All About Hostels And Facilities Available at Manipal University
While it may seem daunting to live apart from family, so far away from the comforts of your home, MIT ensures that all functionalities are met with.
Hostels; Your home away from home. When it comes to living in a college hostel, there can only be two kinds of people: those who love it, and those who have never lived in one. So, as a first year, it becomes very important to fully know your place of accommodation before you choose it. Here are the options available for the fresher’s who are joining this year:
5TH AND 6TH BLOCKS
These are one of the oldest boys’ hostels in the Manipal campus and are now reserved exclusively for fresher. Called the most convenient hostels due to their close proximity to most of the major campus areas like the Food Court and the upcoming Student Plaza.
Rooms: There are 4 floors in each block, including the basement floor all having well-furnished NON-AC rooms. Each floor has its own common bathroom to be shared by all the students. The two types of rooms available are double-sharing and triple-sharing. The common bathrooms are pretty bearable and get cleaned by the Spiffy cleaners every morning. Hot water is only available for the taps though, which sadly means that you will never be able to indulge in a hot shower.
Utilities: Due to the smaller number of occupants, there exists one TV room, and one TT room, in each block. Both the TV and the TT rooms have enough space to hold a crazy TT tournament or an angry India supporting crowd on a match day. There are no modern gym or weight rooms like the 18th block or multiple TV rooms like the 16th, 17th and 18th.
16TH AND 17TH BLOCKS
The two hostels are almost mirror images of each other. Among the more comfortable boys’ hostels of the college, the 16th block is infamous for hosting one of the toughest wardens around. With their unbearable distance as well as the overall adherence to rules and curfews these blocks face rejection, but they balance it with its quality of rooms, decent Wi-Fi speeds, and the view from their rooms overlooking the valley.
Rooms: Every room in both these hostels is exactly the same, (save for the middle ones that come with an almost obscene amount of space) with an attached bathroom, the only differences being between Single/Double and AC/Non-AC. Having ample space with newer furniture, these rooms are quite pleasing and comfortable. The bathrooms are also pleasant, with most of them receiving hot water around the clock.
Utilities: 3 TV rooms along with 3 TT rooms are spaced evenly across each block, alternating as you move from the top down. The TV rooms are decent and more than sufficient to catch those late night, matches. The only drawback being that this block does not have the modest weight room or any gym equipment unlike those present in the 18th block. The famed Spiffy crew that are in charge of all cleanliness are top-notch, with the rooms being cleaned every alternate day on request.
18TH BLOCK
Rooms: The 18th Block boasts of ‘Deluxe’ rooms, that is, one common attached bathroom for every two rooms, with a common room attached with a washing sink. The rooms are for single occupancy and are well fitted with new furniture, whiteboards and notice boards. Since half the rooms face the valley towards the east, one can wake up either to amazing sunrises or to the road winding up to Food Court, which isn’t that bad either given the fact they are some of the coolest non-AC rooms. The common room can be used flexibly; some use it to air their laundry (and save money) while others use it to cook, given the availability of a sink. The bathrooms, needless to say, get hot water round the clock.
Utilities: This block, being a small one, has one Table Tennis room, one TV room, and one weight room with considerable gym equipment. And of course, Spiffy is in charge of the cleanliness, and will clean your room every alternate day on request.
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