Kalinga University provides a range of hostel accommodations designed to meet diverse preferences and budgets, ensuring a comfortable living environment for students. Kalinga University Raipur hostel offer various room types, food options, and facilities, along with essential services such as security, medical support, and recreational activities. This guide details the fee structure, amenities, and policies for both girls’ and boys’ hostels, helping students and parents make informed decisions about on-campus lodging.
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Kalinga University Hostel for Girls
The Indus Hostel is an air-cooled facility exclusively for girls, offering rooms with different occupancies ranging from single to seven-sharing. Students can choose between vegetarian and non-vegetarian meal plans. Annual fees vary depending on the type of room and occupancy. For instance, a 7-occupancy water cooler room with vegetarian food is priced at INR 78,000, while the AC version costs INR 96,000. Non-vegetarian options for the same occupancy range from INR 1,14,000 (cooler room) to INR 1,32,000 (AC room). Fees increase as occupancy decreases, with single occupancy water cooler rooms costing INR 1,30,000 (veg) and INR 1,66,000 (non-veg), and AC single rooms ranging from INR 2,50,000 to INR 2,86,000 depending on meal preference.
Kalinga University Hostel for Boys
For male students, Kalinga University offers three main hostels: Brahmaputra, Pacific, and Everest, all air-cooled except Everest which does not offer AC rooms. The Brahmaputra Hostel has 5-occupancy rooms with vegetarian fees at INR 98,000 (water cooler) and INR 1,22,000 (AC), while non-vegetarian fees are INR 1,34,000 and INR 1,58,000 respectively. The Pacific Hostel features rooms with occupancies ranging from 2 to 7. For example, a 7-occupancy water cooler vegetarian room costs INR 78,000 annually, and the AC counterpart is INR 96,000. Prices rise for lower occupancies and non-vegetarian options, such as a 2-occupancy non-veg AC room at INR 2,12,000. The Everest Hostel provides 4-occupancy rooms only, with a water cooler, vegetarian fees at INR 90,000 and non-veg at INR 1,26,000. AC rooms are not available here.
Kalinga University Hostel Facilities and Services
Each hostel room is furnished with essential items, including a bed, table, chair, pillow, mattress, almirah, cooler, and a shoe rack. Students have access to Wi-Fi connectivity throughout the hostels. The mess provides breakfast, lunch, tea, and dinner as per the chosen meal plan (veg or non-veg).
In addition to daily amenities, the university organizes city visits for students every alternate Sunday, contributing to a balanced academic and social experience. Medical support is available to students residing in the hostels, ensuring health needs are promptly addressed.
Kalinga University Safety, Security, and Policies
Kalinga University maintains a secure living environment for all hostel residents. Important notes regarding hostel policies include:
- Students opting for AC rooms must bear the maintenance costs for air conditioners. Once a room type is selected, downgrading to a lower category is not permitted.
- A one-time, refundable caution money of INR 5,000 is required from students enrolling in the 2025-26 session.
- AC rooms are assigned only if all occupants agree to use air conditioning.
- Students who cancel their hostel booking without utilizing any facilities will be charged a cancellation fee of INR 2,000.