RULES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING RESIDENCE
The Hostel is available to all residents as per the admission schedule of the Hostel till last day of their respective semester/annual University examination/submission of dissertation/thesis. All residents shall vacate their room within seven days of completion of their respective examinations or completion of statutory period/submission of dissertation or thesis.
All residents must comply to Covid-19 norms as per the guideline issued by the MoHFW and DDMA.
Adhere to all the guidelines for Covid-19 spread as and when issued by the Ministry of Health and family Welfare (MoHFW) and Delhi Disaster Management Authority.
Follow the Instruction issued by the Hostel authorities that may be modified time to time as per the situation.
Comply to the Covid-19 norms/advisory for testing, isolation and retesting based on the advisories/guidelines issued by the MoHFW strict action may be taken against the residents not complying to the guidelines.
1. Residents must bring their own crockery and cutlery for use in their rooms.
2. Each resident must bring her own mattress, pillow, blanket, linen, curtains, bucket, mug and table lamp. The Hostel will not provide these items.
3. With respect to closure of the Hostel Gate i.e. entry and exit time, residents of the Hostel shall not be allowed to leave the Hostel premises after 10.00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. If any resident comes after the scheduled time, she must inform in the hostel office in advance, failing which her parents/LG(Local Guardians) will be informed.
4. All the residents should sign their attendance at 10.00 p.m. All the residents must be present unless prior leave has been granted. The resident must mark her attendance in person on time. Disciplinary action will be taken against the resident who violates the attendance rule and also against the resident who is found to mark attendance for other resident. If a resident does not mark her attendance three days in a month, a warning mail of disciplinary action will be sent to the resident. Inspite of the above warning by the hostel, if a resident again breaks the rule of marking attendance and have been issued warning letter twice, then strict disciplinary action will be taken against the resident without any further warning.
5. Every resident is responsible for proper maintenance of the Hostel property. Residents will be charged three times the actual cost of the damaged item of the hostel property they use, individually or collectively, as the case may be. Residents are expected to use water and electricity judiciously in the hostel. Those who are found to waste water & electricity may have to submit fine decided by the hostel administration.
6. No resident is allowed to shift from the room allotted to her to another room in any circumstances. No furniture should be shifted from one room to another without prior written permission of the Hostel administration. The administration shall have the right to shift any resident to another room with a view to ensure double occupancy of rooms in the Hostel.
7. The responsibility of keeping their rooms clean and tidy will rest with the residents. Residents are not supposed to paste, write and paint anything on the walls of the room. In case the walls on their side are found damaged or in bad condition, a one-time fine between Rs.500/- to Rs.4000/- (depending upon the damage) will be levied on the resident at the time of vacating the room.
8. As per University decision, residents are required to produce ‘No dues’ certificate from the Hostel office for obtaining admission ticket for the Semester/Annual examinations.
9. A resident must hand -over the complete charge of her room, while vacating the Hostel accommodation after paying all her dues and must obtain gate pass at least three days before vacating the Hostel. A copy of the gate pass is to be handed over to the Security Guard on duty before leaving the Hostel premises. The residents are not allowed to hand over the keys of their rooms to any person other than the Hostel officials.
10. In case any resident remains away from the Hostel (violating the leave rules), it will be presumed that she has left the Hostel and Hostel administration reserves the right to take possession of the room and re-allot it to another eligible student. The luggage of the resident concerned, if any, will be deposited in the store/any other room of the hostel. If the luggage is not claimed within three months, the Hostel Administration may dispose it off in any manner considered suitable. A penal rent @ Rs.30/- per day in addition to the normal charges for the period during which the luggage remains unclaimed shall be payable by the concerned person.
11. Admission shall be terminated in the case of a resident against whom disciplinary action has been taken by a Faculty/Department/College/ Hostel of the University of Delhi.
12. The room/s of resident/s shall be double-locked if at any given point of time hostel and mess dues outstanding towards them exceed the amount of Hostel caution money.
13. Lights and fans should always be switched off while leaving the rooms, common room, library etc.
14. Battery operated transistor, music systems may be played at a low volume so as not to disturb other residents.
15. Residents should intimate in writing to the office immediately any changes in the addresses and telephone number of their parents/husband and in case of local guardian duly verified by the parents/husband.
16. The Provost/Warden/Resident Tutor/Block Tutor or their nominee shall have the right to enter the resident’s room to make a surprise check or for an inquiry/search, as and when considered necessary.
17. Residents are expected to give due respect to hostel staffs (office employees, mess workers, safai karamcharis, malis and security staff, etc.). If and when residents encounter any problem with or notice any lapse on the part of any employee, she may report the same to the Block Tutor/Resident Tutor/Warden. In case the resident/s is/are not satisfied with the action taken by the Resident Tutor/Warden in this regard, the matter may be brought to the notice of the Provost.
However, residents shall not take the law in their own hands and do anything to hurt the honour and dignity of the Hostel employees. Any act of misconduct towards the hostel employees on the part of a resident will be treated as an act of serious breach of discipline & liable for disciplinary action/fine up to Rs. 2500/-.
18. No notices will be put up on any of the notice boards of the Hostel without written permission/signature of the administration. Sticking of unauthorized bills, posters or notices in any of the public spaces within the Hostel premises is strictly prohibited and violation of this provision shall be treated as an act of serious indiscipline on the part of the defaulter.
19. Residents are expected to come to the dining hall, common room, visitor’s room and the office properly dressed. The Reading Room and Common Room will remain open for the time as decided by the authorities.
