VIT University, [VIT] Vellore - Hostel and Facilities

Mahima Jain

Updated on - Jan 3, 2024

VIT Vellore infrastructure offers modern amenities to students for a better learning experience. The college has a library, cafeteria, hostel, sports facilities, etc. The VIT Vellore campus area is spread over 372 acres. More details regarding the Vellore Institute of Technology Vellore infrastructure are given below.

• Hostel
• Library
• Gym
• Sports Facilities
• Cafeteria
• Health Centre
• Innovative Cooling Systems
• Transport Facilities
• Water Treatment Plant
• Other Facilities

Hostel

• There are 24 hostels on the VIT Vellore campus of VIT. Boys' hostels account for 18 blocks, while girls' hostels account for the remaining blocks.
• The VIT Vellore hostel blocks serve about 22,000 people each year. 
• It has both AC and non-AC single and shared bed options.
• The VIT Vellore hostel rooms feature a cot, chair, study table, study lamp, bookcase, and cabinet, all of which are ergonomically constructed.
• VIT Vellore hostel facilities include a first-aid station, pharmacy, photocopier service, food kiosks, gym (air-conditioned and non-air-conditioned), swimming pool, sports amenities, laundry service, Wi-Fi service, beauty salon, tailoring unit, driving, dancing, and music schools, utility shop, and visiting rooms.
• Residential counsellors, wardens, supervisors, maintenance personnel, and security guards are available on call 24/7.
• VIT Vellore students are escorted and safely transported to and from the local railway station by a security officer.

Library

• The central library has six levels and covers an area of 7770 square meters (excluding the ground floor).
• It has specialised collections of books, journals, and other resources in mathematics and sciences, engineering and technology, biotechnology, humanities, social sciences, and management, including printed books, e-books, back volumes, and CDs and DVDs.
• The VIT Vellore library has print and electronic subscriptions to national and international journals.
• It has a video conferencing system, NPTEL video courses, ePG pathshala, swayam program, and other government-sponsored e-learning resources.
• VIT Vellore Library has adopted RFID technology with self-issue and return kiosks, WEB-OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog), and online renewal service.

Gym

• VIT Vellore infrastructure features a gym equipped with central multi-functional pieces of equipment for men, allowing multiple enthusiasts to work out in one of the men's gymnasiums simultaneously.
• The gym includes centralised air conditioning, audio-video systems, comfortable dressing rooms, and many lockers.
• Two qualified gym instructors are on hand 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Sports Facilities

• VIT Vellore emphasises the importance of sports and considers them an intrinsic part of the curriculum as part of this process.
• VIT Vellore facility includes physical education and sports activity centres that assist students in staying in shape and building a competitive attitude.
• It has a large number of outdoor playgrounds and indoor tennis courts.

Cafeteria

• Hostel students have access to healthy, wholesome cuisine and various dining options.
• Students have access to multi-cuisine catering services that include vegetarian, non-vegetarian, Indian, and international food, which cater to a wide range of preferences and cultures.
• VIT Vellore infrastructure features a restaurant-style mess. Students can also select and purchase from a limited menu of special delicacies available only to pre-registered people.
• Restaurants open as early as 7:00 am, with night canteens running from 10:30 pm until 12:30 am.
• The VIT Vellore canteen kitchens are hygienically run and follow all food safety regulations.
• In cooperation with the hostel administration, the student mess and meal committee prepares a balanced menu once a month.

Health Centre

• The VIT Vellore infrastructure boasts a primary health centre equipped with necessary instruments like wheelchairs, patient stretchers, weight machines, height scales, glucometer, and an FDA-approved IR thermometer.
• Additionally, it also has a BP apparatus, stethoscope, ambu bag, intubation set, otoscope, digital pulse oximeter, digital ECG monitor, crash cart with emergency medicines, ECG machine, nebuliser machine, oxygen cylinder, suction apparatus, steriliser, autoclave instrument and other instruments for dressing, suturing and minor procedures.

Innovative Cooling Systems

• The college has successfully scaled up an innovative cooling system that can provide radiative cooling for the structures 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
• According to the India cooling action plan (ICAP), which is being built in a 75,000 sq. ft air-conditioned area located at Gandhi block, the combined method of passive cooling promotes energy efficiency, environmental friendliness, and thermal comfort for the inhabitants.

Transport Facilities

• VIT Vellore campus offers transportation facilities for students.
• The university buses bring students to and from all parts of Vellore.
• It allows day students to arrive at campus on time and in comfort. During the active hours of the day, shuttle cabs run throughout the college.

Water Treatment Plant

• VIT Vellore infrastructure features a water treatment plant that provides students with treated drinking water and other services. 
• It is accomplished with a 1480 KLD water treatment plant, a 675 KLD chiller plant with softener, UF, and RO, and an 805 KLD domestic softener.

Other VIT Vellore Facilities: A few of the additional facilities offered at the VIT Vellore campus are:

• Railway under bridge
• Solar water heaters
• Fire fighting system
• Auditorium