Hostel is also a part of education. It is a living place for the outsiders. The students who come from other places are allowed to live in hostel. Hostel life is quite tough but is regular and helpful for studying and maintaining health. Hostel is a place where student is given a proper environment for all round development while living there. All schools does not have hostel. There are very less schools who have hostels. The students coming from outside city places take admission in these hostel. Here a student finds a safety against bad social evils if he lives in city. The student who studies in school in day time regularly is called day scholar while the student who studies in school regularly in day time with facility of lodging in hostels is called boarder or hosteler.
A boarder has a regular life. He has to follow a regular time table. The life of day scholar is limited to study hours in school campus. After school hours he has to depend on his mother. He hardly does his own work such as washing clothes, arranging beds in proper order because there are other family members who are ready to help. He gets a habit to live on others help. But in hostel a student has to get up at fixed time. He has to follow the rules of hostel. He takes care of all things himself. He washes the clothes. He puts everything in a proper and clean way. His education does not finish in class. He has his special social life. Social life also plays an important role in education. This life is best enjoyed in the hostels. The boys who live together in hostel, know each other. They form friendships which may be helpful in future life. They join games daily in the evening. They study in hostel at study hour. Thus, they get a habit of study in time.
The superintendent of the hostel is a teacher. He always thinks to make all round development of his students who are living in hostel under him. If he needs, he also calls the parents to take co-operation. Being a man of discipline, he has a good discipline. The students learn to obey rules. They are made good citizens to hold the future responsibilities. They have to enjoy breakfast, lunch and inner at proper time. They learn how to help and co-operate with each other.They learn to give and take. They also learn to help those who are in trouble or suffering. They attend the sick. They go to reading room and recreation hall in time. Hostel life teaches them to help themselves and to stand on their own feet. They learn to take own decision on the spot. They set their life in a definite pattern. It is also true that they do not get the love of their parents daily. But it is also true that to visit after some gap gives more joy when they meet their parents.
Sometimes good boys get into bad company in a hostel. As a result they get bad habits. They begin to smoke. They become a fan of cinema. They become fashionable. They waste their time and money. Here the superintendent is to be blamed. It is his duty to turn out the bad fish from the hostel ocean. He should be alert and should have sudden checking personally. Students should be aware of their friends.
Lastly, on the whole in this modern period to face the competition, hostel life is very co-operative and charming. It is a temple of learning for students. It is a good place for all round development and one can have a bright and glowing career after taking education from here.