Officials of Nizam College in Hyderabad issued a detailed statement on Tuesday about the women’s hostel. The hostel is designed to provide comfortable accommodation for female students.
The issue of hostel accommodation came to light after a recent protest by students. They demanded a 100 percent allotment of hostel rooms for undergraduate female students.
Nizam College Principal B Bhima stated that the hostel currently accommodates around 443 students. This includes 293 undergraduate students on the second and third floors and 150 postgraduate students on the first floor. Self-financed students are only considered if there are vacancies after budgeted students are accommodated, and the college does not guarantee rooms for them.
Although the hostel is designed to house 350 students, it is currently operating with 93 students over capacity. This situation is due to high demand for on-campus accommodation among both undergraduate and postgraduate female students. The college administration is working on solutions to manage the overcapacity and improve living conditions.
The hostel building is a G+3 structure with a total of 74 rooms. There are 8 rooms on the ground floor, with 4 allocated for PHC candidates and 4 for PG students. The first floor has 22 rooms for PG students. The second and third floors each have 22 rooms designated for UG students.
