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Gurukulam Hostel
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A serene place for peaceful stay and healthy food at the most affordable rate — fostering diligent study, spiritual upliftment, ideal character, and strong career growth.

An initiative by the alumni of
JU, IEM, GCELT, GCECT, TMSL, RCCIIT and CU.

Hostel Expenses Breakdown
Meal (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) ₹4000
Room Rent (incl. electricity & maintenance) ₹2500
Original Total ₹6500 / month
Alumni Subsidy

Note: Thanks to donations from alumni members, revised hostel charges apply:

APC Polytechnic College Students:

₹5000/ month
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What is the difference between Gurukulam & other messes or hostels?

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How Gurukulam food is hygenic, safe & healthy in compared to unhealthy, unclean, unhygienic, made for business outside food??

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Why in gurukulam late night study[ except exam time ] & remaining awake at night time is not encouraged?

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If I don't eat non veg then I will become weak due to lack of protine!!

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Is Gurukulam hostels meant for saying only till first year?

Gurukulam hostels takes students admission only in the first year. But the student can continue to stay till 4th year and beyond.

Is Gurukulam giving sufficient time for studies ?

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Overview

Gurukulam
About Us

What is Gurukulam?

Gurukulam hostel is exclusively designed for first-year engineering students who wish to develop both career and character in a safe, disciplined, and distraction-free environment. The hostel maintains a strict code of conduct, ensuring complete safety and prohibiting ragging, smoking, drinking, gambling (including playing cards), watching pornography, and all kinds of illicit activities. With its zero-tolerance approach to negative influences, Gurukulam provides the ideal atmosphere for young learners to focus on their studies, personal development, and academic excellence.

Alongside academics, Gurukulam places strong emphasis on spiritual growth, making it truly unique. Students are encouraged to engage in yoga, meditation, devotional chanting, and inspirational discussions that foster inner peace, discipline, and clarity of thought. These activities not only reduce stress but also instill humility, patience, and moral values. By blending education with spirituality, Gurukulam nurtures all rounded individuals who are prepared to excel in their professional journey while building a strong foundation of character and integrity.

Governing Body
The Team

Governing Body Members

Chiranjeeb Guha
Software Engineer @ IBM, JU (EIE, 2016)
Gauranga Sarkar
Software Engineer @ TCS, JU (Chemical Engg, 2011)
Pravin Samanta
Professor @ KIIT, CU (VLSI, 2018)
Subhadeep Mandal
Executive Officer @ Parle, RCCIIT (EIE, 2019)
Our Mission

Why Gurukulam Was Created

In today’s fast-paced world, there is a growing concern over the erosion of character, moral values, and essential virtues such as humility, patience, self-control, and perseverance among youth. Many young individuals, when left outside the guiding influence of their families, often succumb to destructive habits including smoking, drinking, exposure to pornography, and other illicit indulgences. Such behavior not only compromises their academic growth but also undermines their personal development, with serious consequences that sometimes include mental and physical harm caused by ragging, even in reputed institutions.

To counteract these challenges, Gurukulam was founded as a sanctuary for talented youth, providing a nurturing environment that promotes disciplined living, high moral standards, intellectual rigor, and wholesome habits. Conceived by a dedicated group of alumni from JU, CU, Heritage, IEM, GCELT, GCECT, TMSL, RCCIIT this initiative aims to guide students toward holistic growth—ensuring they excel academically while developing into morally, spiritually, and socially responsible individuals. Gurukulam stands as a beacon of excellence, safeguarding young minds from societal pitfalls and fostering the values necessary for a purposeful and successful life.

The most important purpose of Gurukulam is to protect students from:
Loss of Purity
Loss of Wisdom
Lack of Peace of mind
Loss of Self confidence
Lack of Cleanliness
Loss of Concentration
Loss of Determination
Loss of Vichara shakti (power of enquiry)
Loss of Dharana shakti (power to grasp)
Lack of Viveka (discrimination power)

