VIT University, [VIT] Vellore - Hostel and Facilities

VIT, Vellore Facilities

VIT Vellore offers modern amenities to students for a better learning experience. The college is equipped with a library, cafeteria, hostel, sports facilities, etc. More details regarding the VIT Vellore campus are given below.

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

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

Gym: The campus gym is equipped with a central multi-facility piece of equipment for men allows multiple enthusiasts to work out in one of the men's gymnasiums at the same time. The gym includes centralised ac, audio-video systems, comfortable dressing rooms and plenty of lockers. Two qualified gym instructors are on hand 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Sports Facilities: VIT Vellore emphasises the importance of sports and considers them to be an intrinsic part of the curriculum as part of this process. It provides a multitude of physical education and sports activity centres that assist students stay in shape and build a competitive attitude. It has a large number of outdoor playgrounds and indoor tennis courts.

Hostel: There are 24 hostels on the Vellore campus of VIT. Boys' hostels account for 18 blocks, while girls' hostels account for the remaining blocks. The VIT Vellore hostel blocks serve a total of about 22,000 people each year. The facilities at the hostel include:

• Ac and non-ac single and shared bed options.
• Rooms feature a cot, chair, study table, study lamp, bookcase, and cabinet, all of which are ergonomically constructed.
• First-aid station, pharmacy, photocopier service, food kiosks, gym (air-conditioned and non-air-conditioned), swimming pool, sport amenities, laundry service, Wi-Fi service, beauty salon, tailoring unit, driving, dancing, and music schools, utility shop, and visiting rooms are all available.
• Residential counselors, wardens, supervisors, maintenance personnel, and security guards are on call 24x7.
• Students will be chaperoned and safely transported to and from the local railway station by a security officer.

Cafeteria: Hostel students have access to healthy, wholesome cuisine as well as a range of dining options. Students have access to multi-cuisine catering services that include vegetarian, non-vegetarian, Indian, and international food, which caters to a wide range of preferences and cultures. At the restaurant-style mess, students can also select and purchase from a limited menu of special delicacies available only to those who have pre-registered. 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. The student mess and meal committee, in cooperation with the hostel administration, prepares a balanced menu once a month.

Health Centre: The Vellore infrastructure has a primary health centre is equipped with necessary instruments like wheelchairs, patient stretcher, weight machine, height scale, glucometer, FDA approved IR thermometer, 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 at 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 facilities include 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 all throughout the college.

Water Treatment Plant: It provides the detainees with treated drinking water and other services. This 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 Facilities 

• Railway Under Bridge
• Solar Water Heater
• Fire Fighting System