Hostels for IIT JAM Msc Student - How is the food in IITs?

After getting into IISC/IIT, a candidate has to live in the hostel premise of the admitting institute. After cracking JEE, Joint admission test for Msc, GATE a student can apply for IIT/IISC Courses.

Today in this blog we are going to tell you about the experience of living in IIT hostels.

Food at IIT - home made meal vs mess

Every IIT has many hostels & mess to accomodate students & provide them food. The quality of food is good but nothing can beat the quality of love-coated home made meals.

Many candidates feel overwhelmed & home-sick initially. But they get along with time. IITs generally serve 4 meals.

1. Breakfast
2. Lunch
3. Tiffin
4. Dinner

There is a common chart of mess at IIT Bombay, however menu is subjected to change & different institutes have different menus.

Day	Breakfast	Lunch	Tiffin	Dinner
Monday	POHA ORANGE SHEERA BOILED CHAWLI BOILED EGG/ OMLET	BLACK CHANA MASALA GRAVY ALOO SPICY STEAM RICE, PULAV DAL TADKA,MASALA PAPAD RASAM, NIMBU PAANI	VEG CHEESE SANDWICH CHOCOS FRUIT	MALAI KOFTA SOYA CHILLY DAL FRY, TOMATO RICE STEAM RICE, SWEET – AAMRAS EXTRA – EGG CURRY
Tuesday	ONION PARANTHA TAMATAR DHANIYA CHUTNEY, CURD BOILED GROUNDNUT BOILED EGG/ BHURJI CORNFLAKES	RAJAMA PUNJABI CABBAGE PORIYAL PLAIN RICE, MASOOR DAL,VEG BIRYANI, VEG RAITA ROASTED PAPAD DRINKS	MYSORE MASALA DOSA COLD COFFEE(NO COLD MILK) FRUIT	PANEER TIKKA MASALA PLAIN PARANTHA STEAM RICE DAL PUNJABI TOMATO RICE SWEET – ICE CREAM
Wednesday	TOMTAO ONION UTTAPAM BOILED CORN BOILED EGG/BHURJI CORNFLAKES	CHOLE BHATURE + ROTI IMLI CHUTNI JEERA RICE STEAM RICE DAL PAPPU FRYMES, LASSI SAMBHAR	VEG MAGGIE PEANUT BUTTER FRUIT	LAUKI KOFTA KURKURI BHINDI STEAM RICE, LEMON RICE, DAL AMRITSARI SWEET – AAMRAS EXTRA – BUTTER CHICKEN
Thursday	VEG UPMA FRESH MATKI BOILED EGG/ OMLET CORNFLAKES	KATHAL GRAVY ALOO ONION CAPSICUM STEAM RICE, DAL PUNJABI, ROASTED PAPAD CURD RICE DRINKS	SAMOSA CHAAT MILKSHAKE (NO COLD MILK) FRUIT	BAINGAN CURRY HOT N SOUR SOUP GAJAR MATAR MASALA PULAV RICE, DAL PUNJABI STEAM RICE SWEET – RASMALAI
Friday	PURI BHAJI BOILED GROUNDNUTS BOILED EGG/BHURJI CORNFLAKES	METHI MATAR MALAI GREEN MOONG DRY DAL AMRITSARI STEAM RICEMASALA PAPAD BUTTERMILK RASAM	VADA PAV PINEAPPLE JUICE	GATTE KI SABAZI ALOO GOBHI MASALA STEAM RICE, DAL TADKA, KOLHAPURI PULAV SWEET – AAMRAS EXTRA – CHICKEN BIRYANI
Saturday	FRIED IDLI SPROUTS BOILED EGG/OMLET	PANEER AMRITSARI METHI PURI + ROTI TUR DAL,STEAM RICE FRYMES SHRIKHAND	VEG CORN CUTLET CHOCOS FRUIT	CHAWALI MASALA GRAVY VEG TAWA DRY DAL FRY, MATAR PULAV STEAM RICE SWEET – COCONUT BARFI
Sunday	PANEER PARATHA SCHEZWAN CHUTNEY, CURD BOILED CORN BOILED EGG/BURJI CORNFLAKES	STUFF CAPSICUM GRAVY BHINDI 2 PYAZA DAL TADKA STEAM RICESAMBHAR FRYMES DRINKS	MIX PAKORA NUTELLA	PALAK CORN MASALA FRENCH FRIES (LTD) STEAM RICE DAL MAKHANI, FRIED RICE SWEET – AAMRAS EXTRA – CHICKEN KOLHAPURI

What is life like at IISc Bangalore hostels?

The male to female ratio is low & hence there is only one girls' hostel & remaining are boys' hostels. The official website has no images of the hostels.

Complete list of Hostels:

New Hostel Block - 2, IISc, Bangalore
New Girls' Hostel, IISc
R-block Boy Hostel,IISc
PD Block
Indian Institute Of Science Boys Hostel
Hostel complex N block

N block is one of the oldest hostels at IISc. 24/7 electricity and water supply. Single rooms are available. Other hostels are relatively new.

CCTV & Bar coded Mess cards are there for transparency. Girls' hostels are well guarded. Hostels are among greenery & serenity.

What is life like at IIT Bombay hostels?

There are 17 hostels in total where you can stay during your academic session.
These are well facilitated with airy rooms, infrastructure. Hostels are located at Powai.