About Hostels:

Himachal Pradesh University runs THIRTEEN Hostels - FOUR for boys and NINE for girls and provides accommodation to the boys and girls students. At present there are approx. 972 seats for girls and 567 for boys students are available in the Hostels. The students cannot claim admission to the hostels as a matter of right as admission to the hostel is restricted to intake capacity/vacancies available. However, all admissions in hostels are made in order of merit of the students prepared/forwarded by    the concerned department of various disciplines. Further, all Rights of Admission to the University Hostels are reserved with the Chief Warden.

The hostels administration are run by the Chief Warden, Additional Chief Warden and Warden(s).

The University provides the facilities of Mess, Internet connectivity through Wi-Fi and LAN, Common Room equipped with LED TV, current magazines, newspapers and Indoor games etc. to the resident boarders of all Hostels. A Dining Hall is maintained hygienically for boarders to enjoy their meals. Each hostel has a Warden and office staff who are responsible for its smooth functioning and to carry out routine activities. The Prefects are appointed by the Hostel Warden amongst the senior boarders to assist / smooth functioning of the administration of the Hostels. All the Warden alongwith different Committees maintain discipline, academic and peaceful atmosphere in the hostel.

All hostels are under CCTV surveillance 24x7. However, the security issues in all Hostels are the responsibility of Chief Security Officer. Inspite of this, the Hostel Maintenance is the responsibility of Executive Engineer (Const. and Maint.) of the University. 
The rules for resident students are available in Chapter XXVIII of the First Ordinances of the University.

Name of the Hostels and their Intake Capacity:

S. No.	Name of the Hostels	Intake Capacity
	Shrikhand Boys Hostel	72
	Tagore Boys Hostel	133
	SBS Tribal Boys Hostel	204
	Dr. Y.S.Parmar Boys Hostel	158
Total
	Vipasha Girls Hostel	71
	Iravati Girls Hostel	67
	Giriganga Girls Hostel	67
	Chanderbhaga Girls Hostel	78
	Gargi Girls Hostel	80
	RLB Girls Hostel	114
	Renuka Girls Hostel	152
	Saraswati Girls Hostel	154
	Vidyottama Girls Hostel	189
Total

3.Facilities being provided in all Hostels :

1. Hostel Mess :  The facilities of Hostel Messes are being provided to all the boarders of University Hostels.

2. Common Room:  Common Room cum T.V. Room is available for the resident boarders in all Boys and Girls Hostels for co-curricular activities. Moreover, the facilities of Internet Connectivity, Wi-Fi and recreation of indoor games like Tennis, badminton, and many these are also provided to the boarders.

3. Guest Room: The facility of guest room are available in all girls hostels except two girls’ hostels i.e. (i) Saraswati and (ii) Vidyottama in which boarders and their guests can visit during the day time.

4. Newspapers and Magazines: Facility of two newspapers, one employment news & two competitive magazines are also provided to the resident boarders of each hostel of the University under the charge of Common Room Secretary.

5. M.I. Room, Sick Room and Reading Room: Medical Inspection Rooms/Sick Room facilities are available in all the University Hostels for the boarders. However, these are not functional due to the non-availability of the staff. Reading room is also functional in Saraswati Girls Hostel. In case of any emergency, the facility of Ambulance is also provided by the University.

6. Auditorium: An auditorium is also functional in the Girls Hostel Complex for organizing some seminars, annual cultural functions, sports activities and other type of miscellaneous competitive activities.

7. Disabled Room and ramp facility : Rooms for Disabled boarders are also available in Vidyottama Girls Hostel with the facility of ramp.

8. Gymnasium: Gymnasium in boys hostels’ campus & girls hostels auditorium are available alongwith the necessary equipments and sports items for the use of boarders.

9. Canteen: Canteen facilities are available in the premises of boys and girls hostels.

10. Parking: Parking facilities are available in boys and girls hostel complexes.

11. Security: 24X7 all Hostels (Boys & Girls) are under CCTV surveillance.

12. Outdoor Games: Badminton Court facility is available in seven girls’ hostel complex.

4.Contact Number & e-mail address :    

Designation	Telephone	Email
Chief Warden	0177-2830917	chiefwarden.hpu@gmail.com

Notification:

• Notification regard to filling up online hostel Continution form for the academic session-2025-2026   [790.65 KB]
• Notification with regard to Hostel Extension(Boys & Girls) for the acadmic Session-2024-2025   [(file not found)]
• Notification regarding waive off 50% fee of hostel during the period of COVID-19 for the Session 2020-21   [48.46 KB]

Rules for the Resident Students
Rules for the Resident Students   [524.84 KB]
Hostel Forms For Off-Line Purpose
Hostel Continuation Form   [180.22 KB]
Hostel Addmission Form   [133.7 KB]
Mess Security Refund Form   [56.33 KB]

Contact Numbers of Chief Warden and Wardens of Hostels:

Chief Warden:
Name and Designation: Prof. Roshan Lal Zinta,
Contact No: 9816108257 0177-2991087(R)
EPBAX: 594
Email : chiefwarden.hpu@gmail.com.

Additional Chief Warden for Girls Hostels:
Name and Designation : Dr. Deepali Dhaul, Associate Professor, Deptt of  English,

GIRLS HOSTELS
Hostel	Warden	Mobile No.	Hostel landline no.	E-mails
Vipasha	Dr. Anjana Chauhan,  Asstt. Professor, Sociology, ICDEOL	9418091967	-	-
Iravati	Dr. Madhu Dadhwal,Asstt.Professor, Deptt of Maths	9418040291/ 8544764977	-
Giriganga	Dr. Anjali Verma,Asstt. Professor, Deptt. of History	8130333540	2830549
RLB	Dr. Prachi Vaid,Asstt. Professor, Deptt. Biotech.	7018307168/ 9736771410	-
Renuka	Dr. Savitri,Asstt.Professor, Deptt. Biotech.	9418306308	2831340
Gargi	Dr. Sunita,Assistant Professor, Deptt of Hindi	7018621542	-
Chanderbhaga	Dr. Bhawna Sharma,  Associate Professor, Deptt of Pol. Science	8118859096/ 9001540521	-
Vidyottama	Dr. Neelam Kumari, Assistant Professor,Deptt of Bio-Science	9418464515	2830849
Vidyottama	Dr. Meera Devi, Assistant Professor, Deptt. of Public Administration	94186-98501	-	-
Saraswati	Dr. Pallavi Bhardwaj, Assistant Professor, English, ICDEOL	8278842268	2831906
BOYS HOSTELS
Dr. Y.S. Parmar	Dr. Praveen Kumar Sharma,   Asstt. Professor (UIT)	8580675287	-
Shahid Bhagat Singh Tribal	Sh. Sunny Kumar,Assistant Professor, Deptt. of History	9816584518
Tagore	Dr. Shamsher Rathaur,Asstt. Professor,  Deptt of Phy.Education	9418171539	-
Shrikhand	Dr. Dev Raj, Asstt. Professor,Sanskrit ,ICDEOL.	9418244727	-