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DAV Girls Hostel
Sector 15-A · Chandigarh
← All Ladakh families
For Kargil families · a smaller but consistent share alongside Leh

From Kargil to a home in Chandigarh

Kargil is the second-largest source of our Ladakhi hostellers — families from Kargil town, Drass, Sankoo, Mulbekh, and the Suru Valley. The Kargil community in our hostel sits within the broader Ladakhi cohort, and the daughters generally form strong friendships across the cultural mix of Buddhist Ladakhi, Muslim-Shia Ladakhi, and Kashmiri families who share elements of language and food traditions.

Distance
800 km road / flight via Leh
Travel time
Day-and-a-half by road, flight via Leh
Modes
Flight via Leh (IXL) · Road via Srinagar in summer

Why Kargil families choose Chandigarh

Kargil has limited CBSE senior-secondary options, particularly for girls. The two practical options for Kargil families are Chandigarh and Srinagar. Chandigarh wins for families who want stronger English-medium outcomes, access to entrance-exam ecosystems, and the established Ladakhi community at Panjab University and DAV.

What we offer specifically to Kargil families

Our Kargil hostellers benefit from the Ladakhi cluster on the floor — friendships, shared food memories, shared festivals. The mess respects dietary preferences (vegetarian default, attentive to specific Shia community fasting periods like Muharram and Ramadan). Wardens have experience supporting first-year Kargil daughters through the climatic and dietary transition.

Getting to the hostel from Kargil

Flight: typically via Leh (IXL) onward to Chandigarh, or via Srinagar to Delhi to Chandigarh. Road in summer: Kargil–Srinagar–Jammu–Chandigarh, two long days. We strongly recommend flights for first-year travel, especially in October–April when the Zoji La pass is closed.

Quick answer

Yes, the DAV Girls Hostel in Chandigarh accepts daughters from Kargil and across Ladakh. We are an on-campus girls hostel inside DAV Model School, Sector 15-A, Chandigarh. Annual hostel fees range from ₹1,85,000 (4-sharing AC) to ₹3,30,000 (2-sharing AC). Female wardens are on duty 24/7, an in-house nurse lives on premises, and mid-year admissions are welcomed.

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Other Ladakh families in our hostel

Daughters from across Ladakh share our floors. If you are from a neighbouring district, you may find these guides useful:

For Leh families
Girls hostel in Chandigarh from Leh
900 km road / 1 hour flight · 2 days by road, 70 minutes by flight
Section 03 · The Commitment

The Daughter Promise

Seven specific commitments, named, signed, and accountable. This is what your daughter walks into when she walks through our gates.

Institutional Commitment

The Daughter Promise

Mrs. Anuja Sharma, Principal, DAV Model School Sector 15-A
Witnessed and signed by the Resident Warden

  1. 01Every hostel floor has a female warden on duty, twenty-four hours a day.
  2. 02CCTV monitors every common area and corridor, with thirty-day archive footage available to parents on written request.
  3. 03An in-house nurse on premises with established emergency transfer protocol to a nearby government hospital.
  4. 04Every inquiry receives a response the same working day.
  5. 05Only pre-approved visitors with Aadhaar verification can enter the hostel.
  6. 06You speak to the warden directly on WhatsApp, one number, one real human.
  7. 07From your first call to your daughter's enrolled seat: two to three working days.
Ms. Anamika
Resident Warden, DAV Girls Hostel
DAV Model School
Established 1966 · CBSE Affiliated 1988

Authored by the Principal. Signed by the Warden. Witnessed by every parent who has entrusted us with their daughter since 1990.

Section 06 · Living & Pricing

Honest pricing.
Everything that matters is included.

Two room tiers. One transparent fee. No surprise charges through the year.

Standard

4-sharing

Air-conditioned · Personal bulletin board

₹1,85,000/ year
Approximately ₹15,417 per month
  • Accommodation
  • Vegetarian mess (three meals + tea)
  • Electricity
  • Basic medical care
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • High-speed Wi-Fi
  • Round-the-clock support staff
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PremiumPremium

2-sharing

Air-conditioned · Personal bulletin board

₹3,30,000/ year
Approximately ₹27,500 per month
  • Accommodation
  • Vegetarian mess (three meals + tea)
  • Electricity
  • Basic medical care
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • High-speed Wi-Fi
  • Round-the-clock support staff
Inquire about this tier

Mid-year joiners pay pro-rated charges from the date of joining.

School tuition fees billed separately.

Section 14 · Begin Here

Spend a Saturday with us.

Before you decide, come see the rooms. Eat in the mess. Meet Ms. Anamika. Talk to a current parent who flew in from Leh or drove down from Hamirpur. No commitment. No fee.

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