Specialities

Specialities of Gurukulam

  • Gurukulam nurtures future leaders who will guide the world on the path of virtue, progress, peace, and bliss.
  • Regular counseling sessions are conducted by expert mentors, helping students cultivate responsibility, discipline, modest behavior, good habits, and a lifestyle free from stress and anxiety.
  • Students live in a completely addiction-free and ragging-free environment, where seniors treat first-year students as their younger brothers with care and respect.
  • Comprehensive healthcare support is provided through expert medical consultations, while overall well-being is enhanced through regular yoga practices.
  • Students are trained in self-reliant life skills such as maintaining cleanliness, washing clothes, preparing sattvic meals, and effective crisis management.
  • Joyful birthday celebrations are organized to make every student feel special and at home.
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Amenities

Facilities for Students

  • 1Each room will have 3 - 4 students, and everyone will get their own bed.
  • 2We also provide folding beds or bunk beds to save space and keep the rooms comfortable.
  • 3Students will get 3 time healthy, pure vegetarian sattvic meals every day to stay fit and focused.
  • 4Each student will get 3 racks and lockers for keeping valuables, clothes and books.
  • 5Study table will be provided form the Gurukulam side.
  • 6A Free Wi-Fi will be available in the campus for study and communication.
  • 7Every student will have a mentor who will guide and counsel them whenever needed and also provides supports in times of medical emergency.
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Qualifications

Requirements

🎓 Eligibility Criteria

  • 1Admission is based on FIRST COME FIRST SERVE basis .
  • 2Minimum marks required in both Secondary & Higher Secondary(if given):
    • ✔ Bengal Board: 75%
    • ✔ CBSE / ICSE: 80%
    • ✔ Bihar Board: 75%
  • 3 Each student willing to stay in Gurukulam will have to submit an amount of caution money of ₹10,000 at the time of admission. [This will be refunded to the students who will be completing the 1st year of their stay in Gurukulam. For those who will leave Gurukulam within the tenure of 1 year the caution money will not be refunded].

    To be part of the outings / retreats / camps / picnics is compulsory for Gurukulam residents. A very nominal fee of ₹5,000 for all the yearly outings / retreats / camps / picnics will be charged at the time of admission, which is non-refundable.
  • 4 The students must follow the activities for their character development [mentioned in the next sections]. It is compulsory for every resident of Gurukulam.

    Students who fail to follow these activities will lose their eligibility to stay in Gurukulam and their caution money will not be refunded.
  • 5Following the Vedic principle: “Early to bed and early to rise makes a person healthy, wealthy & wise.” Discipline in daily habits is compulsory.
  • 6Remember that Gurukulam is not created for business purposes. Here the real fee is the sincerity of the student to follow the activities of Gurukulam for their character & career development.
  • 7 Strictly prohibited inside Gurukulam:
    • ❌ Smoking
    • ❌ Drinking
    • ❌ Chewing tobacco
    • ❌ Gambling (including playing cards)
    • ❌ Illicit sex
    • ❌ Watching pornography
    • ❌ Eating non-vegetarian food

    ⚠️ In case of breaking any of the above rules, the Governing Body will eliminate the candidate(s) from Gurukulam without refunding their caution money.

  • 8Students cannot be outside Gurukulam after 10:00 PM (except in special cases). Staying overnight at a friend’s home is not allowed.
  • 9Entry is strictly prohibited in a drunken state.
  • 10The students must not go home at every weekend. The maximum frequency can be alternate weekends and if the frequency is less than that then we don't have any issue. This is because we want them to utilise the weekend time at Gurukulam to study nicely to get good marks in semester exams.
  • 11Guardians will not interfere in any Gurukulam activities of their respective candidates. Gurukulam can contact the guardians in the issues related to their health or their studies (just like any college or university or any training institute).
  • 12A court paper based agreement bond will be made between the student and Gurukulam. The student admitted must sign this document.
Application

📋 Procedure of Getting Admission

  • 1Reading Gurukulam website thoroughly and watching Gurukulam video.
  • 2Applying online through website (Link).
  • 3Attending the Quiz
  • 4Attending personal interview (online or offline).
  • 5Taking admission by paying ₹15,000 within 3 days of interview (if selected).
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Academics

Academic Activities of Gurukulam

For Career Development
Career
NIT
NIT 1
NIT 2
Cert
📚 Study Slot Timings

• Weekdays: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
• Weekends (Sat, Sun & Holidays): 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM (4 hours) & 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM (3 hours)
Consistent adherence to these study hours can help students achieve excellent results, with the potential to secure 90%+ in semester examinations.

