International Institute for Population Sciences
Deemed University (An Autonomous Organization of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India)

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The warden, who is a faculty member of the Institute, is the overall In-charge of the hostel, deputed by the Director. The hostel management committee should enact as per the directives of the Warden and the Director.For any kind of request, send e mail to Hostel Manager (cc Warden). For any query and urgent request, communicate with the hostel management office at ground floor of the new hostel during office hours. For any emergency, you can call Manager, Warden or Director, residing in the campus.

Hostel Room: 

All the students/scholars occupying hostel rooms would respect their roommate’s space, modesty and privacy.

All the students/scholars allotted with the hostel room are required to have mutual understanding with their roommates in the day to day activities. It is mandatory/compulsory for all the inmates of the hostel to dine in the mess except on ill health issues.

1.  Rooms once allotted to the students/research scholars will not be changed except for the administrative requirements by Warden/Director of the institute
2.  Room should be kept clean. Walls of the rooms should not be disfigured in any way. The occupant of the room may be asked to open his/her room by the Warden or any person authorized by the Warden/Director of the institute at any time.
3.  Hostel employees clean the rooms in the presence of the occupant of the room. Inmates are expected to sign the diary every day available with the House Keeping staff.
4. Any student/research scholar going out of the hostel for overnight stay or more is required to take prior permission of the Manager in writing (cc warden) and deposit his/her room keys with the Hostel Manager/ Hostel House Keeper. While leaving the hostel for overnight stay, inmates are also required to mention their contact telephone number/address for emergency in the permission letter. Deviation from this norm may lead to strict action by the hostel authorities.
5.  Repetition of late entry at night (after 12 AM), if observed, may lead to action.
6. Cooking inside rooms is strictly prohibited to avoid fire hazards. No inmates of the hostel are allowed to use any electrical gadget in the room like induction gas, microwave, Oven, T.V, Fridge, Heater, Immersion rod, Mixer Grinder etc.
7. The residents of the hostel are advised not to keep valuables in their rooms, in order to avoid theft or other problems.
8. If hostel inmates have any complaint regarding their rooms, it may be brought to the notice at Reception/Caretaker/ House Keeper /Hostel Manager. The matter would be sorted out in consultation with the Hostel Warden. They are also requested to write their complaints in the register kept at the reception of the Hostel.
9. The students/research scholar should hand over the charge of his/her room and other items issued (furniture, mattress, linen, pillow etc.) in reasonable condition on leaving the Institute, failing which, the amount for the same will be directly deducted from their deposit at the Institute.
10. In no case, any student is allowed to stay beyond the expiry of the academic year. If any student wants to extend his/her stay in the hostel, he/she has to take permission of the Director/Hostel Warden and has to pay the room rent as per the Institute’s rules. In such a case, the maximum duration of stay with prior permission will be six nights.
11. Allotment of rooms would be made according to the administrative requirements by Warden/Director of the institute.
12. Inmates are not allowed to have functions/ceremonies in the hostel premises without permission from Director. Further, use of audio/video with loud speaker are prohibited in the hostel, and prohibited in the premise without permission from the Mumbai Police Administration.
13. Every student must carry the ids provided by the Institute at all times, as per the guidelines of Mumbai Police Administration.
14. No student is allowed to carry any sport item/article to his/her room. The sports item/items must be deposited with the sports secretary after the use.
15. No one can block seat in mess, TV room or any common place. Common places are for all inmates of hostels and decency should be maintained with mutual respect.

Attendants:

Students/research scholars should not make use of the hostel attendants for their personal work. They are available only for official works. They are available during office hours and beyond.

Quiet Period: 

Hostel inmates should not play transistors, tape recorder, etc. During the quiet period i.e. Between 10.30 p.m. and 7.00 a.m. Even at other times, they are advised to play these instruments with mutual consent with their roommates. In exceptional situations, students are required to seek prior permission to use TV after 10:30 pm.

Mess: 

The Mess is run by the full time student residents and full time scholars of the hostel on no loss no profit basis and expenses shared between the mess members. The supervision of the same is done by the Hostel House Keeper/Hostel Manager. Any issue related to food, charges, mess rules, day to day management must be handled and resolved by the mess members. In case of a serious dispute, it should be conveyed to the Hostel manager in writing with proper documents.

Establishment Charges:

All the hostel inmates will be required to pay R.40/- (Rupees Forty only) per person per month towards the establishment charges. However, foreign students would be required to pay establishment charges of Rs.400/- (Rupees Four Hundred only) in the month of July.

Choice of Food:

Menu is decided by the mess secretaries. Special vegetarian/non-vegetarian food is provided thrice a week on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. In addition to the above, a special dinner is organized on the last day of each month.

Mess Timing:

These timings are strictly enforceable and those coming late have to forego their meals, unless they inform the Mess secretaries/Audit committees/Hostel Manager/House Keeper/Cook in advance.
Students/Scholars are appointed as mess secretaries and/or mess audit committee members on the basis of roster. No student/scholar is allowed to deny such appointments except in case of emergency or unavoidable circumstances. The approval of warden is must in such exceptions. Any deliberate denial of such responsibilities will result in permanent termination of mess membership and other hostel facilities. Meals will not be served in the rooms except in case of illness of the hostel residents.
The Mess secretaries should be informed before dinning in case any guest wishes to have meals from the mess. Purchase of coupons is a must for all the guests, including guests of students and any other staff members of IIPS.
Utensils, including spoons, glasses, cups and saucers, should not be taken out of the dining hall.

Deposite: 

The hostel mess members must pay the mess deposit (refundable), as decided in advance, prior to their admission to join the mess. Mess deposits are collected and handles by Institute’s finance section.

Mess Bill:

Mess bill should be cleared by the mess members, hostel inmates/mess convenors in the first week of every month. Any dispute related to mess bill will be resolved by students.