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HALL-2 IIT KANPUR, is one of the oldest halls of residence of Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. The residents of the hall are mostly second year and third year undergraduates with a small number of postgraduate students. The hall serves the purpose of virtual home for more than five hundred students.

History
HALL-2 was established in 1968. It was established along with HALL-3 as increasing number of students could not fit in HALL-1 which is the oldest of the halls of residence. HALL-2 is seven times champion in Techkriti (An inter hall science and technology competition), four times winners of Galaxy(An inter hall cult competition) and five times winner of Inferno (An inter hall sports competition).

Architecture
The hall is spread across an area of 2500 sq yards. It has seven blocks A,B,C,D,E,F and G. Each block has three floors including ground floor. Each floor of block has on an average 10 rooms with an occupancy of two or three students. The hall is located at the middle of Indian Institute of Technology and is closest of all the halls to the academic area. The hall has badminton court, table tennis room, basketball court, reading room, computer room and tv room. The are two yards surrounded by plants. The hall has a mess which provide food three times a day. HALL-2 also has a canteen which is operation from 2pm to 2am in the morning. The hall also has a barber shop and a general store.

Culture
Being one of the oldest halls of the institute the culture of HALL-2 is pretty rich. There is pretty healthy interactions between seniors and juniors. The celebrations of various festivals also happens with lots of joy and prompt. There is no restriction on clothing, no discrimination based on caste or religion, the resources are distributed evenly among all the residents.

Administration
There is a committee which is responsible for smooth functioning of the hall. The head of the committee and the only non student member is the warden. The committee includes president and various secretaries like mess secretory, sports secretory etc. who are students and selected through elections held every six months. The secretaries are responsible for smooth functioning of their respective fields.