BU manages surge in hostel admissions after commissioning new building with 58 rooms
Bharathiar University has successfully addressed a surge in hostel demand by opening a new facility, 'Vasuki,' which adds 58 rooms and 246 beds. The university is currently prioritizing students from distant locations as occupancy rates remain high across all hostels.
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Infrastructure expansion in public universities is essential to accommodate growing student populations and ensure equitable access to education.
Bharathiar University has been able to manage with the surge in hostel admissions for the 2026-27 session owing to the inauguration of a new hostel at the start of this month. Constructed at a cost of ₹3 crore, the hostel named Vasuki has 58 rooms with a capacity to accommodate 246 students.
This time around, about 150 additional students were admitted into the hostels.
BU has, in all, 13 hostels named after poets and family members of Bharathiar. These 13 comprise four men’s hostels, five women’s hostels, a sports hostel, two hostels for research scholars and one international hostel.
The university prioritises hostel admission to students from far-off places. Till last year, the hostels accommodated close to 1400 students.
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