⏰ Additional Study Hours

• Morning: 7:45 AM – 9:00 AM
• Night: 9:10 PM – 10:10 PM
These sessions should be used for completing assignments and enhancing skills.

✅ Minimum Requirement

Attendance of at least 25 hours per week in study slots is mandatory.

📊 Weekly Evaluation

Regular assessments will be conducted based on attendance and participation in study slots.

👨‍🏫 Mentorship

Continuous academic and career guidance will be provided by senior members.

🗣 English Proficiency

Special training programs will be organized to enhance communication and English-speaking skills.

🏭 Industrial Exposure

Training programs and projects will be conducted at NIT Durgapur or in collaboration with alumni-associated companies at the end of each academic year.

💼 Placement Readiness

Dedicated sessions will prepare students for Group Discussions (GDs), interviews, aptitude tests and both campus and off-campus recruitment drives.

Results

Performance of 1st Year Students (2024–25)

Consistent Academic Excellence
Academic Success
NIT Cert
CloudyML Cert
Students

At Gurukulam, we provide a spiritually enriched and disciplined environment that cultivates focus, dedication, and resilience in academics. With structured routines and guided mentorship, students have achieved remarkable results. The highlights are as follows:

Student Name SEM 1 (SGPA) SEM 2 (SGPA)
Ashutosh Mahanta (JU) 9.29 -
Atanu Chakraborty (CU) 9.20 -
Arunabh Tiwari (JU) 8.55 -
Subham Prasad (JU) 8.02 -
Himesh Bhimrajka (TMSL) 7.30 8.46 🔼
Ankit Soni (IEM) 8.83 8.45
Sandipan Jana (IEM) 9.00 9.00
Aariyan Das (TMSL) 6.46 7.46 🔼
Apurba Mondal (IEM) 8.32 8.87 🔼
Shubham Saw (IEM) 7.77 8.30 🔼
Sayantan Bhowmik (GCECT) 8.38 8.30
Sujit Paul (GCECT) 8.31 8.96 🔼
Kuntal Khan (GCECT) 8.19 9.27 🔼
Suman Das (RCCIIT) 7.40 8.33 🔼
Certifications Earned

During semester breaks, Gurukulam organizes training programs and workshops that help students build professional skills alongside academics. Notable certifications earned by students include:

  • Web Development (SDE) Program: 15-day intensive workshop, certified by CLOUDYML.
  • Python Applications: 15-day hands-on workshop, certified by NIT Durgapur.
Lifestyle

Activities of Gurukulam

For Character Development
Retreat
Outing
Activities
Prasadam
🛌 Daily Schedule

Practice of the principle: “Early to bed & early to rise makes a man healthy & wise.”
Bedtime: 10:30 PM (latest) | Wake-up: 5:20 AM
[except during examination periods]

🌅 Morning Routine

Attendance at 6:15 AM for Yoga, followed by seminars, Bhagavad Gita discussions, meditation, or prayers from 7:00 – 7:45 AM.

Relaxation Policy:
• 1 week before mid-terms
• 15 days before end-semester exams
• 2 days before class tests
📜 Certificate Courses

Gurukulam offers essential courses in spirituality and character development—rooted in the timeless wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita and Vedic scriptures. These courses are mandatory, and upon completion, students receive internationally recognized certification.

🚌 Outings & Excursions

Visits to holy places such as Dakshineswar, Mayapur, and Puri (2–3 times per year). Additional picnics will be organized at sites of historical and natural significance.

Exercise Wellness

Health & Wellness Activities

For maintaining good health:
  • Daily Yoga & Pranayama: 20-minute yoga and pranayama session conducted every morning from 6:15 AM onwards.
  • Relaxation Policy: Suitable relaxations will be provided as per the examination calendar (mid-semester, end-semester, class tests, and practicals).
Food & Lifestyle

Food Menu

Pure vegetarian diet menu for students to develop healthy body & stable mind

Breakfast

🥗 Delicious Breakfast Menu

At Gurukulam, breakfast is not just food — it’s prasadam 🙏, a sacred offering for the soul and body. We serve a wide variety of nourishing, sattvic, and delicious options to ensure good health, energy, and devotion throughout the day. 🌿

