Jalpaiguri Polytechnic Institute, Jalpaiguri

The College has hostel facilities for boys. There are three numbers of hostels for boys. all are located on the Polytechnic campus ( see Campus Map). Each of the hostels is equipped with a kitchen, dining room, students ‘common room’, and a telephone connection. There is a steady demand for hostel rooms among the students who come from outside although some opt for a group stay in rented houses in the vicinity of the Polytechnic campus. The details of the hostels along with the present occupancy are tabulated below. Name of Hostel Year of Establishment No. of Rooms Seat per Room Total Capacity Boarder (the Year 2006-2007) Vacancy (the Year 2006-2007) Phone No(Std 03561) New Hostel (Boys) 19602841128725257-121 Dr. H.C.M.M (Boys) 1958244968016256-543Third Hostel (Boys) 2002204776710257-497 Facilities The Jalpaiguri Polytechnic campus is dotted with two big playgrounds, one in front of New Hostel and the other between Third and Dr.H.C.M.M. Hostels (see Campus Map). The students make ample use of these playgrounds where all sorts of outdoor games are played regularly. For indoor games, each of the hostels has an indoor games facility in its ‘common room’ where the facilities for playing table tennis, carrom, chess, etc are provided. For recreation, a television set is also provided in each of the hostels. A common room is also provided adjacent to the main building of the Polytechnic for the students in general.

The College has hostel facilities for girls. There is one number of hostels for girls. all are located on the Polytechnic campus ( see Campus Map). Each of the hostels is equipped with a kitchen, dining room, students ‘common room’, and a telephone connection. There is a steady demand for hostel rooms among the students who come from outside although some opt for a group stay in rented houses in the vicinity of the Polytechnic campus. The details of the hostels along with the present occupancy are tabulated below. Name of HostelYear of the establishment. of RoomsSeat per RoomTotal CapacityBoarder (the Year 2006-2007)Vacancy (the Year 2006-2007)Phone No(Std 03561)Ladies Hostel199210330291256-317Facilities The Jalpaiguri Polytechnic campus is dotted with two big playgrounds, one in front of New Hostel and the other between Third and Dr.H.C.M.M. Hostels (see Campus Map). The students make ample use of these playgrounds where all sorts of outdoor games are played regularly. For indoor games, each of the hostels has an indoor games facility in its ‘common room’ where the facilities for playing table tennis, carrom, chess, etc are provided. For recreation, a television set is also provided in each of the hostels. A common room is also provided adjacent to the main building of the Polytechnic for the students in general.

The college has a library facility for all students A modern library with a reading room is available.

The college Jalpaiguri Polytechnic campus is dotted with two big playgrounds.

The college has Three computer laboratories with one computer center.

The College has a canteen on the main campus that caters to the needs of the students and teachers

The college has an auditorium facility for events and seminars.

The College has Laboratories. Soil Mechanics Laboratory, Concrete and Road Materials Testing Laboratory, Electrical Engineering Laboratory, Hydraulics Laboratory, Heat Engine Laboratory.

The college has Banks/ATM facilities for all students.

The college has good networking for the alumni association.

The college has a health center with a first aid facility for the students. A sick room is available for those in need.

The college has Training and Placement facilities for all students.

The college has a Music Club and Sports Club facility for all students.