Facilities

Hyderabad campus: academic core and setting

The ISB Hyderabad campus is in Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana. ISB describes this campus as spanning 260 acres and says its architects preserved the site’s rock formations and trees as buildings were added. The academic centre includes lecture halls, classrooms, faculty offices, the Learning Resource Centre (LRC) and a 400-seat auditorium. These details describe the Hyderabad location; they should not be mixed with the separate Mohali campus, whose address and campus layout are different.

For an applicant, the scale matters most as a residential routine: academic buildings, student housing and everyday services sit within one campus environment. A large campus does not mean every facility is in the academic centre, nor that all services are open at all hours. Confirm the location and access arrangements for a specific event, tour or programme with ISB before travelling.

The campus page includes a virtual tour and a facilities gallery. Those are useful for checking the general setting and seeing the listed spaces, but a gallery image does not establish current operating hours, availability, accessibility arrangements or eligibility to use a particular facility. Ask the programme team about facilities that affect a personal requirement, such as a medical need, mobility access or a family accommodation request.

ISB’s current PGP page identifies the one-year PGP as full-time and residential at Hyderabad and Mohali. The PGP YL programme page identifies Hyderabad as its campus and describes it as residential and full-time. Confirm the campus attached to your offer: the PGP uses a two-campus model, while the cited PGP YL page specifies Hyderabad.

Learning Resource Centre and study support

The Hyderabad academic centre includes the Learning Resource Centre, called the Bajaj Auto Library on ISB’s library page. The live LRC page lists more than 60,000 printed books, over 50 printed journals, 2,900 e-books, 2,000 e-journals, 6,800 audiovisual resources and more than 80 databases. The page’s resource totals are presented for the LRC; it does not give a separate Hyderabad-only count for each collection. Treat them as institution-reported catalogue figures rather than a guarantee that every item is physically held in one campus building.

ISB’s LRC page says its standard opening hours are 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m., with extended hours until 4:00 a.m. It also says the online catalogue handles circulation information such as reservations, renewals and fines, while off-campus digital access is facilitated through RemoteXs. These service details help applicants assess whether the library supports late study and digital research, but access rules and timings may depend on the academic calendar and user status. Confirm the current Hyderabad schedule through the campus LRC before planning around a late session.

The same LRC page identifies the Hyderabad centre at Gachibowli and lists a local telephone number and email address. That is the direct route for questions about opening times, borrowing, database access or user eligibility. Alumni membership information is separately described on the site; applicants should not assume that alumni access terms apply to enrolled students or vice versa.

For a campus visit, the virtual tour is a low-effort way to inspect the academic and shared spaces before travelling. It cannot replace a confirmed tour for questions about the room allocation, programme-specific access, current services or accommodation availability.

Residential living: understand what the old policy does and does not establish

The PGP is described by ISB as fully residential, and the PGP YL page also identifies a residential Hyderabad programme. A separate ISB Student Housing Policy for Hyderabad is explicitly titled 2024–25. It is the latest dated room-policy document opened for this review, not a current 2027–28 housing guarantee. Use its details to understand the type of campus arrangement ISB has documented, then request the policy and allocation information that applies to your admitted batch.

In that 2024–25 policy, a four-bedroom shared apartment, described as a quad, has four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen and a common sitting area. The policy lists a bed, study table and chair, bookshelf, wardrobe, whiteboard and split air conditioner for each bedroom. It also describes a refrigerator, LPG stove, microwave and basic kitchenware in the shared kitchen. This is a dated description of the quad setup; it does not establish current room inventory, price, availability or guaranteed allocation.

The same policy describes a studio apartment with a living room, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom, and says first preference is given to students with families. The PGP FAQ separately says fully serviced studios are offered with preferential allotment for married students but that a preferred type cannot always be guaranteed. Applicants who need a studio, have dependants, or need an accommodation adjustment should raise it directly with admissions or housing and request a written answer before accepting an offer.

The 2024–25 policy also says electricity in a quad is metered by apartment and the amount is divided among four students based on actual consumption. It describes studio electricity as individually metered, and says additional LPG refills are charged at prevailing rates. These are historical policy terms, not a reliable current cost estimate. Do not add them to a 2027–28 budget without checking the current housing schedule, metering arrangements and payment process.

The policy describes campus housing areas as about a ten-minute walk from campus buildings. This is a policy-era description and not a door-to-door travel guarantee for every residence or class location. Ask housing for the current allocated village and route if walking distance, accessibility or family logistics are important to your choice.

Food, health, banking and recreation

ISB’s PGP FAQ lists a canteen serviced by Sarovar at the Hyderabad campus, an ICICI Bank branch, ICICI and SBI ATMs, a post office, the Sampoorna daily-needs store and an infirmary operated by a branch of Care. The same FAQ says facilities can change and advises applicants to check the institution for the latest information. These are practical on-campus services, but the page does not provide current counter hours, staffing schedules, emergency response arrangements, payment methods or service charges.

The FAQ also describes a recreation centre with squash, swimming, basketball, tennis, table tennis and a gymnasium. The Hyderabad campus life gallery separately labels indoor sports and gym areas. This supports the presence of indoor activity and fitness spaces at Hyderabad; it does not establish that a court, pool or coaching session will be available at a particular time. Ask the programme or campus team about booking rules, operating hours, equipment access and any user or guest restrictions.

Applicants with a specific health requirement should contact the programme team before arrival to confirm what the on-campus infirmary handles and how after-hours care is arranged. The public FAQ names an infirmary but does not describe its staffing hours, clinical scope, emergency transfer protocol or pharmacy service. Do not treat the infirmary listing as a substitute for confirming care that you personally need.

The public Hyderabad campus page’s facilities gallery also shows dining areas, an amphitheatre, play areas, day-care spaces and lounges. These images are useful for orientation, while the PGP FAQ provides the more specific written list of services. The current public pages do not state whether every space is available to every programme, visiting family member or event attendee. Confirm access permissions and current operating status directly with ISB.

How to inspect the campus before choosing

ISB’s PGP FAQ currently invites prospective applicants to visit either campus. It says tours are organised on Fridays from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and asks visitors to schedule a confirmed appointment by email, with an updated CV or résumé, preferably a week in advance. The FAQ lists the admissions team address as [email protected]. Because visitor procedures and event schedules can change, confirm the slot, entry requirements and campus location before making travel arrangements.

If you are deciding between programmes, connect the facility question to the programme actually offered at Hyderabad. PGP applicants should confirm their campus assignment because the programme runs across Hyderabad and Mohali. PGP YL applicants can assess the Hyderabad residential setting identified on its current programme page. Ask whether a visit can include the academic centre, LRC, recreation centre and the relevant student housing area; public descriptions do not promise access to every room.

A practical checklist for the admissions team:

• Which campus is attached to this programme and offer?
• What accommodation types are currently available to this intake, and how are requests prioritised?
• Which electricity, dining, laundry or other charges sit outside programme fees?
• What are the current LRC and recreation-centre hours, and are any spaces restricted by booking or programme status?
• What medical support is available after the infirmary’s normal hours?

These questions turn a campus gallery into a usable visit plan. Use the official Hyderabad campus page, PGP FAQ and Learning Resource Centre page for current details, then confirm any programme-specific or personal requirement directly with ISB.