Indian Institute of Technology, [IIT] Mandi - Hostels and Facilities

Infrastructure at Indian Institute of Technology, [IIT] Mandi:

IIT Mandi's main campus has been developed as an Eco-friendly and sustainable infrastructure campus. The total area of IIT Mandi is 538 acres of which about 200 acres is flat land while the rest is mountainous.

Library Facilities:

IIT Mandi has a Central Library located on the main campus with a branch in the transit campus, with a growing collection of books and journals in soft and in print forms. Library operations are automated using the KOHA LMS. Other facilities provided by the institute library are:

• The Library currently houses over 13,200 books and provides access to more than 3500 e-journals.
• The library has also subscribed to e-books from several reputed publishers, such as ASME, Cambridge University Press, Elsevier, IEEE, Pearson, Taylor & Francis, World scientific, Tata McGraw Hill and Wiley.
• It also has access to Ebrary - ebooks database.
• The Library also has a very good collection of AV materials, such as CDs and DVDs.
• All records of the library are accessible on a Web-based platform, Web OPAC.

Sports Facilities:

IIT Mandi provides facilities for the following sports: Football, Cricket, Badminton, Lawn Tennis (proposed), Badminton, Table Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball, Chess and Swimming, at both Mandi and Kamand Campuses.

• The "Paddle" ground next to the transit campus in Mandi has a very good football field
• There is a wooden court near the Institute, one in the Admin building, and there are badminton courts in the academic block as well
• As for now, the IIT Mandi sports council is proposing to have a new lawn tennis court
• Facilities for TT are available at all hostels, in the Academic Block at Mandi and in the mess at Kamand
• There are volleyball courts in the institute
• Two basketball courts are presently available for use by students, one of them being very close to the Boys' hostel

Hostel Facilities:

Currently, there are seven hostels spread over the Mandi town (five) and the Kamand Campus (two). Each hostel is managed by a Warden, ably assisted by an Assistant Warden, both faculty members, a caretaker and a dedicated team of support staff and guards. The other facilities in the hostel include:

• Mess in each hostel provides homely food
• Common rooms are equipped with LCD TVs, table tennis facilities and ample seating
• Reading rooms are provided with internet-connected PCs and tables and chairs for studying