Many who lived in a hostel as students talk fondly of those days. But how many of them know the state of their hostel now? The alumni of Hostel-5 at the Indian Institute of Technology – Bombay (IIT-B) have raised over Rs 5 crore to make their beloved hostel more convenient for current students.

The IIT-B alumni are known to have strong connections, with there being instances of alumni joining hands to help in the past too. This latest effort though does not come from a single batch or class but from the former residents of Hostel-5, popularly known as H-5. The eldest donor alumnus is from the class of 1964 and the youngest from the class of 2019. Over the next few months, H-5 alumni will make enhancements to improve the hostel as part of a joint initiative between the institute and the IIT Bombay Alumni Association.