Jhelum Hostel is one of the oldest hostels of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. It is a located in the Uttarakhand area of JNU. It is close to the famous Ganga Dhaba, JNU Health Centre and the Kamal (Shopping) Complex (KC). The hostel started functioning in the year 1977. Only the West wing was then ready for allotment and the East wing was under construction. It was ready for allotment by 1978. Only girl students were accommodated in during the year 1978. This was the first hostel where male students got allotment in one wing and female students in the other wing and shared the same mess. It was a successful experiment. This arrangement lasted till mid 1984. Therefore, girl students were shifted to Ganga hostel and the West wing was allotted to male students. It has a two storey building which has 198 rooms. The hostel lies in the centre of three hostels, Ganga, Sutlej and Yamuna. The famous Jhelum Lawns of the JNU Campus is named after the Jhelum Hostel. The Jhelum Lawns serve as the traditional venue for Presidential debate of the JNU Student’s Union (JNUSU) elections, International Food Festival and also other cultural activities like celebrations of Holi festival and the Chat Sammelan. Jhelum Hostel is organizing Chat Sammelan, which is a famous in JNU. It organizes day before Holi Festival.
The hostel is allotted only to male students. It has single seats for research scholars pursuing M.Phil and Ph.D and double seats for students pursuing Bachelor and Master courses. Currently there are 192 rooms available for students out of which 67 are single seats. The maximum capacity of the hostel is 330 residents. The Jhelumites (i.e. the residents of Jhelum) have been traditionally cosmopolitan, representing every part of the diverse Indian social and culture life.
The hostel is built in a manner so as to provide natural light and ventilation to all rooms and it is made of typical JNU style red bricks along with proper architecture to protect the building from the earthquakes. It has a small garden, different kind of trees in its premises. It has a vibrant and natural environment. Along with its students, this natural environment has made Jhelum a home for a wide variety of flora and fauna. The hostel has 24-hour water facility and drinking water is re-filtered through purifiers to provide clean drinking water to its residents. The hostel mess functions throughout the year and serves healthy and nutritious food to the residents. The hostel mess serves different kind of food items like Idli Sambar, Dosa, Poha, Dahi Chura, Biryani, Puri Jalebi, Chhole Bhature, Chow-mein etc. The hostel mess works on a no-profit-no-loss basis which means that the whole expenditure of the mess is equally divided among the residents. Jhelum Hostel also has a reading room for studying, a gymnasium for fitness and a television room for entertainment. The gymnasium and T.V. room are conveniently situated above the hostel mess. There are a variety of sports facilities available such as a Badminton court, a table tennis room and also facilities for playing carrom, cricket, chess, ludo etc. It provides a healthy and friendly environment for the well-being of the students. Jhelum hostel has developed its own identity and culture among JNU hostels. This hostel also serves as a space for debates among its students. Its environment is healthy, friendly and familiar among the residents, and Jhelum fraternity is formally referred to among its residents as Jhelum Parivar (Jhelum Family) and not as Jhelum Hostel. Many alumni of Jhelum Hostel have excelled in different spheres of life. This hostel has contributed many administrators, defense officers, professors and entrepreneurs to the nation.
The Hostel organizes its Annual Hostel Day function every year. Special dinner is served on this day to the guests as well as residents. Cultural activities are also organized on this day. Apart from this, sports tournaments are organized and prizes/mementos are distributed by the Senior Warden/Warden (Recreation).
Hostel elections are held every year in the month of September. In these elections, a President, Six Hostel Committee Members and six Mess Committee Members are elected through democratic process and Single ballot. These student representatives are elected to assist hostel administration in the smooth functioning of the Hostel. Besides these, four other student representatives are selected through interview by the wardens for looking after the duties of Common Room and Sports activities. The hostel has four wardens namely Senior Warden, Mess Warden, Sanitation and Maintenance Warden and Recreation Warden. To assist the wardens in the hostel administration, the hostel also has three clerical staff namely Office Incharge, Cashier and Caretaker. For the management of the mess, the hostel has two mess supervisors and other mess staff. The hostel also has a messenger who delivers mail to students.
Employees
Name of Staff |
Designation |
Mr. Sanjeev Mehta |
Office Incharge |
Mr. Manoj Kumar |
Caretaker |
Mr Shankar Datt |
Cashier |
MESS STAFF OF JHELUM HOSTEL
S.NO |
NAME |
DESIGNATION |
01. |
Mr. S. N. Sharma |
Mess Supervisor |
02. |
Mr. Sujit Kumar |
Mess Supervisor |
03. |
Mr Diwan Singh |
Cook - Permanent |
04. |
Mr Deep Chand |
Cook - Permanent |
05. |
Mr Radhey Mohan |
Cook - Permanent |
06. |
Mr S. Mitra |
Cook - Extension |
07. |
Mr Rajendra Singh |
Cook - Contractual |
08. |
Mr Surya Baksh Yadav |
Cook - Contractual |
09 |
Mr Anil Sharma |
Cook - Contractual |
10 |
Mr Chandi Prasad |
Helper - Contractual |
11. |
Mr Padam Kumar |
Helper - Contractual |
12. |
Mr Vishwanath Rao |
Helper - Contractual |
13. |
Mr Puran Bahadur |
Helper - Contractual |
14. |
Mr Tapan Kumar Ojha |
Helper - Contractual |
15. |
Mr Ranbir II |
Helper - Contractual |
16 |
Mr Balam Giri |
Helper - Contractual |
17 |
Mr Ramkesh |
Helper - Contractual |
18 |
Mr Chandan Singh Mehta |
Helper - Contractual |
19 |
Mr Pram Nath Yadav |
Helper - Contractual |
20 |
Mr Shiv Shankar |
Helper - Contractual |
21 |
Mr Om Prakash Meena |
Helper - Contractual |
22 |
Mr Santosh Manjhi |
Helper - Contractual |
23 |
Mr Hari Shankar |
Helper - Contractual |
24 |
Mrs Kamlesh Devi |
Helper - Contractual |
25 |
Mrs Madhu Sharma |
Helper - Contractual |
26 |
Mr Ranjit Kumar |
Helper - Contractual |