Situated in a naturally beautiful location, With the sea on one side and the hills on the other, it's no surprise that the campus is visually appealing. The campus presents its visitors with multiple locations to spend quality time and experience the best of college life, both academically and in terms of the "real college life" they seek. 

Here's what people had to say about it after being asked about their favorite memories on campus:

 "Teresa park has to be the best hangout spot! All our free periods would be spent at the park, under the shade of trees as sunlight filtered through its gaps, making for a delightful environment. From deep conversations to making fun of that one friend, birthday parties, and bitching sessions, that place was where we had the most fun and made the most memories of college life. I've been to a lot of hangout places and had lots of fun on campus, but sitting with my friends at the park beats them all. "- K.K.D. 

 (Teresa Park is the first park after the main entrance to the campus).

"The thought of staying far away from your home with others is nerve-racking, especially when one is an introvert. The number of times I felt like running away only to be consumed by the bleakness of a world where my room and bed are not a part of, and I had nowhere to run to were numerous. Only when I found the puppies did I feel like I could take a breath. It was my solace, and I found comfort in the thought that I would always have a place to go to when I felt like recharging. Whenever I am there, it feels like home, and I owe to the dogs my sanity. PS- It's been a month since I last visited my safe haven, and that will be the first place I go to as soon as I move into the college again.”- P.R.L. 

(Almost everyone knows this place, the puppies made it famous. But the watchmen are being unreceptive of students hanging out at this place) 

“The Indoor Stadium is the best and you can’t change my mind. I hang out there with my friends almost all the time. No, we don’t skip classes. Hanging out at the Indoor Stadium was the answer to almost all of that we did every day. Hungry? Let’s go to the stadium. Low? Let’s go to the stadium. Free period? LET’S GO TO THE STADIUM! We played chess, badminton, basketball and table tennis even though we had no idea how to. The guys would spend their time in the gym taking selfies, rarely did they work out. I remember one of our friends, who has left the University now, came to visit us one last day. We all cried together while sitting on the pavement. This place holds a lot of fond memories for me and my friends, and we cherish the fact that there is an indoor stadium, or we’d be homeless.”- P.S.J.S. 

(The Indoor Stadium is behind the Open Auditorium, and faces the Outdoor Stadium, two of the most popular hangout spots). 

“There’s a secret place at GITAM, or we like to believe it is our secret. But it’s pretty much popular, just not as a hangout spot. It’s near Teresa Park and it has this slope that looks sort of deadly if you fall down, you might break your jaw. But a few of my friends look at it as a help to enhance rock-climbing skills, which they don’t even have in the first place. It’s adorable looking at them try to climb the slope all the way up and down and falling down and laughing about it. We like to sit there and think about life like philosophers. We’ve had ridiculous conversations, emotional outbursts, heart-break therapy, we-time drama, free-time play, and so much more there. I can’t wait to go back and reunite with my friends at our designated meet-up spot.”- P.N. 

(Behind Teresa Bhavan, facing the Gandhi Park). 

These were just some out of a lot of beautiful memories that my fellow students told me about. Apart from these places, the canteens, Frankie station, Coke Station, and the street food area are the places that have so many nostalgic memories that I couldn’t even fit them in here. KRC (the library), or the pavement in front of KRC is the most frequented hangout spot, apart from being a landmark for students to find each other. 

It’s beautiful how people can get so attached to places that they cannot wait to come back even though they’d rather enjoy the comforts of their home. 

Physical classes across all the campuses of GITAM commence from the 14th of February for the 1st and final year students of both UG and PG programs, and from the 21st of February for the rest.