SIDBI International Hostel (Block C & D) offers fully air-conditioned accommodation with single and sharing rooms, subject to availability. Each block has a separate common kitchen and bathroom facilities for students.

IIT Kanpur offers 14 Halls of Residence for students equipped with a TV room, a reading room, mess, canteen and sports amenities such as badminton and football courts. The rooms in these hostels are available on a sharing basis and are non-airconditioned.

The Institute also offers AC rooms for students in the Visitor's Hostel-2 (VH-2) on a single or sharing basis. The dining hall at VH-2 takes care of all meals for residents.