In this article, we are sharing Hostel Essentials Packing List for Girl Students that you should consider once before going to your hostel.
You can take a few of them from your home to the hostel that are very essential for you and later when you reached there you can order the rest of the hostel essentials there.
We have mentioned almost every hostel essential for girls. You may decide whether that is essential for you or not and take them with you to your hostel.
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Quick Checklist
Here is a quick checklist for Hostel Essentials Packing List for Girl Students. You can use it during packing. We have added a few more products which you can totally ignore if you think that it is not necessary for you.
Hostel Essentials | Best Product on Amazon |
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Phone | Best Phone under 13K |
Charger & PowerBank | Croma (TATA) Power Bank |
Headphone (with charger) | Best Bluetooth Oneplus Earphones |
4 Sets of Innerwear | Buy your choice |
Formal Clothes and Belt | Buy of your Choice |
Daily use clothes (4 sets) | Take it from home |
Sanitary Pads (with newspaper) | Shop on Amazon |
Wrist Watch | Shop on Amazon |
Documents (Adhaar Card, 10th/12th Certificate, Passport Size Photo, Debit/Atm Card, etc) | Best File for Your Documents |
Stationery Items (Stapler with pins, Sellotape, Fevicol Eraser, Pen, Highlighter etc) | Cello Desk Station |
Formal shoes, Bathroom Slippers, Shoes | Choose on Amazon |
3 Pairs Socks | Choose on Amazon |
Stoles | Choose on Amazon |
Dusting cloth (3) | Take it from Home |
First Aid Box (medicines, bandages, antiseptic creams, cotton, Eno, thermometer, etc) | First Aud Box |
Head Roll-on | Zandu Roll-On for Headache |
Nail Cutter | Best Nail Cutters |
Shampoo and Conditioner | Mamaearth Onion Anti Hairfall Combo (Shampoo and Conditioner) |
Hair Serum and Hair oil | Mamaearth Onion Hair Oil for Hair Growth & Hair Fall Control |
Body Wash/soap (with soap case), Facewash | Mamaearth Ubtan Body Wash With Turmeric & Saffron |
Cloth Washing Powder, Soap and Brush | Tide Plus Double Power Detergent |
Towel and Handkerchief | Bath & Swim Soft Towel |
Makeup Kit | TYA Makeup Kit + 5 Pcs Makeup Brush + 2 Pc Blender Puff Combo |
Glasses (with box) | Take it from home |
Snacks | Buy it nearby |
Some plastic bags | Take it from home |
Umbrella/raincoat | Folding Umbrella |
2 Bedsheet, 4 pillow covers and a thick bedsheet for cold weather | Take it from Home or buy it nearby |
Doormat | Anti Slip Floor Door Mat |
Locks with keys | Godrej Lock with 3 Keys |
Laundry/Groceries bag | Take it from Home |
Cloth Drying Rope with Clips | Rope Wire for Drying with Hanging Clips 10 Pcs & 1 Cutter |
Extension Board | Panasonic Spike Guard 4-Way Socket |
Thread & Needle | Buy it nearby |
Good Night (Mosquito), Agarbatti and Matches | Mosquito Killer Machine Trap Lamp |
Iron for Pressing Clothes | USHA Armor AR1100WB 1100 W Dry Iron |
Sanitiser, Masks, Handwash | Buy it nearby |
Sling Bag and Clutch | Buy it nearby |
Water Bottles (2-1 litre and 1-500ml) | Buy it nearby |
Plate, Bowl, Glass and Spoon | Buy it nearby |
Toothpicks, Earbuds and Razor | Buy it nearby |
Hand mirror | Buy it nearby |
Toothpaste and toothbrushes | Buy it nearby |
Bucket and mug | Buy it nearby |
Curtain, Table cloth | Buy it nearby |
Mattress and pillow | Buy it nearby |
Organisers box | Buy it nearby |
Table clock & Lamp | Buy it nearby |
Phone, Charger & PowerBank
Mobile Phones have become an important part of our life. It can help you to find routes, pay bills, access the internet and call obviously.
So if phones are allowed in your hostels and you want to take them there, then don’t forget to take your phone’s charger and a power bank (if possible) because if there is any power cut or your charging point is occupied by your roommate power bank will help your mobile charge.
Earphone/Headphone (with charger)
If you watch videos or listen to music earphones are one of the necessary electronics in hostels.
It is not necessary that you and your roommates like the same video and music. So having a pair of earphones will help you to enjoy or watch lectures without disturbing your roommates.
Documents


Important Documents you should take to your hostel are:
- Government Id Card (Adhaar Card),
- 10th/12th Marksheet and Certificate,
- Passport Size Photo,
- Debit/Atm Card, etc
Also, keep scan copies of all the documents in our Google Drive or any other cloud storage.
Clothes (Innerwear, Daily Use, Formal, Dusting Cloth, Towel)

4 Sets of Innerwear: Taking 4 sets of Innerwear is good for everyone because if the weather is rainy it will take time to dry.
Daily Use Clothes (4 sets): Don’t forget to take daily use clothes which you can leave comfortably in your hostel.
Formal Clothes and Belt: Take clothes which you will use to go to college. If you wear formal then take it. You can use it for your college and interviews.
3 Dusting Cloth: Take 3-4 dusting cloths to your hostel. You can use them to clean dust from your books, table, bags, clean your shoes etc.
Towel and Handkerchief: Take towel and handkerchief.
Bedsheet. Pillow Covers, Doormats
- 2 Bedsheet,
- 4 pillow covers
- and a thick bedsheet for cold weather
Cloth Washing Powder, Soap and Brush
Take washing powder, washing soap and washing brush for washing your clothes in the hostel.
Shoes, Slippers, & Socks
Formal shoes: If you have taken formal clothes, don’t forget to take formal shoes or take shoes for your college.
3 Pairs Socks: Take socks for your shoes.
Slippers: Take a pair of slippers which you can use in the hostel.
Soap, Facewash, Hair Oil, Shampoo
Body Wash/soap (with soap case): Take your body wash or soap with a soap case for bathing.
Facewash: Take a facewash if you use it to wash your face.
Shampoo & Conditioner: Take shampoo to wash your hair.
Hair Oil: Take hair oil for your hair.
Stationery Items

Important Stationery items that you should take to your hostel are:
- Stapler with pins,
- Sellotape, Fevicol
- Eraser,
- Pen,
- Highlighter etc
- Files to keep documents
- Books & Copies with rough pages
If something should be added, please let us know in the comments.
First Aid Box
Important items for your First Aid Box are:
- medicines,
- bandages,
- antiseptic creams,
- cotton,
- Eno,
- thermometer, etc
Makeup Kit
Take the makeup items you use for your makeup.
Comment and let us know what are your makeup secrets.
Glasses (with box)
If you use power glasses take them with your case.