The Institute Hostels boast of providing culture and facilities that make one feel like being at home. The lodging and boarding facilities are provided to all the students/trainees of IIRS in its five hostels - Ganga, Alaknanda, Bhagirathi, Godavari and Cauvery. These hostels are located within its green campus adjacent to the main academic block.

All hostel rooms are well furnished and are allotted on single/double occupancy basis. Indian cuisine is served in a common mess, which is primarily run by the hostel inmates with all infrastructural support provided by the Institute. The rooms for foreign students/ trainees are provided with kitchenette facility for their own preferences. Altogether, about 200 students/ trainees can be accommodated in IIRS hostels at a given time.

The hostels and the campus are housed with lots of facilities for recreation, such as billiards, basket ball, table tennis, lawn tennis, badminton, volley ball, party-hall, ultra-modern Gymnasium, etc. In all, the international culture, homely atmosphere and ambience, and world-class facilities make living in the campus an unforgettable experience.