20. Residents are advised not to entertain their visitors at the Hostel gate.
21. Residents are required to abide by all instructions from the Hostel authorities, which are displayed on the Notice Board from time to time or conveyed otherwise.
22. Residents are expected to participate actively in the various Hostel activities including running of the mess, cultural activities, library, and maintenance of garden or any other duty assigned to the resident/s by the Provost/Warden/Resident Tutor/Block Tutor.
23. The residents are not allowed to engage any individual for personal services. No employee of the Hostel should be asked to do personal job by any resident.
24. General complaints regarding civil/electrical work on the floor should be reported in writing to the Caretaker with a copy to the Resident Tutor/Warden.
25. Any resident found carrying mess utensils outside the Dining Hall will be subjected to fine.
26. Uncleaned utensils of residents found in the pantry of any floor will be disposed off and a fine will be imposed on the residents of that particular floor collectively. In case Induction Cooker/Hotplate/any other item is found missing from the pantry, thrice the cost of the item would be charged and divided among the residents of the concerned floor of the particular cluster.
27. Any complaint regarding mess must be immediately brought to the notice of the Housekeeper/RT/Warden.
28. Possession/use of alcoholic drinks, narcotics, drugs and smoking are strictly prohibited in the Hostel premises. Heavy fine (Rs.10,000) will be charged from the defaulters and/or expulsion from the hostel.
29. Any resident found forging parent’s/authorized guardian’s signature, can be denied for admission/expelled from the hostel with no further clarification.
30. The use of electrical appliances such as heater, blower, electric iron, immersion rod etc. in the Hostel rooms by the residents is strictly forbidden. If any electrical appliance upto 500W is found during the surprise visit, a fine of Rs. 1000/- per item will be levied. If any electrical appliance of 501W to 1500W is found, a fine of Rs. 2000/- per item will be levied and if any electrical appliance of more than 1500W is found, a fine of Rs. 3000/- per item will be levied as well as disciplinary action may be initiated. The same will be kept in the hostel office maximum for one week. Within the week, the resident must take the appliance out from the hostel. Thereafter, The Hostel will not be responsible for appliance.
31. Keeping and use of LPG cylinder in the Hostel rooms by the residents is an offence, since it may be fatal. A fine of Rs. 2000/ – would be charged if any resident is found to possess the same and violate the rule.
32. A fine of Rs. 50/- on per item per day will be levied on retaining the sports items for personal use for more than two days.
33. With prior permission from the hostel Only non-commercial small portable plastic / dessert coolers of size 15’’ and 250 Watt are allowed with maximum capacity of 50 Litres. Charges for using cooler is Rs.1000/- per month. Only one cooler is allowed per room Resident using Air Coolers are required to keep them clean and disinfect them regularly to prevent spreading of Dengue and Malaria. If any penalty is imposed by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi in this regard, the concerned resident shall have to pay the same. Portable fans with maximum capacity of 200 Watt are allowed by paying Rs. 500/- per month only after prior permission from the hostel authorities.
34. The residents are warned not to tamper with the electrical installations in the rooms or in the Hostel premises inclusive of Water pump. Disciplinary action will be taken against those who violate these rules.
35. All residents are required to keep their Identity cards/leave book ready for inspection by the Gate Keepers/mess manager and Hostel authorities.
36. The residents should keep their rooms locked as and when they go out of their rooms. The Hostel is not responsible for loss of valuable/Money due to theft or fire. However, any case of theft is to be reported immediately to the Hostel authorities. Residents are requested not to leave their belongings in the verandah, balcony, garden, laundry, washroom etc. Unclaimed items shall be confiscated by the Hostel officials.
37. Residents who discontinue their studies in the middle of the session shall inform the Hostel office in writing and vacate the Hostel accommodation immediately after clearing the dues.
38. Forcible eviction shall be undertaken by the Eviction Committee constituted by the Provost and if necessary, with the inclusion of the University Security/ Proctorial staff.
39. Residents are required to abide by all rules and instructions given in the Bulletin of Information and which are notified on the Notice Board/website from time to time.
40. At the time of admission every student shall be required to sign a declaration that she submits herself to the disciplinary jurisdiction of the Vice- Chancellor, the Provost and other authorities, who may be vested with the authority to exercise discipline under the Act, the Statutes and Ordinances including Ordinance XV-B, C and D and rules that have been framed by the University and the Hostel.
41. Residents must ensure that vehicles kept by them in the premises of hostel are duly registered with appropriate authorities. All vehicles must be kept locked in the place allotted for this purpose by the hostel.
42. No resident shall indulge in any unauthorized/unlawful activity in the Hostel premises other than academic and the Resident’s SWA activities. Any such activity will be reported to the Proctor office of the University.
43. Residents getting the jobs during their stay: Residents must inform the Hostel office immediately on getting the job (Permanent/Temporary/Guest/Ad-hoc/).
- a) If a student gets the job on Permanent basis, she should vacate the Hostel within one month from the date of such an appointment.
- b) Residents who gets a job on Temporary/Guest/Ad-hoc basis) but continue to be bonafide students of the University of Delhi may be allowed to stay in the Hostel, subject to a surcharge of Rs. 900/- per month over and above the normal monthly charges. However overall job assignment should not exceed more than six months in an academic year of the Hostel.
3. c) Those residents who do not intimate about such appointments and do not take the permission of the Provost to stay will be charged the penal rent of Rs. 1200/- per month from the date of appointment, in addition to the normal dues payable immediately before the employment. In case of hiding the information for a very long period, resident may be liable to any disciplinary action/fine.