Hostel of IIT Delhi · Est. 1965

Jwalamukhi

Fire and Victory

One of the oldest houses on campus. A dragon at the gate, four hundred residents inside, and a reputation that still walks into every GC, every fest, every room.

Click the dragon up top. It breathes fire.

The house

Where the flame stays lit.

Discover the spirit of excellence and community at Jwalamukhi Hostel, one of IIT Delhi’s most iconic residences. Established in 1965, Jwalamukhi sits near Gate No. 6 — a home of around 400 students, and a blend of tradition that never went quiet.

The house is a powerhouse of sport, with a long GC streak that still gets talked about in other hostels. Culture here is loud on purpose. Alumni out of these corridors went on to build Flipkart, Meesho, Udaan and more. The motto is not decoration. Fire and Victory is how the place actually runs.

1965Founded
400Residents
GCA house of sport
DragonOur animal

The code

Four things this house does not negotiate.

01

Sport

The GC is personal. Courts, fields, and a four-year streak that taught the campus our name.

02

Culture

RDA, nights, stages, and the kind of noise that makes a hostel feel like a city.

03

Brotherhood

Juniors do not get lost here. The chain of people who show you the way is the real infrastructure.

04

Fire

The dragon is not a mascot we borrowed. It is the animal. Click it. Let it burn.

Gallery

The house, in frames.

A first cut from the old archive. Fresh photographs drop in as you collect them.

Reach the house

Important contacts.

Warden

Prof. Ankush Agarwal

011-26597592

Caretaker

Mohit Jain

+91 7503067275

Caretaker

Mohit Malik

+91 70158 91476

Mess Manager

Manindra Singh

011-26597088