Narmada Hostel

Narmada hostel is one the oldest hostels in JNU. It is situated in front of Jawaharlal Nehru University Student Union's office and a cafeteria called 'Teflas'. During the initial few years this hostel accommodated only foreign students but gradually Indian students were also accommodated. Now Narmada hostel accommodates students from all over India and foreign countries as well. This hostel has spacious dual sharing accommodation for students in three floors that are divided into two wings. The kitchen and dining hall are located in the centre of the hostel.

The hostel premises are covered with lush green vegetation and well maintained garden. Narmada also boasts of the typical JNU architecture with open redbrick buildings with balconies for each room and also have separate cupboards for each resident. There is a common mess and TV room in the hostel. It also provides well equipped gym facility with for students. The hostel has a waiting room for the visitors as well. There is a common study room for the students.

The cuisine in the hostel mess has a pan Indian character. There is a special diet facility for students when ill or sick.

The hostel has a tradition of organizing freshers' welcome party as a celebration and organizes hostel nights with various cultural events annually. The hostel is ideally located close to various facilities in the campus such as shopping complex, bank, students' union office, canteen, bus stop, auto rickshaw stand, other hostels, administration building and academic complex.

Amenities

Total Number of rooms for students: 101
Gym: 1
Reading room: 1
Common room: 1
Visitors' room: 1
Sports facilities: Carrom Board: 1, Table Tennis: 1 and Outdoor Badminton court: 1
Narmada Dormitory/Extension (Girls)

The Narmada dormitory/extension is a new addition to Narmada hostel that opened in August 2016. It has 28 rooms with six beds in each room and accommodates only girls. Presently the dormitory extension is underway.

Employees

Name of Staff	Designation
Mr. Dharma Raj Ram	Office Incharge
Mr. Shiv Charan Badola	Cashier
Mr. Ramesh Chand	Caretaker

MESS STAFF OF NARMADA HOSTEL AS ON 13.07.2016

S. No.	Name of Mess Employee	Designation	Whether Permanent/ Contractual
1.	Mr. Pritam Singh	Mess Supervisor	Contractual
2.	Mr. Sunil Kumar	Mess Supervisor	Contractual
3.	Mr. K.K. Sasi	Cook	Permanent
4.	Mr. P.V. Andrews	Cook	Permanent
5.	Mr. Jai Karan Ram	Cook	Permanent
6.	Mr. Dharmendra Singh	Cook	Permanent
7.	Mr. Imtiyaz Ahmad	Cook	Permanent
8.	Mr. Gautam Rao	Cook	Permanent
9.	Mr. Chaman Singh Rana	Mess Helper	Permanent
10.	Mr. Praveen Kumar	Mess Helper	Permanent
11.	Mr. Sher Singh	Mess Helper	Permanent
12.	Mr. B.D. Joshi	Mess Helper	Permanent
13.	Mr. Balam Singh	Mess Helper	Permanent
14.	Mr. Kamal Singh	Mess Helper	Permanent
15.	Mr. M. Srinivasan	Mess Helper	Permanent
16.	Mr. Bobby Vohra	Mess Helper	Permanent
17.	Mr. G.S. Pandey	Mess Helper	Permanent
18.	Mr. Manoj Kumar	Mess Helper	Contractual
19.	Mr. Shyam Bahadur	Mess Helper	Contractual
20.	Mr. Lucky Saini	Mess Helper	Contractual
21.	Mr. Brijesh Kumar	Mess Helper	Contractual

Details of Sanitation Employees as on 13.07.2016

S.No.	Name of Employee	Designation	Whether Permanent/ Contractual
1.	Mr. Sohan Lal	Sanitary Guide	Permanent
2.	Mr. Ram Pal	Safaikarmachari	Permanent
3.	Mr. Mahender Pal	Safaikarmachari	Permanent
4.	Mr. Prem Singh	Safaikarmachari	Permanent
5.	Smt. Sharda Devi-ll	Safaikarmachari	Permanent
6.	Smt. Sashi Kala-l	Safaikarmachari	Permanent
7.	Smt. Kamla-IV	Safaikarmachari	Permanent
8.	Smt. Shanti-IV	Safaikarmachari	Permanent
9.	Mr. Suresh Kumar	Safaikarmachari	Contractual

Details of Horticultural Employees

S.No.	Name of Employee	Designation	Whether Permanent/ Contractual
1.	Mr. Heera Lal Meena	Mali	Permanent

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Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

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Wardens

Senior Warden
Dr. Abhimanyu Singh Arha
Mess Warden
Dr. Pravesh Kumar
Warden (Maintenance and Sanitation)
Dr. Rahul Raj
Warden (Health & Recreation)
Dr. Deep Narayan Pandey
Contact
Telephone : 26704797