VGSoM IIT Kharagpur Campus & Hostel
Hostel rooms and fees, mess, sports, labs and connectivity
Campus Facts
Area
~2,100 acres (parent IIT Kharagpur — largest IIT campus in India)
Location
IIT Kharagpur · Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302 — town setting, ~120 km west of Kolkata
Distance from City
~120 km from Kolkata · ~150 km from Howrah Junction · Kharagpur Railway Station (one of the longest railway platforms in the world) is ~5 km from the campus
Hostel Capacity
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Room Type
Residential MBA — students allocated to IIT-KGP halls of residence. Mess advance ₹14,500/sem + Hall Establishment ₹24,354/sem + Hostel Overhead ₹1,177/sem (= ₹40,031/sem hostel charges). Specific MBA hostel block name not stated in source.
Food
Hall mess system (IIT Kharagpur standard) — mess advance ₹14,500/semester.
Life Highlights
Inside IIT Kharagpur — the OLDEST IIT (established 1951)
Largest IIT campus in India at ~2,100 acres
VGSoM founded 1993 by IIT-KGP alumnus Vinod Gupta — India's first IIT-system MBA
Access to IIT-KGP's engineering labs, research centres, library, sports facilities
Distinguishing feature: only 4-yr B.Tech/BE/B.Pharma OR Masters-with-Maths/Stats backgrounds — numerate-only cohort
Strong Gender Diversity Factor mechanism: +4 marks at shortlist + 10 marks at final selection for women
Mandatory International Immersion Programme (₹1 L fee included in headline)
Kharagpur Railway Station — known for one of the longest railway platforms globally
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