IIT Delhi Campus Infrastructure, Hostel Details & Facilities ,Hauz khas

The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi is not only known for its academic excellence but is also well renowned for its world-class infrastructure. The institute has a separate administrative unit that oversees all the planning, designing, and construction of new infrastructural facilities on the IIT Delhi campus. The institute has all the basic amenities, including well-equipped classrooms, sports and recreation facilities, and a sports complex, etc., to promote holistic development among the students. To learn more about the IIT Delhi infrastructure, read this article.

IIT Delhi Campus Highlights 2026

Spread across 325 acres of land, IITD is situated in Hauz Khas, New Delhi. It has two satellite campuses in Sonipat and Jhajjar. The institute is well connected with the city by metro, bus, and other transport options. From food and banks to hospitals, the IIT Delhi campus is equipped with all basic amenities where students can focus on their studies by fulfilling their personal needs. The campus of IITD consists of hostels, the Mess Karmachari Quarters, academic blocks, the Research and Innovation Park, etc. Some of the key highlights are tabulated below:

Get familiar with the IIT Delhi campus with the below images:

Central Library:

Auditorium:

IIT Delhi Hostel & Residential Facilities

The institute offers several residential programs for which it provides in-campus hostel facilities for the students. Its residential infrastructure is designed in a way to offer a better and more comfortable lifestyle to the students, faculties, and staff. The accommodations are fully furnished and include all the basic amenities. All the IIT Delhi hostels run in cooperative mode, wherein the operations are handled by elected student leadership under the guidance of designated faculty members. The Board of Hostel Management (BHM) purviews the operations. Each student representative is responsible for taking care of administrative matters at the hostel level.

IIT Delhi has 13 hostels for boys and 5 separate hostels for girls. IIT Delhi hostel rooms are spacious and well-maintained to fulfil both academic and social needs. IIT Delhi hostel facilities include a reading room, a dining hall with a mess, an indoor games room, etc. Since the institute has limited space for on-campus accommodation, the hostels are provided to the students on a sharing basis. For candidates enrolling in UG courses, non-air-conditioned accommodations are available as of now. However, there are air-conditioned common areas available on the hostel campus. 

Besides hostels, the institute has separate accommodation for the faculty members. Namely Gulmohar and Amaltas, the faculty rooms are available inside the IIT Delhi campus. Including both old and new campuses, a total of 600 in-campus houses are designed to provide accommodation to the faculty members. These houses have basic electrical equipment (like fans and tube lights) and water supply. The residential area of the institute consisted of the following:

• Faculty Houses (Type I to IV)
• Staff houses (Type A to D)
• 13 Boys Hostels
• 4 Girls Hostels
• Two Guest houses (Amaltas and Gulmohar)
• Mess Karmachari Quarters
• Transit accommodation (Mini Campus and Solar Houses)
• Married Scholar accommodation

IIT Delhi Hostel Fee

The hostel charges are added to the total course fee. Moreover, the IITD hostel fee can vary depending upon the type of accommodation allotted to a student (air-conditioned/non-air-conditioned). The course-wise boarding and lodging fees are tabulated below: 

*These charges are subject to revision from time to time.

IIT Delhi v/s Other IITs: Hostel Comparison 

A comparison between the hostel facilities of some of the IITs is presented below based on parameters such as the hostel fee and number of hostels:

NOTE: The fee is as per past years’ data and unofficial sources. Hence, is indicative.

IIT Delhi Hostel Life

Hostel life at IIT Delhi is a blend of modern facilities and at-home comfort along with 24x7 security. Students enjoy their graduation by collaborating with each other in the hostels. Apart from studies, the student's reviews on Shiksha tell various fun stories of students. Read how was the first year of Anagh Prasad (JEE Main 2013 Topper) at IIT Delhi.

IIT Delhi Academic and Research Facilities

The IITD campus is divided into three areas, namely, residential, academic, and hostel. Talking about the academic area, it is spread across 61.1 acres, and it has multiple buildings and complexes that provide students with high-quality education and research facilities. The academic and research facilities of IIT Delhi provide a perfect environment for education and innovation at the same time. The institute has a Central Research Facility (CRF) centre inside its Hauz Khas campus. A newly constructed CRF building at the Sonipat campus is also operational, where the latest equipment, such as the Atomic Force Microscope, Amersham Typhoon Biomolecular Imager and Blue Diode Laser System with Welding Head, among other latest technologies, are available for use. Such high-end research facilities provided at the IIT Delhi campus promise to improve the efficiency of research as well as meet international standards. The academic area of the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi consists of the following entities:

• Main Building
• Academic blocks - 2 to 6
• Lecture Hall Complex
• Academic Complex East
• Academic Complex West
• Synergy Building
• Bharati Building
• Khosla Building
• Mini Academic Complex - Gramodaya Parisar
• Research and Innovation Park

IIT Delhi Library

IIT Delhi has a Central library along with the departmental libraries. For providing world-class education and bringing knowledge to the students, the library is subscribed to 690 current journals and has a rich book collection. There are over 463,000 journal articles, 2,100 books, over 2,261 microfilms, and thousands of technical reports. There is also a photocopying facility available within the premises through an external vendor or payment basis.

Further, IIT Delhi alumni can also access the central library on the renewal of membership from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The faculty members and employees can also take the membership.

Corporate Membership: Corporate houses can also take membership at IIT Delhi Central Library. An annual payment of INR 15,000 has to be made for the same. In addition, the corporate members can borrow only a maximum of two books for 14 days.

IIT Delhi Sports Facilities

For holistic development among the students, IIT Delhi has ample sports facilities, including lush green playgrounds, walking/running tracks, sports fields (for athletics, cricket, hockey, and football), etc. It has a racetrack of 400 m. The sports infrastructure of IIT Delhi offers a healthy and competitive environment to the students for their physical growth. IIT Delhi sports facilities have both indoor and outdoor games, such as a cricket ground, tennis court, etc.

Located near the Gulmohar guest house, IIT Delhi also has a Student Activity Center (SAC) where students can enjoy table tennis, squash, snooker, etc. It also has an Olympic-sized swimming pool and a separate exercise room for men and women. Some of the other sports facilities provided by IIT Delhi are listed below:

• Four turf wickets
• Four cricket practice pitches
• Basketball courts
• Hockey & football grounds
• Squash courts
• Athletic track, etc.

Places to visit in & around the IIT Delhi Campus

The IITD campus is situated in the Hauz Khas area of South Delhi. Being in the prime location of the capital, there are plenty of places to explore for students. On weekends, students can go out and enjoy the beauty of Qutub Minar and Lotus Temple. A simple Google search will also recommend good places to eat around the places. South Delhi is filled with a lot of good cafés. IIT Delhi campus is also near to various other educational institutes, including JNU, IIFT, and more.

IIT Delhi recently set up a campus in Abu Dhabi.