CHIEF WARDEN AND WARDENS OF HOSTELS ALONGWITH THEIR TELEPHONE  NUMBERS

BOYS HOSTELS :
Intake Capacity

1. New Boys Hostel No. I                                        80
2. New Boys Hostel No. II                                       80
3. New Boys Hostel No. III                                      80
4. Dr. Y.S. Parmar Boys Hostel                              160
5. Tagore Boys Hostel                                          150
6. Shrikhand Boys Hostel                                        76
7. SBS Tribal Boys Hostel                                      200

GIRLS HOSTELS :

1. Rani Laxmi Bai Girls Hostel                               120
2. Renuka Girls Hostel                                         160
3. Gargi Girls Hostel                                             80
4. Manikaran Girls Hostel                                      40
5. Chanderbhaga Girls Hostel (newly constructed    80
6. ITH Girls Hostel                                              110
7. Girls Hostels Annexe                                         33

         The Himachal Pradesh University, named after the name of the State of Himachal Pradesh, was found on 22nd July, 1970.  The University is located at Summer-Hill, a suburb at the Western end of Shimla at a distance of 5 km. from the town, 5  minutes walk from the Summer-Hill Railway Station and about 15 Km. from the Jubber Hatti Airport.

          Residence life is an important aspect of the educational experience which the University offers to its students.  Residence life contributes to the students personal and social growth and provides a meaningful introduction to the University.

          Himachal Pradesh University maintains FOURTEEN hostels, SEVEN for boys and SEVEN for girls. These provide accommodation to about 900 boys and 633 girls.  In all hostels, there are facilities of Common Room, T.V., Reading Room, Indoor games and Geysers.

          Each hostel has its own mess, which is run on co-operative basis by the boarders.  There is a student Prefect for every fifty residents and a Common Room Secretary from each hostel to manage the common room. All hostel affairs are managed by a committee consisting of the Chief Warden, Wardens and Students representatives.

Rules for the Resident Students:

1. All rights of admission to the University hostels are reserved with the Chief Warden.  These rights shall be exercised on the recommendation of the Warden’s Committee. All admissions will be made strictly on the basis of merit in the qualifying examination.
2. Admission to the University hostels will be open at the beginning of the session and the students (boys and girls) will be admitted on the basis of merit, 75% of the seats of the seats shall be reserved for students passing qualifying examination from H.P.University and 25% of the seats will be open to all.  However, 15% and 7.5% of the seats available shall be reserved of students belonging to Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes respectively.
3. The merit for admission to hostel seats will be the same as formed the basis for admission in each course both for boys and girls.
4. A candidate who applies for admission in any reserved category, but is admitted in the general category because of his merit, will be considered in the category mentioned in his/her application form for the purpose of admission to hostel provided he/she is eligible in that category.
5. All hostels will formally close on the day of the last regular examination.  Each boarder will have to vacate his/her room within 72 hours of the termination of his/her regular examination.  A fine of Rs. 100/- per day, or any disciplinary action, if required, will be taken for overstay.

ALLOTMENT TO THE HOSTELS :

1. Rooms will be allotted by the Warden according to the principles laid down by the Chief warden .
2. Junior students shall be put up in dormitories.
3. Dormitory will not be allowed to a single person even on full payment. If one of resident of the dormitory leaves, either another resident would be allotted that dormitory or resident would be moved to a cubicle, if available.
4. Once a students has joined a particular hostel, he/she will not be allowed to shift to another hostel.
5. No student shall be allowed to accommodate any other student in his room. If it is found at any stage that a student other than the boarder is staying in his room, the hostel admission shall be cancelled.
6. A student cannot shift from his/her allotted room within the hostel without the permission of the warden.
7. The residents  shall be in their rooms in the night and will not move to other rooms for sleeping without the permission of the warden.
8. The residents shall keep the Hostel Identity Cards obtained from the Warden with them and will present these on demand by authorities. For this, the applicants will submit an extra attested copy of the photograph alongwith the admission form.
9. Unauthorised occupation in the Hostel shall not be allowed.

1. Male visitors shall see the residents of the Girl’s Hostel only in the visitor’s room during the specific hours.
2. Female visitor shall not visit male residents in their rooms.
3. Guests are not permitted to stay overnight in any hostel. However, in exceptional cases, they may be put up in the room/Guest rooms, if any, on payment of prescribed charges of Rs. 5/-per head, but in no case beyond two nights.

• The gates of the Boy’s Hostel will be closed at 11.00 PM and opened at 5.00 A.M.
• A resident shall, under all circumstances, inform the Warden  about his/her absence from the hostel. He/she shall sign the register maintained for the purpose at the hostel gate.
• The name of the residents absenting themselves without permission for a fortnight or more may be struck off the rolls and possession of their rooms taken by the  Warden

1. Student shall maintain discipline and peaceful atmosphere in hostel.
2. A student may be fined or expelled from the hostel by the Chief Warden/ Warden for the following reasons:-

Special Rules (for Girl’s Hostel  Only):

1. Regular roll call will be taken by the prefects of the Girls’ Hostel. The roll call time would usually be as under, which can be changed by the Chief Warden in consultation with the Warden’s Committee from time to time, through notification.

