From being a small town called Punnyapattanam meaning the city of auspicious deeds, whose residents were the Koli and Musician tribes of Maharashtra, Pune has matured into a focal point of immense educational progress, technological advancement and an interesting cultural potpourri. Pune’s educational system is such a hot favourite with the student community of India and the world that it is indisputably a ‘Student City’.

Owing to the presence of a horde of universities that belong to a class that’s unparalleled by a majority of institutes in India, Pune pulls in 40 percent of the foreign student influx in the country. Apart from the world class universities and institutes in Pune, there are other elements that make the city extremely student-friendly.

The pleasing climatic conditions all year long, the bounteous natural and man made structures all around, the enlivening nightlife, the multiplexes that screen the best movies from the world over, the eating joints that serve everything from the ever-popular ‘Vada Pav’ to international cuisines and much more. There are approximately seven lakh students that fly in from different countries of the world to Pune and seldom run out of places to lounge around and unwind at.

Those with a cultural inclination make a beeline for the hip and happening. Pune Festival-an annual extravaganza that showcases the best artistic talents from the city and has the who’s who of the nation in attendance. That’s not all, there are a host of other culturally rich events in Pune, classical and rock music concerts and internationally acclaimed film festivals interspersed with innumerable intra and inter college competitions that are high on youth energy and talent.

When the sun sets on this exuberant city and the students shut their books, it is time to take a break from the scholastic rituals. And heading to savour international & local cuisines at restaurant chains like Pizza Hut, Domino's, Smokin' Joes, McDonalds, Kamats is an excellent idea. There’s Continental, Chinese, Indian food to devour at Pune. Cuisines from all over India are available for the student community at any mess on daily/monthly basis near university campuses.

A low crime rate, safe and secured living conditions and plenty of affordable hostel, guest house and dormitory accommodation offered by the universities make Pune all the more liable to the student crowds pouring in from different states of India and of the world. Students belonging to such diverse backgrounds add to the already cosmopolitan character of the city. And if that’s not enough, Pune boasts of a sound and consistent network of local and outstation buses, trains and other means of transport.

There are public transport buses that connect important parts of the city from Swargate, Deccan Gymkhana, Shivajinagar, Pune Station, MG Bus Stand, Saras Baug, Pune Municipal Corporation and Kothrud. There are also loads of two-wheelers in Pune apart from the auto-rickshaws and car cabs. Puneites are ferried to nearby holiday destinations like Lonavala, Khandala and Mahabaleshwar by the local trains in the city. Pune’s connectivity to neighbouring Mumbai and other metropolises of the country by air, rail and road is quite sturdy.

Besides the many top educational and research institutions in the ‘Oxford of the East’, there are centres for sports, yoga, ayurveda, culture and social services. Not just that, the city along with Mumbai has emerged into one of the most powerful industrial and economic belts of the country and is rapidly evolving into the second Silicon Valley of India due to the investments of IT giants like Satyam Computers, Mahindra-British Telecom and Infosys and others.

LIST OF HOSTELS IN PUNE:

BOYS HOSTELS:

Anantchhaya Hostel (Capacity-150 Students. Only Male Candidates)
Address: Near Wonder City, Katraj
Suitable For: Bharati Vidhayapeeth, VIT, Sinhagad Institute
Rate: Rs. 60000/- per year (without food & laundry)
Deposit: Rs. 10000/- adv.
Food Arrangement: Hygiene food, breakfast, lunch, evening tea, dinner
Amenities: Well furnished rooms
Attached bathroom/toilet
Free laundry facility
Study Table with bed
24/7 Hot water/cold water- Solar heating
Internet Cafe/Community hall Gymnasium/STD facility/shoemaker etc.
Rooms with generator back up

MIT Boys Hostel
(Capacity -240 students)
Address : S # 127/C, opposite More Vidyalaya, Near Mahaganesh Colony,
Paud Road, Kothrud, Pune 411038.
Suitable For: MIT Students (Boys). Allocated to students strictly on merit basis. Preference given to international students.
Rate: N.A
Food Arrangement : Canteen Services
Amenities: Public phone for Students
TV rooms
Electricity & Water Supply
Doctors visiting every Monday and Tuesday for weekly check-up

MIT Boys Hostel (Capacity -240 students)
S # 127/C, opposite More Vidyalaya, Near Mahaganesh Colony,
Paud Road, Kothrud, Pune 411038.
Suitable For: MIT Students (Boys). Allocated to students strictly on merit basis. Preference given to international students.
Rate: N.A
Food Arrangement: Canteen Services
Amenities : Public phone for Students
TV rooms
Electricity & Water Supply
Doctors visiting every Monday and Tuesday for weekly check-up