🍞 Bread Sandwich
🥔 Pao Bhaji
🥗 Upma Raita
🌿 Vegetable Khichri
🍚 Chura Polau Chatni
🥣 Dalia Polau Soup
🍛 Idli Sambar Chatni
🥟 Medu Vada Sambar
🥞 Masala Dosa Sambar
🍲 Puri Sabji
🍪 Tandoori Roti & Dal
🍜 Chowmein
🌯 Veg-Paneer Roll
🍲 Chola Bhatura
🍚 Masala Rice Raita
🍋 Lemon Rice & Sabji
🌽 Corn Rice & Chilli
🍵 Jeera Rice & Kadhi
🍅 Tomato Rice & Fries
🍝 Special Pasta
🥛 Curd Rice & Chips
🥞 Aloo Paratha
🥟 Kachori Sabji
🥦 Gobi Paratha
🥟 Momos w/ Soup
🌾 Sattu Paratha
🍔 Bread Burgers
🥠 Bread Cutlets
🥞 Uttapam w/ Chutney
Tea

☕ Tea & Coffee

Refreshing and health-boosting beverages:

  • 🌿 Herbal Tea: Helps prevent cough, cold.
  • 🍵 Herbal Coffee: Healthy alternative.
  • 🍎 Seasonal Fruits: Seasonal fruits and juices are provided often.
Lunch

🍴 Lunch:

🍚 Rice, 🥣 Dal, 🥦 One Dry Sabji, 🍲 One Liquid Sabji

(Varieties prepared with seasonal vegetables, soybeans, paneer, rajma, chole)

🌞 Summer Specials: Aam Panna, Bel Juice, Buttermilk, Lassi, Watermelon, Sattu Sarbat etc.

⏰ Note: Students may take lunch either at 2:30 pm or after returning from college at 5:00 pm.
Dinner

🌙 Simple Dinner at 8:45 PM

🫓 Chapati & 🥗 Sabji

(as per Ayurveda, digestion capability reduces after sunset 🌅)

🎉 Special Occasion: On birthdays, delicious treats like 🍕 Varieties of Pizzas are specially prepared.

🍴✨ Some Sample Feast Menus

Gurukulam feast is more than just food — it’s prasadam 🙏, prepared with devotion, energy, and love. A wide variety of nourishing & festive dishes await you. 🌿

Dahi Fuchka Special
Fried Rice
Biriyani
Chilli Paneer
Butter Paneer Masala
Mutter Paneer
Kadai Paneer
Paneer Lababdar
Stick Paneer Kebab
Paneer Navaratna Korma
Crispy Chilli Baby Corn
Butter Naan
Malai Kofta
Butter Pineapple Halwa
Butter Mango Halwa
Fruit Cream Salad
Fruit Custard
Special Sweet Rice
Andhra Bread Halwa
Winter Pithas
Thai Curry
Thai Soups
Ice Creams
Feast
Routine

🗓️ Daily Schedule

A disciplined day at Gurukulam

  • Wake Up and Getting Ready

    ⏰ 6:00 AM - 6.30 AM

  • Yoga

    🧘 6.40 AM - 7:00 AM

  • Bhagavad-gita Discussion / Meditation / Prayers(Alternate Days)

    📖 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

  • Room Cleaning

    🧹 8:00 AM - 8:15 AM

  • Personal Free Time

    📚 8:15 AM Onwards

  • Breakfast

    🥗 9:00 AM

  • Weekend Day Study Slot

    📖 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM (Sat, Sun & Holidays)

  • Lunch

    🍛 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

    * First-year students may take lunch after returning from college.
    * Tiffin facility available.