May to July                             8.00pm
August to September              7.30pm
October to February               7.00pm
March to April                        7.30pm

The Warden/Chief Warden shall have the authority to punish a boarder for any act of indiscipline for violence of Hostel Rules as under :

                  
Warden                                                          Chief Warden

1.  Warning                                                       Warning

2.  Fine upto Rs.2000/-                                   Fine upto Rs.5000/-

3.Expulsion from the hostel                     Appeal on the issue of law and not on facts

4. Recommend Expulsion from               Expel from the Hostel

1. The hostel have facilities for lunch dinner services. A resident shall have meals in his/her hostel only.
2. Residents will not go in the cooking areas.
3. All complaints requiring immediate action of the Warden should be made in writing through a member of the Mess/Canteen Committee.
4. The facilities for co-operative and contract mess are available in the hostel. A Co-operative/Contract mess will be started with minimum strength of 50 members. Every member will have to give an undertaking that he/she will shoulder the responsibility and observe the rules of co-operative mess. A resident changing from one Mess to another will have to clear the account for the first mess before being allowed to have meals in the second mess by the Warden in writing. The change will be allowed only from the first of the month.
5. Ordinarily the residents will take food in the hostel.
6. The charges will be calculated on the basis of actual number of diets taken by the resident.
7. Each resident will contribute towards subsidy fund for the needy and deserving students of the hostel @ one diet per month of Rs.1.50 alongwith the mess bill.
8. Guest will also be served meals on the usual rates. However the maximum diets that could be served to the resident’s guest will not be more than twenty in a month. If the number of diets exceeds twenty, 25 paise per diet will be charged additional for the excess diets.
9. If mess and canteen charges are not paid by 10th of the month, meals will not be served, nor the defaulter will be allowed to take meals as a guest of other resident. For late payment, a fine of Rupees 2/-per day subject to a maximum of Rs.30/- per month, for every mess bill separately will be imposed. After 25th, a notice to pay the dues with a fine upto 30th of every month, carrying the instructions to vacated the room in case of non-payment of dues will be served on the defaulter by the Warden. After 30th, the room will be got vacated with the order of the Chief Warden. 
10. Cooking in the room is strictly prohibited.
11. Meals will not be served before/after the fixed hours in the rooms, except in cases of illness, and that too only with the permission of the Warden. The residents as well as the mess servants be fined heavily for violating this rule.
12. Mess servants will be entirely under the control of Warden who can dismiss them or impose any penalty on them. Residents cannot punish the servants.  They can, however, report against them to the Warden of the hostel.
13. The messes and canteens will remain closed during the vacation. The dates for closure will be notified by the Warden.

1. Residents must switch off the lights while going out of the rooms or to sleep.
2. Residents are allowed to use in his/her room electrical appliances such as electric heaters only. In case a residents is found in possession of any other appliances, they may be confiscated and he/she will be fined Rs.100/- per appliance. IN CASE A RESIDENT REPEATS THIS ACT, THE ANOUNT OF FINE PAYABLE  WILL ALSO INCREASE ACCORDINGLY.
3. Residents are not to tamper with the electrical and sanitary installations. The cost of repair/replacement due to any damage done to them will be realised from the residents.

                   The following and other charges will be realised from the boarders of the hostels:-

(i)  Hostel Security                  Rs. 100/-

(ii) Mess Security:

(a) Recurring                         Rs. 800/-

(b)  Non Recurring         Rs. 100/-

(iii) Telephone Security  Rs. 75/-

(i)      Common Room charges                      Rs. 15/-p.m
(ii)      Electricity charges                              Rs. 80/-p.m
(iii)     Water                                                Rs. 5/-p.m
(iv)     Hostel Room Rent                               Rs. 30/-p.m.
(v)      Estt. Charges                                      Rs. 10/-p.m.
(vi)     Misc. Charges                                     Rs. 15/-p.m.

Note:  All securities are charged once at the time of admission and the dues/fee shall be charged annually. The amount so collected from the misc. charges will be utilised  by the chief warden in consultation with the wardens committee for the purpose of minor L.P.G. repair and incidental charges etc.

Appointment and Duties of Prefect :

          Prefects will be appointed by the Hostel Warden from among the senior students of good standing to assist him in the administration of the hostel.  Normally for every 50 students, one prefect would be appointed.  Prefect will be entitled to rent free accommodation.

          For the proper and democratic functioning of the hostels, several committees, such as common room committee, mess committee, finance committee, discipline committee etc. will be formed in each hostel.  Faculty members from the teaching departments may also be associated with these committees.

          The committee will work closely in full co-operation and co-operation with the warden to further the spirit of fraternity in each hostel.  These committees will also be concerned with the making of new suggestions to the administration for further improvement in the hostels and to ensure proper discipline and decorum.

Responsibilities of the Residents :

        Living in the hostels pre-supposes a high degree of integrity and consciousness as a member of a community.  It entails a moral responsibility on the part of the resident to: