Indian Institute of Technology Patna

The Students' Gymkhana of IIT Patna (established in 2008) is the governing council of students consisting of the elected student representatives working for the over-all well being and holistic development of students in the institute. 

The elected representatives of the students from each hostel strive to foster growth and leadership among the students by coordinating various events helping to extract the maximum of ones talent. To promote the co-curricular activities and interests, the gymkhana has many clubs and groups dedicated to the interests of the students.

Staying in the campus is particularly attractive because resident students have access to several facilities. IITP has presently two boy’s hostel and one girl’s hostel that provides comfortable accommodation and are located close to the academic area. There are two married scholar’s apartments (located nearby campus) for PhD and Master’s students. The hostels are located in peaceful, clean, aesthetic environment in campus. Each Hostel in the Institute is self-contained with amenities such as a reading room, an indoor games room, a gymnasium and a dining hall with mess, along with various food joints and canteen in the Food court.

The Central Library of IIT Patna is one of the advanced library in terms of its collection and services. Central Library caters to the information needs of faculty members, students, research scholars as well as staff of the Institute, by offering a wide range of Information Technology (IT) based (and value added) services and products.

The campus is fully Wi Fi surrounded. There are numerous terminals and a computer laboratory operating within the Institute and all the computers are connected through LAN/WiFi. The laptops issued to the faculty members are equipped with data card for internet facility at any place.

Being an important tool in the development of an institute, health care facilities at IIT Patna have been well planned and executed. It is functional with primary basic health care facilities for employees and students. IIT Patna Hospital at Bihta campus runs with the help of Netaji Subhas Medical College and Hospital (NSMCH) Bihta, Patna.