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Hostel Residency Policy (For Students admitted in AY 2023-24 or before)
Allocation Priorities for students admitted in or before AY 2023-24
- First Year UG students to reside in student hostels for better adjustment to university life.
- UG students have higher priority to PG students as they are relatively younger.
- UGC-funded students should have higher priority than self-financed students.
- Non-local students should have higher priority than local students.
- All RPg students will be provided with hostel places.
Hostel Residency Policy (HRP) for students admitted in or before AY 2023-24 (for UGC-funded Students)
- All UG students who will study in the University for four years will normally be required to reside in student hostels for two years*.
- All UG senior year students who will study in the University for two years will normally be required to reside in student hostels for one year*.
- To help new UG students adjust to university life, all first year students will be encouraged to reside in student hostels.
- Exemption and/or deferment mechanisms from items a, b, and c are available to accommodate students’ special/personal needs.
- UG students applying for residency beyond the durations indicated above under items 1 and 2 will be assessed by their academic performance, leadership, community service and other forms of contributions deemed appropriate.
*Students’ residential experience occurred during the academic exchange will be regarded as a part of fulfilment of the Hostel Residency Requirement.
# Students admitted in or before AY 2023-24 will still be offered residence as committed in the Hostel Residency Policy (HRP) when they admitted to the University.