INDIAN  INSTITUTE  OF  TECHNOLOGY,  KANPUR

&  S.N. BOSE  NATIONAL  CENTRE  FOR  BASIC  SCIENCES,  KOLKATA

Physics 2005

100  YEARS  AFTER  EINSTEIN’S  REVOLUTION

A  National  Conference  to  celebrate  the  World  Year  of  Physics  2005

Dates:  Nov 3 ─ 6, 2005

Venue:   I.I.T., Kanpur

 

 

GENERAL  INFORMATION

 

This information sheet gives general information about various facilities/shops etc on the campus of IIT Kanpur as well as restaurants etc. in Kanpur city.

Registration

On November 3rd, a Registration Desk will be set up in the Vistors’ Hostel  (guest house). On November 4th, it will be set up in the Lecture Hall Complex, near the lecture room L-1. Participants arriving after lunch on November 5th should contact the organizers for registration.

 

Conference Venue

The lectures will be held in the main Lecture Hall Complex of IIT Kanpur, located within the wall of the Academic Area, about 5 —10  minutes’ walk from the guest house. Lunch and tea will be served in the foyer of the Lecture Hall Complex, on the first ( = ground) floor. Dinner will be arranged for outstation participants in their respective place(s) of accommodation. The Banquet will be held on the lawns of the Visitors’ Hostel (guest house). 

 

Shopping Centre

The campus has a shopping centre (locally called the Shop-C) about 5 —10  minutes’ walk from the guest house. Most of the shops are open from around 10:00 ─ 10:30 am till 8:30 ─ 9:00 pm. The shops are generally closed on Sundays, though some of them open in the evenings. The Shop-C has two bookstores, two photocopying shops, two general stores, a  pharmacy, a barbershop-cum-beauty parlour, a  sweet shop, a bakery shop, a dry cleaning shop, a computer shop and a restaurant among others. If you cannot find an article you want in a specialised shop, try the general stores also.

The Shop-C also has the IIT Kanpur branch of the State Bank of India, the IIT post office (208016), a Telecom Centre, and a milk bar selling various aerated drinks as well as hot coffee. A dentist and an eye specialist are available there during specific hours.

There are a large number of shops at the IIT gate, on the arterial Grand Trunk (GT) Road. It is about a 25-minute walk from the guest house. You can also take a cycle rickshaw to the gate. The fare is Rs. 5/- for one or two persons. Most of the shops at the gate are closed on Mondays, but some of them open towards the evening.

 

Bookstores

The two bookstores, Noble Book Store and Tarun Book House, in the Shop-C,  are open from about 9:30 am till around 9:00 pm. They stock a range of stationery items and books (mostly texts, but some light reading also). Transparencies and transparency pens are available here. There is a 10% discount on books. They also stock computer peripherals, such as CD's and floppy diskettes.

For those interested in bargains, there is also a vendor of second-hand books and magazines in the Shop-C.

 

Photocopying

There are two photocopying shops in the shopping center and these are open from about 10:00 am till 9:00 pm. The Central Library also has a photocopying shop inside.

 

Library

The Institute has a Central Library, which is open from 8:00 am to 12:00 midnight on working days and Saturday (10:00 am till 5:00 pm on Sunday and holidays). You will require to contact the organizers to obtain entry to the library. Books are on the second floor and  journals are on the third floor (listed alphabetically). There is a photocopying shop on the third floor which photocopies on a payment basis (Sunday closed). The second floor has electronic search facilities and also a traditional card catalogue.

 

Banking

The campus has branches of two national banks: the State Bank of India and the Union Bank of India. Both have ATM machines networked to other cities.

 

Medicines

There is a reasonably good medical shop in the shopping center (Sunday closed). There are also a number of medical shops at the gate. While most of these shops are closed on Mondays, you may find one of them open, especially in the evenings.

Medical Emergencies

The Health Centre is open 24 hours on all days for medical emergencies. It has been instructed to look after the health problems of the participants.  Call 7777 or 7666.

Post Office & Courier Services

The IIT Kanpur Post Office is located behind the shopping center. It has all the usual facilities, including Speed Post. One of the photocopying shops in the Shop-C is an agent for Blue Dart couriers. Other couriers have agents just outside the IIT gate.

Telecommunication

There is a Telecom Centre near the Shop-C (left of the post office) [Hours: 10 am – 10 pm].  You can call STD/ISD and send faxes. There is an STD/ISD facility with cash meter at the Reception Desk in the guest house itself. Every room in the gust house is provided with an intercom, where you can make local calls from your room by dialling `0', and receive STD/ISD calls. Check with the Reception Desk for the exact number to dial up. There are also several PCO/STD/ISD booths with a few minutes' walk from the guest house and hostels.

