The PGP is currently a full-time residential programme and plans are on to make the MDP programme also a residential one by 2010. Single-seated accommodation facilities are available for all PGP participants in the campus premises, with separate blocks for men and women. MDP participants have a separate MDP hostel block while a housing block is available for FPM participants. Aesthetically designed, the hostel blocks are spread around the canteen, on the sides of the hillock. The hostels are interconnected, mostly in blocks of three.
Each of the blocks has a square in the center where basketball and/or badminton courts with artificial turf are maintained, with some blocks also having lawns in the square. Each hostel block has a common room where facilities such as wall-mounted televisions, printers, table-tennis tables and carrom and chess games are available. It is the common room that provides the scene of action for get-togethers, parties and informal discussions. Each block is also equipped with fully automatic washing machines and each floor is further equipped with landline phones, water coolers and water purifiers. Students also make use of the open terraces on each block for various purposes, ranging from drying clothes to hosting parties.
The individual rooms are furnished with teak cots and bedding, a computer table, chairs, closets and shelves. All rooms have full time internet connectivity with direct lines to the main LAN. The housekeeping staff are available through the week except Sundays and take care of cleaning the rooms, corridors and rest rooms on a daily basis.
Dedicated mess facilities and round the clock canteen facilities are available in the hostels. Both vegetarian and non-vegetarian food is available and the pan-Indian menu is managed by the student body. Various other snacks, biscuits, chocolates, ice cream and soft drinks are available in the mess itself. Apart from the regular mess, a night canteen is also available from 11pm to 5am for students to order anything from noodles to parathas. Apart from this, a Sanchi parlour is also available through the day, that stocks milk products such as lassi, condensed milk, sweets, etc. The Sanchi parlour also stocks seasonal fruits.
The students also run a self managed goods store that stocks anything from stationery and snacks to self-care products and essentials. Apart from this, the hostels also boast of a music room, in-house laundry services, and an excellent gymnasium (see under SPORTS FACILITIES section).
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