The Institute is a residential institution and all students are normally required to stay in the Hostels. The Director may, however, permit a few of them to reside outside the hostel in special circumstances.There are totally eleven hostels including two PG hostels and two ladies hostels. Nearly 2000 inmates are being accomodated in the NITC hostels. Each hostel runs its own mess and apart from these individual there is a mini canteen available in the hostel premises. Students are permitted to use their own computers in the room. In almost all hostels STD/ISD facilities are available.