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FACILITIES |
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BOYS’ HOSTEL |
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The Government Eden Hindu Hostel, established
in the year 1886, is a collegiate hostel situated at 3 Peary
Charan Sarkar Street, Kolkata 700073, adjacent to the college
and accommodates the male students and research fellows of
Presidency College, and a few students of Sanskrit College,
Goenka College of Commerce and Business Administration, and
Moulana Azad College. This hostel has the capacity to accommodate
272 boarders.
The hostel has eight guest-rooms having the rental charges
of Rs. 60.00 (common bath), Rs. 80.00 (attached bath) and
Rs. 100.00 (3-seated with attached bath) per day. Parents
of the students as well as guests of the college are allowed
to stay there.
The central old building consists of 6 wards including kitchen,
dining hall and staff-quarters occupying a total area of 26,000
sq. ft. The following table illustrates the hostel accommodation.
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Rooms
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I |
11:4-seater |
44 |
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8: 4-seater:
6: 3-Seater: 1: 2-seater |
52 |
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24: Single: 6: 3 Seater |
42 |
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24: Single:
6: 3 Seater |
42 |
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24: Single: 8: 3 Seater:1: 2-seater |
50 |
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20:Single seater:
11: 2-seater |
42 |
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There are two kitchens, dining hall, one TV
room, twenty toilets and bathrooms for boarders’ use.
This hostel has two libraries (one text-book library and one
recreation library) with a rich collection of books.
The staff pattern includes one Superintendent, two Assistant
Superintendents, three Stewards, four office staff, five kitchen
staff and six additional temporary members of kitchen staff
for smooth running of the hostel. There are staff quarters
for superintendent, assistant superintendents, stewards and
other staff members within the hostel premises.
All the boarders actively participate in sports tournaments
like football, volleyball, cricket, badminton etc. They also
take part in various cultural activities like Saraswati Puja,
Re-union, Freshers’ Welcome and outgoing boarders’
farewell and other cultural programmes. |
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GIRLS’ HOSTEL |
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Presidency College 175th Anniversary Girls’
Hostel, established in the year 1992, is situated at the Salt
Lake City and accommodates a total of 92 girl students of
UG and PG classes of the college. The lodging comprises one
fourteen-bedded dormitory, seven four-seated rooms on the
ground floor, ten single-seated and ten four-seated rooms
on the first floor. Other facilities include one dining hall,
one library room, common room and one dormitory for kitchen
staff. Residential accommodation for the superintendent, assistant
superintendent and matron is within the hostel premises. There
are five full-time government staff members, four kitchen
staff members, one gardener and sweepers on daily wages. The
total covered area of the building is 9806 sq ft. The hostel
bus plies between the hostel and the college at least two
times a day for providing transport facilities to the student
boarders. There are facilities for games and recreation within
the hostel compound. The hostel also provides medical attention
to the borders. |
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