NUST Hostels Complete Guide: All 18 Dorms, Facilities, and Allotment Process

How Many Hostels Does NUST Have?

NUST H-12 campus has 18 hostels in total — 8 for male students and 10 for female students. Each hostel is named after a great Muslim scholar. The hostels are fully furnished with cubical/bi-seater rooms with attached washrooms, bi-seater/tri-seater rooms with community washrooms, TV rooms, well-equipped mess in each hostel, laundry, gymnasium, badminton courts, table tennis, billiard board, vending machines, electric ovens and irons, internet facility, radiator heating, 24-hour medical coverage, and shuttle service on holidays.

Male Hostels

Ghazali Hostel — undergraduate students. Beruni Hostel — undergraduate students. Razi Hostel — undergraduate students. Rahmat Hostel — undergraduate students. Attar Hostel — both undergraduate and postgraduate students. Liaquat Hostel — undergraduate students. Hajveri Hostel — undergraduate students. Zakariya Hostel — undergraduate students. All hostels are located within the H-12 campus and are close to academic buildings.

Female Hostels

Fatima Hostel has 5 blocks — Block I and II are for postgraduate female students, Blocks III, IV, and V are for undergraduate female students. Zainab Hostel — undergraduate students. Ayesha Hostel — undergraduate students. Khadija Hostel — undergraduate students. Amna Hostel — undergraduate students. Note: For Fall 2025 onward, national UG students in 1st to 3rd semester are allocated tri-seater accommodation in hostels.

Hostel Allotment Process

Hostel accommodation is strictly allotted according to the application seniority list. Only students registered for statutory courses at the Islamabad campus are eligible. Newly enrolled students apply online through the NUST website (ugadmissions.nust.edu.pk for UG, nust.edu.pk for PG). Continuing students apply through their Qalam account. After approval, a six-month hostel fee challan and security deposit challan are issued. The student must pay before joining and submit the receipt to the Hostel Manager. A NUST Hostel Rules Awareness Certificate must also be signed and submitted.