Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences, Jalandhar in Punjab offers comfortable and secure on-campus residential accommodation facilities for students. The institution provides separate hostels for boys and girls. As officially detailed, a) The institution provides hostel accommodation for the students requiring the same. b) The Director Principal on recommendation of the warden may refuse allotment or reject the application of a student, if he is convinced that the student should not stay in the hostel. This is applicable even during the academic course of the student c) There are separate hostels for boys and girls. These hostels are open only to students on the college rolls. d) Accommodation shall be allotted by the warden in order of seniority and merit which will be determined by the year of study and by the marks obtained at the last University / promotion examination. e) In making the allotment the warden/hostel superintendent will also take into consideration student's conduct and character f) Students whose hostel dues are not paid will not be eligible for allotment g) If a student who is allotted hostel accommodation is not personally residing or found by the administration to be misusing the room i.e., keeping unlawful or illegal occupants, his/her allotment will be cancelled and the case will be referred to the Disciplinary Committee for further necessary action h) Option for AC hostel rooms be given at the time of admission and start of the session of respective year and allotment will be on first come first serve basis. Change from Non AC to AC may be permitted in mid-session after depositing full fee for the whole year and subject to availability on written request by the student through hostel warden/hostel superintendent and Director Principal. 1) In case of hostlers, parents need to provide in writing to Director Principal at the time of hostel admission, the names and addresses of the local guardians/relatives who can be contacted in case of emergency or with whom he or she can stay overnight with the permission of the warden. B. HOSTEL FEE Hostel fee and security are payable by the students for the full year along with the college fee on or before 31th July, of every session. (security is payable if already not paid for hostel). C. DISCIPLINE a) Warden is authorized to punish students for any irregularities, neglect of duties or breach of discipline. The Hostel Superintendent, for any breach of discipline may punish the students by way of a fine. Complaints proved to be correct after inquiry by the Hostel Superintendent shall be brought to the notice of the Director Principal for information to the parents of the boarders. Appeals against Sol the orders of the Hostel Superintendent if any, shall be made to the Director Principal/disciplinary committee. b) The students will not shift rooms without prior permission of the warden, Hostel Superintendent, and the Director Principal c) Furniture must not be shifted from one room to another without prior permission of the warden d) All damages shall be repaired at the expense of the boarders as they are responsible for the same e) No religious ceremony likely to injure the feelings of the boarders shall be performed in the hostel f) All the students will be issued mess ID cards and will have to carry the card when enter the mess for food. In national interest unnecessary food wastage by the student can lead to disciplinary action in the token of the. g) No boarder shall indulge in any amusement which disturb other boarders. h) All boarders are expected to be in their rooms by 9:00pm (except those in the library) No boarder will leave the hostel/ institution after 9:30pm without prior permission of the warden. Boarders coming late to the hostel will first report to the warden of their hostel. Infringement of these rules will be considered as a serious offence. i) Boarders are required to take prior permission from the warden if they want to spend the night / weekend out of the hostel. j) It is strictly prohibited to deface the walls, furniture, fixtures & alter the electrical fittings. k) Cases of sickness amongst the boarders must be reported to the warden for necessary action. 1) As the institution area is a non-smoking, non-alcohol consumption zone, use of tobacco, liquor & narcotic drugs is strictly prohibited. m) Students found to be faltering the above rule will be expelled from the college along with their room-mates/colleagues. n) Weapon/explosives etc. are strictly prohibited, defaulters will face disciplinary action. o) Any student found absent from the hostel for more than one week without permission will automatically forfeit his/her allotment in the hostel. The belongings of the student will be kept in the store room after making an inventory by the warden. The student on return will seek re allotment of accommodation in the usual way. p) Any student who is unable to occupy his allotted accommodation in the hostel by the notified date for reasons, other than certified illness, for which he will submit a certificate, before the due date will also forfeit his allotment q) The hostel authorities will not be responsible for safe custody of students belongings and for loss of anything from the students' room. But loss if any, should be immediately reported to the warden. Students are advised not to keep a large sum of money or other valuables in the room. r) Students are not allowed to stay in the hostel during class hours except with permission from the warden s) The speed limit for driving inside the college campus is 20km/hr D. VISITORS a) Rights of admission to the hostel premises are reserved b) No guest shall be allowed to reside in the hostel. Violation of this rule will render the boarder liable for expulsion from the hostel in addition to any other penalty/fine which the Hostel Superintendent may deem appropriate c) Students may receive authorized visitors daily from 5 pm to 8 pm. At other times visitors may be received only with the written permission of the warden d) The visitors will be seated in the reception area and the student concerned will be informed after the entry has been made in the visitor's book e) No female visitors are allowed to enter the male hostel/and vice-versa under any circumstances. Only those visitors will be allowed in the reception area whose names are given in the visitor's list which has been submitted in the hostel office duly signed by the parents or guardian of the boarder E. MESS Mess rules will be observed. All students will dine in the mess. No student shall cook food in his/her room or bring mess food to his/her room. Rules including meal timing will be displayed on the notice board Note: Note: The above rules are subjected to revision from time to time by college authorities.
