Hygiene problems
Exposed food waste contaminates the surfaces students eat on every day.
A hostel initiative · Vaddeswaram campus
A clean hostel is everyone’s responsibility. Students are expected to maintain basic dining etiquette and dispose of food and other waste responsibly.
Food waste left on tables, floors and common areas affects everyone who uses the hostel after you.
Exposed food waste contaminates the surfaces students eat on every day.
Leftovers turn stale quickly, especially in enclosed lifts and corridors.
Bones, shells and scraps attract flies, cockroaches and rodents.
The next student has to clear your table before they can sit down.
Avoidable mess adds hours to an already full cleaning schedule.
Shared spaces set the standard of the entire hostel.
We are not asking students to clean the hostel. We are asking students not to make it dirty.
Six seconds of checking is all this takes.
LOOK→PICK→BIN
Two bins, two rules. Both are provided in every dining area.
Dispose in designated food-waste bins
Dispose in designated dry-waste bins
Dining hallCorridorsLiftsStaircasesCommon areas
Food waste must not be thrown or left in common areas.
Lifts, staircases and corridors are cleaned on a fixed schedule, not continuously. Anything left there stays there — in front of every student, visitor and parent who passes through.
Common spaces are shared spaces. Keep them clean for everyone.
Hostel common areas may be monitored through CCTV where surveillance systems are installed. CCTV footage may be reviewed by authorised Hostel Administration and Wardens when investigating cleanliness or hostel-rule violations.
Footage is reviewed by authorised staff, for a specific reported or observed violation — not as routine surveillance of individuals.
Identified violations are handled privately and in accordance with hostel rules and university procedures. Footage is not displayed, circulated or shared publicly.
Almost every case ends at the first two stages.
Education → Reminder → Warning → Fine → Disciplinary action
Posters, announcements, orientation sessions and dining-area reminders.
A private verbal or written reminder for a first observed violation.
Repeated or confirmed violations may receive an official warning.
Repeated violations may result in a monetary fine as per hostel regulations. Applicable fines will be imposed and recorded through the University ERP system.
Persistent or serious violations may be referred for further disciplinary action according to university and hostel regulations.
A first instance is a warning in every category below.
| Violation | First instance | Second instance | Repeated violation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food waste left on dining table | Warning | ₹500 fine | ₹1,000 fine |
| Food waste in lift or common area | Warning | ₹500–₹1,000 fine | ₹2,000 fine |
| Deliberate littering | Warning | ₹500 fine | ₹1,000 fine |
| Repeated dining-area violations | Warning | Fine | Further disciplinary action |
Indicative only. Penalties are subject to the approved Hostel and University regulations. Fines, where applicable, will be imposed through the University ERP system. The amounts shown are not binding unless officially approved and notified by the competent authority.
Housekeeping staff work continuously to maintain the hostel environment. Leaving food waste on tables, floors or common areas unnecessarily increases their workload.
Cleanliness is not the responsibility of housekeeping alone. It is a shared responsibility.
Many students are living independently for the first time. Hostel freedom also comes with responsibility for a space shared with hundreds of others.
Dining etiquette and cleanliness are basic habits that apply everywhere — at home, in restaurants, cafeterias and shared university spaces.
If you wouldn’t leave it on the table at home or in a restaurant, don’t leave it here.
Hostel Administration → Hostel Wardens → Students
Monitoring and enforcement are carried out by Hostel Wardens under the Hostel Administration. Students are not monitors and are not expected to police or report on one another.
Reporting a facility issue helps housekeeping act faster. Use this for conditions, not for individuals.
Overflowing bins
Persistent food waste
Damaged or missing bins
Hygiene problems
Areas needing immediate cleaning
Other cleanliness concerns
Placeholder link — to be connected to the University’s official reporting system.
Your hostel is a shared space. Your small action makes a difference.
LOOK→PICK→BIN