  • Evening Break (Free Time)

    ☕ 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM (Weekdays)

  • Compulsory Study Slots

    📖 Weekdays: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Weekends: 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM

  • Dinner

    🍽️ 8:30 PM - 9:15 PM

  • Compulsory Study Time

    📘 9:15 PM - 10:30 PM

  • Night Break (Free Time)

    ☕ 10:30 PM - 10:50 PM

  • Mobile Switch-off Time

    📵 10.50 PM

  • Room Light Switch-off Time & Going To Bed

    🌙 11:00 PM

Testimonials

Comments by the passed outs

Amarjit Singh
Amarjit Singh
BPCL Manager
BE in EIE from JU 2016 batch

In general hostel life students develops all the bad habits like smoking, drinking, hunting for girls/prostitues, watching pornography & all the bad qualities like going to bed at very late night, waking up in the very late morning,using slangs while speaking, not respecting superiors, losing control of senses to enjoy anything they like. Such kind of life shows impact when the students passes out & join the real life of Job & married life.they are not able to work in the atmosphere of discipline, moraI & ethical conduct in their work life & they are not able to maintain good relationships in their family life due to lack of their patience,due to lack of control of senses. I was also a victim of such kind of hostel life. But thanks to Gurukulam which saved my life when I was completely frustrated after living in JU hostel for 1 year.

I therefore request all the 1st year students to take this opportunity of life of Gurukulam to become a real human being. We are providing funds for your welfare. Just use them & enjoy the real happiness.

Akash Raj
Akash Raj
Founder & CEO of CLOUDYML company
B TECH in CSE from IEM 2018 Batch

I stayed in Gurukulam for 4 years of my college life. Here I am enlisting the reasons:

  1. It is like home away from home as the facilitators of Gurukulam guides the residents like their own brothers selflessly as they have nothing to gain from us.
  2. I never enjoyed such delicious & nutritious pure vegetarian breakfast, lunch & dinner even in my home. I never felt to eat outside street food or restaurant food during my Gurukulam days though I belong to a financially affluent family.
  3. I got real friends, real guides in my life from Gurukulam. I could not find any trace of jealousy, envy,greed,quarrelsome nature,cheating tendencies among the people managing the Gurukulam.Its next to impossible to find out such places of stay in today’s world in the cities like Kolkata where there is every chance to get cheated, robbed, misguided.

Please don’t take this opportunity cheaply as Gurukulam is providing all the facilities at very cheap rate.

Pravin Samanta
Pravin Samanta
Prof in KIIT University
ME in VLSI from CU 2018 Batch

I am connected to Gurukulam from the year 2013 when I was passing out B.SC in Physics from Narendrapur Ramkrishna Mission.I was not getting M.Sc in any good university. Gurukulam mentors guided me to pursue BE from CU in Radio Physics & Electronics of 3 years. Though I was from CU I did not know that such opportunities were there. After BE I was again confused regarding which path to take as I was not interested in software job & to get core jobs was also not an easy task. then the Gurukulam mentors counseled me to the persuasion of ME in VLSI technology. After that I was again in confusion as I was interested in a teaching job but at that time no college or university was ready to pay a good & handsome salary to an assistant prof. Gurukulam seniors gave me the contact of KIIT university of Bhubaneswar where the package was around 10 lacs /annum. I took that opportunity & now I am working there & I am happily situated in both my work life & married life. All this was possible due to constant career guidance from the Gurukulam mentors.

Dear 1st years, we are there to help you, guide you as a token of gratitude for whatever we got from Gurukulam. I will be looking forward to the opportunity to meet you & that will be possible if you choose the life of Gurukulam. i wish you all the best.

Pallav Bag
Pallav Bag
Software Engineer in TCS
B TECH in CSE from GCLT 2020 batch

Dear 1st years, I will share with you a very important aspect of our student & working life. That aspect is the aspect of time management. In general hostel life students waste lots of time in various non sense activities which degrade themselves & then at the time of semesters they fall in huge pressures of studies. when students lead such kind of life they fail to develop the concepts of engineering & technology. But the residents & students of Gurukulam do their studies from the beginning of the semesters by the attending regular study slots. They develop good concepts in their engineering studies & they lead a peaceful, smooth life of shining career of job life or life of research. Another aspect I will tell you. That is the aspect of experiencing joy in life by spiritual practices. When your heart gets filled up by joy & self satisfying happiness then there remains no requirements to indulge ourselves in the self destructing bad activities for flickering enjoyment of smoking, drinking etc. So in the life of Gurukulam you will become a completely divine person. Please don't miss the opportunity to be part of Gurukulam.

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  • Gurukulam Hostel Jadavpur,
    34N/1(1048),South Purbachal Hospital Road,Haltu,Kolkata,
    [Pin - 700078]
  • 8100115089
  • gurukulamhostel@gmail.com
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