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Vidyasagar Hall of Residence

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

About

Vidyasagar Hall of residence was conceived in 1960 and named after the great scholar & social activist Pundit Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar. The hall started functioning from his birthday, 28th September 1965. From the day of its inception till date, VS has played a significant role in the campus. The VS Hall has experienced the stay of sole M.Tech., PhD’s and B.Tech, thereby having an outstanding contribution to the Institute. Currently it is home to more than 300 students with a healthy mix of both Undergrads and postgrads. One saying that reflects the hearty relationship among VS-ites is that V (We) that comes before S(Self) in V.S.

"Sheel Sanyam Vivek"

The hall has 365 single rooms, and all the rooms are equipped with the necessary furniture and have Internet facility through the Institute LAN. Other facilities provided in the hall are Library, Common room, Music room, Canteen, Xerox Centre and Stationary shop.