Campus life

Forty acres, built for the heat and the rain

Laterite walls, deep shade and cross-breezes. Hostels on campus, food three times a day, sport in the evenings.

  • A library reading room with long timber tables, green-shaded lamps and tall shelves

    Library

    Open 8 am to midnight in term. Print and digital collections, quiet rooms and group rooms.

    300 seats · open till midnight

  • A hostel corridor open to a courtyard, with laundry lines and potted plants

    Hostels

    Separate hostels for women and men, twin rooms, and a warden on every floor.

    640 beds · ₹96,000 a year with food (sample)

  • A dining hall with long steel tables and covered steel vessels on the counter

    Dining hall

    Odia and North and South Indian food, three meals and tea, vegetarian and non-vegetarian counters.

    Included in the hostel fee

  • A wet basketball court and running track beside a laterite pavilion

    Sport

    Courts, a 400-metre track and a cricket field; coaching in the evenings.

    Basketball · volleyball · athletics · cricket

  • A small consultation room with an examination bed and a window onto a neem tree

    Health centre

    A doctor every day, a nurse at night, and an ambulance on call. A counsellor sees students by appointment, in confidence.

    Free for students

Clubs and societies

  • Data for Odisha Students who clean and publish public data
  • Moot court society Moots, debates and the legal aid clinic
  • Chilika birding club Winter counts on the lake
  • Odissi and music Practice three evenings a week
  • Coding club Weekly problem nights
  • NSS unit National Service Scheme volunteering in nearby villages