college festivals. IIITH’s Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship also hosts many companies and startups on campus. Due to its proximity to the Sports Authority of Telangana State (SATS) , Gopichand Badminton Academy and G M C Balayogi Athletic Stadium, the campus has access to various sports facilities. Apart from this, the campus has football, hockey, and cricket grounds, tennis, badminton, basketball, and volleyball courts, as well as indoor and outdoor gyms. On-campus facilities include a SBI bank and ATM, canteens, clinic, canteens, gym, laundry services and more. Student Hostels IIITH is a residential institute, and it is compulsory for all students to stay on-campus. First year and second year students who have enrolled in bachelor's or dual-degree programs are required to share rooms (double occupancy) whereas, from the third year onward, students have single occupancy. An optical fiber network connects all campus buildings, including the hostels. IIITH has five hostels - three for boys and two for girls. Palash Nivas (Old Boys Hostel) for undergraduate students from second year onwards and first -year postgraduate students. The hostel is attached to the North and South Mess. New Boys Hostel (NBH) for postgraduate seniors and research students pursuing M.S or Ph.D. The hostel is attached to Yuktahar mess and non-vegetarian Kadamba Mess. Bakul Nivas for undergraduate first year students and second year postgraduate students. Old Parijaat Nivas for third and fourth year women students. New Parijaat Nivas (New Girls Hostel) for first, second and third year women students. Accommodation The institute provides housing facilities for faculty and staff spread across 100 flats on campus in C & D Block, as well as Anand and Budh Nivas. There’s also a guest house with four air-conditioned suites for visitors to campus. Administration Governing Council The institute is supervised by a governing council, which is currently headed by Turing Award laureate Raj Reddy. Day-to-day operations are managed by the Director, P. J. Narayanan who is assisted by the dean of research and dean of academics. Director P. J. Narayanan (April 2013 to present) Rajeev Sangal (Mar 2002 to April 2013) Narendra Ahuja (Aug 1999 to Mar 2002) Academics Admissions Admission to undergraduate programs is based on one of five acceptance modes: Joint Entrance Examination (Main) (JEE (Main)), the institute's own Undergraduate Engineering Entrance Examination (UGEE) and interview, representing India in the International Olympiads during class XI and XII (including International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), International