Nikam House
Adarsh Nagar, S. No. 694/2,
On Satara Road
Ph: 020-24260713 /24268965

Shree Sai Siddha Hostel
660 Pulachi Wadi Deccan
Gymkhana Pune-411004
Ph: 020-25531491

Sir Sassoon David Hostel
Modern High Sch Shivaji Nagar
Pune-411005
Ph: 020-25535389

Oxford Hostels
25 Gandharva Erandawane
Near Mehendale Garage
Pune-411004
Ph: 020-25468623

Jedhe Vidhyarthi Vasti Gruha
907 Shukrawar Peth
Pune-411002
Ph: 020-24473878

Poona Boarding House
1149 Sadashiv Peth Opp Perugate Police Chowky
Pune-411030
Ph: 020-24476289

Badve Hostel 
Bhandarkar Road Deccan Gymkhana
Pune-411004
Ph: 020-25655217

Aviraj Lodge
11 Mrutunjay Colony
Opp Rickshaw Stand
Pune-411029
Ph: 020-25432553

Forodia Boys Hostel
844 Shivaji Nagar, Pune 4
Ph: 5671088

Hotel Raviraj
Pune 790 Bhandarkar Institute Road,
Deccan Gymkhana

Baramati Boys Hostel
(20)-25659494 Opp Patrakar Nagar, Shivaji Hsg Soc,
Pune - 411053

Sahyadri Boys Hostel
09422025542 Behind Chinchwad Rly Stn, Chinchwad,
Pune - 411033
 
Vidya Pratishthan Boys Hostel
(20)-25679830 Baramati Guest House,Model Colony,
Pune - 411016

Firodia Hostel For Jain
(20)-25664826 Adj To Bmcc College, Deccan,
Pune - 411004

H N D Jain Hostel
(20)-25660350, 25678777, 25660530 S No 1044,
Ln Opp To E Square, Model Colony,
Pune - 411016

Bombay Sappers Association
20)-26682171, 26699451, 26699403, 26693563
Email: bsakirkee@vsnl.net
Website: www.bsakirkee.org
Hq Beg & Centre,Khadki,
Pune - 411003

GIRLS HOSTELS:

Navnath Girls Hostel
968/50B, Narali Baug,
Hanuman Nagar,
Senapati Bapat Rd.
Suitable For : Symbiosis, Fergusson, BMCC
Rate : Form Fees:Rs.200, Deposit:Rs.2000, Yearly Fees:Rs.24000/-
Food Arrangement : Tiffin Service Available/Common Kitchen
Amenities : Bed, Mattress & Pillow
Table, Chair & Cupboard
Electricity & Water Supply
Hot Water 5.30 a.m to 9.00 a.m
Common Hall/TV Room
Reading/Study Hall
Receiving & Outgoing Phone
Facility (S.T.D/I.S.D/P.C.O)
Daily Room Cleaning
Aqua Purified Mineral Water
Laundryman/Woman Available

MIT Girls Hostel(Capacity -80 students)
'Indrayani' building , S # 127/C,
opposite More Vidyalaya, Near Mahaganesh Colony,
Paud Road, Kothrud, Pune 411038.

Suitable For : MIT Students(Girls). Allocated to students strictly on merit basis.
Preference given to international students.
Rate: N.A
Food Arrangement: Canteen Services
Amenities : Public phone for Students
TV rooms
Electricity & Water Supply
Doctors visiting every Monday and Tuesday for weekly check-up

Nirmal Niketan Ladies hostel
lane no 2 shushu colony karvenagar
Ph:9422034526

Vidya Pratishthan Girl's Hostel
30/2 B Karve Nagar Nr Girija
Shankar Vihar Pune-411052
Ph:020-25462051

M T E Socy Ladies Hostel
Dudunema Sathe Coll Karve Rd Erandwana
Pune-411004
Ph:020-25448634

Mahila Niwas
759/56/57 Karve Road Pune-411004
Ph:020-25670148

Saheli Home Ladies Hostel
5 Rutuja Park Karve Nagar
Nr Cummins College Pune-411052
Ph:020-25422514

L D K Girls Hostel
1038/5 Deep Bungalow Chowk Gokhale Road
Model Colony Pune-411016
Ph:020-25655986

SHARADA NIKETAN
30/2B, Karve road, Pune 52
Ph:5462051, 5462052

LDH GIRLS HOSTEL
Deep Bunglow Chowk, Model Colony, Pune 16.
Ph:5655986

LIMAYE GIRLS HOSTEL
915/5 Ganeshwadi, Behind British Council Library,
Fergusson College road, Pune 4,
Ph:5658193

YMCA HOSTEL
The Hostel caters to working women & college girls.
Hollywood Gurudwara road, Camp,Pune 1
Ph:840300