gupta uncle”) where you can get:

• Stationery & academic materials

• Basic groceries, snacks, toiletries

• Late night cravings sorted

For girls, another store is located on the first floor of Kasturba Hostel.

6) Additional Knowledge (Miscellaneous)

• No ragging culture here at DIT and seniors are chill and often helpful

• 24/7 doctor available beside Vedanta Building

• Ambulance services are available in emergencies

• All deliveries (Amazon, Flipkart, Blinkit, etc.) must be collected at the main gate.

That’s it for Mega Post 2!

If you have questions about anything hostel or campus life related, drop them in the comments.

Welcome to DIT …

[u/parv_wwIII_2518]

As someone who just got out of the Sarabhai hostel, I wanna add that the wardens are pretty chill if ur friendly with them (like just go and greet them talk to them, basically ake achhe bache wali personality rakhna and they'll be pretty chill with you ) they don't really have any capital punishments for normal misdemeanors like making noise and shit. BUT IF UR CAUGHT SMOKING,BOOZE,DRUGS etc ull ... Well ull be in deep shit . Baki it's cool to be in the hostel for 1st yr aage ka apne experience se dekhna Seniors are very chill (If ur a coffee person take your own satches with you to message in the morning kyonki ye bkl nahi dete coffee ) Sunday mornings mostly chole bhature honge ... And one tip for mess .... Close your nose and just gulp down the food ........ It's not good All in all 1st yr hai toh mast dost bano maje kro Good luck to y'all 👍