There are two shops (Copy Point and Tarun Book House) in the Shop-C which deal in mobile phones and accessories. You can recharge your SIM card from here. Networks like BSNL, Hutch and Airtel are supported.

Tickets:

railway & air

There is a computerised railway  reservation counter just inside the IIT gate (to the left as you go out), which is open every day from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm (2:00 pm on Sundays).

For air tickets, you may call  Dr. D.R. Singh at (0512)2571640 (res) or 9838006757 (cell). Air tickets can also be made at a counter in Hall-II: call Mr. Ashok Shukla on the intercom at 4021 or 9839085305 (cell).

Snacks etc.

You can get tea/coffee and snacks at

(1) The Campus Restaurant in the Shop-C (11 am - 10 pm)
(2) The SAC cafeteria next to the guest house (11 am - 10 pm)
(3) The snack bar near the Computer Center (10:30 am - 2 am)
(4) The Faculty Lounge near the Southern Laboratories (9:30 am - 6 pm)

(5) The Staff Canteen near the Electrical Eng’g Dept. (10:00 am – 2 am)
(6) Canteens of all hostels  (2 pm - 2 am)

There is a milk bar near the shopping center open from about 9:00 am -  9:00 pm. It stocks a wide variety of aerated drinks and fruit juices.

For fresh Fruits/Juices: the closest place is near the entrance to Hall-III entrance (till about 7 pm) and in the Girls' Hostel (11 am - 7:30 pm). Itinerant fruit vendors are also available at the IIT gate. However, would-be customers, especially for juices, should be warned that there is no guarantee as regards hygiene.

Transportation

IIT runs a bus service to the city. A bus runs typically once an hour. The closest stop from the hostels, guest house and academic area is near the main (SAC) crossing. Fares to the city are about Rs. 6 - 10.

There are taxis available from the guest house: just ask the counter. You can also book a taxi to go at a specific time. Call Mr. Surinder Yadav at 5094. The fare to railway station is  160/-. The fare to Lucknow air-port is  ~ 800/-

Private taxis may be booked from the guest house for an extended period.The  charges are Rs. 4.50/5.50 (Maruti van/AC Esteems  (with AC running)) per km and waiting charges are Rs 25/hour (less 1 hour for journey time).

 

Physics Department Offices

The Department Office is on the 3rd floor of the Faculty Building. There are many Faculty offices on the 3rd and 4th floor of the Faculty Building. Other labs and offices are spread across the Academic area. The information is available on the Physics Departmental web-page or in the IIT telephone directory.

 

Websites

Institute: http://www.iitk.ac.in/
Visitor Information: http://www.iitk.ac.in/infocell/visitor/
Various Maps: http://www.iitk.ac.in/iwd/map/
Directory: http://www.iitk.ac.in/tel/www/index.html

 

Security

In case of any problems please call up any of the organizers immediately. Click here for the numbers. In an emergency, you can also call Institute Security directly at 7272.

 

Restaurants in Kanpur City

 

Angithi Restaurant, 26/45, The Mall
Buddhsen, 26/45, Birhana Road (chaats etc.)

The Chaat, Aryanagar
Chung Fa Restaurant, 94-B, Canal Road (Chinese cuisine only)
Kwality Restaurant, 16/97, The Mall (multi-cuisine)
Haritma Village Restaurant, 9/3,Macrobert Ganj
Little Chef Restaurant, 15/198, Civil Lines (multi-cuisine)
Pandit's Upvan Restaurant
Foody-Goody Deep, Govind Nagar (multi-cuisine)
Makhan Singh Biryani, Arya Nagar (biryani only, on order)
Delhi Darbar, Mariyampur (mughlai cuisine only)
Ghosh Sweets, 80-feet Road (Bengali sweets)
Krishna/Agra/JAI Sweets, Gumti #5 (North Indian sweets)
Tiwari Sweets and Restaurant, Birhana Road (North Indian sweets)
Dakshin, Swarup Nagar (South Indian Vegetarian cuisine)
Gyan Vaishnav, Gumti #5 (North Indian Vegetarian cuisine)
Host/Treat, Naveen Market (multi-cuisine)
Meghdoot, The Mall

Flames, Aryanagar (multi-cuisine)
Landmark, Naveen Market ( *** place, multi-cuisine)

 

Shopping in Kanpur

There are several places for shopping in the city. Rave-3 and Sir, Good Morning are two modern shopping malls. Kanpur is famous for leather goods (Meston Road), the famous Lucknow Chikan clothes and sarees (Naveen Market and Shivalya). There is also a market in Gumti No. 5 for almost all items especially clothing, and you may pick up a better bargain there.

 

Weather

The weather in Kanpur is pleasantly sunny at the moment, with diurnal temperatures varying between about 18 ─ 35 °C. A light woollen may be required for those venturing outdoors in the late night/early morning.

 

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